Shovel Knight Dig release date set for September, new trailer

Three years after it was first announced, Yacht Club Games and Nitrome have provided a release date for Shovel Knight Dig. It’s just been confirmed that the game will launch on September 23, 2022.

Shovel Knight Dig was delayed last November. The original plan was to have it ready for 2021, but it was moved to a vague 2022 window instead.

Below is an overview of the title:

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!

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!

Key Features

– 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 Shoveling 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!

And here’s a new trailer celebrating the release date news for Shovel Knight Dig:

Shovel Knight Dig will cost $24.99 on the Switch eShop.