Fit check
Is Project Dagger worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Retro FPS fans who want run-to-run variation
- Roguelike players who enjoy building characters through perks and classes
- Action players seeking optional Hard and one-shot challenges
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fixed campaign with predictable level layouts
- Players who prefer less combat-focused journeys
- Players looking for a finished game rather than an Early Access title
Our take on Project Dagger
The run-based structure trades fixed progression for changing routes and encounters, while the Early Access format means the current experience may differ as planned additions such as seeded runs and bosses are developed.
What is Project Dagger?
Project Dagger is a retro first-person roguelike about returning the Crown of Benevolence to the King of Delvia.
Runs take place across randomly generated levels with changing environments, times of day, enemies, and routes. Combat includes more than 15 melee and ranged weapons, while progression offers 60 perks and 8 unlockable classes. Shrines, shopkeepers, portal skips, and other encounters appear during journeys. The game includes Normal and Hard difficulties, plus a one-shot mode where both the player and enemies have 1 health point. It is an Early Access title, with seeded runs, bosses, and additional content listed as planned features.
How Project Dagger plays
- 01Randomized Runs
- Level layouts, routes, environments, and enemy encounters change between journeys.
- 02Perk Progression
- Players select from 60 perks while leveling to shape character abilities.
- 03Weapon Variety
- The arsenal contains more than 15 melee and ranged weapons with different uses.
- 04Unlockable Classes
- Eight classes provide distinct utility during a run.
- 05Multiple Difficulties
- Normal and Hard settings are joined by a one-shot mode in which all combatants have 1 health point.
- 06Journey Encounters
- Shrines, shopkeepers, portal skips, and other events can appear along the route.
Project Dagger compared to similar games
Abyssus is also a roguelite shooter, but it focuses on multiplayer action, hand-crafted levels, and weapon modification with ancient technologies. Project Dagger instead features randomly generated levels, 60 perks, 8 classes, and more than 15 melee and ranged weapons.
Project Dagger: platforms & release
Is Project Dagger worth it?
It is worth it if: retro FPS fans who want run-to-run variation. Skip it if: players seeking a fixed campaign with predictable level layouts.
Where can I download Project Dagger?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Project Dagger's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Project Dagger on?
Windows only.
