Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove similar games & best alternatives

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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2014

Should you play it?

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

What works

  • Tight and responsive controls
  • Challenging but fair difficulty
  • Multiple unique campaigns
  • Excellent pixel art and soundtrack
  • Free content updates and dlc

Things to keep in mind

  • Some difficulty spikes
  • Checkpoint and gold recovery system can be frustrating
  • Multiplayer modes less developed
  • Some repetitive level elements across campaigns
  • Shorter game length per campaign

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope

  • Super Hydorah

  • Tearscape

  • Dungreed

  • Voidigo

  • Infernax

Less social

Games that feels like Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

  • Cally's Caves 3

  • Dunjungle

  • Mega Serval

  • Super Panda Adventures

  • Zexion

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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026