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Dagger Directive

Arcane Alpacas LLC · MicroProse Software · 2026-08-13

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jun 03, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

84%
positive of 701 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 37 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (149 reviews).
  • · Top 40% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 14k–32k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 701 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12712720252026Week of 2025-06-03: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$14.992025-06-032026-08-132025-06-03 — best price $15.992025-06-10 — best price $19.992025-07-11 — best price $15.992025-07-18 — best price $19.992025-08-19 — best price $15.992025-08-31 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $15.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-01-31 — best price $14.992026-02-07 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-19 — best price $14.992026-05-26 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-13 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
90.9%
earned "Boots on the ground"
0.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeColor AlternativesCustom Volume Controls

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5570%50

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

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