Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · December 16, 2021

Delve with our Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Review and into the depths of the Pocket Dungeon in an action-packed puzzle adventure mashup like none other!

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Review Pros:

Glorious pixel art graphics.
Download size.
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
Graphics – fullscreen, shake intensity slider, flashing effects, windowed mode, and overscan.
Can rebind controls for both keyboard and the controller.
Game settings – lives, levels, bosses, speed, starting health, attack damage, items, and relics can all be turned off and on.
The tutorial section is optional.
Puzzler gameplay.
Feats act as the games owing in-game achievements system.
Daily run.
Adventure mode is the main game.
Vs mode is against the CPU or another local player and can use either controller or keyboard.
Online leaderboards.
The game revolves around enemies, items, and blocks dropping down, you have to hit them to clear them.
Enemies will hit back X amount of damage when attacked.
Chains are formed by clearing all connecting blocks/enemies/items together.
Gems will pop up as you clear the level.
Keys drop and are collected to open chests for power-ups and you also need a key for the exit door.
You can play long after you get the door to spawn.
Gems are used as the currency and you can spend it on new items/buffs etc in the shop found in the hub world in between levels.
The game and movement are based on a grid system.
Hub world with new features unlocked as you play, the levels themselves are represented on a world map level select.
Keeps the charm of the Shovel Knight series.
Gets quite addictive.
Items you buy in the shop enable them (relics) to appear randomly in games going forward.
The guidebook that can be found in the menu shows all unlocked characters l, discovered relics, and items along with a full stats page.
You can quit a run back to the camp.
Quick restart option.
Every game is random.
At the end of a level, you get a breakdown of your performance showing steps taken, kills, gems and time.
Speed run timer option.
You get two lives and when you die you drop everything but you can get it back by hitting the death marker.
Play how you want.
Short bite-sized levels.
Fast loading times.