Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope

Buy94%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Yacht Club Games · Action · Dec 10, 2019

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
45
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio0 of 11
Subtitles0 of 11

Should I buy Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
That said, you can use all of these for many different approaches of gameplay.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a decently lengthed game with a total of 11 main levels and a couple of other but still equally distinct quests and challenges.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The difficulty curve is smooth and perfectly paced, with a constant rotation of ideas that never slips into monotony.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat remains enjoyable throughout the entire campaign because of the impressive diversity of enemies and bosses.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It helps in unison with the graphics to immerse you in this 2d world.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Just the OST alone is worth a listen if you don't wanna play the game.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay47 reviews
Story31 reviews
Difficulty30 reviews
Combat17 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
60% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $11.24.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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