American video game company
Yacht Club Games, LLC is an American independent video game development studio and publisher based in Los Angeles , California . It was founded in 2011 by former WayForward Technologies director Sean Velasco.[ 1] The company announced its first title, Shovel Knight , on March 14, 2013, and released it on June 26, 2014, after a successful Kickstarter campaign.[ 2] In 2016, the company announced that it would start publishing games from other companies and that the first published game would be Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack , a compilation containing Azure Striker Gunvolt and Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 , which was released later that year.[ 3] Their second published title was Cyber Shadow , a game developed by Mechanical Head Studios, released in 2021.[ 4] In February 2022, the company announced its second original title, Mina the Hollower .[ 5]
Games developed
Year
Title
Genre
Platform
Additional note(s)
2014
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
Platformer
Amazon Fire TV , Linux , macOS , Microsoft Windows , Nintendo 3DS , Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation Vita , Wii U , Xbox One
Originally released simply as "Shovel Knight" but later renamed with subtitle "Shovel of Hope"[ 6]
2015
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows
Expansion pack for Shovel Knight [ 7]
2017
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Expansion pack for Shovel Knight [ 8]
2017
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
[ 9] A collection of many shovel knight games (Shovel of Hope, Plague of Shadows, Specter of Torment, King of Cards, Showdown)
2019
Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Expansion pack for Shovel Knight [ 10]
Shovel Knight Showdown
Fighting
Amazon Fire TV , Linux , macOS , Microsoft Windows , Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Wii U , Xbox One
Expansion pack for Shovel Knight [ 11]
2021
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
Puzzle , roguelite
macOS , Microsoft Windows , Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4
An entry in the Shovel Knight series.[ 12] [ 13] Co-developed with Vine.[ 14]
2022
Shovel Knight Dig
Roguelite , platformer
Apple Arcade , Microsoft Windows , Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X/S
An entry in the Shovel Knight series. Co-developed with Nitrome .[ 15]
TBA
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX
Platformer
Microsoft Windows , macOS , Linux , Nintendo Switch
An enhanced version of Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope .[ 16]
TBA
Mina the Hollower
Action-adventure
Microsoft Windows , macOS , Linux
—
TBA
Untitled Shovel Knight game
Platformer
TBA
An upcoming mainline entry in the Shovel Knight series.[ 16]
Games published
Notes
^ The game's development is being mostly done by Aarne Hunziker, the only member of this studio, but the music is being composed and produced by Enrique Martin and Jake Kaufman , respectively.[ 18] [ 19]
References
^ "New studio Yacht Club Games sails away with a crew from WayForward" . Warp Zoned. March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013 .
^ "Ex-WayForward Yacht Club Games kickstarts retro action game Shovel Knight " . Joystiq. Retrieved March 17, 2013 .
^ Moser, AJ (July 8, 2016). "Yacht Club Games Publishing Both Azure Striker Gunvolt Games in Physical Release This Fall" . Game Informer . Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016 .
^ Nguyen, Lisa (March 17, 2020). "Yacht Club Releases Trailer And Launch Window For Cyber Shadow " . happygamer.com . Retrieved March 18, 2020 .
^ Dinsdale, Ryan (February 1, 2022). "Shovel Knight Developer Announces a Brand New Game, Mina the Hollower " . IGN . Retrieved February 1, 2022 .
^ "Switch-up!" . Yacht Club Games . January 11, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
^ "Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows Press Kit" . Yacht Club Games . June 13, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
^ "Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment Press Kit" . Yacht Club Games . February 21, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
^ "Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove ". March 26, 2017.
^ "Shovel Knight: King of Cards Press Kit" . Yacht Club Games . August 30, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
^ "Shovel Knight Showdown Press Kit" . Yacht Club Games . August 24, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
^ Moon, Mariella (February 26, 2020). "New Shovel Knight spinoff is a Tetris -like puzzle game" . Engadget . Retrieved March 18, 2020 .
^ "Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon : Releases December 13th!" . Yacht Club Games . November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021 .
^ "Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon " . Yacht Club Games . Retrieved November 23, 2021 .
^ "Shovel Knight: Dig " . Yacht Club Games . Retrieved November 23, 2021 .
^ a b Stewart, Marcus. "Yacht Club Games Reveals New Shovel Knight Updates Including A Brand New Game" . Game Informer . Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024 .
^ "Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack Press Kit" . Yacht Club Games . July 5, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
^ a b Doolan, Liam (March 28, 2019). "Yacht Club Games Reveals Cyber Shadow , A Thrilling New 8-Bit Ninja Platformer" . Nintendo Life . Nlife Media. Retrieved April 20, 2019 .
^ a b c d Winslow, Jeremy (March 27, 2019). "Shovel Knight Dev Reveals Its Next Project" . GameSpot . CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ Wales, Matt (January 13, 2021). "Meet the one-man studio behind Cyber Shadow " . PlayStation Blog . Retrieved January 13, 2021 .
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