If time runs out, collected gems and KOs are all counted in a final tally screen before determining a winner.
Collecting a certain number clinches victory.
While the game can be approached as a traditional fighter, this demo offered up a more objective-based mode that tasked players with collecting gems. Up to four players can jump into Shovel Knight Showdown, full all-out Smash Bros.-style free-for-alls. But the most important questing heading into this demo was, how does it play? Shacknews wasted no time in finding out. The game has grown by leaps and bounds, offering entire story paths, lore, and multiple game modes. Yacht Club Games has been hard at work on Shovel Knight: King of Cards, but they've also been working to turn Shovel Knight Showdown from a minor add-on to a full-blown fighting game. One of the most surprising game demos popped up at the MIX Indie Showcase area, as Yacht Club Games showed up with Shovel Knight Showdown. For those looking to take a break from the spectating action, the show is filled with artist alley booths, shops, and yes, game demos. But the show itself has grown to become something bigger than that. EVO 2019 is in the middle of some of the biggest fighting game tournaments in the world.