Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 15h it's 1 in 70 (1%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised less than in 83% of games we track.
- 39% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Halfway”: only 61% of starters get there.
- 82% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 17,029 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 21.7h for positive, 7.4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (82.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Halfway Defeat 4 of the Order of No Quarter. (Shovel Knight) Most players quit here 61% −39
- Victory! Finish the game. (Shovel Knight) 39% −22
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (138)
story milestone ending side
- First Purchase Buy your first item. (Shovel Knight) 100%
- Only You Use caution and common sense around campfires. (Shovel Knight) 91%
- Troupple Acolyte Discover the secrets of the Troupple King. (Shovel Knight) 69%
- Hey Big Spender Spend a combined 25000 gold at the shop. (Shovel Knight) 63%
- Halfway Defeat 4 of the Order of No Quarter. (Shovel Knight) 61%
- Nice Hat... Help out all the moochers in the fancy shop. (Shovel Knight) 54%
- Master Angler Successfully fish 5 sparkling fishing spots. (Shovel Knight) 47%
- Well Met Defeat all of the wandering travelers. (Shovel Knight) 47%
- Juggler Impress Mona with your skills. (Shovel Knight) 46%
- Master Shoveler Purchase all available Shovel Blade upgrades. (Shovel Knight) 45%
- Hall Champion Solve the woes of the Hall of Champions. (Shovel Knight) 45%
- I'm Alive! Finish any stage without dying. (Shovel Knight) 43%
- Victory! Finish the game. (Shovel Knight) 39%
- Another Dimension Collect 2000 worth of gold lying on spikes, while using the Phase Locket. (Shovel Knight) 26%
- I Scream For Ichor Sample each of the Troupple King's ichors. (Shovel Knight) 26%
- Knuckle Down Hang in the air for more than 4 seconds using the Dust Knuckles. (Shovel Knight) 23%
- Spirit of Giving Fill both of the tower's mysterious jars. (Specter Knight) 22%
- Hooper Bounce on the Hoop Kid's hoop for 5 seconds. (Shovel Knight) 21%
- Arc of Iron Defeat 3 enemies with one Throwing Anchor. (Shovel Knight) 18%
- Harvest of Heights Chain together multiple targets with dash slashes 500 times. (Specter Knight) 18%
- Decked Out Purchase or unlock all relics, equipment, and upgrades. (Shovel Knight) 17%
- You're Fired Finish off the Black Knight with a reflected shot. (Shovel Knight) 16%
- Victory! Finish the game. (Specter Knight) 16%
- Reflect Lord Hit enemies with a reflected projectile 30 times. (Shovel Knight) 16%
- Boom! Defeat 5 foes at once using the Booming Horn. (Shovel Knight) 15%
- Pungent Listen to all of Croaker's puns. (Shovel Knight) 14%
- On a Diet Finish a level without eating any food. (Shovel Knight) 14%
- Get the Point Destroy all checkpoints in a single stage. (Shovel Knight) 14%
- Sparker Finish off any boss using the Ground Spark technique. (Shovel Knight) 14%
- Victory! Finish the game. (Plague Knight) 13%
- Get Out Of My Room! Find Plague Knight's secret room. (Plague Knight) 13%
- Darkslide Land all 3 rail tricks in a single grind. (Specter Knight) 13%
- Gem Sweep In a Joustus match with more than one gem, win by claiming every gem. (King Knight) 12%
- Relic Roundtable Defeat an enemy by using each relic. (Shovel Knight) 10%
- Melancholy Reminisce and remain still on the Tower's rooftop for 30 seconds. (Specter Knight) 9.2%
- Spec'd Out Acquire all armor, curios, and upgrades. (Specter Knight) 8.9%
- Vector Victor Reach the top of the climbing mini game. (Specter Knight) 8.9%
- Trading Up Trade each of the useless relics to Chester. (Plague Knight) 8.7%
- Get Out Of My Room! Find Specter Knight's secret room! (Specter Knight) 8.6%
- Stomped! Win a stock match of 3 or more without losing a single stock. (Showdown) 8.5%
- Patron of the Arts Commission a finished portrait! (King Knight) 8.1%
- Untouched Emerge unscathed from a battle with any Knight of the Order of No Quarter. (Shovel Knight) 7.9%
- Maxed Out Purchase or unlock all relics equipment and upgrades. (Plague Knight) 7.5%
- Victory! Finish the game. (King Knight) 7.4%
- That's Mine! Lose a unique card, then win it back! (King Knight) 6.9%
