Shovel Knight

Shovel Knight

8.6
IGDB User Score
8.9
IGDB Critic Score

Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. It's a hot mashup of new and old! You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest. Shovel Knight has come to this land with two goals: to defeat the evil Enchantress and quest for his lost beloved. He wields a Shovel Blade: a multipurpose weapon whose techniques have now been lost to the ages. Always honest and helpful, Shovel Knight is a shining example of the code of Shovelry: Slash Mercilessly and Dig Tirelessly! But, between Shovel Knight and his beloved stands a cadre of villainous knights. These terrible foes, known as The Order of No Quarter, have been dispatched to prevent Shovel Knight from reaching the Enchantress, and will pursue their mission at any cost. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, crazy bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!

IGDB Combined Score

Great
8.7
Metadata

Releases

3DS

Nintendo 3DS

June 26, 2014

WiiU

Wii U

June 26, 2014

PC

PC (Microsoft Windows)

June 26, 2014

Switch

Nintendo Switch

March 03, 2017

PS3

PlayStation 3

April 21, 2015

Linux

Linux

October 08, 2014

Mac

Mac

September 13, 2014

PS4

PlayStation 4

April 21, 2015

Vita

PlayStation Vita

April 21, 2015

XONE

Xbox One

April 29, 2015

Companies

Yacht Club Games

Alternative Titles

Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope

Windows Executable: ShovelOfHope.exe

Age Ratings

PEGI - 7ESRB - E

Gameplay & Screenshots

Time to beat

3 HRS
Hastily
8 HRS
Normally
10 HRS
Completely

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