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Yacht Club Games, LLC
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2011;13 years ago(2011)
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California,U.S.
Key people
Sean Velasco
Number of employees
19 (February 2022)

Yacht Club Games, LLCis an Americanindependent video game developmentstudio and publisher founded in 2011 by formerWayForward Technologiesdirector Sean Velasco.[1]The company announced their first title,Shovel Knight,on March 14, 2013, and released it on June 26, 2014, after a successfulKickstartercampaign.[2]In 2016, the company announced that it would start publishing games from other companies, and that their first published game would beAzure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack,a compilation containingAzure Striker GunvoltandAzure Striker Gunvolt 2,which was released later that year.[3]Their second published title wasCyber Shadow,a game developed by Mechanical Head Studios, which was released in 2021.[4]In February 2022, the company announced their second original title,Mina the Hollower.[5]

Games developed

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Year Title Genre Platform Additional note(s)
2014 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"[6]
2015 Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows Expansion pack forShovel Knight[7]
2017 Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment Expansion pack forShovel Knight[8]
2019 Shovel Knight: King of Cards Expansion pack forShovel Knight[9]
Shovel Knight Showdown Fighting Amazon Fire TV,Linux,macOS,Microsoft Windows,Nintendo Switch,PlayStation 3,PlayStation 4,Wii U,Xbox One Expansion pack forShovel Knight[10]
2021 Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Puzzle,roguelite macOS,Microsoft Windows,Nintendo Switch,PlayStation 4 An entry in theShovel Knightseries.[11][12]Co-developed with Vine.[13]
2022 Shovel Knight Dig Roguelite,platformer Apple Arcade,Microsoft Windows,Nintendo Switch,PlayStation 5,Xbox Series X/S An entry in theShovel Knightseries. Co-developed withNitrome.[14]
TBA Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX Platformer Microsoft Windows,macOS,Linux,Nintendo Switch An enhanced version ofShovel Knight: Shovel of Hope.[15]
TBA Mina the Hollower Action-adventure Microsoft Windows,macOS,Linux —
TBA UntitledShovel Knightgame Platformer TBA An upcoming mainline entry in theShovel Knightseries.[15]

Games published

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Year Title Developer Genre Platform(s) Additional note(s)
2016 Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack Inti Creates Action,platformer Nintendo 3DS Physical compilation ofAzure Striker GunvoltandAzure Striker Gunvolt 2[16]
2021 Cyber Shadow[17][18] Mechanical Head Studios[a] Action,platformer[18] Linux,macOS,Microsoft Windows,Nintendo Switch,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Xbox One[18][19] —

Notes

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  1. ^The game's development is being mostly done by Aarne Hunziker, the only member of this studio, but the music is being composed and produced by Enrique Martin andJake Kaufman,respectively.[17][18]

References

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  1. ^"New studio Yacht Club Games sails away with a crew from WayForward".Warp Zoned. March 6, 2013.RetrievedMarch 17,2013.
  2. ^"Ex-WayForward Yacht Club Games kickstarts retro action gameShovel Knight".Joystiq.RetrievedMarch 17,2013.
  3. ^Moser, AJ (July 8, 2016)."Yacht Club Games Publishing BothAzure Striker GunvoltGames in Physical Release This Fall ".Game Informer.RetrievedJuly 9,2016.
  4. ^Nguyen, Lisa (March 17, 2020)."Yacht Club Releases Trailer And Launch Window ForCyber Shadow".happygamer.com.RetrievedMarch 18,2020.
  5. ^Dinsdale, Ryan (February 1, 2022)."Shovel KnightDeveloper Announces a Brand New Game,Mina the Hollower".IGN.RetrievedFebruary 1,2022.
  6. ^"Switch-up!".Yacht Club Games.January 11, 2017.RetrievedNovember 3,2018.
  7. ^"Shovel Knight: Plague of ShadowsPress Kit ".Yacht Club Games.June 13, 2014.RetrievedNovember 3,2018.
  8. ^"Shovel Knight: Specter of TormentPress Kit ".Yacht Club Games.February 21, 2017.RetrievedNovember 3,2018.
  9. ^"Shovel Knight: King of CardsPress Kit ".Yacht Club Games.August 30, 2017.RetrievedNovember 3,2018.
  10. ^"Shovel Knight ShowdownPress Kit ".Yacht Club Games.August 24, 2018.RetrievedNovember 3,2018.
  11. ^Moon, Mariella (February 26, 2020)."NewShovel Knightspinoff is aTetris-like puzzle game ".Engadget.RetrievedMarch 18,2020.
  12. ^"Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon:Releases December 13th! ".Yacht Club Games.November 23, 2021.RetrievedNovember 23,2021.
  13. ^"Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon".Yacht Club Games.RetrievedNovember 23,2021.
  14. ^"Shovel Knight: Dig".Yacht Club Games.RetrievedNovember 23,2021.
  15. ^abStewart, Marcus."Yacht Club Games Reveals New Shovel Knight Updates Including A Brand New Game".Game Informer.RetrievedJune 16,2024.
  16. ^"Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker PackPress Kit ".Yacht Club Games.July 5, 2016.RetrievedNovember 3,2018.
  17. ^abDoolan, Liam (March 28, 2019)."Yacht Club Games RevealsCyber Shadow,A Thrilling New 8-Bit Ninja Platformer ".Nintendo Life.Nlife Media.RetrievedApril 20,2019.
  18. ^abcdWinslow, Jeremy (March 27, 2019)."Shovel KnightDev Reveals Its Next Project ".GameSpot.CBS Interactive.RetrievedMarch 15,2019.
  19. ^Wales, Matt (January 13, 2021)."Meet the one-man studio behindCyber Shadow".PlayStation Blog.RetrievedJanuary 13,2021.
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