Deep Rock Galactic inspires players to pursue a wild new career

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Key things

  • Deep Rock Galactic inspired one fan to become an explosive miner.
  • Three years later, he credits that choice with helping him completely turn his life around.
  • Becoming a real miner also gave the player a deeper understanding of Deep Rock Galactic's inspirations.



One Deep Rock Galactic a fan recently shared an incredible story about how the game inspired him to pursue a mining career. Years later, the player still looks back fondly and takes credit for that decision Deep Rock Galactic for helping him completely change his life.

Developed by Danish company Ghost Ship Games, Deep Rock Galactic is a cooperative shooter for up to four players. The game has been a huge success since its release in 2020, with PlayTracker and Gamalytic estimating its lifetime sales on Steam alone to be at seven million units by the end of 2024.

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Among the millions who bought Deep Rock Galactic over the years, Reddit user Bulk-Detonator, also known as Mat. His experience of the game is as unusual as they come, and not just because of that Deep Rock Galactic inspired him to become a real miner. This happened around 2021, when Mat says he was at a low point in his life, stuck in a “dead end” and suffering from low self-esteem. That's when he discovered Deep Rock Galacticwhich served as a kind of escape. Months later, he came across a job offer training in rock drilling and explosives mining, which made him think, “Wouldn't it be fun to do the video game thing IRL,” as he recalled in a recent Reddit post. It turned out to be a life-changing decision, helping him earn more, lose a lot of weight, and be happier overall.


In an interview with GamesRadar+, Mat revealed that his crew's daily duties consist of drilling dozens or even hundreds of holes in the quarries, pumping them with semi-liquid explosives, covering them with rocks and blowing them up once everyone is at a safe distance. The aim is to produce gravel by breaking up rock, thus providing materials used for asphalt, concrete or drainage, among others. Mat is currently still a trainee driller but hopes to be promoted to a full driller position in the near future. “I just went in blind and it ended up not only being a very good job for me, but I'm incredibly passionate about it,” he said.



Real life mining inspired a lot of Deep Rock Galactic

Mat's new career made him realize that the world Deep Rock Galactic he borrows from real mining much more than he originally thought. E.g. the Glyphid Bulk Detonator monster was seemingly named after the explosives used in mining. Likewise, spiders that are mostly attracted to stone do exist in real life, although they are nowhere near as large as the monsters found in the hit co-op game Ghost Ship.

I just got blindsided and it ended up being not only a very good job for me, but I'm incredibly passionate about it.


As for his gaming habits, Mat still plays DRG whenever he can, it's estimated that he already has over 900 hours in the game. Although he has already played in all classes, he gravitates towards it Deep Rock Galactic's Driller – a choice that seems like a natural fit for his current profession, which he says has completely changed his life.

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