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Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
Developer VINE, Yacht Club Games
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is a roguelike puzzle game co-developed by Vine and Yacht Club Games, and published by Yacht Club Games. A spin-off of the platform game Shovel Knight, the player takes control of the namesake adventurer 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. Gameplay is set on an 8x8… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
304 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 23, 2026 · last updated Oct 24, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
85
LovedLoved
146 positive · 25 negative
95% range 79–90%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 146 | 25 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 32 | 5 | 76 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
356 of 408 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
86% recommend · 149 yes, 25 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 174 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (573 of 635 positive).
Players praise the game as a unique and addictive puzzle roguelike with deep mechanics. [1][2][3] Many highlight the huge variety of characters, DLC content, and high replayability. [1][4][5] Some reviewers criticize the hybrid real-time/turn-based gameplay as confusing or half-baked. [6][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
IDk man maybe I just don't get it (feels like it!) but it feels like this game has a core mechanic that feels "juicy" but they never figured out the gameplay. The tooltips tell you to take your time, the enemies move when you do! Except they also move on a timer. The weird mashup of movement + timer, the ability to choose 'roguelike' or 'puzzle' mode, the myriad of adjustable game loop components like # of lives/etc …
- [1]
This game's CRIMINALLY underrated! It's an absolutely fantastic puzzle game! (and by puzzle game, I mean in the vein of Tetris, not Portal). There's SO MUCH VARIETY in here with the DLCs now. Every character plays so differently, they each have 4 extra ways to play them, there's tons of options to play the game exactly at the difficulty you want, you can mix and mash hats with different abilities... it's really …
- [2]
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is an action puzzle masterpiece. In many ways, the game is right up there with the master of this genre, Tetris - and I really don´t want to say this lightly and have a couple of points about why I think that. What is "action puzzle" about it? Well, at its barest, its a game about quick pattern recognition, a little bit of mental math ( only when you know your character approaches low …
- [14]
Pocket dungeon is without a doubt in my top 3 shovel knight entries alongside king of cards and specter of torment. It's crypt of the necrodancer baby mode and its also on crack, let me explain. The game arms you with an arsenal of different characters from which almost every single one of them has an unique gameplay style. This only gets magnified when you realise that each character also has a second form with an …
- [3]
Very unique puzzle game I can only describe as a crossover between Puyo and Dig Dug, wrapped up in a hub-based roguelike. Your character is physically present on the board, needing to navigate falling blocks that are mostly enemy units with unique characteristics. To destroy enemies, you must sacrifice your own HP to deplete theirs -- ideally in chains, which will damage all matching units at once. This requires you …
Summarised from 34 of the 289 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
86% of the 174 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. The complaint that keeps coming up: hybrid real-time/turn-based gameplay feels unclear. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
According to the review aggregator website Metacritic, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon received "generally favorable reviews" for its PC, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4 versions. On OpenCritic, it received a 93% approval rating. Critics praised the game's combination of puzzle and roguelike mechanics. Eurogamer called its gameplay innovative and smart, while IGN was impressed in how the developers had combined the dissimilar roguelike and puzzle genres. Nintendo Life found Pocket Dungeon to be well-designed and fun, saying that it was a worthy entry into the franchise. Critics found Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon fast-paced and difficult. Shacknews felt that the game was not a casual…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 304 · most liked firstNew Steam bundles are live! ⚓✨ We teamed up with some friends for a wave of bundle pairings featuring Shovel Knight, Shovel Knight Dig, Cyber Shadow, and Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. Platforming, action, dungeons, rivals, ninjas, treasure, and more! 🛡️⛏️⚔️💎
neutral · AI labelView post →Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon ($5) is cheaper than a Subway footlong ($13.69). Do what you will with that information.
neutral · AI labelView post →💸Our big, catalog wide sale continues and expands! Shovel Knight Dig, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon and Cyber Shadow are all on sale on the nintendo store for 35% off!! ycgurl.com/NOAStore
neutral · AI labelView post →Calling all Pocketeers! We have a special treat for you! We’re releasing Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Pals Pack DLC publicly on Steam, and hosting an open public Beta of Online Versus for TWO WEEKS! 🚨STARTING RIGHT NOW!!!🚨
neutral · AI labelView post →Aether fans! ⚓⚔️ Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove + Rivals of Aether and Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon + Dungeons of Aether are bundled now on Steam. Master memorable rivals, clever character choices, dungeon battles, and tactical puzzle action. 🛡️💎 ⬇️See the link below⬇️
neutral · AI labelView post →Calling all pocketeers! We’re holding a very special Steam Free Weekend event for our puzzle-action roguelite, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon! From July 10th to July 14th, players will be able to delve into the full game including all of the released DLC completely for free!
