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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor “Hoxxes Fights Back” update adds new boss and enemies

by Adam Cook on May 14, 2024

Ghost Ship Publishing and developer Funday Games has announced Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor has received the “Hoxxes Fights Back” update.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is the Deep Rock title that’s not the FPS, and this new update adds a rework of the Dreadnought boss fight, new overclocks, two new enemies, and a new boss.

Check out the highlights of the update, below:

Dreadnought Twins – Prepare for trouble, and make it double. The cocoon at the end of each Deep Dive can now spawn two smaller Dreadnought Twins, with some altered abilities to keep players on their toes. What they may lack in size, they make up with some unique skills, as they are able to heal each other’s health bars, charge towards players and shoot a barrage of projectiles at them.
New Enemies & Overclocks – To make matters worse, two new enemies have been unearthed in the depths of Hoxxes IV. Joining the fray are the Huuli Hoarders, a skittish enemy that will flee on sight, but drop precious loot if taken down in time. Additionally, the Q’ronar Shellback is an elite version of its sibling – the Q’ronar youngling – that rolls around and fires a toxic beam. To even the playing field, the R&D department has cleared over 10 new overclocks for existing weapons that dwarves can now wield against the fauna of Hoxxes IV.
Reworked Dreadnought Boss – The iconic Dreadnought boss is getting a rework as well in an epic three-stage battle, where abilities change as the fight progresses. Dreadnoughts can now stomp the ground to send out molten spikes that trap players and open them up for a charging attack, unless they dig through and escape in time. The Dreadnought can also fire a projectile egg sack which bursts into a wave of Glyphids upon arrival.

The full patch updates that have dropped can be found on Steam, here.

In our early access impressions piece, Mick said that “for a spin-off in a completely different genre, Survivor more than does justice to the name. The tight, addictive gameplay loop feels exciting and rewarding, and the meta-progression means you’re always working towards something. There’s still a lot of room for this genre to grow and evolve, and this is a great step in the right direction”.