- Super Sphere Destroy 5 enemies within 5 seconds using the Chaos Spheres. (Shovel Knight) 6.9%
- Hall Villain Clear the the Hall of Champions in 3 minutes and 30 seconds or less. (Plague Knight) 6.6%
- No Damage! Finish any Stage without taking damage. (Shovel Knight) 6.0%
- Shovel Economy Finish a level and swing the Shovel Blade fewer than 20 times. (Shovel Knight) 6.0%
- Flying Feat Defeat 3 enemies using the Propeller Dagger without touching the ground. (Shovel Knight) 5.8%
- Music Lover Obtain all song scrolls. (Shovel Knight) 5.8%
- Skull Seeker Find and return all Red Skulls. (Specter Knight) 5.8%
- Get Out Of My Room! Find King Knight's secret room! (King Knight) 5.7%
- Hang Time Stay in the air for 10 seconds without landing on anything. (Plague Knight) 5.7%
- Creep Watch all of Mona's dance. (Plague Knight) 5.5%
- Cartography King Find and complete all stages and stage paths, and defeat all wandering travelers. (King Knight) 5.1%
- House Champ Clear all 4 houses of Joustus, and win the final battle... (King Knight) 5.1%
- Flare Wander Defeat an enemy with the Flare Wand from more than 25 blocks away. (Shovel Knight) 4.7%
- Order of Hoarders Have 50000 gold on hand. (Shovel Knight) 4.6%
- Reflected Riches Bounce the same Alchemical Coin 5 times in a row. (Shovel Knight) 4.6%
- Inhuman Resources Speak with every recruit within the Tower. (Specter Knight) 4.5%
- Poor Oolong Give Oolong a sample of every explosion. (Plague Knight) 4.4%
- King of Cards Defeat every possible Joustus opponent. (King Knight) 4.1%
- Mint Condition Collect all Cipher Coins. (Plague Knight) 4.0%
- Wisp Whisperer Obtain all Darkness and Will Upgrades from within the stages. (Specter Knight) 4.0%
- Decked Out Acquire all armor, heirlooms, fancy things, and upgrades. (King Knight) 3.8%
- Merit Badge Collect all Merit Medals. (King Knight) 3.8%
- Sure-Footed Finish 10 matches in any stage with lava or a pit without falling in. (Showdown) 3.5%
- I'm a Cheater! Use each one of Chester's Cheat Cards. (King Knight) 3.5%
- Clearing a Path Run over 5 enemies using the same Mobile Gear. (Shovel Knight) 3.3%
- Eliminator KO 100 total opponents. (Showdown) 3.2%
- Done In One Finish Story Mode without using a continue. (Showdown) 3.0%
- Dirt Poor Don't collect any gold for an entire Order of No Quarter stage. (Shovel Knight) 2.9%
- Again! Finish New Game Plus. (Shovel Knight) 2.7%
- Item Lord Use each of the items once. (Showdown) 2.2%
- Untouched Emerge unscathed from a battle with any boss besides Black Knight! (Specter Knight) 2.2%
- Checkpointless Destroy every possible checkpoint in the game. (Shovel Knight) 1.9%
- True Shovelry Beat the game without collecting any relics. (Shovel Knight) 1.9%
- Penny Pincher Finish the game without spending any money. (Shovel Knight) 1.8%
- Order of Thwarters Successfully parry 10 times during one match. (Showdown) 1.7%
- Warp Walker Fall through the warp floor 50 times. (Showdown) 1.7%
- Untouched Emerge unscathed from a battle with any Knight of the Order of No Quarter... except for King Knight! (Plague Knight) 1.7%
- Card Completionist Obtain all Joustus cards. (King Knight) 1.6%
- Jump Economy Finish a stage and jump fewer than 10 times. (King Knight) 1.6%
- Perfect Platformer Finish the game without falling into a bottomless pit. (Shovel Knight) 1.6%
- Magma Day Knock opponents into lava 50 times. (Showdown) 1.5%
- Impossible! Finish the game without dying. (Shovel Knight) 1.5%
- Heirlooms Only! Use only heirlooms to defeat any boss! (King Knight) 1.5%
- Defend the Lab! Retake the Explodatorium without breaking any grey blocks during the boss fight. (Plague Knight) 1.5%
- Again! Finish New Game Plus. (Specter Knight) 1.5%
- Curio Conquest Use only curios to defeat any Boss Specter Knight is trying to recruit! (Specter Knight) 1.5%
- Aerial Ace As Propeller Knight, defeat 2 or more foes without touching the ground. (Showdown) 1.3%
- HurryUp! Beat the game within 1 hour and 30 minutes. (Shovel Knight) 1.3%
- Again! Finish New Game Plus. (Plague Knight) 1.2%
- Bomb Economy Finish any order of no quarter stage using 15 bombs or fewer. (Plague Knight) 1.2%
- Bomb Jump Blitz Defeat an Order Knight using only bomb jump explosions. (Plague Knight) 1.2%
- No Damage! Finish any Stage without taking damage. (Plague Knight) 1.2%
