What is Reddit's opinion of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove?

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Holy shit, they fucking released an Android port?

Looks like it's available only through Amazon (made for Fire TV with a game pad). The product page says it's Treasure Trove, and the description includes all 3 campaigns so I'd say yes it does.

https://www.amazon.ca/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU?language=en_CA

https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

Well, I just learned it's apparently on the Amazon App Store. It must be made for Fire TV type devices that require a controller anyway.

So in theory you could sideload the game, but I have a feeling that controller is going to be the only option unless someone else knows how to add touchscreen buttons to it.

Thanks for the answer and I apologize for the negative post. I was confused because the Amazon page still lists it as version 1.01 with no updates.

https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

Anyway, thanks for the support.

> But just because a game isn't on the playstore doesn't mean it's not officially released?

Okay, I'll bite. I said it's not officially released on Android because the developers haven't released it on Android. "Officially released" means the developers have made available their software on a platform which you can pay money for a version of their software to run on that platform. The only official looking link I found when doing a search for "shovel knight for android" was from Amazon for the Fire TV. While sideloading a Fire app to a non-Amazon device means that yes, you can run Shovel Knight on an Android phone, that doesn't mean it's been officially released for Android. It's been officially released on a proprietary Android-based platform and you're jamming it into whatever phone you have.

Do you have a link for a version of Shovel Knight that will run natively on your non-Amazon Fire based Android device? Because if not, you don't have an officially licensed copy of Shovel Knight on Android. Honestly, how had you planned on playing it on your phone? Walk me through it.

For Android if it's available officially, but it's not in the play store, it's in the Amazon app store. The problem with the mobile version is that you can only play with a gamepad. And if you are a root user you can install an app that allows you to play it in a tactile way.

I leave the link here:

https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

Shovel Knight is available on the Amazon Appstore, but only for Fire TV devices. You'd have to buy the app, then log into a Fire TV device and use adb to pull the APK. It works fine on standard Android devices, but there's no touch controls so you'd have to use a Bluetooth controller.

https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

As for Celeste, it uses FNA which is open source, so it's possible for someone to port FNA to Android and have Celeste run inside that. I'm not aware of any such ports though.

In the meantime you could download the original PICO-8 version of Celeste and run that version inside any of the PICO-8 players available for Android.

Ok I'll link some indie games that are pretty challenging and all have controller support. Some like Dash Kings are diabolically hard.

Shovel Knight https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

Linkme: Dash Kings, Not to Fall TV, Pocket Rogues, Warrior Heart, Fractal Space, Nimble Quest, Celeritas, ZKW Reborn, Meganoid 2, bitDungeon II

Good idea! And if not, it's available in every system for about $15 (except for iOS, Android, Xbox 360 and perhaps Mac/Linux if I recall correctly).

EDIT: there is an Android port... but only on the Amazon's app store

ANOTHER EDIT: Sorry there, Mac and Linux do work nicely with Shovel Knight... one less reason to reboot into Windows I guess?

Also discounted on GOG, Humble Store, Microsoft Store, PS Store, Nintendo eShop and Amazon Appstore.

Here's a few random ones that I can think of off the top of my head.

PC game ports:

The Talos Principle

I Am Bread

Goat Simulator + sequels

Star Wars: KOTOR

PUBG & Fortnite

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

Minecraft

Baldur's Gate series

Source ports (requires data from PC versions):

Delta Touch and Quad Touch (source ports of Doom 1/2 and Quake 1/2/3)

OpenMicroWave (port of The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind)

Shield-exclusives:

Nvidia Lightspeed Studios (ports of Half-Life 2, Portal, Tomb Raider, Doom 3 BFG Edition, etc)

Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel

Fire TV exclusives:

Shovel Knight

It's on Amazon Store

https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

Shovel knight android port is controller only however. No touch controls, and probably only works on one screen

It's sold on amazon https://www.amazon.ca/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU?ref_=d6k_applink_bb_dls

