
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!
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Disclaimer: If you own Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, you will NOT need to purchase Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope separately. This title is included with all versions of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
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 warrior 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, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!
Shovel Knight's beautifully authentic style bridges the gap between yesterday and today. Design, art, and audio hearken back to the days of 8-bit.
The systems of today also give Shovel Knight modern touches: detailed animation, multilayered parallax backgrounds, and novel game design.
Perfect your platforming skills as you take down each of the knights of the Order of No Quarter.
Flip enemies! Leap over gaps! Duel with foes! Dig up treasure! Find Secrets! Upgrade! Shovel Knight is simple to learn and play, but challenge lies everywhere.
Awesome soundtrack by Jake "Virt" Kaufman with additional songs by Manami Matsumae!
Amass riches to upgrade your armor and weapons.
Detailed, living background and animation! Big, beautiful pixels!
Lovable characters and treacherous bosses!
Balanced gameplay is a warm welcome to newcomers, and an old embrace for experts.
A light touch to narrative with humor, levity, and heart.
Overworld Map allows your quest unfold in a unique order!
Relive the adventure and uncover all of the world's secrets with New Game+!
Co-op! – Grab a friend and play through Shovel of Hope as a fully cooperative adventure!
Challenge Mode - Up the ante in every imaginable way with dozens of full-featured challenges.
Body Swap - Did you ever wish Shovel Knight was a lady, or Shield Knight was a guy? Well, now you can designate character genders however you like, with brand new designs for all of the main characters!
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| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $14.99 | 923reviews | 94% | — | $267.8K |
| $11.25−25% | 26ratings | 80% | — | not modelled | |
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Jogo incrível, tudo é incrível.
me encanta el mejor juego de pixel que e jugado
This game is a tone of fun! You really do feel like an awesome knight. I will let you know that spikes, lava, and pits are an insta kill, so try your best not to hit those (it will happen... a lot ;) ).
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Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
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I remember playing this a lot on my Wii U back in 2015. I don't think I finished it but I have quite fond memories of this game. It was the first indie game I bought that wasn't Minecraft. I remember this being so much harder back then but that might have to do with the fact I was like 11. Today, it's still a solid romp from beginning to end. Nothing that will really challenge veterans to the genre unless you go for some of the harder challenges in the game. Not sure how people less familiar with the genre will fair, but I don't THINK it will be that difficult (idk, I've been playing Platformers my whole life). Only real complaint I have towards the game is that the knockback can be a kick in the teeth in a few moments but aside from that, Shovel Knight is a pretty good game
Shovel Knight to już klasyka. Gra, która moim zdaniem zapoczątkowała pewien nowy ruch w grach indie, czyli modern retro. Co tu dużo pisać, to wspaniała platformówka, która swoim rozmachem i poziomem wykonania po prostu wyznacza już pewien standard. Mimo tego, że SK ograłem całe z wszystkimi dodatkami w wersji Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (to ta wersja, którą dostawało się podczas kampanii na Kickstarterze) gdzie zajęło mi to ponad 150h to i tak postanowiłem po latach wrócić i zagrać jeszcze raz w "podstawkę". Doświadczenie już nie takie fajne jaka lata temu ze względu na to, że jednak nie było tu dla mnie nic odkrywczego, ot przechodziłem wszystkie poziomy dosyć sprawnie i wbijałem sobie po drodze osiągnięcia. Niestety technicznie SK trochę zawiodło, o ile wiele lat temu grałem na monitorze 60Hz, tak teraz gra na 240Hz z Freesync sprawia tej grze niemałe problemy. Do tego stopnia, że nie mogłem wbić jednego osiągnięcia, bo silnik gry jest powiązany z FPSami i gra sobie po prostu nie radziła z czymś tam i nasza postać np. zbyt szybko opadała (minimalne, ale blokowało to możliwość wykonania pewnego ruchu). Do tego jakieś mikro rwanie ekranu, które przy moim sprzęcie nie powinno mieć miejsca. Rozwiązaniem okazało się włącznie V-Sync, które niestety dodało lekkie opóźnienie, ale rozwiązało problem z silnikiem gry (choć obraz nadal czasem skakał). Mimo wszystko problemy techniczne są do ogarnięcia, a przygoda dla kogoś kto pierwszy raz spotyka się z tą serią będzie niesamowita (zwłaszcza jeśli lubimy platformówki z czasów 8-bitowych). Polecam!
Amazing! A love letter to 8 bit NES games (specifically Capcom's Mega Man and Ducktales) with QOL improvements (no more limited number of lives and ammo to deal with!) It also stands on its own as a great game with its own unique world and charm. So fun. The soundtrack is bangin. Don't miss.
La pelea contra plague knight me hizo jugar con una sola mano
файнали я прошел это на 100% достижений, игра классная, но это только если ты пройдешь ее 1 раз, если ты будешь проходить игру без смертей, то можно будет осознать насколько это унылая ♥♥♥♥♥, проходить одно и тоже раз за разом в надежде, что какой то воздухан или выблядок не столкнет тебя в пропасть, обнулив весь твой забег, который мог длиться больше часа. чисто из за этих зеленых воздуханчиков провел тут на 40 часов больше
gracias shovel knight por enseñarme a no tener miedo a la pala
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