Shovel Knight is a 2D side-scrolling platform game developed and published by Yacht Club Games. This is their first game. Following a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign,[6] the game was initially released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS and Wii U in June 2014, and ports of the game for OS X and Linux followed in September of the same year. Ports for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Xbox One were released in April 2015, the Amazon Fire TV in September 2015, and the Nintendo Switch in March 2017.[3][7] Shovel Knight is inspired by gameplay and graphics of platformer games developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System.[8] The game has achieved critical acclaim and won various awards. Following the release of additional campaigns, the original story received the retronym Shovel of Hope. The full game is now referred to as Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, which includes two other campaigns: Plague of Shadows and Specter of Torment. A third campaign King of Cards is currently in development, and is planned for spring of 2018.
