Game Overview
A lost royal relic turns every run into a frantic, old-school firefight across the dangerous lands of Delvia. Project Dagger is a retro-styled FPS roguelike built around fast shooting, unpredictable routes, and the constant threat of a bad encounter ending an otherwise promising expedition. The goal is simple—return the Crown of Benevolence to its king—but the road is crowded with undead, explosive skeletons, airborne laser-spewing demons, and other threats that turn simple corridors into panic rooms. Its tone is scrappy and arcade-like rather than grimly realistic, with chunky visuals and absurd weaponry supporting the mayhem.
Runs move through randomly generated levels, so layouts, encounters, rewards, and detours keep changing as you push toward the artifact’s destination. Players gather melee and ranged weapons, level up, and select from roughly 60 perks to shape a build around mobility, survivability, close-range aggression, or ranged destruction. Shops, shrines, portal shortcuts, and similar world events provide useful decisions between battles, while eight unlockable classes add another layer of replayable character variety. Normal and Hard modes cater to different skill levels, and the One Shot mode strips everyone down to a single hit point, making awareness and aim far more important than brute-force upgrades.
Project Dagger stands out through its willingness to mix familiar boomer-shooter gunplay with roguelike improvisation and deliberately goofy enemy ideas. A TNT-carrying skeleton can be as memorable as the bigger monsters because the game treats every enemy type as a different pressure point in the arena. Changing environments and times of day help prevent its procedural structure from feeling entirely anonymous, while seeded runs give players a way to revisit the same conditions. As an Early Access title, it is still growing, with more content and bosses planned, but it already suits players who enjoy the kinetic combat of classic Doom-style shooters combined with the run-based build crafting of modern roguelites.
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Installation
- Click the green button below to be redirected to UploadHaven.
- Wait 15 seconds, then hit “Free Download.” (Free downloads may be slower — upgrade to UploadHaven Pro for faster speeds.)
- Once downloaded, right-click the .zip file and choose “Extract to Project Dagger.” (You’ll need 7-Zip for this.)
- Open the extracted folder and run the game as administrator.
- Enjoy! 🎮 If you see missing DLL errors, check the _Redist folder inside and install what’s needed.
System Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit systems only)
- Processor: Intel i3
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce GTX 570
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Setup Guide & Troubleshooting
How do I fix missing DLL errors for Project Dagger (v0.5.0a)?
After extracting Project Dagger (v0.5.0a), navigate to the _Redist or _CommonRedist folder inside the game directory and install DirectX, Vcredist, and any other dependencies included.
What should I do if the downloaded file is corrupted?
The full archive is 0.94 GB — make sure your download completed fully before extracting. Use 7-Zip to extract the files. If you still see a "file corrupted" error, re-download and try again.
Why should I run the game as administrator?
Right-click the game executable and select "Run as Administrator" to avoid save file issues and permission errors. This is especially important on the first launch.
How do I update my GPU drivers for this game?
The game won't launch — what should I try?
Try running in compatibility mode, install the latest DirectX runtime, or install the All-in-One VC Redist Package.
My antivirus is blocking the game — is it safe?
Antivirus false positives are common with pre-installed games. Temporarily pause your antivirus during extraction to prevent it from quarantining game files. You can re-enable it after the extraction completes.