Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Paradox Pack DLC Releases on August 13

Calling all Pocketeers! A thrilling NEW DLC pack is on the horizon for Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon!

Greetings Puzzlers!

Calling all Pocketeers! A thrilling NEW DLC pack is on the horizon for Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon!

Launching August 13 for Steam, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Netflix (via mobile app!), this FREE DLC pack warps the familiar into the fantastical with new playable characters, Mod Support (PC only), fearsome mini-bosses, powerful Relics, quirky items and hats, brain-bending side rooms, secrets galore, and cheats to uncover!

And that's not all—get ready for even more excitement! We are thrilled to announce that the third and final DLC pack is already in development. This ultimate update will bring the long-awaited online support, allowing players to battle it out with friends and foes worldwide. Stay tuned for more details!

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WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD! If you want to discover the rest of the cool stuff in the new DLC yourself, we’d recommend skipping what’s listed below!

MOD SUPPORT

PC players rejoice! Mod support allows you to add your own content to the game and share it with the community. (This feature is available only for the PC version of the game.)

Note: If making a Mod isn't your thing, you are more than welcome to check out the community's creations! Click here for instructions on how to access them!

(Here's some cool examples of Mods you can play!)

NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTERS

The Enchantress

Cold, brilliant, and pulsing with vile power, the Enchantress is a preternatural force in the Pocket Dungeon! Utilize her dark abilities by spending 2 HP to attack in all directions!

How to Unlock Enchantress: Defeat her in a regular Run in the Pocket Dungeon.

Chester

Poured in a beaker or stuffed in a bag, Chester's always got the swag! This traveling salesman gets VIP access to Chester Chests in the Pocket Dungeon, and haggles Relics down to low, low prices.

How to Unlock Chester: Defeat him in a sideroom while on your Run.

New Battles, Boons, and Bosses:

Hmmm… There are some familiar faces traversing the Pocket Dungeon. Keep your wits as sharp as your shovel as you encounter these powerful foes.


RELICS

ITEMS

HATS

New Side Room Challenges & Shops

Survive waves of enemies, clear out puzzles, and put your Pocket Dungeon prowess to the test with challenging themed rooms!

Upgrade your Item arsenal at the new Armorer’s Shop and pick up suspiciously-priced Relics at Tief’s Shady Shop. No refunds!

NEW STAGES & LEVEL ORDER

As you progress through the game, you will start to encounter new stages, siderooms and items in your runs. However if you want to return the game’s level order to what it used to be before this update, you can do so in the Adventure settings.

New stages:

  • Brave two new stages - The Lost City and the Explodatorium, both teeming new enemies and level hazards.

    • Explodatorium

    • Lost City

New Level Order:

Stages swap out at random, the length of a run remains the same, however you can now expect these stages at each level:

  1. Plains

  2. Pridemoor Keep, Explodatorium

  3. Lich Yard, Pridemoor Keep, Explodatorium

  4. Magic Landfill, Lich Yard

  5. Iron Whale, Lost City

  6. Crystal Caverns, Lost City, Iron Whale

  7. Clockwork Tower, Crystal Caverns, Lost City

  8. Stranded Ship, Flying Machine, Clockwork Tower, Crystal Caverns

  9. Flying Machine, Stranded Ship, Clockwork Tower

  10. Scholars Sanctum

New Features, Quality of Life Improvements & More

  • New Save Point system, if you close the game or quit mid-run, next time you boot the game you will be prompted to continue.

  • Random Knight and Shuffle Knight are now shown in the VS battle intro.

  • You can now lock a seed so it does not reset in between runs.

  • Pressing the Turbo key will skip one turn. You can still hold the key like before.

  • A purrfectly enigmatic secret playable character! Meow!

If you want a refesher on how to play Pocket Dungeon check out the instruction manual!