With more than 140 titles physically published on the Nintendo Switch, Super Rare Games shows no sign of slowing down, and neither are we, as we continue to document their physical creations with another instalment of Super Rare Gems. Hogging the spotlight today is none other than Shovel Knight Dig by joint developers, Yacht Club Games and Nitrome:

Shovel Knight Dig | SRG #146

  • Release Date: January 8th, 2026
  • Maximum order: 2 per customer
  • Shipping Estimate: March 2026
  • Game Edition: Standard
  • Available Copies: 4,000
  • Retail Price: £37.20 GBP

 

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!

 

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!

 

Each purchase of Shovel Knight Dig also comes with:

  • Fully assembled Nintendo Switch game with cartridge
  • Full-colour manual
  • Exclusive sticker
  • Set of 3 card trading card pack

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By Jack Longman

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