neutral · AI labelView post →🟧🟥🟧 🟥🟧🟥 🟧🟥🟧 If rhythmically jumping between squares on a rigid grid is your thing, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon + Crypt of the NecroDancer are bundled together on Steam! Two genre-bending dungeon games where every step can mean treasure, danger, or disaster. 👇
neutral · AI labelView post →Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is $4.99 on Steam buff.ly/LvGc2E4 $11.99 US PS+ buff.ly/4JCm1bJ Deck verified
neutral · AI labelView post →I played Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon on my phone, which was exclusively released on Netflix Games on android. They removed it and afaik all APKs needed to connect to the internet for DRM. An entire port of the game is fully inaccessible now.
negative · AI labelView post →There are a ton of good mobile games but the reason you can't find them is because 99% of what you see in app stores are paid advertisements. Every section is basically paid, and the few which aren't get botted by major companies. That app that has 5 million downloads and 4.6 average score? Most likely spammed with bots that give it 5 stars. Google Play is a disaster. Here are some Android games I would absolutely recommend: * Fancy Pants Adventures * Data Wing * The Battle of Politopia *…
neutral · AI labelView post →You heard it right Netflix Games users, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is leaving the subscription service in the near future. We're hoping it returns to mobile through other means (like an independent release)
neutral · AI labelView post →Check out the Sea of Stars + Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove bundle here: 📜 store.steampowered.com/bundle/76336... More Yacht Club Games bundles are live too, including Mina the Hollower, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, Shovel Knight Dig, and Cyber Shadow pairings!
neutral · AI labelView post →This game's CRIMINALLY underrated! It's an absolutely fantastic puzzle game! (and by puzzle game, I mean in the vein of Tetris, not Portal). There's SO MUCH VARIETY in here with the DLCs now. Every character plays so differently, they each have 4 extra ways to play them, there's tons of options to play the game exactly at the difficulty you want, you can mix and mash hats with different abilities... it's really staggering, in a good way If you like Threes, Tetris, 1024, Puyo Puyo, Lumines, or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To celebrate the launch of Mina the Hollower (@yachtclubgames.bsky.social), special Steam bundles are now live, including Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon + Crypt of the NecroDancer! ✨ Complete your collection: store.steampowered.com/bundle/76346...
neutral · AI labelView post →Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Paradox Pack DLC Trailer.
neutral · AI labelView post →IDk man maybe I just don't get it (feels like it!) but it feels like this game has a core mechanic that feels "juicy" but they never figured out the gameplay. The tooltips tell you to take your time, the enemies move when you do! Except they also move on a timer. The weird mashup of movement + timer, the ability to choose 'roguelike' or 'puzzle' mode, the myriad of adjustable game loop components like # of lives/etc - makes me think they just didn't figure out the "best" way to play this and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review during the Free Weekend event. I’ve had one Shovel Knight game but I didn’t realize it was a franchise until now. Pocket Dungeon is essentially a match-3 game, you can attack single enemies, but when enemies of the same type are grouped together, one hit can hurt the entire group. The game is in real time, meaning enemies continuously fall from the top of the screen. Despite the lack of rhythm mechanics, it reminds me of Crypt of the NecroDancer in terms of style and features like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →'Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon' is leaving Netflix on December 18th.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh! Seems like a Xbox version of 'Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon' is happening. Great! Everybody should have the same chance to experience those games!