Just as a heads up, game works on Android devices with Bluetooth controllers (HID) as well if you sideload it. You can buy the Amazon Fire TV version here: https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

Amazon actually posts permission requirements on its page, so it seems this is normal? https://i.imgur.com/kO2ZlbA.png

Here is the Amazon page to check yourself. https://www.amazon.com.au/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

I have been using the Amazon app since basically the day it started and have hundreds of games on my Amazon account, they used to give away tons of games and apps all the time, and also Amazon coins, even before they did the Amazon underground free stuff..... I have the Amazon app on my phone and have on every phone since they started allowing you to do so, but all this in no way has anything to do with the opening post. I said in my original post I have some games pulled from a Kindle 7" working on my phone, but I needed the kindle 7" to get them in the first place.

You can buy the games I still want via your web browser, but how do you get to install these games that require you to have a compatible Amazon branded device to get the install files, without having an Amazon branded device ? This is the issue, and nothing you have said so far resolves it. The only way I have seen this done is via a plugin in your browser that allowed you to pull the apk from the Amazon server once you had logged into your account as it tricked the Appstore into thinking it was being requested by an valid device, but I believe that no longer works.

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The Amazon app on your phone will not show these games, so you cant buy them via it, unless you are running the app on a compatible Amazon device:-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shantae-and-the-Pirates-Curse/dp/B015QGY98G

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Game-Studios-Mornings-Light/dp/B00QSMKS8S

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Game-Studios-To-Fu-Fury/dp/B00KZ1X43O

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Game-Studios-Tales-Space/dp/B00P73L20M

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Game-Studios-Lost-Within/dp/B00VGKMTKC

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This one for $29.99? https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU/

It's an Amazon App Store exclusive

Some of the best games for Android TV are ports of old PC or console games, which include titles from Rockstar Games (https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=7086639890153802127&hl=en_US) and SQUARE ENIX (https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=8026010256970589886&hl=en_US). Some of their games do not show up in Android TV app store but actually works fine with controller when sideloaded, like Max Payne and GTA III. Telltale games are also great but many of them were de-listed. Some were later re-listed by new publishers:

• Howyaknow, LLC

• Athlon Games, Inc.

A few more Android ports of old PC games with controller support (title marked with * needs to be sideloaded):

Star Wars: KOTOR: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aspyr.swkotor&hl=en_US

The Bard's Tale: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inxile.BardTale&hl=en_US

Crazy Taxi Classic* (runs great on devices not fast enough for emulating the Dreamcast version): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sega.CrazyTaxiplayhaven&hl=en_US

Life is Strange*: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareenix.lis&hl=en_US

Castle of Illusion*: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.disney.castleofillusion_goo&hl=en_US

Oddworld Series: https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Oddworld+Inhabitants+Inc

Ys Chronicles I: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dotemu.ys1x&hl=en_US

Ys Chronicles II: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dotemu.ys2x&hl=en_US

And here is one of the best horror games on Android that's surprisingly NOT a port from PC or console:

Forgotten Memories*: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.psychoseinteractive.forgottenmemories&hl=en_US

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There are also ports of excellent indie titles from console that work well on Android TV. However, many of them require sideload. Here are a few with good controller support:

Dead Cells* (probably one of the best Metroidvania games released on Android recently): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playdigious.deadcells.mobile&hl=en_US

Forgotton Anne* (absolutely stunning game with anime-quality visuals): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hitcents.forgottonanne&hl=en_US

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap*: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dotemu.wonderboy.dragonstrap&hl=en_US

République*: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.camouflaj.republique&hl=en_US

Stardew Valley*: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chucklefish.stardewvalley&hl=en_US

Terraria*: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.and.games505.TerrariaPaid&hl=en_US

Oceanhorn: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.FDGEntertainment.Oceanhorn.gp&hl=en_US

Lovecraft's Untold Stories*: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blinigames.lus&hl=en_US

