Following on from 2021’s tile-puzzler Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, Shovel Knight is about to make his return in roguelike platformer Dig.
Shovel Knight Dig is due for launch on September 23 through Nintendo Switch, Steam and Apple Arcade.
A co-development between Yacht Club and UK-based Nitrome, Shovel Knight Dig sees the plucky hero going up in opposition to a staff of thieves led by Drill Knight, in a race by means of an “ever-changing chasm of mystery” made up of 1000’s of degree chunks.
“Shovel Knight Dig levels have been meticulously crafted, then stitched together using proprietary generation techniques for infinite replayability,” reads a description of the sport.
“Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself in your quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot,” it continues. “Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new adventure.”
Earlier this 12 months, Yacht Club launched a kickstarter for its newest venture Mina The Hollower, which smashed its goal in lower than 24 hours.
Shovel Knight Dig is one in all 4 new titles coming to Apple Arcade in September.
Horizon Chase 2, “a fast-paced arcade racing game with a unique art style, thrilling and original soundtrack, and – in a series first – online multiplayer for all game modes,” is due out September 9 whereas puzzler Garden Tails: Match And Grow is coming September 16.
A trivia sport created and developed by Tom Hanks can also be due for launch on September 2.
Hanx101 will function an preliminary set of 58,000 questions throughout a variety of classes together with historical past, maths, geography and meals. The complete sport will probably be narrated by Hanks.
In different information, legendary horror director John Carpenter has spoken about his love for video video games like Fallout and Sonic The Hedgehog however stated he finds Red Dead Redemption 2 “too hard”.
