Master the art of digging through spikes and enemies in this retro-style indie platformer. Players hunt one shovel per level across 21 stages that ramp up in challenge, using each find to burrow to the next area. Double jump helps navigate five platform types-solid, breakable glass, rectangular, and moving vertical or horizontal ones-while a built-in timer tracks every move.
Three enemy types stalk you: random wanderers, fixed shooters, and player followers. Start with three lives per run, lost to hazards or foes, and pick EASY mode for continues or HARD for restarts from the beginning. Speedrun leaderboards reward top times, drawing precise platformer fans who crave tight, punishing runs on PC.
SHOVELBOY is a retro-style platformer where you have to collect shovels in 21 pre-defined and incresingly difficult small levels. Each level contains one shovel, which allows you to dig to the next level. You get three lives at the start of each new game, which you may lose by falling into spikes, or been hit by one of the enemies. In easy mode, you can continue your run after you lost all three lives. In hard more, you have to go back to the beginning!
Main features:
- 21 predefined levels with increasing difficulty;
- Built-in timer;
- Two game modes: HARD (no continues) and EASY (continues);
- Speedrun leaderboard;
- Double jump;
- Five types of platform - solid, glass break, rectangular, vertical and horizontal movement;
- Three types of enemies - random movement, fixed shooter and player follower.
