Yacht Club Games and Nitrome revealed the Shovel Knight Dig grub pit level alongside confirming the game is finally nearing completion with its development.

Here’s a brief blurb on the new Shovel Knight Dig grub pit level:

Welcome to the bug infested depths of the Grub Pit!  Even if you’re just passing through, these creepy crawlies don’t take too kindly to intruders. Make haste while digging through the Carnivorous Dirt – it will retaliate by releasing its deadly spikes! Other foes like the Rolling Beeto will roll toward you with giant balls of… something. Yuck! Use your Shovel Drop to stay above the fray. When you reach the bottom of the nest, you’ll encounter another member of the Hexcavators… a certain bug-loving spelunker, perhaps?

Here’s a rundown on the game:

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 tunnelling 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!

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!

Shovel Knight Dig was originally announced back in 2019, a year later it was set for a 2021 release. No word really came as 2022 arrived, but a new and firm release date is likely getting announced soon. Official development platforms for the game aren’t confirmed still but it was originally listed for PS4 on the PS Blog and was demoed on Switch at PAX West.

We’ll keep you guys posted.