Steam app 2437670 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:41 UTC
Dagger Directive is a tactical FPS that allows you to approach each mission in your own way. Select equipment, decide the time of day, then move methodically to complete your mission. Enjoy the modern mechanics and old school graphics as you fight across a variety of missions and environments.
718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
16 months, June 2025 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 435 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 283 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Dagger Directive was released on 13 Aug, 2026.
Frequent violence and blood, and mention of drugs.
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40 developer announcements, Sep 2024 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC
Hello Again!We have continued to work on bugs that you have brought to us. We did have some lingering issues when we released Hotfix 1.0.1, however, we didn’t want you to wait any longer for the fixes that we did make. We knew we were going…
Patch notesAugust has been an absolutely wild and incredibly rewarding month for the team. After months of building, polishing, and testing, Update 1.0 finally went live. A huge milestone for the entire project. Launch week was fast, chaotic, and…
Community AgentFirst, we want to say a sincere thank you to everyone who jumped in and joined us for the 1.0 launch. Seeing the surge of players log on, share their excitement, and dive into the game was an incredible moment for the team. Watching your…
Patch notesDagger Directive Update 1.0 marks a major milestone for the game. With the depth, stability, and feature set now in place, “Early Access” no longer reflects what the experience offers, so we’re officially calling this our 1.0 release.…
Community AgentHello Everyone, We have a lot of exciting news for you this month! We are going to unveil additional the remainder of the features going into Update 1.0. New weapons, air strikes, cosmetics, and more. We also have some status updates…
Community AgentHey everyone! We’ve got some exciting news to share about the upcoming Update 1.0. The team has been making incredible progress on new maps, new weapons, and a ton of other content we know you’ve been waiting for. No need to stall, let’s…
Community AgentUpdate 0.9.0 & Hotfix 0.9.01 are now out the door. So what is next? This month we want to take a moment to and give you some insight into the team, go over an update of the roadmap, and even a sneak peek into something brand new. We are…
Community AgentOur last update 0.9.0 introduced some really cool features, however, it also introduced some bugs as well. We took each bug report and piece of feedback seriously and quickly got to work on fixing the issues. We identified three major…
Patch notesIn this patch we are continuing to follow the roadmap and launch the Custom Maps feature. This allows players to submit their own environments and missions. This bring a new wave of content coming in to the game. We suggest continuing to…
Community AgentHello Everyone,It’s the end of April and we are exited to give you updates about the work being done on Dagger Directive. First, we would like to mention our surprise to the players reactions to our April Fool’s joke. We didn’t expect so…
Community AgentThe Custom Map & Missions Guides are now available, and we’re gathering a set of creator-made maps to help us test the upcoming Beta. This phase is all about validating the workflow and ensuring the tools support you the way they should.📘…
Community AgentPatch 0.8.03 is a small update to the game. The majority of the work is not visible since it is prep work for the release of the custom map feature. However, we have released some pending changes we had completed related to the custom…
Patch notes. ......April Fools! If we ever add a 12‑foot forest cryptid to the game, you’ll know because the patch notes will be much louder.On a serious note, we did release a real hotfix today:Fixed an issue where players joining a server…
Patch notesHey Everyone,We hope you are enjoying the new weapons coming in from the community. Here are some examples of the new items Community members have made: Great work Nvsble & SabinyAK!If you want to get involved in making weapons check out…
Community AgentWe appreciate everyone continuing to dive in and put the new custom weapons to work. The creations coming in from the community have been outstanding, and we’re looking forward to seeing what you forge next as the arsenal grows.Thank you to…
Patch notesHi Everyone!Update 0.8.00 is here! With it you’ll find the custom weapons and magazine, multiple front attachment support, exporting and importing of loadouts, two new third person camera views, along with various other small improvements…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi Everyone! It’s another short dev blog this month as we’re finishing up custom weapon support and a few other features for the 0.8.00 Update. Custom WeaponsInteracting with custom weapons will be done through a menu in the armory. From…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi Everyone! The SAS update is here! With it comes new weapons, attachments, uniform options, updates to maps, and a list of AI improvements and bug fixes. You can read more about what has changed below. At the bottom you will find the full…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi everyone! We’re at the end of the year and I wanted to thank you all for the feedback and support! We released the demo back in February and since then we've added co-op, released into Early Access in June, had a few bug patches…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi Everyone! There’s not too much to go over since the last patch notes included some preview content, so this will just be some additional info. We’ll go over some more details of upcoming features like the SAS Content update and the…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi everyone! Sorry for the delays in getting this update out. It took a lot longer than anticipated. Sorry for not keeping you all updated on the progress too. I’ll work on keeping to the devblog schedule and responding to discussions. The…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi everyone, A minor update today mainly to fix a security vulnerability with Unity. October 7th, 2025 - V0.6.02 Unity Security Fix Notes: Updated Unity to 6000.0.58f2 to fix a security vulnerability in the engine. This brings some…
