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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

12 years ago

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove brings together five games about the Shovel Knight: four platformer adventures with different lead characters and the local battle mode Showdown. Yacht Club Games completed the collection in Dec 2019.

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Developer
Yacht Club Games
Publisher
Yacht Club Games
Genre
Action, Adventure, Plattformer
Game modes
2 Spieler Lokal, 4 Spieler Lokal, Couch-Koop, Multiplayer
Game series
Shovel Knight
Also known as
Shovel Knight
Steam user reviews
96 % positive · 16,919 reviews
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What is Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove?

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove includes the complete classic Shovel Knight saga from Yacht Club Games. Four distinct action platformer campaigns and the local multiplayer combat mode Showdown make up the collection. All adventures use colorful pixel art and capture the feel of classic 8-bit titles.

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Release

12 years ago

Shovel Knight was first released on June 26, 2014 for PC and North American Nintendo systems. Versions for PlayStation and Xbox One followed in 2015, and the Switch version on March 3, 2017. The game became part of the complete Treasure Trove collection with King of Cards and Showdown on December 10, 2019.

  1. PC

    Released on June 26, 2014.

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  2. 3DS, Wii U

    Released in Europe on November 6, 2014.

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  3. PS3, PS Vita

    Released in April 2015.

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  4. PS4

    Released on April 22, 2015.

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  5. Xbox One

    Released on April 29, 2015.

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  6. Switch

    Released on March 3, 2017.

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Platforms

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove has been released for PC, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, PS3, PS4, PS Vita and Xbox One. The PC version supports Windows, macOS and Linux. Older versions playable on PS5 or Xbox Series are not standalone native releases.

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Gameplay

The focus is on precise jumps, fights with different weapons and exploring hidden paths. Treasure pays for upgrades to your equipment. Each campaign changes the movements and attacks of its main character, rather than repeating the same levels unchanged.

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Official pixel graphics gameplay view from Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
Precise jumps and fights shape the adventures. · Yacht Club Games Image source

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DLCs and expansions

Plague of Shadows, Specter of Torment, King of Cards and Showdown were added to the original Shovel Knight release over several years. Since December 2019, together with Shovel of Hope, they form the complete Treasure Trove collection. The soundtrack is sold separately, and additional single versions of individual campaigns are not automatically part of the same product.

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System requirements

Steam lists as minimum requirements an Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.1 GHz or a comparable CPU, 2 GB RAM and a graphics unit with 512 MB video memory. The game needs at least 250 MB of storage. To use the Steam client, Windows 10 or newer is now required.

The details apply to PC (Windows).

Minimum

Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1 GHz or equivalent
RAM
2 GB RAM
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 2000/3000, 512 MB
DirectX
Version 9.0
Storage
250 MB

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Shovel of Hope: The original adventure

Shovel Knight takes his shovel blade into battle against the Order of No Quarter and its leader, the Enchantress. The campaign combines side-scrolling levels with boss fights, secret treasures and upgradable equipment. In co-op, two people can play the story together wherever the platform supports this feature.

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Gameplay screenshot from the classic Shovel Knight collection.
The adventure began with Shovel of Hope. · Yacht Club Games Image source

Plague of Shadows: Bombs instead of a shovel

Plague Knight uses self-assembled bombs and alchemical abilities. This changes attacks and movement noticeably and gives familiar locations a different rhythm. New encounters and their own stories are also part of his campaign.

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Specter of Torment: Through the levels with a scythe

Specter Knight moves through sections designed for him using wall runs and quick attacks. His adventure tells the character's backstory and the rise of the Order of No Quarter. Rather than copying the rules of Shovel Knight, it demands a different style of movement.

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Official gameplay scene from Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove in pixel graphics.
The individual stories come with different movement styles. · Yacht Club Games Image source

King of Cards: The Adventure of the King's Knight

King Knight is the main character of a standalone prequel. Jumps and shoulder bashes define his movements while he gains new allies. The campaign has been part of the complete collection since December 2019.

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Showdown: Local battles for up to four people

Shovel Knight Showdown is the multiplayer part of the collection. Up to four people can fight each other locally or collect gems, and there is also a separate story mode. Showdown is not included on Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita, but the King of Cards campaign is.

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Pixel graphics screenshot from Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
Local multiplayer matches are also part of the collection. · Yacht Club Games Image source

Which multiplayer modes are included?

Shovel of Hope offers local two-player co-op on supported systems. Showdown adds multiplayer duels with up to four participants. For the PC version, Steam lists split-screen co-op and PvP as well as Remote Play Together.

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Music and retro aesthetics

The music by Jake Kaufman shapes the 8-bit style of the game world, complemented by contributions from Manami Matsumae. Yacht Club Games combines pixel graphics with detailed animations and multi-layered backgrounds. The PC version offers German on-screen text.

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Game series

Shovel Knight comes from the US studio Yacht Club Games, which developed and published the collection itself. The four campaigns tell different sides of the same world. Later spin-offs such as Shovel Knight Dig and Pocket Dungeon are standalone games, not additional chapters of Treasure Trove.

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