News brief
DRG Season 07 aims December 2026 — perk rewrite, then paid Expansion summer 2027
Ghost Ship confirms Season 07 Contingency Protocol aiming for December 2026 — revised Perk System and ~20 secondary Overclocks — then free Season 08 plus the first paid Expansion in summer 2027.
Key points
- Ghost Ship’s September 29, 2026 Steam announcement confirms Deep Rock Galactic Season 07 “Contingency Protocol,” aiming for December 2026 (WIP / subject to change).
- Season 07 systems: ~20 secondary Overclocks; revised Perk System (Perk Maintenance, Perk Proficiency); Kadoc Inker tattoos; traversal-tool paintjobs; Drop Pod Memory Cores event; free Ironclad Tactical Pass.
- Season 08 (free) ships in the same summer 2027 window as an extensive paid Expansion DLC — Ghost Ship’s first paid expansion; free content updates continue.
- No day-of date is invented for Season 07; primary language is aiming / WIP.
Deep Rock Galactic just got a dated live-service roadmap. Ghost Ship Games’ September 29, 2026 Steam Community Announcement confirms Season 07 “Contingency Protocol” — aiming for December 2026 — then Season 08 (free) in the same summer 2027 window as an extensive paid Expansion DLC. Steam’s app 548430 remains the storefront spine (Ghost Ship Games / Coffee Stain Publishing). This brief is a systems wire: perk rewrite and free-vs-paid pacing — not a trailer paraphrase and not a Big Break roundup.
Keep the hedge the studio printed: Season 07 is aiming for December 2026, and the post carries an obligatory WIP disclaimer. No day-of date is invented here.
Season 07 systems: Overclocks, Perk Maintenance, Performance Pass
Ghost Ship’s Season 07 headlines start with about 20 new Overclocks, this time focused on secondary weapons (examples named: Neurotoxin Minelets, Dragonfire Shells, Dismantler Rounds). The Perk System is revised: 11 new perks, some older perks reworked, a Perk Maintenance system framed like Weapon Maintenance, and — once every perk is unlocked — Perk Proficiency slots that absorb excess perk points for small baseline buffs.
Cosmetics and events sit beside that systems spine: the Kadoc Inker enables tattoo cosmetics; traversal-tool paintjobs arrive; a new season event sends crews to Drop Pod crash sites for Memory Cores under wonky gravity. The free Performance Pass returns with the Ironclad Tactical weapon framework as the signature look. QoL and bugfixes are promised on top; more detail is deferred until closer to launch.
Summer 2027: free Season 08 + first paid Expansion
In summer 2027, Ghost Ship says Season 08 ships at the same time as an extensive gameplay Expansion DLC. Season 08 stays completely free; the Expansion costs money. The studio calls this a first for Deep Rock Galactic, stresses that free content updates continue, and expects Season 08 to be one of the smaller seasons while still carrying essentials and building on Season 07’s story setup. Expansion title and feature list are explicitly not shared yet — this brief invents neither.
If December 2026 or summer 2027 moves, Ghost Ship’s Steam channel moves first. Until then, the wire is the WIP December aim for Season 07’s perk rewrite, and the summer 2027 free-season-plus-paid-Expansion pair.
Questions and answers
- When does Deep Rock Galactic Season 07 come out?
- Ghost Ship says it is aiming for a release somewhere in December 2026. The Steam post flags an obligatory WIP disclaimer — everything described may change. No day-of date is stated.
- What systems change in Season 07?
- Headlines from the Steam primary include about 20 new Overclocks (secondaries focus), a revised Perk System with 11 new perks, Perk Maintenance, and Perk Proficiency slots for excess points, Kadoc Inker tattoo cosmetics, traversal-tool paintjobs, a Drop Pod crash / Memory Cores season event, and a free Performance Pass featuring the Ironclad Tactical framework.
- When are Season 08 and the Expansion coming?
- Ghost Ship says summer 2027: Season 08 remains free and ships at the same time as an extensive paid Expansion DLC. The studio notes this is a first for DRG and that free content updates continue.
