Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor vs Starship Troopers: Extermination
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is a roguelike game from Funday Games (2025) while Starship Troopers: Extermination is an FPS game from Offworld (2024).
What each one is
Steam files Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor under Roguelike. In contrast, it files Starship Troopers: Extermination under FPS.
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
Starship Troopers: Extermination is a 16-player co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off frontlines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper to take back planets from the Arachnid threat!
At a glance
| Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor | Starship Troopers: Extermination | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.6/10 | 7.1/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (86%, 48,165) | Mostly Positive (79%, 33,360) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | $7.79 | $29.99 |
| Install size | 2 GB | 20 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | unsupported |
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Developer | Funday Games | Offworld |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor vs Starship Troopers: Extermination, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Deep Rock Galactic: SurvivorRoguelike gameStarship Troopers: ExterminationFPS gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Deep Rock Galactic: SurvivorDwarf, Action Roguelike, Rogue-liteStarship Troopers: ExterminationOnline Co-Op, Action, Sci-fiThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor ✓Score 7.6 · 86% on SteamStarship Troopers: ExterminationScore 7.1 · 79% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor48,165 reviews · 3 add-ons · 2 GBStarship Troopers: Extermination33,360 reviews · 13 add-ons · 20 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor ✓$7.79Starship Troopers: Extermination$29.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor ✓VerifiedStarship Troopers: ExterminationUnsupportedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor takes 3 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
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2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (GamingPickz Score 7.6)
- The cheaper right now: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor ($7.79)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (verified)
- Lighter on storage: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (2 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
PvEArena ShooterActionArcadeSci-fiSpaceAliensCombat
Where they differ
DwarfAction RoguelikeRogue-liteBullet HellTop-Down ShooterTop-Down
Online Co-OpFirst-PersonFPSMultiplayerCo-opWargame
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Starship Troopers: Extermination is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor | Starship Troopers: Extermination | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | Geforce GTX 1050 | Nvidia GTX 970 |
| Minimum CPU | Intel i5-4590 | Intel Core i3-8100 |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Install size | 2 GB | 20 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor · Starship Troopers: Extermination.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 6 accessibility features for Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor and 1 for Starship Troopers: Extermination. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor and Starship Troopers: Extermination in scope?
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor has drawn 48,165 Steam reviews, ships 3 add-ons and installs in 2 GB. Starship Troopers: Extermination has drawn 33,360 Steam reviews, ships 13 add-ons and installs in 20 GB.
Is Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor or Starship Troopers: Extermination better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor rates higher (7.6 to 7.1). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor or Starship Troopers: Extermination?
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is cheaper right now at $7.79, against $29.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.