The mines on Hoxxes IV have gone dark. Drop in alone or with your squad, scavenge weapons and stack upgrades as you fight through shifting caves toward the Rift Gate.
Early access · Release date: May 20, 2026
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Rogue Core is a first-person action roguelite you can play solo or in online co-op. You join the Reclaimers, a dwarven security force sent to recover the mining sites that went dark on Hoxxes IV.
Each descent takes you through a new cave layout and gives you a different mix of gear and upgrades. You can dig through terrain to make a route, but lingering gives Reaperworms time to pick up your trail. Back aboard the Ramrod, you can expand your loadout options for the next dive.
Get your bearings before your first dive. Learn what to look for on each mine level, why it pays to keep moving, and where the descent leads.
Search each level for weapons, equipment, and resources you can spend on upgrades.
Keep stops short and stay with your squad. Reaperworms can hear you if you linger too long.
Fight your way deeper through the mines toward the Rift Gate.
Compare all five playable Reclaimers before you pick a class. Choose the toolkit that fits how you want to fight and what your squad needs.
Control space with concussive blasts and restore your team's armor.
Send an assault drone to electrify enemies and revive teammates from a distance when they go down.
Rewind to an earlier position to recover health and ammo when a fight turns against you.
Spot enemies through walls, weaken them with toxin darts, and drop ammo crates during long fights.
Close the gap and carve through enemies with a mobile melee class armed with an energy blade.
Build around the weapons and equipment you find underground. Pair weapon and ability upgrades that work together as you push deeper.
Scavenge weapons and equipment inside the mines during each run.
Collect resources to improve your gear and class abilities.
Combine weapon and ability upgrades from a randomized pool to build power over the course of a run.
Dive alone or bring up to three teammates. In co-op, armor restoration, remote revives, and ammo drops give your squad ways to recover when a fight goes sideways.
Take on the mines with one player.
Deploy with two to four players in co-op.
Guardian restores team armor, Falconer can revive from afar, and Spotter can resupply teammates with ammo crates.
Get to know the threats waiting in the mines of Hoxxes IV. You'll face Corespawn and boss encounters while Reaperworms put pressure on squads that spend too long in one place.
The mines are overrun by aggressive, resilient alien life, with more than 20 different enemy types in the game.
Four Gatekeepers await in the depths, including Balgorath introduced in Update 03.
Reaperworms can hear you if you stay in one spot too long.
Head back to the RV-09 Ramrod between missions to manage your long-term progression and customize your Reclaimer. You can also lift weights or hit the dance floor with the squad before the next dive.
Return to the ship between deployments to access your progression and character customization.
Use the ship's progression systems to prepare for future deployments.
Change your Reclaimer's look before the next mission, right down to braiding your beard.
Rogue Core launched in Steam Early Access on May 20, 2026, for Windows PC. Check the minimum and recommended specs before you install.
Intel Core i5 (7th gen) or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon 290 and DirectX 11.
Intel Core i5-7400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or higher, with an NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 560 and DirectX 12.
Both tiers list 64-bit Windows 10, 8 GB RAM, 6 GB of available storage, and a broadband internet connection.
Learn how the mine's layout shapes each dive. The caves are procedurally generated, and fully destructible terrain lets you carve your own route through them.
Each mission reshapes the cave network, changing the routes you can take through the mine.
Dig, carve, or blast through the cave terrain to open a path.
The descent takes you through natural caverns and large industrial structures.
Yes. Rogue Core supports solo play with Cooper and online co-op for up to four players.
Rogue Core entered Steam Early Access for Windows PC on May 20, 2026.
Choose from five Reclaimers: Guardian, Falconer, Retcon, Spotter and Slicer.
Intel Clearance and unlocked loadout options provide long-term progression, while scavenged gear and upgrades shape each mission.
Pick a Reclaimer, learn what to look for underground, and head for the Rift Gate.