- Scythe Economy Complete any Order of No Quarter recruit stage using your standing slash 10 times or fewer. Dash Slashes are ok! (Specter Knight) 1.2%
- Naked Plague Finish the game without collecting any arcana, bomb parts, or armors. (Plague Knight) 1.1%
- Penny Pincher Finish the game without spending any money... including Cipher Coins! (Plague Knight) 1.1%
- Teetotaler Finish the game without drinking any tonics. (Plague Knight) 1.1%
- Clutch! Win Sudden Death 5 times. (Showdown) 1.0%
- Fancy Feet As King Knight, reach the winning gem while still spinning after bashing into a foe. (Showdown) 1.0%
- Heartless Finish a Joustus Judge stage without dying or collecting any food or health hearts. (King Knight) 1.0%
- Checkpointless Destroy every possible checkpoint in the game. (Plague Knight) 1.0%
- Checkpointless Destroy every possible checkpoint in the game. (Specter Knight) 1.0%
- Naked Specter Finish the game without acquiring any Will or Darkness upgrades. (Specter Knight) 1.0%
- No Damage! Finish any main stage without taking damage. (Specter Knight) 1.0%
- Smack Back As Shovel Knight, win the match with a reflected projectile. (Showdown) 0.9%
- Again! Finish New Game Plus. (King Knight) 0.9%
- Beeline Complete the game in fewer than 25 stages. (King Knight) 0.9%
- Hurry Up! Beat the game within 1 hour and 30 minutes. (Plague Knight) 0.9%
- Hurry Up! Beat the game within 1 hour and 30 minutes. (Specter Knight) 0.9%
- Make A Killing Without replaying any stage or minigame, finish the game while holding 60000 gold or more. (Specter Knight) 0.9%
- Chain Reaction As Treasure Knight, win the match by defeating a foe with a bouncing diamond that you popped. (Showdown) 0.7%
- Dark Dunk As Specter Knight, use a Dash Slash to win by dunking a foe into lava or a pit that you would've fallen into. (Showdown) 0.7%
- Destruction Dominoes As Plague Knight, defeat multiple foes by hurtling through them with a single Spin Burst. (Showdown) 0.7%
- Elementary! As Mona, win a match by knocking a charged hazardous potion at a foe. (Showdown) 0.7%
- Hat Trick As Mr. Hat, get a KO with each of your 3 hats in a single match. (Showdown) 0.7%
- Hover Queenie As The Enchantress, remain in the air for 30 seconds without touching the ground. (Showdown) 0.7%
- Plower Power As Polar Knight, defeat multiple foes with a single use of the Polar Plow. (Showdown) 0.7%
- Shatterer Complete Story Mode on Hard difficulty. (Showdown) 0.7%
- Stay Where You Are! As Shield Knight, use a single Shield Rush to both block a projectile and win the match. (Showdown) 0.7%
- Undermined As Mole Knight, absorb 10 hits while submerged in a single match. (Showdown) 0.7%
- Whoops! As Tinker Knight, win the match by knocking an enemy into lava or a pit with the Definitely Intentional Trip. (Showdown) 0.7%
- Fearless Champ Clear all 4 houses of Joustus without buying or reclaiming cards from Chester. (Not in New Game+) (King Knight) 0.7%
- Naked King Finish the game without acquiring any heirlooms, health upgrades, or vigor upgrades. Armors are ok! (King Knight) 0.7%
- Chester's Chum See 20 different modes in Chester's Choice. (Showdown) 0.6%
- From Nowhere As Dark Reize, defeat 3 foes as you exit your teleport in a single match. (Showdown) 0.6%
- From Shadow! As Black Knight, win the match by dodging a player and hitting them with a Dark Wave. (Showdown) 0.6%
- Hops and Dreams As Goldarmor, win the match by down thrusting off of the Throwing Anchor to reach the winning gem. (Showdown) 0.6%
- Liquid Assets As Liquid Samurai, win a match by collecting 3 gems without breaking your run stride. (Showdown) 0.6%
- Percy's Pal Attain a score of 100,000 in Targets. (Showdown) 0.6%
- Reize for the Sky As Reize, win the match by Dive Kicking an enemy to propel yourself to the winning gem. (Showdown) 0.6%
- Shrouded Strike As Phantom Striker, use the Strike Step to reach the winning gem while donning the Phantom Shroud. (Showdown) 0.6%
- The Storm Is Coming! As Baz, stun multiple foes using one use of Electrify, then hit them before they recover. (Showdown) 0.6%
- Troupple Tango Defeat 50 Troupples during an encounter with the Troupple King. (Showdown) 0.6%
- Hurry Up! Beat the game within 1 hour and 30 minutes. (King Knight) 0.6%