Welcome Pocket Puzzlers! So we hear that you want to delve even further into the Pocket Dungeon and explore the new Pals Pack DLC early! To access the Early Preview, you will need to switch to a special Steam Branch to access the content.

Friendly reminder! This is an Early Preview of our Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Pals Pack DLC! We’re still in the process of ironing out a ton of new features and rolling out fixes! With that in mind, there is a possibility that you’ll run into bugs, crashes, and oddities that you wouldn’t normally encounter in a retail release. So, to avoid any potential mishaps, we recommend that you backup your save files just in-case!

This Early Preview is currently limited to the Steam version of the game. Once the DLC has been polished, and meets the quality bar that we hold ourselves to, we will bring the DLC to consoles. Thank you for your patience!

If you encounter any issues or have any feedback for us reach out to us on our Discord, or email us at [email protected]

If you would like to dive into the nitty gritty details on what changes have been happening for either branch, you can find the updates notes here:

• Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Early Preview Update Notes

• Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Update Notes

How to access the Early Preview Branch on Steam

To access the Puzzler’s Pack DLC: Early Preview, you must own Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon and have it in your Steam library!

Once you have purchased the game, follow these steps to switch to the Beta branch of the game:

1) Right-click on Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon from within your Library and select Properties

2) Select the “Betas” tab.

3) Enter the password "PuzzleProdigy21" and select “Check Code”
A blue button that says “Opt into: early-preview - Puzzler’s Pack DLC” should appear. Click this button

4) The game should update with the Early Preview branch and should now say [early-preview] after the Pocket Dungeon title in your steam library

Returning to the Main Game Branch

You can switch back to the normal game at any time! If you wish to switch back to Pocket Dungeon without the early-preview content, follow these instructions:

1) Navigate back to the “Betas” tab by right clicking Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon in your Steam library and going to:
Properties > Betas

2) In the drop down menu you will see two Options:

1. None

2. Early-preview

3) Select “none” to go back to the base game