Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Fair · Action · 2019
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $9.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 7.1h 16h to 100%
- Value
- $1.41/hr
- Reviews
- 90% of 210 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $7.83 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 3 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Step into the gilded boots of King Knight in the biggest and most regal Shovel Knight game of them all! Leap, Shoulder Bash, gather new subjects, and strategize your way through this prequel in your quest to become King of Cards!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 2nd Generation Intel Core HD Graphics (2000/3000), 512MB, 246 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
21 discounts in the 7 years on record, a median of 30 percent off across all of them, roughly 14 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 5 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 71 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 92 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope ($14.99, scores 70) beats it on value, while it beats Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove ($31.99, scores 63).
More about Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Steam's global achievement data puts 22 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15.
Finishing takes 7.1 hours; clearing it takes 16, which is 2.3 times the campaign.
The drop-off
39% start to 22% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Sep 27, 21:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
King of Cards surprised me with how distinct it feels from the rest of the Shovel Knight lineup - King Knight's shoulder bash gives the platforming a bouncy, aggressive rhythm that takes a little getting used to but clicks in a deeply satisfying way once it does. The shorter, densely packed stages are a smart design choice that keeps the experience feeling fresh rather than exhausting, and I appreciated how the game...
1 more review
Shovel Knight: King of Cards is a confident, inventive, and personality-driven chapter in the Shovel Knight universe that proves how flexible and enduring the series' core design truly is. Developed and published by Yacht Club Games, this campaign reframes familiar mechanics through the lens of King Knight's bombastic ego and flamboyant combat style, resulting in an experience that feels distinct rather than...
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Cite this score
Shovel Knight: King of Cards scores 65/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1116780/shovel-knight-king-of-cardsReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 2, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.