Game Art Styles

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (Windows)

Yacht Club Games · 2019

Side-scrolling · Platformer · Action · PC · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art
Colors
RedYellowOrangeBrownBlackGreenBlueExport palette ↓
Linework
Black outlines
Pixel details
8-bit
Hardware look
NES
Palette
Limited palette, Vibrant
Proportions
Exaggerated
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Then and now2014 Windows → 2019 Windows · 3 versions

About

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove collects four side-scrolling action-platforming campaigns and the multiplayer platform fighter Shovel Knight Showdown. Its fantasy adventures follow Shovel Knight, Plague Knight, Specter Knight and King Knight, using pixel art deliberately inspired by NES games.

Art style

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (Windows) (2019, 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.

Then and now 2014 → 2019

Shovel Knight screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)2014 · Windows
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (Windows) screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)2019 · Windows

With

Palette 12 colors

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Details

Release
Collection · Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)
Developer
Yacht Club Games
Publisher
Yacht Club Games
Released
2019-12-10 Worldwide, Windows
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV
Also known as
Shovel Knight (International)
Credits
Nick Wozniak Art
Sandy Gordon Pixel Artist
Morgan Guyer Artist
Erin Pellon Artist
Sean Velasco Game Director
Links
official · steam · wikipedia

Screenshots 6

Versions of Shovel Knight 3

Shovel Knight screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)2014 · Original releaseShovel Knight WindowsShovel Knight: Treasure Trove screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)2017 · CollectionShovel Knight: Treasure Trove WindowsShovel Knight: Treasure Trove (Windows) screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)2019 · CollectionShovel Knight: Treasure Trove (Windows) Windows

Related

Shovel Knight series 9 games

Shovel Knight screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)2014Shovel KnightShovel Knight: Plague of Shadows screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)2015Shovel Knight: Plague of ShadowsShovel Knight: Specter of Torment screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)2017Shovel Knight: Specter of TormentShovel Knight: Treasure Trove screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)2017Shovel Knight: Treasure TroveShovel Knight Showdown screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment, combat)2019Shovel Knight ShowdownShovel Knight: King of Cards screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)2019Shovel Knight: King of CardsShovel Knight: Treasure Trove (Windows) screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)2019Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (Windows)Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines (environment, character)2021Shovel Knight Pocket DungeonShovel Knight Dig screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, colored outlines, baked lighting (environment, character)2022Shovel Knight Dig

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