
The shotgun-like blast can supplement the jumping mechanism the player can be propelled further and perform a double jump by firing downwards while still in the air. The player can gain a speed boost by strafing while jumping. The game employs advanced movement techniques to increase player speed and jump height. The player character can move at high speed and jump to perform evasive manoeuvres. This, alongside the enemies' aggressive behaviour, encourages constant player movement and spatial awareness. Īs enemies accumulate in the arena, the amount of safe space decreases. Accessed via the leaderboard, replays of playthroughs can be downloaded and watched from either a first-person view or a top-down perspective. The player's best survival time is published on a global leaderboard. At the top of the screen, a timer displays how long the playthrough has lasted. The player dies when coming into physical contact with an enemy or falling off the stage. Once dead, the red crystals are dropped and can be gathered by the player to obtain attack upgrades, such as increased damage and homing daggers. Some enemies have weak spots indicated by red crystals on their bodies. There are two firing options: clicking the left-mouse button fires a shotgun-like blast of daggers with a wide spread, and holding the mouse button down fires a precise, continuous stream of daggers. The player kills enemies by firing daggers from their fingers. Each enemy makes a unique and continuous noise, so that the player is able to recognise what type of enemy is approaching them.

As time progresses, more exotic creatures that pose a greater threat and exhibit different behaviour begin to appear.

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Initially, a series of tentacled, towering creatures spawn and start releasing swarms of flying skulls that pursue the player. In the arena, demonic enemies begin spawning. Upon retrieving the dagger, the player is transported to a flat, floating platform arena cloaked in darkness. Devil Daggers opens with the player character standing in a shadowy room in front of them is a floating dagger illuminated by a spotlight. The goal of the game is to kill demonic enemies and survive for as long as possible. Daggers are fired from the fingers of their outstretched hand.ĭevil Daggers is a shooter video game with gameplay experienced from a first-person perspective. The player character is looking at a set of approaching enemies. Critics likened the aesthetics, movement and shooting mechanics of Devil Daggers to Doom, Quake and other first-person shooters of the 1990s. However, some reviewers noted that during its latter stages the overwhelming number of enemies and visual style made it difficult to understand what was happening. The game received positive reviews and was praised for its sound design, unique visual style and challenging gameplay. OS X and Linux versions were released in July and September 2016 respectively.


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The deliberate use of unfiltered textures and effects like polygon jitter and texture warping make its visual style reminiscent of early 3D games released in the 1990s.ĭevil Daggers was released for Windows in February 2016, after being greenlit for release on digital distribution platform Steam. Survival times are recorded on a global leaderboard where replays of playthroughs can be accessed and viewed. The player dies upon touching an enemy, and as time passes, more threatening creatures begin to appear. The player character can fire daggers from their fingers to eliminate foes and move about to avoid contact with them. Players are tasked with surviving for as long as possible against swarms of demonic enemies on an arena shrouded in darkness. Devil Daggers is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by indie development team Sorath.
