Shovel Knight
| All time rank: | 270 |
|---|---|
| 2010s rank: | 83 |
| 2014 rank: | 5 |
| Developers: | Yacht Club Games |
| Platforms: | Apple Macintosh, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows PC, Xbox One |
| Year of release: | 2014 |
| Genres: | Action, Adventure, Indie, Platform |
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All time Lists
| Publication | Year | Rank | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esquire | 2020 | 14 | The 15 Best Video Games of All Time, Ranked |
| Game Informer | 2018 | 261 | The Top 300 Games of All Time |
| GamesTM | 2018 | 127 | The 200 Greatest Games of All Time |
| Gameswelt | 2016 | 42 | Gameswelt Top 100 |
| GLHF | 2023 | 51 | The best 100 games of all time, ranked |
| Hardcore Gaming 101 | 2020 | 1 | HG101 Presents: The 200 Best Video Games of All Time |
| Polygon | 2017 | 398 | The 500 best games of all time |
GamesTM
The 200 Greatest Games of All Time
Year:
2018
Rank:
127
Decade Lists
| Publication | Year | Rank | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Den of Geek | 2019 | 71 | 100 Best Games of the Decade |
| Gamer.nl | 2019 | 76 | De 100 beste games van het decennium |
| IGN | 2020 | 1 | The Best Games of the Decade |
| Slant Magazine | 2019 | 35 | The 100 Best Video Games of the 2010s |
| The Young Folks | 2019 | 27 | The Young Folks’ Top 50 Video Games of the 2010s |
| USgamer | 2020 | 58 | USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade |
End of year Lists
| Publication | Year | Rank | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNET | 2014 | 1 | The best games of 2014 |
| Destructoid | 2014 | 3 | Destructoid's Best Game of 2014 |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 2014 | 20 | EGM’s Best of 2014 |
| Game Developer | 2014 | 1 | Best of 2014: Gamasutra's Top Games of the Year |
| GameSpot | 2019 | 1 | The 21 Absolute Best Games of 2014 |
| Giant Bomb | 2014 | 8 | Giant Bomb's 2014 Game of the Year Awards: Day Five Text Recap |
| Hardcore Gamer | 2015 | 2 | Best of 2014 – Day Ten: Game of the Year |
| IGN | 2014 | 2 | IGN's Game of the Year 2014 |
| Mashable | 2014 | 1 | Top 10 must-play games of 2014 |
| Polygon | 2014 | 8 | Polygon's 2014 Games of the Year |
| Slant Magazine | 2014 | 24 | The 25 Best Video Games of 2014 |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | 2014 | 1 | The best games of 2014 |