Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon similar games & best alternatives

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Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

PlayStation 4, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

Delve with Shovel Knight into the depths of the Pocket Dungeon in an action-packed puzzle adventure mashup like none other!

What works

  • Addictive and challenging gameplay
  • Varied characters with unique abilities
  • Excellent pixel art and soundtrack
  • Multiple difficulty and customization options
  • Free dlcs and mod support

Things to keep in mind

  • Randomness can sometimes feel unfair
  • Limited story depth
  • Some players find early difficulty spikes frustrating
  • Relic/item variety could be expanded
  • Mostly single-player with limited cooperative play

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Crypt of the NecroDancer

  • Vertical Drop Heroes HD

  • The Slimeking's Tower

  • Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate

  • Spirits Abyss

  • Doom & Destiny Advanced

More intimate

Games that feels like Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon but with more focus on close relationships

  • Strikey Sisters

  • Metaverse Keeper / 元能失控

  • Son of a Witch

  • Secrets of Grindea

  • Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

  • 30XX

Less social

Games that feels like Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Bot Vice

  • Shovel Knight Dig

  • UnderMine

  • The Braves

  • Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

  • Spell Disk

Less competitive

Games that feels like Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon but with less competition against others

  • Dungreed

  • Backpack Hero

  • Castle Of Alchemists

  • Chenso Club

  • Mana Spark

  • Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope

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Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026