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Shovel Knight: King of Cards

Yacht Club Games · 2019

Shovel Knight: King of Cards

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"A charming pixel-art platformer with tight controls and creative card-game mechanics that respects your time with frequent checkpoints."

Best session: 15-30 minutes

Minimum session

10 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Moderate

Session structure

Story chapters

Use the card game segments as natural pause points between platforming sections to step away without losing progress.

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About

This game is the final free campaign included in the main game, Shovel Knight, and its updated title, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. The game will also be available as a standalone title on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

Single playerSide viewActionFantasy

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Platform Notes

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Cloud saves work
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Shovel Knight: King of Cards — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Shovel Knight: King of Cards take?
The minimum meaningful session for Shovel Knight: King of Cards is approximately 10 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Shovel Knight: King of Cards?
Shovel Knight: King of Cards uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does Shovel Knight: King of Cards pressure you to keep playing?
Shovel Knight: King of Cards has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is Shovel Knight: King of Cards's Session Respect Score?
Shovel Knight: King of Cards has a Session Respect Score of 7.7/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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