Loving NES-era homage with tight controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“This is a giant love letter to 8 bit gaming.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%Yacht Club Games2014Platformer · Adventure · Action
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $31.99
The verdict
A beloved, content-packed retro platformer bundle with great music and four distinct campaigns. Skip it if instant-death pits, knockback and NES-style frustration annoy you.
Great for
Fans of retro NES platformers who want lots of content, great chiptune music and a challenge
Main risk
Instant-death pits, knockback and gold loss on death can feel cheap and frustrating
What changed in the last 30 days
25 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly say the game relies on nostalgia and kills you cheaply via knockback into pits. Few reviews, so low confidence; no specific bug or patch is evident.
25 recent reviews
What players love
Four campaigns with distinct playstyles
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“All of the characters both act very differently and play very differently and whilst their campaigns share similarities they also all feel very distinct.”
Steam review · 27.8 h played ↗
Excellent chiptune soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Seriously one of the best soundtracks of all time.”
Steam review · 9.9 h played ↗
Huge amount of content for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“you're basically getting 5 full games in one package for a really nice price, which is honestly kinda insane lol”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Charming pixel art, characters and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Outstanding music, beautiful pixel art, and a fantastic story.”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Instant-death pits and spikes with knockback
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It's not that it's too hard, it's that the challenge level is totally unbalanced and the only real threat is instant death from pits and spikes.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Overhyped nostalgia bait, dated design
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“makes the mistake of copying a lot of old mechanics that are dated and frustrated now”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Clunky, imprecise controls and slow movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The controls aren't "tight" like others are saying, they're actually fairly clunky.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Gold loss on death is punishing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“you lose money every time you die. You can collect it, sure, but quite often it's in a very awkward spot, impossible to collect, or you just straight up die again”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗
No mid-level saves and long retries
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Having to restart the dungeon all over because I needed a break from the boss due to lack of mid-point saves is a deal breaker.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Extra campaigns reuse levels
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“these are not full, proper games, and instead are essentially just reworks of Shovel of Hope, with a new main protagonist but the same levels and bosses”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support250 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 or later
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.1 ghz or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics2nd Generation Intel Core HD Graphics (2000/3000), 512MB
Storage250 MB available space
OSWindows 7 or later
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.1 ghz or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics2nd Generation Intel Core HD Graphics (2000/3000), 512MB
Storage250 MB available space
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