Rayman Origins vs Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Rayman Origins is a platformer game (2011) while Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is a platformer RPG game from Yacht Club Games (2014).
What each one is
Steam files Rayman Origins under Platformer. In contrast, it files Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove under Platformer and RPG.
Experience the magical universe of Rayman with legendary 2D gameplay that has captured the hearts of millions of fans!
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
At a glance
| Rayman Origins | Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.8/10 | 8.2/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (94%, 6,195) | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 16,898) |
| Critic aggregate | 86/100 | 85/100 |
| Price | $19.99 | $39.99 |
| Install size | — | 0.24 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | verified |
| Released | 2011 | 2014 |
| Developer | — | Yacht Club Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Rayman Origins vs Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Rayman OriginsPlatformer gameShovel Knight: Treasure TrovePlatformer RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Rayman OriginsPlatformer, 2D, Local Co-OpShovel Knight: Treasure TrovePlatformer, Pixel Graphics, RetroThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Rayman OriginsScore 7.8 · 94% on Steam · 86 criticShovel Knight: Treasure Trove ✓Score 8.2 · 96% on Steam · 85 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Rayman Origins6,195 reviewsShovel Knight: Treasure Trove16,898 reviews · 1 add-on · 0.24 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Rayman Origins ✓$19.99Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove$39.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Rayman OriginsPlayableShovel Knight: Treasure Trove ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueRayman Origins and Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- PC
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (GamingPickz Score 8.2)
- The cheaper right now: Rayman Origins ($19.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (verified)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (16,898 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Platformer2DLocal Co-OpAdventureGreat SoundtrackActionFunnySingleplayer
Where they differ
CartoonyColorfulCo-opLocal MultiplayerController4 Player Local
Pixel GraphicsRetroIndieKickstarterOld SchoolMedieval
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Rayman Origins is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
System requirements, side by side
| Rayman Origins | Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | 2nd Generation Intel Core HD Graphics (2000/3000) |
| Minimum CPU | 3.0 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1 ghz |
| Minimum RAM | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Install size | — | 0.24 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Rayman Origins · Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Rayman Origins and 1 for Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Rayman Origins and Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove in scope?
Rayman Origins has drawn 6,195 Steam reviews. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove has drawn 16,898 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 0.24 GB.
Is Rayman Origins or Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove rates higher (8.2 to 7.8). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Rayman Origins or Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove?
Rayman Origins is cheaper right now at $19.99, against $39.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.