Shovelware
GrindalfGames · 2026 · Casual, Action, Arcade, Puzzle, Mining
PC
Positive100% · 12
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About Shovelware
Welcome to Shovelware, an engaging classical Arcade game where you have to reach the bottom of the level. Dig stable tunnels, avoid falling blocks, explosives and many other traps and contraptions. One hundred levels in a multitude of leagues, many trophies and countless cosmetics await you.Beware of falling blocks...In Shovelwares classic style gameplay, Blocks will fall when a space has been opened up underneath them. But they also cling to other blocks of the same colour so plan your route and build stable mineshafts through the level. Other obstacles exist to avoid...Spikes, TNT, Explosive blocks, Metal Blocks and many other things exist for you to avoid in the many levels of Shovelware.Cosmetics...There are many cosmetics for you to purchase with the Gems you find scattered around the level, Other cosmetics can be unlocked by completing tasks in certain levels.
Cosmetics come as Body, Eyes, Head gear and Shovels. They do not affect the gameplay in any way but let you add your own flair to the in game character.Over 100 Cosmetics exist, can you find and unlock them all?
Cosmetics come as Body, Eyes, Head gear and Shovels. They do not affect the gameplay in any way but let you add your own flair to the in game character.Over 100 Cosmetics exist, can you find and unlock them all?
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
A simple, fun game that reminds of me of my favourite browser games as a kid! It has some fun optional challenges for each level to get more trophies and there are some cool gimmicks in there. The controls and mechanics are pretty intuitive but I wish there was a little in-game tutorial or something in the menu to tell you how to play the game. A friend gifted this to me but I'd say it's worth the price!3 found this helpful
Just charged through cardboard and wood leagues (the first 20 levels) and got all the easy trophies from them (except 2 :( ), and this is pretty fun! It needs just the right amount of concentration to be slightly addicting and just beyond a zone-out game. Lots of levels, with several different gimmicks so far, and a variety of secondary goals. I'm impressed how many levels there appear to be! For a simple game like this, literally called "Shovelware", I would have expected it to also be real short. There are even a bunch of unlockable cosmetics to customize your little hero, which are a fun touch. Cutscenes are short and lightly humorous, and I realized eventually that you can skip them with Escape. (Useful when retrying a boss level to get the optional goals!) A couple of the mechanics are hard to figure out, such as when blocks fall slowly or quickly or how contiguous blocks of gems only count as 1 gem, and there is no explanation of the controls. Fortunately, the controls are pretty intuitive, and you don't _have_ to understand the block mechanics at first to get through things (at least on easy). It can be fun to try and figure out how things work. The game overall feels a …1 found this helpful
Great game to just relax and let the autism kick in. Enjoyable levels and bosses with plenty of customizability.1 found this helpful
Game has simple rules but challenging to finish. Having three different goals helps a lot. Good and proper time waster. Note, on steamdeck I had to choose proton 7.6 (default doesn't render text)
Charming game that is easy to learn and hard to put down.
my dad got me this game and i like t
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