Patch notesHi everyone! Small update today to fix some things we broke with the last update and an attempt at improving network stability when loading into some of the more dense missions. Bug Fixes: PSG-1 suppressor is back in the armory Tracer…
Patch notesHi Everyone!The first of our planned content updates is here! The 90’s Pack, In it you’ll find a selection of weapons, attachments, and uniform options from real life, games, and movies from the 90’s. See a full list of new additions…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi Everyone!We’ll keep this month's update a bit shorter as we’re busy finishing up the first content update. MicroProse PodcastFirst up, we’re on the first episode of the new MicroProse Podcast! You can listen to it in a few different…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi everyone! We've got a small hot fix to correct a few issues from the previous update. August 5, 2025 - V0.5.05 Build: 725 Changeset: 4710Bug Fixes:Fixed loading from a save causing duplicate magazines to float in the air.Fixed multiple…
Patch notesHi Everyone!It’s already the end of July and here’s our development update. Today you’ll see a new update for the game that includes a new shotgun, carrier drone, networking improvements, and bug fixes. You can view the full change log at…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi everyone! We’re a bit late on the June Dev blog (It was a busy month) but here it is! We launched into early access on June 3rd and since then we’ve released a few updates to fix bugs and improve stability. Thanks for all of your…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi everyone!Update 0.5.1 is here! This update was focused on improving objective and mission stability while also fixing bugs with multiplayer. We’ve reworked each mission to simplify and improve the objectives. Because of the rework, any…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi everyone! This week's patch is here! This patch is focused on improving performance, especially around networking. We reworked the way the network messages are sent to reduce the CPU cost and size of the messages. There was a general…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi Everyone! We have another small update today. This includes a fix for anyone that was not able to continue their saved character profile after yesterdays patch along with a few other issues. Apologies to all who were unable to continue…
Patch notesHi Everyone! First I’d like to say a big thank you to all of you! It’s been amazing to hear all the feedback and seeing so many of you having fun! We’ve also gotten a lot of reports of issues with crashes or blockers, especially while…
ArcaneAlpacaDevWe’re excited to announce that Dagger Directive is officially in Early Access! After months of development—and thanks to a ton of valuable community feedback from the demo—we’re finally ready to drop you into the global sandbox of tactical…
patgarret77We're thrilled to announce that Dagger Directive will launch into Early Access on June 3, 2025. This marks a significant milestone in our journey, and we couldn't have reached this point without the unwavering support and feedback from our…
patgarret77{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44570740/10048aae16520bfd7588b3fb2213b35a3d7b45b5.jpg Hi everyone! Last month I went over some of the new weapons and announced that co-op is getting added. This month brings more weapons and I’ll go into some more…
ArcaneAlpacaDev{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44570740/0fcd1fe8e50ea1a7c704d9df0a12d4bc4ed24b84.png Thanks to everyone that has played the demo! The feedback has been great and we appreciate all of the suggestions and ideas! If you have an idea or suggestion, feel…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi Everyone! Today's update is a short one. You can now play the Demo for Dagger Directive! The demo includes a limited selection of weapons, equipment, a few training missions, and one mission from the third campaign.…
ArcaneAlpacaDevDrones As I so subtly hinted at in last month's blog, drones are here! You’ll have the choice between reconnaissance to search for and observe targets, and explosive drones to attack and disrupt the enemy. As this is a game there will be a…
ArcaneAlpacaDev{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44570740/c9fc3fb2c8e97d9474e1b3f14b1f2a00b02821cb.png Hi everyone this will be the first in a series of monthly dev blogs. First off I’d like to introduce myself. I’m Dan, an engineer and designer. I’ve been working on…
ArcaneAlpacaDevHi Everyone! We’re happy to announce that Dagger Directive will be published by Microprose! I’ve been working on Dagger Directive for four years now. There’s still a lot of work to be done and I’m excited that Microprose has joined in! With…
patgarret77What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Dagger Directive - DX11 | Dagger Directive.exe | -force-d3d11 | windows | |
| Dagger Directive - DX12 | Dagger Directive.exe | -force-d3d12 | any | |
| Dagger Directive - Vulkan | Dagger Directive.exe | any |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
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It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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