positive · AI labelView post →WEDNESDAYYY We're back with another action-packed episode of Shuffle Mode, bringing you the absolute best mix of chill VGM from cool games like: Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon 🚀Border Down 🔮D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die And everything but the kitchen sink a la mode Meet me here ⤵️ chillscape.xyz
neutral · AI labelView post →If Tetris was the system seller for the Game Boy, then Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon should be the same for the Steam Deck. It’s just perfect! Once you get the hang of it, you’ll find yourself playing again and again. The sound and feel are excellent, the gameplay is addictive, and there’s tons of content. The difficulty is balanced just right, making it endlessly replayable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Week ??: Digital: - Star Wars Battlefront 2 - Crypt of the Necrodancer - Little Nightmares - Blasphemous 2 - Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon - Dokapon Kingdom Connect - Beyond: Two Souls - Bokura - Super Dungeon Maker - Samurai Gunn - Jurassic World Evolution 2 - Super Hexagon 1/2
neutral · AI labelView post →Thinking about how Crypt of the Necrodancer has trained me to move to the rhythm in a tile structure pixel game That it has made it impossible for me to play Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon like a normal human being
neutral · AI labelView post →Well, Today's My Birthday And i Decided To Treat Myself To A New Pixel Art Portrait, This Time Based On Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon #pixelart #furry #shovelknightpocketdungeon #shovelknight
neutral · AI labelView post →Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is an action puzzle masterpiece. In many ways, the game is right up there with the master of this genre, Tetris - and I really don´t want to say this lightly and have a couple of points about why I think that. What is "action puzzle" about it? Well, at its barest, its a game about quick pattern recognition, a little bit of mental math ( only when you know your character approaches low health ), and optimizing the speed at which you can do both of these things to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This a project I've abandoned, picked back up, and reworked many times but haven't gotten it to a place that feels good yet. It's something of a cross between Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon and Tetris Attack. I think it has potential, so maybe one day I'll figure it out! #indiedev #madewithunity
neutral · AI labelView post →Recently been playing Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. A combination of puzzle, roguelike, and Shovel Knight. And it’s honestly so good! You play by controlling your knight character in this 8x8 grid where you need to hit the enemy blocks to clear them. You need to prevent the grid from being filled…
positive · AI labelView post →Very unique puzzle game I can only describe as a crossover between Puyo and Dig Dug, wrapped up in a hub-based roguelike. Your character is physically present on the board, needing to navigate falling blocks that are mostly enemy units with unique characteristics. To destroy enemies, you must sacrifice your own HP to deplete theirs -- ideally in chains, which will damage all matching units at once. This requires you to tactically recover your HP by seeking out potions that are also falling…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Paradox Pack FREE DLC Launches August 13th - Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh yeah, there's actually a fair bit of good games on Netflix if you have a subscription. Unfortunately, they're online-only even if they're singleplayer... I hate subscriptions... Sonic Mania, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, Into the Breach, and Wonderputt are pretty fun. I haven't tried anything else.
positive · AI labelView post →Mona is a total cutie of all existence but King Knight?.... my beloved..oh my...is so big, thinking too much about King Knight, all these years we spend together...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a bad game. Yes, it's beautiful, but who cares when it's not fun? It's not a puzzle game, it's not an action game, it's not a roguelite (even if you try to force everything down the player's throat to make it seem like one). Skip this one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Paradox Pack DLC Trailer.
neutral · AI labelView post →I did a mod for Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon This time is Anton! steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Touhou Spell Bubble: official Puzzle Bobble x Touhou with rhythm elements, dev'd by the Space Invaders Extreme folks—just got a vtuber/anison-themed successor, QQQbeats Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon: Wario's Woods-like, muddied with roguelite junk; didn't sell, & the online MP update still aint out
negative · AI labelView post →I'll be taking a break from work today by playing Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon and maybe some Shovel Knight: Dig. Both games have been updated a few times, and I haven't gotten to the new content since then🎮
neutral · AI labelView post →The weird hybrid of real-time and turn-based puzzle gameplay just does not work, which is such a shame because I love the Shovel Knight look and series, and like the occasional rogue-like. But they either needed to lean in on the puzzle aspect and make it turn-based or real-time. Combined just makes it completely unclear whether the game is intended to be played quickly or slowly. It rewards you for playing quickly, but in my experience with it it is far too random and punishing to actually…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely enjoyable experience. Reminds me of Kirby's Avalanche on the SNES. Has an absolute ton of replayability. Should be considered in the upper-echelon of roguelikes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎮 2025 Game #22: Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Very fun and addicting take on Shovel Knight with some fast and satisfying gameplay, great art and music (as usual for @yachtclubgames.bsky.social), and a ton of little hidden goodies to find and content to unlock. 8/10 #IndieGames
positive · AI labelView post →I usually buy a new roguelike/lite to play over Christmas - previous years have included Dead Cells, Vampire Survivors, Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon, Grindstone, Slay the Spire - and this year (to save me from tears etc) I think I'll pick up Ballionaire
neutral · AI labelView post →It's just not very good. It looks nice and all but I think this game is just getting a pass from hardcore shovelknight fans cause it's shovelknight.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please play this game I am begging you it is one of the most underrated games that I own
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What can i say about this game that people probably already haven't said? Yacht Club Games never disappoints in bringing great fresh and new experiences to the table, and they didn't miss with this one! Their partnership with VINE surely paid out, I'm a huge puzzle game and roguelike/lite fan, two of my most played games are both The Binding of Isaac and Tetris, and this game is an almost perfect mix between the two genres (even though the roguelite aspects are minor compared to the puzzle game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pocket dungeon is without a doubt in my top 3 shovel knight entries alongside king of cards and specter of torment. It's crypt of the necrodancer baby mode and its also on crack, let me explain. The game arms you with an arsenal of different characters from which almost every single one of them has an unique gameplay style. This only gets magnified when you realise that each character also has a second form with an even crazier quirk that most of the players dont even unlock, but why? Pocket…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GUYS, Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon is literally free to play until July 14th. Yes, I'm gonna be a SK shill for this: SKPD is a legitimately fun puzzle game, has tons of unlockables/secrets, and can be played in short bursts. Really addicting, really good. store.steampowered.com/app/1184760/...
