# Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope

> Probable indie-scope game profile, served by indielist (https://indielist.games). Sales estimate uses a transparent Boxleiter-derived heuristic; its fixed display range is not a statistically validated confidence interval.

## Snapshot
- **Indie scope**: probable
- **Classification reason**: steam_store_genre:Indie
- **Classification evidence**: https://store.steampowered.com/app/589500/
- **Primary genre**: Action
- **Release year**: 2019
- **Release date**: Dec 10, 2019
- **Platforms**: linux, mac, windows
- **Tags**: Action, Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Retro, Great Soundtrack
- **Launch price**: $14.99 USD
- **Steam reviews**: 1,000
- **Positive review %**: 94%
- **Steam app**: https://store.steampowered.com/app/589500

## Developer
- **Studio**: [Yacht Club Games](https://indielist.games/studios/yacht-club-games)

## Publisher
- **Name**: [Yacht Club Games](https://indielist.games/publishers/yacht-club-games)

## Sales estimate (white-box, version v1.0)

- **Units (median)**: 75,000 (range 45,000 – 105,000)
- **Net revenue (median)**: $642,172 USD
- **Boxleiter NB used**: 75
- **Algorithm version**: v1.0

### NB breakdown
- `base`: +50
- `year_2019`: +15
- `price_$15`: 0
- `positive_94%`: +10

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Source: indielist (https://indielist.games/games/shovel-knight-shovel-of-hope-589500)
Estimates are not official sales data. Methodology: docs/sales-algorithm.md. Always verify large numbers with official sources before citing.