Shovel Knight’s main adventure might be over, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to sproing out of the spotlight just yet; developer Yacht Club Games has now unveiled the spaded-one’s latest spin-off: “puzzle adventure mash-up”, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon.
Pocket Dungeon, a collaboration between developer Vine and Yacht Club Games, offers a colourful blend of falling-block puzzling and dungeon-crawling – the gist being that Shovel Knight can move freely around each top-down, single-screen stage, and must clear groups of adjacent enemies with a quick spade-thwack in order to progress to the next area.
“Group foes together for massive chain attacks while grabbing keys, power-ups, and potions to refill your health!”, explains Yacht Club, with wrinkles on that core premise arriving in the form of new items, equipment, and boss battles. Additionally, a total of 10 playable heroes from the Shovel Knight universe are promised, each with its own unique power and play style.
