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Yacht Club Games
American video game company
American video game company
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Yacht Club Games, LLC |
| logo | File:Yacht Club Games Logo.png |
| type | Private |
| founded | |
| location | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| key_people | Sean Velasco |
| industry | Video games |
| num_employees | 19 (February 2022) |
| website |
Yacht Club Games, LLC is an American independent video game development studio and publisher based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2011 by former WayForward Technologies director Sean Velasco. The company announced its first title, Shovel Knight, on March 14, 2013, and released it on June 26, 2014, after a successful Kickstarter campaign. In 2016, the company announced that it would start publishing games from other companies and that the first published game would be Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack, a compilation containing Azure Striker Gunvolt and Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, which was released later that year. Their second published title was Cyber Shadow, a game developed by Mechanical Head Studios, released in 2021. In February 2022, the company announced its second original title, Mina the Hollower.
Games developed
| Year | Title | Genre | Platform | Additional note(s) | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | TBA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope | Platformer | Amazon Fire TV, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox One | Originally released simply as "Shovel Knight" but later renamed with subtitle "Shovel of Hope" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows | Expansion pack for Shovel Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment | Expansion pack for Shovel Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove | A collection of many shovel knight games (Shovel of Hope, Plague of Shadows, Specter of Torment, King of Cards, Showdown) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shovel Knight: King of Cards | Expansion pack for Shovel Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shovel Knight Showdown | Fighting | Amazon Fire TV, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One | Expansion pack for Shovel Knight | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon | Puzzle, roguelite | macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 | An entry in the Shovel Knight series. Co-developed with Vine. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shovel Knight Dig | Roguelite, platformer | Apple Arcade, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | title=Shovel Knight: Dig | url=https://www.yachtclubgames.com/press/shovel-knight-dig | access-date=23 November 2021 | website=Yacht Club Games}} | |||||||||||||||
| Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX | Platformer | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch | last=Stewart | first=Marcus | title=Yacht Club Games Reveals New Shovel Knight Updates Including A Brand New Game | url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2024/06/14/yacht-club-games-reveals-new-shovel-knight-updates-including-a-brand-new-game | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614213546/https://www.gameinformer.com/2024/06/14/yacht-club-games-reveals-new-shovel-knight-updates-including-a-brand-new-game | url-status=live | archive-date=June 14, 2024 | access-date=2024-06-16 | magazine=Game Informer | language=en}} | |||||||||
| Untitled Shovel Knight game | Platformer | TBA | An upcoming mainline entry in the Shovel Knight series. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mina the Hollower | Action-adventure | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
Games published
| Year | Title | Developer | Genre | Platform(s) | Additional note(s) | 2016 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack | Inti Creates | Action, platformer | Nintendo 3DS | Physical compilation of Azure Striker Gunvolt and Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| last=Doolan | first=Liam | date=March 28, 2019 | title=Yacht Club Games Reveals Cyber Shadow, A Thrilling New 8-Bit Ninja Platformer | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/03/yacht_club_games_reveals_cyber_shadow_a_thrilling_new_8-bit_ninja_platformer | access-date=April 20, 2019 | website=Nintendo Life | publisher=Nlife Media}} | Mechanical Head Studios | Action, platformer | last=Wales | first=Matt | date=January 13, 2021 | title=Meet the one-man studio behind Cyber Shadow | url=https://blog.playstation.com/2021/01/12/meet-the-one-man-studio-behind-cyber-shadow/ | access-date=January 13, 2021 | website=PlayStation Blog}} |
Notes
References
References
- (March 6, 2013). "New studio Yacht Club Games sails away with a crew from WayForward". Warp Zoned.
- "Ex-WayForward Yacht Club Games kickstarts retro action game ''Shovel Knight''". Joystiq.
- Moser, AJ. (July 8, 2016). "Yacht Club Games Publishing Both ''Azure Striker Gunvolt'' Games in Physical Release This Fall".
- Nguyen, Lisa. (17 March 2020). "Yacht Club Releases Trailer And Launch Window For ''Cyber Shadow''".
- (1 February 2022). "''Shovel Knight'' Developer Announces a Brand New Game, ''Mina the Hollower''".
- (January 11, 2017). "Switch-up!".
- (June 13, 2014). "''Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows'' Press Kit".
- (February 21, 2017). "''Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment'' Press Kit".
- (August 30, 2017). "''Shovel Knight: King of Cards'' Press Kit".
- (August 24, 2018). "''Shovel Knight Showdown'' Press Kit".
- Moon, Mariella. (26 February 2020). "New ''Shovel Knight'' spinoff is a ''Tetris''-like puzzle game".
- (23 November 2021). "''Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon'': Releases December 13th!".
- "''Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon''".
- "''Shovel Knight: Dig''".
- Stewart, Marcus. "Yacht Club Games Reveals New Shovel Knight Updates Including A Brand New Game".
- (July 5, 2016). "''Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack'' Press Kit".
- Doolan, Liam. (March 28, 2019). "Yacht Club Games Reveals ''Cyber Shadow'', A Thrilling New 8-Bit Ninja Platformer". Nlife Media.
- Winslow, Jeremy. (March 27, 2019). "''Shovel Knight'' Dev Reveals Its Next Project". [[CBS Interactive]].
- Wales, Matt. (January 13, 2021). "Meet the one-man studio behind ''Cyber Shadow''".
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