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Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is a fantastic puzzle game twist on the charms of Shovel Knight
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I've been a huge fan of Yacht Club's retro love letter Shovel Knight since it first released in 2014, but I had yet to try out the puzzle game spin-off, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. Now that Pocket Dungeon is out on mobile via Netflix, I've run out of excuses to avoid giving it a try. Good news: It totally rules.
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon once again put me in control of the delightful and heroic Shovel Knight, along with some other Knight friends I could unlock as I found them hidden away in shrines. This time, though, instead of working my way through NES-style platforming levels, I was led through a series of, well, pocket dungeons by the mysterious Puzzle Knight.
Those dungeons take the form of almost Tetris-esque rooms of falling blocks, enemies, potions, and treasure chests. I had to swing my shovel at these obstacles to keep paths clear, being careful to grab potions when my health drained or duck into shop portals to pick up items that would help me survive longer.
Shovel Knight's digging abilities translated into this new genre much better than I ever could have guessed. Setting up huge combos of enemies to slash down was deeply satisfying, and the deeper I got into the game, the more carefully I had to plan my moves. For the truly talented among you, there's even a roguelike mode that boots you back to the hub area when you die even once. I'm nowhere near ready to tackle that level of stress, sadly.
I'd like to get to that point, though, and the addictive gameplay of Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is definitely good enough that I can see sticking with it for the long-term. If you haven't given this a shot already and have an active Netflix subscription, it's worth your time.
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Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is a 2D top-down puzzle roguelite game and an entry in the Shovel Knight series in collaborative development by Yacht Club Games and Vine. Its gameplay and graphical designs are based on Puzzle Knights Deluxe, a remake of Puzzle Knights which Vine was developing.
In appreciation of my fans and TapTap gamers, I've decided to pick 5 lucky players from those who downloaded the game. I will gift you 1 month of Netflix membership. Then you can also try this game : )
Anya8562023-06-10
This Game Is Pure Fun! Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon - Gameplay Review!
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is a puzzle adventure 2D pixel fast paced mobile game with lots of challenging stages to clear! Honestly, I enjoyed this game from the very start as it is unique, fast paced and challenging! If you love candy crush then its likely that you will love this game as well. This game seems to have a hybrid mixture of RPG adventure games and 3 block match games like candy crush. There were lots of varieties of enemies which we need to tackle in different way to defeat them. Doing combo attacks to defeat lots of enemies in one shot was too much fun for me! No wonder that this free to play game has managed to get the editor's choice tag.
Zennosh3K2023-06-12
A highly customizable blend of roguelike and puzzles | Full Review - Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is a roguelike dungeon crawler puzzle game that serves as a spin-off to the critically acclaimed Shovel Knight series. In this game, players take on the role of the protagonist, Shovel Knight, who becomes trapped within a magical artifact called the Pocket Dungeon.
🟩Pros
+Unique gameplay blend of puzzles and dungeon crawling
+Challenging and Strategic puzzles
+Highly customizable game parameters
lyndonguitar2K2023-06-11
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2023-06-22
even If I vote,, still it is not necessary, i just know
2023-06-21
I like shovel knight, I don't like that I have to have a Netflix sub to play shovel knight
2023-06-25