Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is a dungeon crawler puzzle game developed by Vine and Yacht Club Games, and published by Yacht Club Games. It is a spin-off of Shovel Knight. It was released on December 13, 2021 for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. The story follows protagonist Shovel Knight as he becomes trapped within a magical artifact, the Pocket Dungeon, and is forced to fight his way out while battling other knights who befell the same fate.[1] The game was positively received by critics, who noted its graphics, soundtrack and easy-to-learn yet deep gameplay as strong points.

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Yacht Club Games[lower-alpha 1]
Designer(s)Russell Rafferty
Programmer(s)
  • César Domínguez Garza
  • Jaime Gifte
  • Juju Adams
  • Joe Dolan
  • Vadym Diachenko
Artist(s)
  • Russell Rafferty
  • Michael Hussinger
Composer(s)Jake Kaufman
SeriesShovel Knight
EngineGameMaker Studio
Platform(s)
ReleaseDecember 13, 2021
Genre(s)Puzzle, dungeon crawler
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

The game's core gameplay has the player control Shovel Knight or another playable character, moving them around on an 8x8 grid and clearing enemies and blocks that drop from above by moving into them to attack. If the player does not defeat an enemy, they take damage equivalent to that enemy's offensive stat.[2]

Reception

The game received an aggregate score of 84/100 on PC, 83/100 on Switch, and 80/100 on PlayStation 4 from Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3][4][5]

Kyle LeClair of Hardcore Gamer rated the PC version 4/5 points, calling the core gameplay easy to learn, yet having a deep level of strategy. Calling the graphics "amazing", he referred to the game itself as a "true gem".[1]

Jenni Lada of Siliconera rated the PC version 8/10 points, calling the game "immensely satisfying" and praising its supplemental modes, such as VS mode.[6] Mitchell Salzman of IGN also rated it 8/10 points, calling it "hard to put down", and noting its "incredible soundtrack". However, he criticized the game's unlockable relics as lacking in utility, saying the most universally useful ones were part of the starting 15. He also criticized the game's lack of online play, as it contains only local multiplayer.[2]

Notes
  1. iOS and Android ports to be published by Netflix.

References
  1. LeClair, Kyle (December 15, 2021). "Review: Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  2. Saltzman, Mitchell (December 12, 2021). "Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Review". IGN. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  3. "Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  4. "Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  5. "Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  6. Lada, Jenni (December 12, 2021). "Review: Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is Easy to Dig Into". Siliconera. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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