New free playable characters, stages, and relics
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeonrefuses to die. The humble puzzleShovel Knightspin-off is already packed with playable characters and other ways to change up the experience, but the unrelenting teams at Vine and Yacht Club Games won’t be satisfied until everyone on Earth understands that this game is a blast, and the only way to do that is to coax the global population into trying it. And what better way to do that than with free DLC?
Starting today onSteam(and coming soon to consoles), theShovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Puzzler’s Pack DLCis open for business, offering up new playable characters like Mona the alchemist and Puzzle Knight the nogoodnik.
Mona can chain potion explosions for massive combos, and the Puzzle Knight can turn enemies around clockwise to change their overall effect on the battlefield. These unique strategy options are compounded by two new relics, two areas to explore, and new challenges. And thisShovel Knight Pocket DungeonDLC is just the start. Mod support — and the option to refract and enhance your character’s abilities — are all coming soon.
The team at Yacht Club truly wantsPocket Dungeonto be a game of the people. That’s why they areopening their discord channel to all comersto discuss what they do and don’t want in the game. The plan is to keep updating thisPuzzle Packfor as long as possible. Remember folks,the originalShovel Knightreceived massive free updates over the course of five years, so who knows how far they’ll go. If you want to learn more about them and why they are so unrelentingly giving, check out the8,000-plus-word interview I did with them in Lock-On 004. As Hot Rod once said, “It’s a whopper alright!“
