Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

Steam Deck Verified

VINE · Adventure · Dec 13, 2021

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $14.99.

90%
Very Positive
630 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 630 player reviews · updated 11 days ago

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
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
In other rougelike games you would have permanent upgrades to allow further progression, keeping the game fresh, I didn't see that here.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise 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.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise 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.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack, composed once again by Jake Kaufman, is another high point—offering energetic, chiptune-inspired tracks that perfectly match the game’s pace and inject plenty of character into each dungeon.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
In addition to the standard puzzle adventure affair you can also do a PvP game, great if you want to argue with a friend, not great if you want to remain friends.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
It is especially good to play on on the go with something like a Steam Deck.
3 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay79 reviews
Story and characters78 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Multiplayer9 reviews
Steam Deck3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty27 reviews
93%
Interface3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat12 reviews
83%
Bugs3 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
102
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.