Deep Rock Galactic Rogue Core Crossplay: Can You Play?

Does Rogue Core Have Crossplay?

Before you rally the crew, make sure everyone can join the same game. Deep Rock Galactic Rogue Core crossplay does not connect PC and consoles: the Early Access version is available on Steam for Windows. Settle that platform requirement before planning a session with friends.

Rogue Core launched into Early Access on May 20, 2026, and supports online co-op for up to four players. Playing together on the Steam version is ordinary PC multiplayer; it doesn’t require a connection between different platforms.

For a group ready to descend into Hoxxes, the current option is the Windows version of Rogue Core on Steam. Rogue Core is a separate game from the original Deep Rock Galactic, with its own missions, Reclaimers, and progression systems.

Can Xbox or PlayStation Players Join?

There is no console version to join from during the current Steam Early Access period. Ghost Ship Games hopes to bring Rogue Core to consoles eventually, but console development is outside its current focus. The priority is developing the Steam version toward its 1.0 release.

That distinction matters when organizing a mixed-platform squad. A possible future console release doesn’t give Xbox or PlayStation players access to today’s PC lobbies.

If your group is split between Windows PCs and consoles, plan around the platforms everyone can actually use now.

Finding a Lobby With Your Friends

The server browser has become less restrictive during Early Access. Update 2 removed most progression restrictions on joining lobbies, allowing players to enter missions at Depths or in biomes they haven’t unlocked themselves. Hosting still requires unlocking the relevant Depth.

Use those rules when deciding who should lead the session:

• Let a player with the required Depth unlocked host when your group wants to tackle that content.
• Remove server browser filters if the list looks empty. The show-all button clears filters directly.
• Agree on Threat Level before dropping in. The five difficulty settings affect enemy numbers, swarm frequency, enemy health and movement, aggression, and damage.
• Choose Cautious Assault Pace for less time pressure while your team learns the mission flow.

Depth and difficulty serve different purposes after Update 2: Depth controls content progression, while Threat Level controls the challenge. Joining a deeper mission doesn’t require choosing a higher Threat Level.

Priority Target missions also carry a marker in the server list and award a +10% Reclaimer Points bonus. Look for that marker when you want a lobby pursuing the same objective.

Update 3 also fixed late joiners missing an artifact the team had collected before they arrived, and stopped starting gear from rerolling when players rejoined. It corrected several host-and-client differences, including explosion-based upgrades failing for non-host players and explosive weapons fired by clients failing to damage armor plates.

What Happens if the Host Disconnects?

Update 3 added host-crash recovery, giving a squad ways to continue after losing its host. The remaining players can regroup under a new host and restart the stage. If the disconnect happens on the first stage, the team returns to the Ramrod with the mission still selected.

When regrouping isn’t possible, players can continue solo or claim their earned rewards and end the run. If the host deliberately aborts, the remaining team can vote to return to the Ramrod or restart the stage with a replacement host.

The November 11 patch, RC: EA:03:02:00, also fixed clients getting stuck on the connecting screen when the host migrated during loading, alongside disconnects on the results screen.

That patch introduced Save & Quit specifically for solo runs. Keep that distinction in mind when scheduling a group session: solo run saving and multiplayer host recovery are separate features.