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Shovel Knight

2014 video game
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Shovel Knight

Summary

Shovel Knight is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Shovel Knight received the The Game Awards − Best Indie[3].
  • Shovel Knight's instance of is recorded as video game[4].
  • Shovel Knight's composer is recorded as Jake Kaufman[5].
  • Shovel Knight was published by Yacht Club Games[6].
  • Shovel Knight's genre is platform game[7].
  • Shovel Knight's genre is action-adventure game[8].
  • Shovel Knight's genre is action game[9].
  • Shovel Knight's developer is recorded as Yacht Club Games[10].
  • Shovel Knight's part of the series is recorded as Shovel Knight[11].
  • Shovel Knight's operating system is recorded as Android[12].
  • Shovel Knight's Commons category is recorded as Shovel Knight[13].
  • Shovel Knight's platform is recorded as Linux[14].
  • Shovel Knight's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • Shovel Knight's platform is recorded as Wii U[16].
  • Shovel Knight's platform is recorded as Nintendo 3DS[17].
  • Shovel Knight's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3[18].
  • Shovel Knight's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[19].
  • Shovel Knight's platform is recorded as PlayStation Vita[20].
  • Shovel Knight's platform is recorded as Q13361286[21].
  • Shovel Knight's platform is recorded as Q19610114[22].
  • Shovel Knight's platform is recorded as Android[23].
  • Shovel Knight's platform is recorded as macOS[24].
  • Shovel Knight's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[25].
  • Shovel Knight's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[26].
  • Shovel Knight's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Shovel Knight was published by Yacht Club Games[6].

Publication

Shovel Knight was released on June 26, 2014[28]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[29]. Genres include platform game[7], action-adventure game[8], and action game[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[11]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[30] and digital download[31].

Subject and Themes

Shovel Knight's part of the series is recorded as it[11].

Reception

Shovel Knight received the The Game Awards − Best Indie[3]. Reviews include 89/100[32] and 90%[33].

Why It Matters

Shovel Knight has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

FAQs

What awards did Shovel Knight receive?

Honors received include The Game Awards − Best Indie[3].

Related Entities

Android gamepad Linux macOS Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Shovel Knight Showdown Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove touchscreen United States Yacht Club Games

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . thegameawards.com. thegameawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . Q20056333. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Jean-Frédéric · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14603 → Q140406673
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14603]]: [[Q140406673]]"
  2. 17d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → shovel-knight
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10437]]: shovel-knight, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  3. 22d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Shovel_Knight
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  4. 25d ago · Teiron · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gog dreamlist id → shovel-knight-2014
    Nintendo of america game store id (former scheme) → —
    North america playstation store id → —
    Language of work or name → English
    + 218 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 13869, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180144193|Shovel Knight (#180144193)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #"
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