MicroProse News: Dagger Directive Release Date, EXFIL updates and more!

May 19, 2025

Dagger Directive is gearing up for its Early Access launch on June 3, bringing co-op, missions, and a full arsenal. Meanwhile, Boat Crew, EXFIL, and Ground Branch receive key updates and for those looking for a deal don't forget to check out our weekly discounts at the bottom of the udpate.

Announcements

Dagger Directive

The countdown is on! *Dagger Directive* launches into Early Access on June 3, featuring 15 missions, over 25 weapons, and co-op gameplay. Get your squad ready and prepare for action!

The team has scheduled the following launch times, so synchronize watches:
🌅 Morning in America05:00 PDT
08:00 EDT

🍴 After lunch in the UK & Europe13:00 BST
14:00 CEST

🍽️ Evening battles in Asia20:00 UTC +8

🌌 Late-night missions in Oceania
22:00 AEST
24:00 NZST

Find out more about the release here:

Dev Blog: May 2025 Tue, May 13, 2025 We're thrilled to announce that Dagger Directive will launch into Early Access on June 3, 2025. This marks a significant mile... View on Steam

Boat Crew

This week's crew development diary offers a preview of the cosmetic updates coming in the next major Boat Crew update.

New Faces - 15th of May - Developer's Diary V3 Thu, May 15, 2025 Welcome aboard Captain, Welcome to the third entry to our current diary reboot series. Captain. Last week, we talked about th... View on Steam

EXFIL

A fresh field report details exciting new additions coming soon to EXFIL, including jungle maps, gadgets, AI updates, and more.

🪖EXFIL FIELD REPORT Wed, May 14, 2025 Hey Operators!👋 First order of business - shoutout to all the Operators who’ve been jumping into EXFIL recently! It’s been g... View on Steam

Game Updates

Boat Crew

The Experimental build has been updated, it features continued improvements to the crew system.

v1.7.0.2 Experimental Fri, May 16, 2025 v1.7.0.2 Experimental - Reworked crew equipment effect system. - Added M7 Grenade Launcher and M1919 Handheld version for cre... View on Steam

EXFIL

This week’s update introduces suppressors, bleeding mechanics, and the new VIP mode.

Build 0389-5448 Patch Notes : Suppressors/Bleeding/VIP Game Mode Sat, May 17, 2025 =================================== # BUILD 0389-5448 ## Main Branch =================================== Added: New game mode... View on Steam

Ground Branch

A hotfix update has been released for Ground Branch’s 1035 version, addressing key issues.

Build Update #055: V1035 Hotfix #1 Mon, May 12, 2025 Last Thursday we officially released GROUND BRANCH V1035 (if you missed it, see the release notes here ) and today we are pus... View on Steam

Tiny Combat Arena

The latest testers build brings optimizations to city maps and other improvements.

0.17.1.1 Testers Patch Notes Sat, May 17, 2025 There aren't many gameplay changes, but this work touched a lot of systems across the game, so I want to make sure that this ... View on Steam

Discounts

HighFleet

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HighFleet 27 Jul, 2021 View on Steam

Conur Life

Survive the streets of San Hugo with a special discount this week.

Conur Life 6 Mar, 2023 View on Steam