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In this solo Tier List for Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, we will go in depth on how good each class is when playing alone.
The tier list is ordered from best to worst in each category.
Don't forget to also check out our multiplayer tier list to see how it compares.
This tier list differs a bit from the multiplayer list because, for single player, the most important thing is the value your character brings to yourself. Having tools for your team matters a lot less because you don't have any besides your robot friend.
This is the biggest change compared to multiplayer. While Retcon is by far the weakest multiplayer character, she is one of — if not the best — single-player characters.
Her abilities only benefit herself, which is incredibly valuable in single-player, making her completely independent from teammates.
She is extremely tanky because of her Rewind Time ability, allowing her to reverse any damage taken as long as the ability is used in time.
She already synergizes well with damage upgrades, but her Rage ability makes it even stronger, increasing her damage by 100% for 15 seconds.
Last but certainly not least, the first time you go down during a mission, you receive a free revive with full HP and armor. No other character has access to this ability, nor are there upgrades that grant it, making her truly unique.
Spotter is insane in multiplayer, but his value is just as high in single-player. He can easily detect anything on the map thanks to his Scanner. This is especially useful for finding enemies on ceilings, such as Cave Leeches.
His Crit Darts are just as strong because he can obviously use them himself to great effect. They still effectively double his damage until you either gain enough crit chance to stop relying on them or continue building around them entirely.
Lastly, his Ult is extremely useful since it gives you 50% free ammo whenever you need it. This is massive during boss fights, events, or elevator sequences.
Just like in multiplayer, Falconer is still in S tier. She brings massive value to single-player with all the elemental damage bonuses she can apply to herself.
Her revive is, of course, not that useful in single-player since there are no teammates to revive. Besides that, however, her damage output is completely insane.
She can utilize elemental damage better than any other character and has great synergy with upgrades that use electric or shock damage.
A-tier are characters that are still good, but they need specific things to happen for them to reach the same value as the S-tier picks.
Slicer is in A-tier for single-player for the same reason he is in A-tier for multiplayer: he is heavily reliant on upgrades.
The difference between a Slicer with melee upgrades and one without is massive, especially once you obtain the upgrade that allows his melee attacks to stun enemies.
He can still deal a ridiculous amount of damage once properly upgraded, but this takes time. Compared to other characters that already gain most of their value from their base kit at the start of the game, he simply lacks that extra oomph early on.
B-tier is reserved for a singular character that sadly relies more on teams than the other characters, making him lose a lot of value for single-player.
Guardian is THE tank of DRG Rogue Core. He is extremely resilient, has very strong zone control, and his ultimate ability regenerates armor, making him naturally very tanky. Unfortunately, tankiness in DRG is simply not as valuable as Guardian makes it out to be.
The main reason for this is that enemy damage in the lower depths becomes ridiculous, and the best defense there is strong offense — something Guardian lacks. Most of his offensive power comes from having a strong weapon, but at that point, it is simply better to play another character with offensive abilities built directly into their kit.
Maybe future Early Access updates will change this, but for now, Guardian is the weakest single-player character.
