Dap
Released Sep 2021
Dap is a horror-action-adventure about gathering and protecting a pack of fragile creatures called Daps. Lead your Daps to safety through an eerily beautiful world, fighting off threats, solving puzzles, and avoiding the infection that twists your companions into something alien and terrifying…
94% positive · 156 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $13.99
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Evaluation
Dap is a self-published indie game developed by a two-person studio (Melting Parrot) that launched on September 29, 2021. The only DLC is the game's soundtrack, which released on October 29, 2021 and is the sole post-launch commercial release. After launch, the studio issued a small bug-fix patch in October 2021 and a minor legal/optimization update in November 2021. The last official developer communication of any kind was a first-anniversary post on September 29, 2022, which celebrated the game's birthday and promoted a local games festival — it contained no announcements of future content, a roadmap, or ongoing development plans. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced expansions, and no developer statements indicating additional content is planned. The game's store description presents Dap as a complete narrative experience. With no post-launch content cycle, no outstanding commitments, and developer communication having ceased as of September 29, 2022, Dap launched and was supported briefly as a finished product.
Evidence
Dap launched as a full release on September 29, 2021 with no post-launch content announced.
First anniversary post celebrating Dap's launch and participation in Melbourne International Games Week. No future content, updates, or roadmap mentioned. This is the last official developer communication on record.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Melting Parrot
Achievements
17
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
In Dap, you must guide a group of tiny ‘Daps’ through a hostile and corrupted world. Something has descended onto the forest - something incomprehensible, sinister, slithering in from a crack in reality. It’s up to you to get everybody home.
Explore a lushly atmospheric pixelated world, guiding your Daps through a permeable realm on the border between dreaming and waking. Encounter otherworldly horrors, interdimensional entities, and gods that have no business being worshipped.
Band together to solve puzzles and fight off hellish threats. The more Daps you gather, the stronger the pack will become, but beware: Daps are not immune to infection. Linger too long in the wrong place and the pack will turn on itself, with horrific consequences.
Ascend to the spirit world and tend your garden there, taking a much needed break between levels. Meanwhile down on the ground, you’ll need to scavenge and craft in order to survive. Use every resource available to survive an existential ordeal.
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Last evaluated Jun 24, 2026
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