positive · AI labelView post →Good Phone Games: Downwell - Excellent platformer Holedown - a delightful spectacle of bouncing Poinpy - slingshot colormatching platformer Slice & Dice - Dice-based RPG roguelike Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon - Combat match-3 Peglin - Pachinko roguelike RPG
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's my #NintendoSwitch #indiegame highlight for today! 🎮👍🏼 Game - Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Developer - Yacht Club Games and VINE Publisher - @yachtclubgames.bsky.social Release date - December 13, 2021
neutral · AI labelView post →So when I worked in Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon we ended up tossing a bunch of random ideas, a lot couldn’t get in like my murder mystery challenge (alas), but _it was possible_
neutral · AI labelView post →New video alert!! If you like puzzle/rougelikes, this is for you! Check out Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon! youtu.be/AMu_ibHMmBw?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Fantastic roguelike. So many characters (2 abilities for each character!), a ridiculous amount of content, great customization, and super fun challenges. Definitely a uniquely designed game that can have a learning curve to get into (focus on getting keys to open chests if you are struggling) but the characters unique abilities and experiencing the Shovel Knight universe in a new way makes this game really fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://www.youtube.com/@ClemmyGames I don't watch his videos, I just go through the links in the description and watch the trailers on the steam page. He covers a lot of games not all good or unique, but it's easy to go through. Also if you haven't been playing many games then the top indie games of the year/decade can be good for you. Also I found this list on indie general on /v/ or /vg/ a while back, it's pretty good. indie Games 2019: -Baba is You -Bug Fables: The Everlasting Spring…
neutral · AI labelView post →[Streamathon Day 9] We're back with Shovel Knight, but we're delving into Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon, a mainline game NOT made by Yacht Club! Let's see how deep we can go in this adventure! #VTuber #VSky #ShovelKnight #PuzzleGame www.twitch.tv/emiko_choroi
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is great, tough other then the characters, its not really a Shovel Knight game. The gameplay is great and there is a lot of replayability (tough if you didn't liked the gameplay in the first 119 minutes then just refund it.) as the replayability comes from (very) different characters, (22) 36 abilities in total. edit1: I forgot to mention, there is mod support and some great mods.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So much fun! What a hidden gem
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoy the gameplay itself but this is a roguelike. Maybe that's my fault for not reading enough about it but it's not clicking for me in a game like this. More modes would solve this problem for me but as of now there's that mode, two player, a daily, and a weekly. As it is now though, the roguelike formula they've used here just doesn't fit in my opinion Edit - this game isn't advertised as a roguelike in the store, regardless of someone saying it was advertised as such, nowhere that I can…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →no achievement for random knight victory i wanna kms
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I just platinumed Wanderstop and it was a great game to remind myself to chill out for a moment. We sampled Mark of the Deep which seemed pretty good, and I'm itching to try Spark the Electric Jester. Also just reinstalled Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon 🙂
positive · AI labelView post →Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon isn't loading :(
negative · AI labelView post →Super underrated! It's really tricky to get your head around, but once I started thinking about chaining enemies as managing my health as a resource instead of something like Puyo Puyo it started to click. It can be difficult and frustrating at times, but the game has a ton of options to modify the gameplay experience if you're more of a novice or want a more relaxing experience (though I'd recommend trying to see how far you get playing with the default stock settings!) The pixel art is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yacht Club Games sale on Nintendo eShop: bit.ly/3RqIci9 Cyber Shadow - $9.99 lowest price ever Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - $19.99 Shovel Knight Dig - $12.49 lowest price ever Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon- $9.99
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