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Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope cover art

Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope

Yacht Club Games · 2019-12-10

SteamGOGAmazon

ActionAdventureIndie

Franchise: Shovel Knight · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 26, 2014 (Nintendo 3DS), Jun 26, 2014 (Wii U), Jun 26, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 03, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 21, 2015 (PlayStation 3), Oct 08, 2014 (Linux)

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!

Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2019, priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 1007 reviews).

2
playing now
94%
positive of 1.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (19 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (526 ratings)
7.6h
to beat · rushed 2.7h · completionist 10h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 13:00 UTC (census sample)

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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 84 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 28,202 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 25k–61k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,011 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Humble Store (2026-05-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 35 of 70 observed days · $9.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
383820192026Week of 2019-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 22:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 00:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-15 13:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
153Dec 2019Aug 2026Dec 2019 — avg 10 · peak 28Mar 2020 — avg 6 · peak 17Jun 2020 — avg 8 · peak 23Sep 2020 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2020 — avg 11 · peak 36Mar 2021 — avg 8 · peak 20Jun 2021 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2021 — avg 5 · peak 15Dec 2021 — avg 9 · peak 30Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 17Jun 2022 — avg 6 · peak 16Sep 2022 — avg 8 · peak 20Dec 2022 — avg 10 · peak 26Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19Jun 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Sep 2023 — avg 6 · peak 16Dec 2023 — avg 6 · peak 14Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2024 — avg 8 · peak 28Sep 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Dec 2025 — avg 4 · peak 16Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2026 — avg 9 · peak 24Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$5.992019-12-102026-10-152019-12-10 — best price $9.892020-01-27 — best price $10.792020-05-27 — best price $10.492020-08-11 — best price $14.992020-10-09 — best price $10.492020-11-25 — best price $7.492020-12-22 — best price $9.442021-02-11 — best price $11.992021-06-02 — best price $11.992021-07-10 — best price $14.992021-09-17 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $8.992022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-04-14 — best price $10.492022-06-23 — best price $9.742022-08-22 — best price $10.492022-11-04 — best price $14.992022-12-02 — best price $14.992022-12-22 — best price $8.542023-02-04 — best price $14.992024-06-14 — best price $7.492024-09-02 — best price $14.992025-05-28 — best price $14.992025-10-29 — best price $14.992025-12-04 — best price $14.992026-05-29 — best price $14.992026-08-23 — best price $14.992026-09-01 — best price $14.992026-09-07 — best price $14.992026-09-13 — best price $11.252026-09-19 — best price $11.252026-09-25 — best price $10.492026-10-01 — best price $10.492026-10-07 — best price $14.992026-10-13 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.9k2192026-05-29 — 2,904 pageviews2026-06-02 — 1,709 pageviews2026-06-06 — 835 pageviews2026-06-10 — 635 pageviews2026-06-14 — 587 pageviews2026-06-18 — 483 pageviews2026-06-22 — 449 pageviews2026-06-26 — 523 pageviews2026-06-30 — 408 pageviews2026-07-04 — 343 pageviews2026-07-08 — 351 pageviews2026-07-12 — 321 pageviews2026-07-16 — 345 pageviews2026-07-20 — 309 pageviews2026-07-24 — 279 pageviews2026-07-28 — 311 pageviews2026-08-01 — 266 pageviews2026-08-05 — 262 pageviews2026-08-09 — 251 pageviews2026-08-13 — 280 pageviews2026-08-17 — 282 pageviews2026-08-21 — 313 pageviews2026-08-25 — 266 pageviews2026-08-29 — 246 pageviews2026-09-02 — 258 pageviews2026-09-06 — 253 pageviews2026-09-10 — 260 pageviews2026-09-14 — 337 pageviews2026-09-18 — 235 pageviews2026-09-22 — 268 pageviews2026-09-26 — 261 pageviews2026-09-30 — 295 pageviews2026-10-04 — 276 pageviews2026-10-08 — 284 pageviews2026-10-12 — 219 pageviews2026-10-14 — 281 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
76.3%
earned "First Purchase"
8.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportSteam Cloud

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6442%45
Switch (Nintendo)440%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DCo-opIndieRetroActionAdventureDifficultPlatformerSingleplayerPixel Graphics

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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