Unearth the ULTIMATE in Shovel Knight: Ultimate Design Works!

October 16th, 2026: SHOVEL KNIGHT is the video game success story that exploded from a crowdfunding campaign to an international smash hit! It has millions of copies sold including the tremendously popular DLC and some very cool spin-off games, and there’s even an AMIIBO, too! Now UDON Entertainment is teaming with developers Yacht Club Games to collect all of the original artwork, concepts, game designs, sprites and more that went into making this beloved game world into one ULTIMATE collection! Get ready for Shovel Knight: Ultimate Design Works Hardcover, coming in May, 2026!

Shovel Knight: Ultimate Design Works is an incredible hardcover upgrade to the long-out-of-print paperback collection Shovel Knight: Official Design Works. Featuring a stunning brand new cover by artist Edwin Huang and more than 100 additional pages jammed full of artwork covering ALL of the games and DLC in the Shovel Knight universe!

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Throughout the incredible behind-the-scenes art and development materials in Shovel Knight: Ultimate Design Works you’ll find commentary and insight by the original creators, and even unused ideas from the development process! Plus, dig deep into the games’ creation in two exclusive long-form interviews with the Yacht Club Games team! Keep Reading For an Exclusive Preview!!

So make sure to unearth an incredible treasure trove of art and design with the new and definitive collection Shovel Knight: Ultimate Design Works! Coming to book and comic retailers, online stores, and wherever great books are sold in May 2026!