It’s been some time since we heard from Shovel Knight, with 2021’s Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon being the final recreation to hold the identify of the hardest-working character in indie gaming. However, Yacht Club Games has introduced his return to the realm of platformers with a launch date for Shovel Knight Dig, coming to Switch (and Steam and Apple Arcade) on twenty third September.

Originally scheduled for launch final yr, this subsequent chapter within the sequence is a co-development between Yacht Club and Nitrome (Bomb Chicken) and sees ol’ SK going up in opposition to a staff of thieves led by Drill Knight. After stealing Shovel Knight’s loot, a pursuit ensues which leads Knights Shovel and Shield to dig deeper than ever earlier than in a vertical journey that apparently places a SteamWorld Dig or Downwell-style spin on Shovel Knight’s 8-bit-inspired platforming.

Here’s some official flavour blurb and a few nice-looking screens:

Meet new buddies and foes, go to unusual lands, and outfit your self in your quest to maintain your entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your means down an ever-changing chasm of thriller in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight journey!

The recreation will value $24.99 on Switch and Steam, and Apple Arcade subscribers will get it for ‘free’ with their sub.

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