Shovel Knight, a small knight with big goals to conquer, has come to defeat the evil Enchantress and find his lost love. But this is not an easy task as he has to face a number of evil knights, part of The Order of No Quarter, who have been sent to stop him!

Shovel Knight is a mashup of new and old. It consists of the age old 8-bit visuals combined with more complex backgrounds and animations.