Shovel Knight Showdown
Last updated: 2026-02-12
- Great for co-op and social gatherings
- Many unlockables and character customization
- Diverse and unique characters
- Poor game balance and design flaws
- No online multiplayer mode
- Controls don't work and problematic character AI
Emotions
Players are happy due to the game's engaging features and stylistic elements. The multiplayer experience and reliable server availability also contribute significantly to their positive emotions.
Players express anger primarily due to issues with game controls, AI behavior, and menu navigation. Additionally, frustration stems from perceived imbalances in game difficulty and overall game balance.
Long-time fans of the series feel disappointed as the game's quality and design did not meet their expectations.
Players enjoy the game's interface, music, and visuals. The overall fun-factor of the game also contributes to their enjoyment.
Players are frustrated with the poorly designed minigame and the mechanics of the final boss.
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 95
- Positive
- 8589.5%
- Negative
- 1010.5%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 7,907
- Estimated revenue
- $78,991
- Game price
- $10
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 44.21%
- Estimated copies lost
- 333
- Estimated revenue lost
- $3,327
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment Ă— Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 44.2% Avg playtime 0.3h | 88.4% Avg playtime 0.8h |
| > 2h playtime | 66.3% Avg playtime 12.7h | 7781.1% Avg playtime 30h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 4.2 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 2,191.8 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
95 total
Organic purchasers8791.6%
Voted up: 89%
Key activations88.42%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
95 total
First impression0-2h1717.9%
Voted up: 76%
Mid game2-10h4244.2%
Voted up: 93%
Late game10-20h1717.9%
Voted up: 88%
Endgame20h+1920.0%
Voted up: 95%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
0.0%
Global baseline 89.5%
1 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 95 total.