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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 · Perspectives: Side view

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.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2014, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 16913 reviews).

59
playing now
96%
positive of 17k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (121 ratings)
4.79★
PlayStation Store rating (14,329 ratings)
89/100
opencritic · mighty · 91% recommend · from 23 critics
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

59 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 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.

Trailer

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove trailer thumbnail

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - Launch Trailer

≈238,221 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 59 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 4% of 27,914 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 423k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,913 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$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 37 of 74 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

83122026-09-15 12:00 — 20 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 56 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 36 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 31 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 64 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 52 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 23 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 50 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 43 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 27 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 42 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 38 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 17 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 56 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 56 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 42 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 53 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 50 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 31 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 44 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 65 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 38 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 28 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 59 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
71741Jun 2014Aug 2026Jun 2014 — avg 717 · peak 1,827Oct 2014 — avg 74 · peak 177Feb 2015 — avg 122 · peak 276Jun 2015 — avg 171 · peak 765Oct 2015 — avg 198 · peak 479Feb 2016 — avg 155 · peak 335Jun 2016 — avg 113 · peak 450Oct 2016 — avg 84 · peak 227Feb 2017 — avg 164 · peak 472Jun 2017 — avg 186 · peak 376Oct 2017 — avg 119 · peak 244Feb 2018 — avg 104 · peak 214Jun 2018 — avg 101 · peak 235Oct 2018 — avg 77 · peak 170Feb 2019 — avg 76 · peak 151Jun 2019 — avg 103 · peak 191Oct 2019 — avg 63 · peak 133Feb 2020 — avg 175 · peak 334Jun 2020 — avg 98 · peak 216Oct 2020 — avg 65 · peak 132Feb 2021 — avg 95 · peak 180Jun 2021 — avg 63 · peak 139Oct 2021 — avg 55 · peak 137Feb 2022 — avg 89 · peak 193Jun 2022 — avg 66 · peak 172Oct 2022 — avg 151 · peak 431Feb 2023 — avg 72 · peak 148Jun 2023 — avg 55 · peak 141Oct 2023 — avg 55 · peak 122Feb 2024 — avg 59 · peak 113Jun 2024 — avg 84 · peak 208Oct 2024 — avg 41 · peak 88Feb 2025 — avg 50 · peak 92Jun 2025 — avg 89 · peak 191Oct 2025 — avg 46 · peak 98Feb 2026 — avg 48 · peak 95Jun 2026 — avg 121 · peak 239Aug 2026 — avg 57 · peak 101
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$9.892015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — 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 $39.992026-09-01 — best price $39.992026-09-11 — best price $25.992026-09-21 — best price $39.992026-10-01 — best price $27.992026-10-11 — best price $39.992026-10-15 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.3k2182026-05-30 — 2,307 pageviews2026-06-03 — 1,462 pageviews2026-06-07 — 755 pageviews2026-06-11 — 604 pageviews2026-06-15 — 610 pageviews2026-06-19 — 474 pageviews2026-06-23 — 434 pageviews2026-06-27 — 465 pageviews2026-07-01 — 365 pageviews2026-07-05 — 364 pageviews2026-07-09 — 352 pageviews2026-07-13 — 331 pageviews2026-07-17 — 300 pageviews2026-07-21 — 324 pageviews2026-07-25 — 250 pageviews2026-07-29 — 286 pageviews2026-08-02 — 311 pageviews2026-08-06 — 231 pageviews2026-08-10 — 263 pageviews2026-08-14 — 261 pageviews2026-08-18 — 279 pageviews2026-08-22 — 299 pageviews2026-08-26 — 285 pageviews2026-08-30 — 277 pageviews2026-09-03 — 241 pageviews2026-09-07 — 285 pageviews2026-09-11 — 299 pageviews2026-09-15 — 297 pageviews2026-09-19 — 249 pageviews2026-09-23 — 262 pageviews2026-09-27 — 282 pageviews2026-10-01 — 274 pageviews2026-10-05 — 262 pageviews2026-10-08 — 284 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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2014-12-24 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionFantasyMedievalAdventureDifficultOld SchoolPlatformer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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