MicroProse News: Dagger Directive Releases, Liquidation and Cleared Hot Demos! - Issue 31

MicroProse News: Dagger Directive Releases, Liquidation and Cleared Hot Demos! - Issue 31

Jun 09, 2025

This week's newsletter celebrates the Early Access launch of Dagger Directive alongside free demos for Cleared Hot and Liquidation, plus exciting developer insights and game updates. Special discounts are also live, including BattleFall: State of Conflict, B-17 Flying Fortress The Mighty 8th Redux, and more

Announcements

Dagger Directive

Boots are officially on the ground—Dagger Directive has launched into Early Access!

  • 15 missions

  • Tactical freedom

  • Go solo or play with friends

  • 25+ weapons

This is your chance to jump in early and help shape the game. The feedback so far has been fantastic, and the team has already released two patches this week based on player input. The roadmap is promising, and when editor features go live, we can’t wait to see the creative missions the community builds.

💥 Dagger Directive – Locked, Loaded, and in Early Access! 💥 💥 Dagger Directive – Locked, Loaded, and in Early Access! 💥 Tue, June 03, 2025 We’re excited to announce that Dagger Directive is officially in Early Access! After months of development—and thanks to a to... View on Steam

Dagger Directive Dagger Directive 3 Jun, 2025 View on Steam

Cleared Hot

Try out Cleared Hot with four missions showcasing the variety and challenges that will be waiting in the full game.

Demo Drops... TOMORROW !!! Demo Drops... TOMORROW !!! Thu, June 05, 2025 Hello to our extremely patient and good looking wishlisters, Today I FINALLY get to announce that our public demo will drop t... View on Steam

Cleared Hot Cleared Hot 2025 View on Steam

Liquidation

The Liquidation demo is here! Command all three factions, dive into skirmish mode, and battle it out in King of the Hill. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

June 2025 - Steam Demo! June 2025 - Steam Demo! Sun, June 01, 2025 Next Liquidation Demo is here! Starting June 3rd, 2025 - the new Liquidation demo will be live for one week only! In the demo... View on Steam

Liquidation Liquidation Coming soon View on Steam

Development Blogs

Boat Crew

This week’s blog explores improvements to AI supply and attack mechanics on the campaign map.

Sinews of War - 5th of June - Developer's Diary V5 Sinews of War - 5th of June - Developer's Diary V5 Thu, June 05, 2025 Greetings Captain, Our work on changes under the hood has been progressing steadily, so we figure it's a good time to be talk... View on Steam

Knights of Frontier Valley

This blog dives into procedural map generation—covering cities, dungeons, buildings, and the wilderness. A fascinating read on the innovative techniques being used by the solo developer!

Procedural map generation (+ Alpha 3.fun testing) Procedural map generation (+ Alpha 3.fun testing) Wed, June 04, 2025 Honorable Knights, Let's talk about maps today. Maps are fascinating. They can be decorative and inspirational, making us dre... View on Steam

Game Updates

Boat Crew

Test out the experimental branch and the latest enhancements to supply and distribution.

v1.7.0.6 Experimental v1.7.0.6 Experimental Fri, June 06, 2025 v1.7.0.6 Experimental - Campaign faction supply distribution behaviour rework. - Usage of guns, torpedoes, and items (except ... View on Steam

Carrier Command 2

This update brings improved mod support and greater flexibility.

v1.5.10 - The Modded Game Values Update! v1.5.10 - The Modded Game Values Update! Fri, June 06, 2025 Dear Players, Today we release the v1.5.10 update, including the new game constants text file. This is a modable file that st... View on Steam

Dagger Directive

Early Access launch means the first round of patches—thank you for reporting issues and sharing your feedback.

First Patch First Patch Fri, June 06, 2025 Hi 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 ma... View on Steam

Small Patch Small Patch Sat, June 07, 2025 Hi Everyone! We have another small update today. This includes a fix for anyone that was not able to continue their saved cha... View on Steam

EXFIL

This week's patch introduces new weapons, friend healing, and snow camo, alongside various fixes.

Build 0390-5586 Patch Notes : DesertTech Rifles/Friendly Healing/Snow Camo Build 0390-5586 Patch Notes : DesertTech Rifles/Friendly Healing/Snow Camo Mon, June 02, 2025 First order of business- shoutout to everyone that checked out the EXFIL demo over our free weekend. If you were playing, you... View on Steam

Sea Power

A new hotfix is now live.

Patch Notes 0.3.2 Patch Notes 0.3.2 Mon, June 02, 2025 Hi everyone, here comes a hot fix for our latest release with the following changes. You will note that the version number ha... View on Steam

Discounts

BattleFall: State of Conflict

This retro RTS is calling you to the battlefield—available at a special discount this week.

Battlefall: State of Conflict Battlefall: State of Conflict 11 Mar, 2025 View on Steam

Dagger Directive

The launch discount is now live!

Dagger Directive Dagger Directive 3 Jun, 2025 View on Steam

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th Redux

To commemorate D-Day, Redux is on sale this week.

B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux 25 Jan, 2024 View on Steam

Let Bions Be Bygones

Step into this point-and-click noir adventure alongside Gunny and Cooper.

Let Bions Be Bygones Let Bions Be Bygones 30 Apr, 2024 View on Steam

Open Wheel Manager Series

Think you have what it takes to manage a small team and take them to the podium?

Open Wheel Manager Bundle Open Wheel Manager Bundle Includes 2 items Open Wheel ManagerOpen Wheel Manager 2 View on Steam