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Project Dagger

Project Dagger is a retro FPS roguelike, where you have to return the lost Crown of Benevolence to the King of Delvia! However, your journey will not be easy as many foes along the way will attempt to kill you! Unlock new weapons, upgrade stats, battle enemies as you make your way through the world!

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July 25, 2022
4 years and 9 days ago
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Mixed21 reviews66.7%

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About the Game

What is Project Dagger?

Project Dagger is a retro FPS roguelike, where you have to return a lost artifact to the King of Delvia! However, your journey will not be easy and many foes and enemies along the way will attempt to kill you as you travel through the world. Unlock new weapons, upgrade stats, and battle a variety of enemies in a plethora of environments on your quest to return the Crown of Benevolence!

This is an Early Access game and will constantly evolve with planned features such as seeded runs, bosses, and much more content. Stay tuned.

Features

  • Randomly generated levels makes every run and every level completely unique and different!
  • Seeded runs!
  • 60 Perks to choose from as you level to boost your character to fit your playstyle!
  • Shrines, Shopkeepers, Portal skips, and other eventful interactions to come across throughout your journey!
  • Play through a variety of environments and different times of day against a wide variety of enemies. Each time you go on your quest to return the Crown of Benevolence, your path will be completely different!
  • 15+ different melee and ranged weapons including quirky and unusual ones to add to your arsenal, each weapon will have it's own utility and fun factor to make annihilating everything in your path satisfying.
  • 15+ different enemies, whether it's a skeleton running into you with a TNT barrel, a one eyed flying demon shooting lasers at you, or just a zombie whose out for your blood there will be a ton of variety.
  • 8 different unlockable classes that add their own utility and make gameplay even more exciting.
  • Normal and Hard difficulties for those who want something easier or something a bit more challenging
  • One shot gamemode where you and enemies alike have only 1 health point.