Yacht Club Games revealed a lot of news today regarding the Shovel Knight series in a Nintendo direct-style event. The stream was called Yacht Club Games Presents and there’s a lot to discuss! First up, King of Cards and Showdown content will be available as a free update for Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove owners. Both will also be available as standalone games on PS4, Switch and PC/Mac/Linux. However, Showdown won’t be available on PS Vita and 3DS. King of Cards, Showdown and the long awaited amiibo 3-pack will release in December 2019.
Next, Yacht Club Games announced a collaboration project with Nitrome! This brand new game is called Shovel Knight Dig. Here’s an in-depth overview:
What is Shovel Knight Dig?
When Drill Knight and his dastardly digging crew blast apart Shovel Knight’s peaceful campsite and steal his loot, he grabs his trusty Shovel Blade and starts tunnelling after them! Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself in your quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight adventure!
An all-new presentation featuring a new Shovel Knight story! When Drill Knight and his dastardly digging crew blast apart Shovel Knight’s peaceful campsite and steal his loot, he grabs his trusty Shovel Blade and starts tunneling after them!
The first Shovel Knight adventure in glorious high color pixel graphics and sound. Fluid animation, scaling, rotation, and parallax create the most convincing Shovel Knight world yet!
Every adventure is different! Shovel Knight Dig levels have been meticulously crafted, then stitched together using proprietary generation techniques for infinite replayability.
Jump, slash, and dig your way in an all-new direction – down! Rely on your trusty Shovel Drop, then dig through huge swaths of dirt with all-new Speed Shovel mechanics.
Grow in power and wealth as you descend into the depths of the earth. Emerge with untold riches to outfit Shovel Knight further, unlocking permanent items and upgrades to your adventuring equipment.
New Knights, new characters, and new enemies abound, but fear not! Shovel Knight Dig features Shovel Knight’s signature storytelling, humor, and maybe even some familiar faces..
Another pulse-pounding soundtrack in a new style by astonishing virtuoso Jake Kaufman!
The first collaboration between Yacht Club Games and Nitrome, pixel masters!
Finally, Treasure Trove is receiving a large update for the King of Cards and Showdown content. The update includes:
- Unlockable costumes with the amiibo 3-pack.
- New platforming challenges in challenge mode
- Fairies unlocked with amiibo
- 3rd option for character pronouns in Shovel of Hope
- Earn Shovel of Hope feats in co-op
- Alchemy quick select option in Plague of Shadows
- 5 new challenges in Specter of Torment
- Korean, Traditional and Simplified Chinese language options
- Accessibility options
- Unlockable flags to track game progress in main menu
- New cheats
That’s a ton of Shovel Knight news isn’t it? Visit the official site for even more details. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for more news regarding indie hits like Shovel Knight!
