Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

Buy90%

Very Positive · 633 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

VINE · Adventure · Dec 13, 2021

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
102
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio0 of 11
Subtitles0 of 11

Should I buy Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 633 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Speaking of challenge, another high point of this game is the amount of difficulty customization that the player is allowed to do: one can alter almost every aspect of gameplay, to the core style (either roguelite - one death and the run is over - or with any number of lives), as well the speed of the falling pieces and many other aspects.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This is a simple game to understand mechanically but offers quite the skill ceiling.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
That's not to say the game is cheap, it has a lot of depth through the types of enemies, weapons, consumables, bonus areas, playable characters, and unlocks provided.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The ending was super sweet though, totally made it worth it. :3
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are made of large, whimiscially animated and colorful sprites that represent both characters and locations seen in previous titles, while the music is again penned by the wonderful Jake Kauffman, remixing his previous work in an all new style to great effect.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-As you would expect from any Yacht Clubs game; this has a killer soundtrack!

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay96 reviews
Difficulty34 reviews
Characters28 reviews
Story23 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Combat10 reviews
Co-op6 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
89% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99