Blood and Bacon vs Shovel Knight

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Blood and Bacon vs Shovel Knight — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Blood and Bacon Grunge Games Shovel Knight Yacht Club Games
Overview
Release Date February 1, 2016 June 26, 2014
Availability Released Released
Developer BIG 8-4, Yacht Club Games
Publisher Grunge Games Yacht Club Games
Age Rating Everyone
Official Site http://shovelknight.com
Gameplay
Genre Action, Adventure, Casual Action, Adventure, Indie, Platformer
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op, Online Multiplayer Single-player, Local Co-op
Perspective First-person 2D
Average Playtime 3 hours 5 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Linux, Nintendo
Available On Steam PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Steam, Nintendo eShop
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and up Processor: 1.2 GHz Pentium 4 Minimum Memory: 600 MB RAM Graphics: Shader Model 3.0, Direct3D , Hardware Acceleration DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 300 MB available space Sound Card: Sound Card is Required or Virtual Sound Card Additional Notes: Supports Multiple Resolutions and AA Settings OS: Windows XP SP2 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1 ghz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 2nd Generation Intel Core HD Graphics (2000/3000), 512MB DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 250 MB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Community Rating 3.1 / 5 (115 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (478 ratings)
Metacritic 85 / 100