Choose Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Choose Shovel Knight: King of Cards if you want an Adventure experience. Shovel Knight: King of Cards launched in 2019.
Shovel Knight: King of Cards vs Drawn Down Abyss
Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Drawn Down Abyss both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Both released in 2019. Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Shovel Knight: King of Cards: 71 reviews, Drawn Down Abyss: 11). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Drawn Down Abyss
Choose Drawn Down Abyss if it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Drawn Down Abyss launched in 2019.
Both Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Drawn Down Abyss sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.1% vs 90.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Shovel Knight: King of Cards |  Drawn Down Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.1% positive (71 reviews) | 90.9% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Yacht Club Games | DaFluffyPotato |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Both released in 2019.
- Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Shovel Knight: King of Cards: 71 reviews, Drawn Down Abyss: 11).
- Drawn Down Abyss is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Shovel Knight: King of Cards (3.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Shovel Knight: King of Cards is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Drawn Down Abyss has no Deck rating yet.
Shovel Knight: King of Cards vs Drawn Down Abyss — FAQ
- Are Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Drawn Down Abyss similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Shovel Knight: King of Cards run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Shovel Knight: King of Cards is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Drawn Down Abyss doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.