Yacht Club Games

Yacht Club Games
Founded	2011
Headquarters	Valencia, California
Key people	Sean Velasco, Ian Flood, David D Angelo
Number of employees	5 (July 2014) 16 (Currently)
Website	YachtClubGames.com

Yacht Club Games is an independent video game development studio and publisher founded in 2011 by former WayForward Technologies director Sean Velasco. It is located in Los Angeles, CA.

History

Yacht Club Games was founded by former developers from WayForward Technologies who wished to work on their own titles. The company announced their first title, Shovel Knight, on March 14, 2013. They financed its development through a successful Kickstarter campaign, and released it on June 26, 2014. Following the stretched goal of the Kickstarter campaign, the developers added more content to the base game from 2015 to 2018. With each new campaign being as large as the original main game, the developers decided to change the economic model of Shovel Knight. The original game which includes all content was renamed Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, and all campaigns and the Battle Mode will be available to purchase separately.

In addition to their own title, Yacht Club Games also published Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack in North America, an enchanced collection of the first and second Azure Striker Gunvolt games developed by the Japanese studio Inti Creates.

Games developed

• Shovel Knight / Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (March 14, 2014)
  • Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope (March 14, 2014)
  • Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows (September 17, 2015)
  • Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment (March 3rd, 2017)
  • Shovel Knight: King of Cards (TBA 2018)
  • Shovel Knight: Battle Mode (TBA)

Games Published

• Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack (USA)

Gallery

April Fools Logo.

The Yacht Club Games logo seen in Pridemoor Keep.

The Yacht Club Games logo seen in Pridemoor Keep. (Specter of Torment)

The Yacht Club Games logo seen when opening Shovel Knight.

Video

Shovel Knight Gameplay Commentary