| Shovel Knight Showdown | |
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 Official artwork for the game | |
| Developer(s) | Yacht Club Games |
| Publisher(s) | Yacht Club Games |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | December 10, 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Shovel Knight Showdown is a 2019 fighting game developed and published by Yacht Club Games. It is an add-on to the platform game Shovel Knight. Players take control of twenty characters with various movesets and fighting styles. The game features several modes, such as "Treasure Clash", where players battle one another to collect the most gems, to a free for all battle to the death. In the story mode, a single player battles against AI-controlled opponents across several stages before facing a boss. Completing this mode with each fighter allows the player to unlock new stages and characters.
Yacht Club Games envisioned Showdown as a small minigame similar to modes in Mega Man 7 (1995) and Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988). The developers gradually built a more expansive title which they compared to a party game. Showdown was released for Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Wii U on December 10. It was launched alongside the Shovel Knight downloadable content (DLC) campaign King of Cards. The game received average reviews on release, with praise towards its characters and multiplayer gameplay. The single-player mode received a negative response, many reviewers criticizing its difficulty balancing.
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