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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Hits PS5 on October 7, With Switch Following October 9

The single-player survivor-like auto-shooter is expanding beyond PC and Xbox, with a PS5 release on October 7 and a Nintendo Switch version scheduled for October 9.

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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is expanding to more consoles.

The single-player survivor-like auto-shooter is scheduled to release on PlayStation 5 on October 7, 2026, followed by Nintendo Switch on October 9.

The Switch version is also listed as supported on Nintendo Switch 2 through backward compatibility.

View Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor on PlayStation Store

What Kind of Game Is It?

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor takes the mining, weapons, upgrades, aliens, and dwarf-filled setting of Deep Rock Galactic and turns them into a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter.

Instead of manually aiming every weapon, players focus heavily on movement, mining routes, resource collection, upgrades, and build choices while weapons automatically attack nearby enemies.

The basic loop is simple:

  • enter the caves of Hoxxes;
  • mine resources;
  • survive waves of hostile creatures;
  • level up weapons and equipment;
  • complete objectives; and
  • escape before the swarm overwhelms you.

PS5 Arrives First

Sony's PlayStation Store lists October 7, 2026 at 09:00 UTC as the PS5 release time.

The PS5 version supports one player and DualSense vibration.

In-game purchases are listed as optional.

View the PS5 listing

Switch Follows on October 9

Nintendo's official store lists the Nintendo Switch version for October 9, 2026.

The download is estimated at around 1.5GB.

Nintendo also lists the game as compatible with Nintendo Switch 2, with behavior expected to be consistent with the Switch version.

Supported play modes include TV, tabletop, and handheld.

View the Nintendo Switch listing

Why the Game Works Well on Handhelds

Survivor-like games are often a strong fit for handheld systems because individual runs can be played in shorter sessions.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor adds mining and cave navigation to that formula, which gives players more decisions than simply moving around an open arena.

The Switch release therefore makes sense for players who want quick runs away from a desktop or TV.

The small listed download size also makes it relatively easy to keep installed compared with many modern games.

What Makes It Different From Deep Rock Galactic?

The original Deep Rock Galactic is built around cooperative first-person mining and shooting.

Survivor is a separate single-player game with an overhead perspective and automatically firing weapons.

It still uses familiar classes, weapons, creatures, and the Hoxxes setting, but the structure is closer to the survivor-like genre than the original co-op shooter.

That distinction is important for players expecting a portable version of the original Deep Rock Galactic experience.

The Bottom Line

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor arrives on PS5 on October 7 and Nintendo Switch on October 9.

Nintendo lists the Switch version as compatible with Switch 2.

For players who enjoy survivor-likes, roguelite progression, and the Deep Rock Galactic universe, the console expansion gives the game a much wider audience this week.

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