Shovel Knight is an indie 2D platformer developed by Yacht Club Games that harkens back to the classic 8bit games from the NES era. It's a game with tight, and responsive controls, great challenge, and a gratifying story.
The game was released for the Nintendo 3DS, Wii U and PC in 2014 and it has been ported to pretty much every other platform ever since.
Shovel Knight then saw a few free DLC campaigns that enriched the experience while, at the same time, expanded the lore and some of the characters' background stories.
Plague of Shadows and
Specter of Torment were the first two campaigns to be added to the game. In August 2017, Yacht Club Games announced that the third campaign, titled
King of Cards, would be arriving in 2018.
In a recent announcement by developer Yacht Club Games, the company stated that the game had sold 2 million units as of February of this year.
Shovel Knight's best-selling platforms platforms the game has been sold for the most are Windows and the Nintendo 3DS followed closely by the Nintendo Switch and the Wii U.
They also mention that
Shovel Knight has sold faster on the Nintendo Switch than in any other console, by selling 100k units in the month of release and overthrowing the PC that sold 70k units in its first month.
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This surely is great news for both, Yacht Club Games and us fans since this will keep raising the bar and encourage other developers to make awesome games.
Shovel Knight selling 2 million units is a well-deserved achievement and a huge milestone for the developer so, if you still haven't picked the game up, you can get the retail version of
Shovel Knight or the digital version of
Shovel Knight: Trasure Trove, which is the complete edition of the game plus the free campaigns. You won't be disappointed.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the full and complete edition of Shovel Knight, a sweeping classic action adventure game series with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic!
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is available now!