Shovel Knight

Shovel Knight is an action platforming game for the Nintendo 3DS, released through the Nintendo eShop. Developed and published by Yacht Club Games, it was released on June 26, 2014.

Gameplay
Players control the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest -- to defeat the evil Enchantress and find his lost beloved -- who wields the Shovel Blade, a multipurpose weapon whose techniques have now been lost to the ages.

Development
The game was announced alongside a Kickstarter campaign to fund development on March 17, 2013, with a minimum funding goal of $75,000. This goal was reached later on in the month and the project went on to collect a total of $311,502, fulfilling all announced stretch goals for additional features by its end on April 13.