Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight is a platform game developed and published by Yacht Club Games. Development was crowdfunded and the game was released for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and Windows in June 2014.
PlatformAdventureIndie
- Trophies
- 47
- Platinum possible
- Yes
- Time to beat
- about 7.6 hours
Overview
Shovel Knight is a platform game developed and published by Yacht Club Games. Development was crowdfunded and the game was released for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and Windows in June 2014. It was ported to OS X and Linux in September 2014, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One in April 2015, Amazon Fire TV in September 2015, and Nintendo Switch in March 2017. Shovel Knight is inspired by gameplay and graphics of platformer games developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
The game received critical acclaim, with critics considering it one of the greatest video games ever made. With the release of additional campaigns, the original story received the retronym Shovel of Hope. The full game was released in December 2019 as Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, which includes three other campaigns (Plague of Shadows, Specter of Torment, and King of Cards), along with multiplayer fighting game Shovel Knight Showdown.
A spin-off dungeon crawler puzzle game, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, was co-developed with Vine and released on December 13, 2021, for macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4. A prequel, the roguelike Shovel Knight Dig, was co-developed with Nitrome and released on September 23, 2022, for Windows, Nintendo Switch, and Apple Arcade. A remake of the first game called Shovel of Hope DX is planned to be released at a future date.
Official trailer
Official Trailer #1. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Platform, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Yacht Club Games
- Publisher
- Yacht Club Games
- Series
- Shovel Knight
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- Yes
- Co op
- Yes
- Age ratings
- PEGI
- 7
- CERO
- A
- USK
- 6
- ACB
- PG
- ESRB
- E
- CLASS IND
- L
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 4 | Worldwide | 2015-04-21 |
Trophies
Trophies47
Platinum possibleYes
- Platinum
- 1
- Gold
- 7
- Silver
- 8
- Bronze
- 31
- Total
- 47
- Points
- 1635
- Shovel Justice
- Victory!
- Music Lover
- Decked Out Purchase or unlock all relics, equipment, and upgrades.
- Relic Roundtable Defeat an enemy by using each relic.
- Nice Hat... Help out all the moochers in the fancy shop.
- Reflect Lord Hit enemies with a reflected projectile 30 times.
- Again!
- Hall Champion Solve the woes of the Hall of Champions.
- Well Met Defeat all of the wandering travelers.
- Halfway Defeat 4 of the Order of No Quarter.
- No Damage! Finish any Stage without taking damage.
- Impossible!
- Penny Pincher
- Perfect Platformer
- Checkpointless
- Flare Wander Defeat an enemy with the Flare Wand from more than 25 blocks away.
- Another Dimension Collect 2000 worth of gold lying on spikes, while using the Phase Locket.
- Super Sphere Destroy 5 enemies within 5 seconds using Chaos Spheres.
- Knuckle Down Hang in the air for more than 4 seconds using the Dust Knuckles.
- Reflected Riches Bounce the same Alchemy Coin 5 times in a row.
- Arc of Iron Defeat 3 enemies with one Throwing Anchor.
- Flying Feat Defeat 3 enemies using the Propeller Dagger without touching the ground.
- Boom! Defeat 5 foes at once using the War Horn.
- Clearing a Path Run over 5 enemies using the same Mobile Gear.
- I'm Alive! Finish any stage without dying.
- True Shovelry
- Hurry Up!
- Order of Hoarders Have 50000 gold on hand.
- Get the Point Destroy all checkpoints and finish a single stage.
- Untouched Emerge unscathed from a battle with any Knight of the Order of No Quarter.
- Shovel Economy Finish a level and swing the Shovel Blade fewer than 20 times.
- On a Diet Finish a level without eating any food.
- Sparker Finish off any boss using the Ground Spark technique.
- You're Fired Finish off the Black Knight with a reflected shot.
- Juggler Impress Mona with your skills.
- Dirt Poor Don't collect any gold for an entire Order of No Quarter stage.
- Hooper Bounce on the Hoop Kid's hoop for 5 seconds.
- Victory! Finish the game as Plague Knight.
- Master Alchemist
- Victory! Finish the game as Specter Knight.
- Reaper of Renown
- Victory!
- Merit Badge
- Cartography King Find and complete all stages and stage paths, and defeat all wandering travelers.
- Card Completionist
- King Regnant
Playable today
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Has online features | Yes |
Credits
- Publisher
- Yacht Club Games
- Developer
- Yacht Club Games
- Released
- 2015-04-21
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 7.6 hours
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