Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows
Yacht Club Games · 2015
- Dimension
- 2D
- Rendering
- Pixel art
- Colors
- BlueBlackGreenRedYellowOrangeBrownTealExport palette ↓
- Linework
- Black outlines
- Pixel details
- 8-bit
- Hardware look
- NES
- Palette
- Limited palette, Vibrant
- Proportions
- Exaggerated
About
A platform-action expansion to Shovel Knight starring the alchemist Plague Knight, who seeks to create the ultimate potion. Players combine bomb components and use explosive movement abilities to traverse stages.
Art style
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows (2015, Yacht Club Games) is a 2D pixel art game played from a side-scrolling view. Its look is built from black outlines. The palette is limited and vibrant. It deliberately imitates the NES look.
Palette 9 colors
Download for Adobe / Affinity (.ase) · Procreate · GIMP / Aseprite / Krita (.gpl) · Hex list · PNG
Details
- Release
- Original release · Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)
- Developer
- Yacht Club Games
- Publisher
- Yacht Club Games
- Released
- 2015-09-17 Worldwide, Windows
2015-09-17 Worldwide, Linux
2015-09-17 Worldwide, macOS
2015-09-17 Worldwide, PlayStation 3
2015-09-17 Worldwide, PlayStation 4
2015-09-17 Worldwide, PlayStation Vita - Platforms
- Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Credits
- Jake Kaufman Composer
- Links
- official · wikipedia · steam
Screenshots 3
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