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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove cover art

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Yacht Club Games · 2014-06-26

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Dec 09, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 09, 2019 (Nintendo 3DS), Dec 09, 2019 (Wii U), Dec 09, 2019 (PlayStation Vita), Dec 09, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Dec 09, 2019 (PlayStation 3)

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

71
playing now
96%
positive of 17k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (121 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

71 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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

Healthy
  • · 71 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 477 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~60/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 422k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,896 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$39.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$39.99
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.89 at Humble Store (2016-10-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 14 of 31 observed days · $30.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
72172120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 721 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

98262026-08-06 22:00 — 73 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 43 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 50 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 58 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 37 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 63 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 97 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 54 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 57 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 82 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 37 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 50 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 65 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 34 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 38 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 61 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 49 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 50 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 75 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 38 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 53 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 76 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 61 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 39 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 54 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 50 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 32 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 52 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 69 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 71 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$9.892015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $10.042015-11-10 — best price $10.042015-12-12 — best price $9.992016-04-21 — best price $14.992016-11-01 — best price $14.992017-03-02 — best price $14.992017-11-03 — best price $24.992018-04-15 — best price $19.992018-07-09 — best price $24.992018-11-28 — best price $24.992019-06-26 — best price $19.992020-01-24 — best price $28.792020-05-21 — best price $39.992020-08-28 — best price $27.992020-10-26 — best price $27.992020-12-11 — best price $39.992021-04-12 — best price $39.992021-08-20 — best price $29.992021-12-01 — best price $39.992022-04-13 — best price $25.992022-07-07 — best price $39.992022-10-31 — best price $25.992022-12-10 — best price $39.992023-02-07 — best price $39.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-05-15 — best price $39.992024-09-25 — best price $21.992025-01-03 — best price $39.992025-05-28 — best price $39.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992025-12-04 — best price $39.992026-07-09 — best price $39.992026-08-30 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.3k2182026-05-30 — 2,307 pageviews2026-06-02 — 1,709 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1,052 pageviews2026-06-08 — 749 pageviews2026-06-11 — 604 pageviews2026-06-14 — 587 pageviews2026-06-17 — 534 pageviews2026-06-20 — 479 pageviews2026-06-23 — 434 pageviews2026-06-26 — 523 pageviews2026-06-29 — 413 pageviews2026-07-02 — 424 pageviews2026-07-05 — 364 pageviews2026-07-08 — 351 pageviews2026-07-11 — 355 pageviews2026-07-14 — 320 pageviews2026-07-17 — 300 pageviews2026-07-20 — 309 pageviews2026-07-23 — 304 pageviews2026-07-26 — 274 pageviews2026-07-29 — 286 pageviews2026-08-01 — 266 pageviews2026-08-04 — 255 pageviews2026-08-07 — 286 pageviews2026-08-10 — 263 pageviews2026-08-13 — 280 pageviews2026-08-16 — 264 pageviews2026-08-19 — 246 pageviews2026-08-22 — 299 pageviews2026-08-25 — 266 pageviews2026-08-27 — 264 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
82.4%
earned "First Purchase"
10.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards1 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)29,6591%138
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)18,2443%47
Switch (Nintendo)1,3420%0
Windows (Xbox)6713%85

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

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionFantasyMedievalAdventureDifficultOld SchoolPlatformer

Census log

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

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