Deadzone: Rogue

Deadzone: Rogue
Developer(s)	Prophecy Games
Publisher(s)	Prophecy Games
Series	Starsiege
Engine	Unreal Engine 5.5.4.0
Platform(s)	Windows, Xbox, Playstation
Release date(s)	August 11, 2025
Latest release	v1.0.0.25 / October 6, 2025
Genre(s)	Roguelite First Person Shooter
Mode(s)	Single player, Online Co-op, System Crossplay

Deadzone: Rogue is a first-person shooter set in deep space. Slay waves of enemies, loot powerful gear, and customize your loadout during each unique run. Blast through hordes of enemies with devastating weapons. Define your combat style with powerful augments and upgrades. Grow stronger with each death, solo or in co-op. Fight. Die. Revive. Repeat.

A demo was released on October 14, 2024 for Steam's Next Fest event. The demo included Zone One: Who the Hell Am I. The game was released into Early Access on April 29, 2025 with major updates including Zone Two. The game launched into 1.0 with the addition of Zone Three on August 11, 2025. The most recent patch was patch 1.0.0.14 on September 2, 2025.

See the Glossary for a list of all terms and damage types.

Story

You awaken aboard the ISS-X, with no memory of who you are. There’s a legion of rogue machines, and they’re closing in fast. Fight through swarms of enemies, loot rare gear, and arm yourself with augments to survive. Can you conquer the Deadzone?

Difficulty

There are five difficulties: Adventure, Normal, Hard, Expert, and Nightmare.

• Adventure: A more relaxed game experience. Enemies have 25% less health, deal 50% less damage, and move 20% slower.
• Normal: Standard gameplay experience. Enemies have standard health, damage, and movement speed. Drops 10% more Tech and 10% more Tech Components.
• Hard: Not for the faint of heart. Enemies have 25% more health, deal 100% more damage, and move 10% faster. Drops 35% more Tech and 50% more Tech Components.
• Expert: Very challenging gameplay experience. Unlocked by completing a successful run on any difficulty. Enemies have 40% more health, deal 300% more damage, move 20% faster, and react faster. Increase number of bot spawns, and faster spawn waves. Drops 50% more Tech and 100% more Tech Components.
• Nightmare: Very challenging gameplay experience. Unlocked by completing a successful run on Extreme difficulty. Enemies have 40% more health, deal 400% more damage, move 30% faster, and react much faster. Increase number of bot spawns, and faster spawn waves. More likely to face more difficult bot combinations. Drops 100% more Tech and 150% more Tech Components.

Zones

Main article: Deadzone: Rogue/Zones

Deadzone: Rogue's story and gameplay is split into different zones, with three zones available as of release and a fourth zone set to be released in early 2026. Each zone consists of thirty sectors, with a boss specific to the zone every ten sectors (sector 10, 20, and 30).^{[citation needed]} Each zone begins with a Story Mission, and can then be replayed for Specialty Missions or Challenge Missions for additional unlocks.

Zone	Story Mission	Summary	Unlocks
Zone 1	Who Am I?	The player character awakens on a colony ship, ISS-X, orbiting above earth with no memory of who they are or how they get there.	Zone 2, Plasma element, Zone 1 Specialty and Challenge Missions
Zone 2	Keep It Together	After unveiling an unexpected truth about themself, the player character heads into lower levels and seeks answers about how they arrived on ISS-X and what happened to the other colonists.	Zone 3, Psionic element, Superior Fate, Tier 10 Tech upgrades, Zone 2 Specialty and Challenge Missions
Zone 3	Get Out of My Head	Having faced down some of those responsible for the condition aboard the ISS-X, the player character is driven further towards the restricted zone to investigate the voices he is hearing/

Zone 4 is due to be released in early 2026.

Upgrades and Currency

As a roguelite game, Deadzone: Rogue provides a variety of upgrades and items that can improve your performance, either for a single run or permanently for all runs.

Currency

There are three forms of currency in the game - Scrap, Tech, Tech Components, and Item Components. Scrap is used to purchase and upgrade items at the Fabricator. Tech are used along with specific Tech Components are used to unlock Permanent Tech Masteries, while Item Components are used to permanently upgrade Superior Items found in Zone 2 and later.

Augments

Main article: Deadzone: Rogue/Augments

Augments are run-specific benefits that can be selected in specific rooms starting at Security Level 1. The player is allowed to choose between one of three powerful, randomly-chosen benefits.

Perks

Main article: Deadzone: Rogue/Perks

Starting from Security Level 2, perk rooms will reward the player with a choice between three perks. Boss rooms also grant the player a perk. The first three choices allow the player to choose their primary perks. All subsequent choices are secondary perks. Each primary perk adds a selection of four possible secondary perks that may be chosen.

Items

Main article: Deadzone: Rogue/Items

With the exception of the first room, the final room, and perk rooms, each other room gives the player a choice between three items. These provide benefits for the current run.

Superior Items

Main article: Deadzone: Rogue/Superior Items

Starting with Zone 2, Superior items can be equipped to provide benefits for the current run. Unlike regular Items, Superior Items can be permanently upgraded with Item Components at an Upgrade Console to make them more powerful every time they are chosen.

Synergies

Main article: Deadzone: Rogue/Synergies

Starting with Zone 3, you can create Synergies using a combination of items, superior items, perks and augments.

Tech Masteries

Main article: Deadzone: Rogue/Tech Masteries

Permanent Tech Masteries are purchased using Tech and Tech Components at an Upgrade Console to provide permanent benefits. These upgrades persist through death across all playthroughs.

Elements

Main article: Deadzone: Rogue/Elements

There are six primary elements in the game, with their own corresponding upgrades: Cryo, Fire, Lightning, Plasma, Psionic, and Void. Cryo, Fire, Lightning, and Void damages are available on the first run of the game, while Plasma is unlocked upon successful completion of Zone 1 and Psionic is unlocked upon completion of Zone 2.

Weapons

Main article: Deadzone: Rogue/Weapons

Throughout the game, the player can equip a primary weapon, secondary weapon, melee weapon, and grenade.

Enemies

Main article: Deadzone: Rogue/Enemies

As the player progresses through the levels, different enemies appear.

Achievements

Main article: Deadzone: Rogue/Achievements

Deadzone: Rogue has 51 total achievements to unlock on Steam, and 37 Achievements on Xbox and 38 Trophies on Playstation.

External links

• Official website
• Official discord channel
• Steam page