Deep Rock Galacticis bursting with humor and charm. While the game was in early access in 2018, many players got their first taste of gameplay when it was fully released in May 2020. This cooperative first-person shooter has been entertaining fans ever since with its fun mechanics.
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From completing hidden achievements to findingEaster Eggs, there’s a lot hidden in the world ofDeep Rock Galactic. With so much to find it’s no wonder some players still have missed some of what the game has to offer.
Updated July 09, 2025 by Gemma Johnson:Deep Rock Galactic is an FPS co-op game set in space where players step into the bearded roles of space-mining dwarfs with attitude. Seasonal updates continue in theshooter game set in spacelike Season 3’s Plaguefall, which includes the parasitic Rockpox outbreak. Players get to clean up Contagion Spikes and even face threats from above like meteor impacts and shower events.
Deep Rock Galactic also enables players to uncover lobby secrets, get hidden achievements, and discover Easter Eggs around the social Space Rig and beyond. Deep Rock Galactic’s lobby secrets often contain things many players didn’t know they could do, like playing mini-games and unlocking secret achievements. However, there are also some handy tips and tricks during missions that some players might be unaware of and a great way to impress fellow space-mining buddies. This article updates the original entries and includes four additional entries.
16Torment The Pathogens
Deep Rock Galacticoften gives players fun new ways to annoy Mission Control. In addition to messing with barrels, sinceDeep Rock Galactic’s Season 3’s Plaguefall update, players can tap many of the lava-lamp-like glass canisters dotted about the lobby, especially in the medical wing.
Pressing the interact button lets players tap on the glass to torment the pathogens inside, prompting various annoyed lines of dialogue from Mission Control if players continue. The pathogens inside don’t move, but it would be interesting to see if any ever escaped on board resulting in a massAlien-style lobby outbreak and potentially hilarious results.
15Grab Ziplines While Falling
Many players may be aware from experience that the leading cause of dwarven death inDeep Rock Galacticis fall damage, as space mining is a risky and treacherous activity. However, there are some handyDeep Rock Galactictipsto help prevent fall damage.
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If players fall near the Gunner’s zipline, hold the X button on an Xbox controller to grab onto the zipline and stop a nasty fall. It’s a trick that not all players may have tried, but it’s worth trying when falling is a frequent occurrence in this space-mining game.
14Tap On Big Easter Eggs
During time-limited events such as the Great Egg Hunt, players can interact with many Easter Egg decorations around the Space Rig lobby, like small golden eggs hidden around the rig. Although most eggs are throwable or broken on contact, some large Easter Eggs rock and shake when tapped, suggesting there’s a creature living inside.
Keep tapping the egg, and the unknown creature even roars, but unfortunately, the egg never breaks to reveal what’s lurking inside. Whether players get to find out the mystery of what might lurk inside remains to be seen, but if it’s anything to do with aliens it’s bound to make a gooey mess.
13Pet The Bunnies
In addition to tapping Easter Eggs, players can also pet the large pink Easter bunny decorations around the Space Rig during the Great Egg Hunt event, withEaster events in video gamescommonly seen across different genres. This action leads to the player’s dwarf character speaking several affectionate dialogue lines if players keep petting the plushies.
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Mission Control doesn’t seem to mind players petting the plushies, perhaps as players can’t damage the bunny decorations by throwing eggs at them. However, they’ll soon chip in with warnings if players start kicking giant carrots and other Easter-themed decorations about the place.
12Recalibrate Gravity
We all float down here…In this case, players can choose whether they would like to float or not, though the ability only lasts for a limited time. Players can find the Gravity Recalibration button by traveling up the lift near the launch bay and up the ladders to the top levels of the Space Rig.
Enterprising miners may have missed the button, but anyone brave enough to ignore the warning not to touch it will find themselves suddenly able to fly through the air. This leads to fun antics until normal gravity levels return.
11Barrel Shenanigans
Feel like kicking around some barrels while awaiting the next mission? Players with the patience to hunt down every barrel in the lobby and kick them into the launch tube receive a series of funny, angry messages from Mission Control. These continue to increase in fury until players kick in the last barrel, and Mission Control sends a final sarcastic quip.
If players press the Recalibrate Gravity button with barrels in the launch tube, a message from Mission Control appears, stating something is interfering with the force field.
10Error Cube Easter Egg ERR://23¤Y%/
No, a cat didn’t walk across the keyboard while writing this article. Many players have considered this to be an Easter Egg while some even mistake it for a bug in the game. With ERR://019%T#/ also being a structure in the game, it’s a promise this weirdly named item is quite intentional.
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The ERR://23¤Y%/ is known as the Error Cube by players and is an incredibly rare item in the game with only a 1/26 chance of spawning. If players collect 5 of these rare oddities, they can complete the hidden achievement called “What Are These Things?”
9Throw A Party
There’s nothing quite like a good party, andGhost Ships Gamesunderstands that so much they programmed an achievement into the game. Players seeking to get the “Party Time!” secret achievement must toast to good music while in a full team. It’s a great way to build team camaraderie before the next mission.
Each player must have a beer in hand for the toast, so be sure everyone has a good drink in avideo game where players can get drunk. It’s also possible to get the “It’s My Party” achievement by running 50 missions as a host from start to finish.
8Shoot Hoops
Deep Rock Galacticisn’t a basketball game, but it doesn’t mean players can’t shoot some hoops in a basketball-style mini-game! Players can also throw a stein of beer (either full or empty) into the flaming Barrel Hoop to unlock the hidden achievement, “That’s Not How You Play This Game.”
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Players who are a little more daring (or stupid) can drink until they receive the drunken status and hurl themselves into the Barrel Hoop, with ahilariousDeep Rock Galacticdeath clip. This action does kill the player, unsurprisingly, but also unlocks the aptly named hidden achievement called the “Darwin Award.”
7MORE Barrel Mischief
What is it with barrels and hidden achievements? Players looking for another hilarious chance to anger Mission Control may enjoy this little secret. Players can kick barrels into the drop pod and watch their fury unleash.
Once players have kicked every last barrel inside, they’ll get a final message from Mission Control. It’s a tricky task but not impossible by kicking the barrel repeatedly when it’s midair. Players can also unlock the ‘Barrel Rider’ achievement if they ride a barrel for 3 seconds in the rig.