Retro City Rampage DX: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vblank.RCRDX&hl=en_US

Dandara (another awesome Metroidvania game with unique game mechanics): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rawfury.longhathouse.Dandara&hl=en_US

Teslagrad: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Rain.Teslagrad&hl=en_US

Thimbleweed Park: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.terribletoybox.thimbleweedparkandroid&hl=en_US

This War of Mine: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elevenbitstudios.twommobile&hl=en_US

This War of Mine: Stories - Father's Promise: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elevenbitstudios.twomstoriesmobile&hl=en_US

OlliOlli: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roll7.olliolli&hl=en_US

OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roll7.olliolli2&hl=en_US

NOT A HERO: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roll7.nah&hl=en_US

Death Road to Canada: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noodlecake.drtc&hl=en_US

Horizon Chase - World Tour: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aquiris.horizonchase&hl=en_US

Stranger Things 3: The Game*: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bonusxp.fate&hl=en_US

Some of them require OpenGL ES 3.x support and won't work on every Android TV device. Check what version of OpenGL ES your GPU supports with AIDA64.

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These Android ports are Shield exclusives:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=7748882896084752769&hl=en_US

Hotline Miami: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devolver.hlm1&hl=en_US

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devolver.hlm2&hl=en_US

The Talos Principle: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devolver.Talos&hl=en_US

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Maldita Castilla (freeware): a great "Ghosts'n Goblins"-style platformer originally released as OUYA exclusive title. It was later made free by its developer and can be played on Android TV with controller.

Download and sideload its apk for OUYA at the bottom of this page: https://www.locomalito.com/maldita_castilla.php

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Also worth mentioning is although Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is Fire TV exclusive (https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU), it does work on Android TV if you export and sideload its apk from compatible Fire TV devices.

Shovel Knight but its only found on the amazon app store and needs a controller to play.

https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

I get your point.

Shovel Knight, does have a port though. However, it's exclusive to Amazon Store and only supports gamepad.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is on Android but it requires a controller to play. Its only found on the Amazon app store.

Because it is not on the playstore, it is on the Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

But it is a firetv exclusive that's why you need to sideload it.

Yes, it is available for Android, but not on Play Store, it only works with a gamepad through, you can get it from Amazon App Store, if you have a rooted phone you can check this video on how to play it with touch controls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27j4yveqjB4&t=16s.

Game link: https://www.amazon.com.br/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

It has coop with two gamepads on the same phone too, here is a video of it running on a phone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s20FjWGRBbk&t=3s.

You know Amazon has it for the Fire TV right?

https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

Shovel Knight is an Amazon Kindle exclusive, if you want to get it legally you have to buy it for a Kindle, its not on the Play Store

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

Shovel Knight exist on Android: look here

On Amazon game store, not in Google play store

https://www.amazon.ca/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU?ref_=d6k_applink_bb_dls

Shovel Knight

It is

There are quite a good number of really awesome games in this side scrolling combat platformer style on Android. Most of the good ones support controllers though I will also mention a couple that don't (the first 3 in the linkme)

Maldita Castilla https://www.locomalito.com/maldita_castilla.php

Shovel Knight https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

Elliot Quest https://www.amazon.com/Ansimuz-Elliot-Quest/dp/B00R1SXPRO

Linkme: Diseviled, Curse of the Demon Sword https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DevilWare.DemonSword Rogue Castle, Sword of Xolan, Devious Dungeon 2, Tallowmere, Wazhack, Lemegeton, Magic Rampage, Rico Lite

For the ouya games you can use this guide to download them from almost any android device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ouya/general/sideload-ouya-store-android-device-t2812860

Shovel Knight is for the fire tv, you need to own a fire tv, download the game and extract the @pk: https://www.amazon.com/Yacht-Club-Games-Shovel-Knight/dp/B014IEGCKU

or you know you could download them from other sites like coughmobilismcough