<s>
Deep	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cooperative	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Danish	O
studio	O
Ghost	O
Ship	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Coffee	O
Stain	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
was	O
fully	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
after	O
spending	O
two	O
years	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
alien	O
planet	O
of	O
Hoxxes	O
IV	O
,	O
whose	O
caves	O
are	O
rich	O
in	O
minerals	O
but	O
filled	O
with	O
hostile	O
wildlife	O
and	O
hazardous	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
dwarf	O
miner	O
employed	O
by	O
Deep	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
,	O
an	O
intergalactic	O
mining	O
corporation	O
that	O
sends	O
employees	O
into	O
the	O
caves	O
of	O
Hoxxes	O
IV	O
to	O
extract	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
five	O
million	O
units	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2023	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscription	O
service	O
since	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Deep	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
:	O
Survivor	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cooperative	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ghost	O
Ship	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
both	O
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
a	O
problem	O
with	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
unbalanced	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
veterans	O
,	O
as	O
such	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
game	O
where	O
all	O
teammates	O
would	O
be	O
on	O
even	O
footing	O
regardless	O
of	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
entered	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
stayed	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
full	O
release	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
used	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
for	O
development	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
engine	O
's	O
Blueprint	O
scripting	O
for	O
quick	O
iteration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Early	O
Access	O
version	O
of	O
Deep	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
challenging	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
experience	O
to	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
over	O
145,000	O
user	O
reviews	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
Overwhelmingly	O
Positive	O
"	O
rating	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	O
Ship	O
Games	O
had	O
stated	O
that	O
Deep	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
3	O
million	O
sales	O
by	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
4	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
June	O
2022.	O
,	O
and	O
5.5	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
January	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
