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The developer spent a million dollars developing Plague of Shadows and made exactly zero dollars on the investment. When it comes to the expansions, Yacht Club Games has had mixed success. We earned more than double the revenue of 2016 However, despite the strong sales and growth, Yacht Club Games is surprisingly frank when it comes to the money generated by Shovel Knight.Ģ017 was a good year for unit sales due to Switch and Specter of Torment’s release, but it was also our best year yet in terms of revenue. In September 2017, Shovel Knight sales on Nintendo platforms alone crossed over 1 million. In 2017, Shovel Knight sales were 125,000 units stronger than they were in 2016 and 60% of those were from the Switch.

The Switch version shattered that record in its first month on sale, logging 110,000 copies sold. Before the Switch version was released, the PC version held the record at 70,000 units sold in one month. Not only that, the Switch version was also the fastest selling. That’s less than half the amount of time the game has been available for. The Switch version accounts for over 17% of all copies sold and has only been available for a year. The third best selling platform though is Switch, which is simply astounding. These two combined, account for nearly 50% of all copies sold. Interestingly, Windows PC and 3DS are the best selling platforms, with PC only just edging out the 3DS. This includes by region, by platform and more. If you’re into stats, Yacht Club Games has written up an extensive breakdown of Shovel Knight sales. The next and final instalment, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, will be added free to all copies of Shovel Knight. This includes Switch, Wii U, 3DS, PS4, PS3, Vita, Xbox One, Steam, GOG, and Humble Store. To celebrate the sales crossing over two million, Shovel Knight will be 20% off on all platforms for a week from today. They’re also all part of the reason why Shovel Knight has sold so well and continues to do so.

Changed the name to Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, increased the price and split the games into separate standalone releases.Īll of the above are huge achievements and should be applauded in and of themselves.

Localised the game to Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian.

Released Vita physical copies of Shovel Knight.

Launched the Specter of Torment campaign.

In the two and a bit years since Shovel Knight was released, Yacht Club Games also It took only 18-months since release for Shovel Knight to cross the one million mark and only another eight months to reach two million.Ī lot has happened from the release of Shovel Knight until now and Yacht Club Games is keen to celebrate it all. Aside from being a pretty excellent game, Shovel Knight is a hit, with over two million copies sold.

Yacht Club Games has revealed the Shovel Knight sales figures today.