Yacht Club Games
American video game company
Yacht Club Games, LLC is an American independent video game development studio and publisher founded in 2011 by former WayForward Technologies director Sean Velasco.[1] The company announced their 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 their 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, which was released in 2021.[4] In February 2022, the company announced their 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]
2019
Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Expansion pack for Shovel Knight [9]
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 [10]
2021
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
Puzzle , roguelite
macOS , Microsoft Windows , Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4
An entry in the Shovel Knight series.[11] [12] Co-developed with Vine.[13]
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 .[14]
TBA
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX
Platformer
Microsoft Windows , macOS , Linux , Nintendo Switch
An enhanced version of Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope .[15]
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.[15]
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.[17] [18]
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 . 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: 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 . 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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