Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Step into the gilded boots of King Knight in the biggest and most regal Shovel Knight game of them all! Leap, Shoulder Bash, gather new subjects, and strategize your way through this prequel in your quest to become King of Cards!
- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:12/10/2019
- Franchise:Shovel Knight
- Developer:Yacht Club Games
- Publisher:Yacht Club Games
- Last Updated:3/11/2026
- Steam App Id:1116780
Shovel Knight: King of Cards
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Shovel Knight: King of Cards has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 90% lower than its previous all-time peak of 10 players achieved on 5/10/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Shovel Knight: King of Cards. It has received a total of 193 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 82 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Shovel Knight: King of Cards. Right now, it costs $9.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Shovel Knight: King of Cards and its growth over time. It currently has 1,550 followers on its community page.
About Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Shovel Knight: King of Cards is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game developed by Yacht Club Games. On 12/10/2019, it was released on the Steam Store by Yacht Club Games.
Players have rated Shovel Knight: King of Cards as "Very Positive" out of 193 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 173 positive reviews and 20 negative reviews — an overall 90% positive review rating. Additionally, Shovel Knight: King of Cards has earned a metascore of 84 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $9.99. It can also be purchased through Shovel Knight Standalone Bundle which gives a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Shovel Knight: King of Cards on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 11 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Shovel Knight: King of Cards supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Full controller support
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, Shovel Knight: King of Cards has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Card Game
- Great Soundtrack
- Platformer
- Pixel Graphics
- Retro
- Indie
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Shovel Knight: King of Cards and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Shovel Knight: King of Cards is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Shovel Knight Standalone Bundle | 4 | 4 | $32.81 | View |
Related Packages
Shovel Knight: King of Cards is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Shovel Knight: King of Cards | $9.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Shovel Knight: King of Cards is available in 11 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| Korean | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Shovel Knight: King of Cards data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 11). Shovel Knight: King of Cards on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116780
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 11). Shovel Knight: King of Cards. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1116780
- Metacritic. (2026, March 11). Shovel Knight: King of Cards for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/shovel-knight-king-of-cards
- Yacht Club Games. (2023, July 8). Shovel Knight: King of Cards. Shovel Knight: King of Cards. https://www.yachtclubgames.com