Dap: Prologue
Released Jul 2021
Dap: Prologue is a short dive into the eerie world of Dap, the upcoming horror-action-adventure about protecting a pack of fragile creatures against the creeping corruption tainting the woods and its inhabitants. Lead, scavenge, and fight, in a race for survival against otherwordly horrors.
96% positive · 124 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Dap: Prologue is a free, standalone introductory experience for the main game Dap, explicitly described as a short (~15-20 minute) preview of the full game's world and mechanics. It was released on July 16, 2021, and received a handful of polish and improvement updates through the summer of 2021. The final update on September 23, 2021 prepared the prologue for the launch of the full game Dap on September 29, 2021. This prologue was never intended as an ongoing product — it exists solely as a promotional taste of the full game. All developer communication has been silent since September 23, 2021, consistent with the prologue having served its purpose upon the full game's launch. There is no DLC, no announced future content, and no ongoing update pattern beyond the initial polish phase.
Evidence
Prologue updated in preparation for the launch of the full game Dap on September 29, 2021 — the last developer communication for this title
Store description explicitly frames the prologue as a short ~15-minute introduction to the full game Dap, described as 'upcoming' and targeting a Q3 2021 release
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Melting Parrot
Achievements
1
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Dap: Prologue is designed as a short introduction to the eerie world of Dap, the upcoming horror-action-adventure releasing Q3 2021.
Approximately 15mn long, it is a first taste to the main mechanics, the atmosphere, and the terrible horrors that lurk in the shadows of the canopy...
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, inter dimensional 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.
Approximately 15mn long, it is a first taste to the main mechanics, the atmosphere, and the terrible horrors that lurk in the shadows of the canopy...
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, inter dimensional 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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