Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
Worth it · Action · 2019
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $14.99, a BANGER if it drops to $6.45.
- Length
- 6.7h
- Value
- $2.24/hr
- Reviews
- 94% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
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.
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
The lowest price on record is $5.99, set in May 2026. Its cuts run 37 percent off as a rule. There have been 20 in the 7 years tracked, about 16 weeks apart. Past sales have already crossed the $6.45 BANGER line once.
On value it sits in the top 2 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 86 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 98 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures ($4.99, scores 75) beats it on value, while it beats Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove ($39.99, scores 61).
Steam's global achievement data puts 24 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. This site sampled 354 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 2 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to September 2026.
Finishing takes 6.7 hours; clearing it takes 19, which is 2.8 times the campaign.
At 6.7 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
The drop-off
76% start to 24% 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
3 players online when we last checked, on Sep 28, 23:51 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Such GEM of a game (EH!! LIKE TREASURE!!! EHHHH!!!!) really good platforming and the shovel pogo-ing is the most fun thing ever definitly play this at some point in ur life
One of- Actually, scratch that. THE best indie platformer to ever exist. Seriously, it's just that good.
Although some of its shine has faded now that the nostalgia wave for 8/16-bit action-platformers passed long ago, Shovel Knight still holds up remarkably well. It's a modern classic. A love letter to and celebration of its genre that, like the best indie games, refuses to reduce itself to merely being a retro throwback. Instead, it's a confident take that dives into three decades of game design, blending those...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope scores 70/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/589500/shovel-knight-shovel-of-hopeReviews 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 Sep 27, price as of Oct 1.
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