Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows (2015)

- Developer
- Yacht Club Games
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita
- Genres
- Platform, Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 3.9 of 5, 38 player ratings
- Main story
- about 7.6 hours
- Completionist
- about 10 hours
How it feels
A retro-styled, whimsical platforming romp where a villainous alchemist's antics keep things playful despite tight challenge.
whimsicalretrolightheartedchallengingplayful
About
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows is a free expansion for Shovel Knight, a sweeping classic action adventure game that won over 70 Game of the Year Awards in 2014. You play as Plague Knight, the villainous master of alchemy, in a quest all his own. Using his maniacal scientific mind, Plague Knight is seeking to concoct Serum Supernus, the Ultimate Potion. However, to retrieve these ingredients, he must extract them from his former allies… the villainous knights of the Order of No Quarter! World class platforming, music, storytelling, and art all return in Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows; an explosive quest with a new play style, new story, new bosses, and more!
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