Shovel Knight

Yacht Games is actually giving a double dose of Shovel Knight on Day One for the Switch, with Specter of Torment and Treasure Trove both releasing on the 3rd. The former is the prequel to the original Shovel Knight, which you can buy standalone, or grab it and every single piece of Shovel Knight content in the Treasure Trove pack. Confusing? Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.

This is the only “old” game on this list, but it’s worth picking up even if you’ve dabbled with it before. While it is a modern title, it harkens back to the greatest Nintendo games of all time like Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, and Mega Man. Those pixel perfect jumps you mastered on a black and white TV will come in handy in this sometimes brutal but always fun retro platformer. Many have tried paying homage to the 8-bit era but nobody perfected it the way Shovel Knight has.

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