Which is better, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove or 1001 Spikes?

On Steam reviews Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove scores higher (95.7% positive) than 1001 Spikes (88.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.

Are Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and 1001 Spikes similar?

They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove vs 1001 Spikes

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and 1001 Spikes both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Both released in 2014. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove scores higher on Steam reviews (95.7% positive) than 1001 Spikes (88.1% positive). 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 Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Choose Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove if you want the Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.7% positive across 9,963 reviews.

Choose 1001 Spikes

Choose 1001 Spikes if it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1001 Spikes launched in 2014.

Both Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and 1001 Spikes sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove vs 1001 Spikes — Steam metadata comparison
	Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove	1001 Spikes
Released	2014	2014
Genres	Action, Indie, Adventure	Action, Indie, Adventure
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam Deck	Deck Verified	Deck Unsupported
Price	39.99 USD	14.99 USD
Steam reviews	95.7% positive (9,963 reviews)	88.1% positive (386 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op	Multi-player
Developers	Yacht Club Games	Nicalis, Inc.

Side by side

Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
Both released in 2014.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove scores higher on Steam reviews (95.7% positive) than 1001 Spikes (88.1% positive).
1001 Spikes is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (14.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove has co-op; 1001 Spikes does not.
Steam Deck: Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is Deck Verified, 1001 Spikes is Deck Unsupported.