Action · December 20, 2016

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (2016)

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Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform into a more powerful creature form! Topple the masterminds behind each criminal caper and prepare for the ultimate showdown against Shantae’s arch nemesis - the bodacious buccaneer Risky Boots! Key Features: • Shantae’s trademark moves return! Dance to transform into all-new and classic creatures, or summon magical attacks! Over a dozen dances to discover in all! • New Relic System allows players to unlock new powers and customize moves for Shantae and her many forms! • Conquer arcade-style action stages that unfold into a full world to explore. Fast action and quest-style exploration rolled into one! • When Shantae’s story ends, you’re just getting started! DLC Modes introduce new characters, levels, and bosses! • Huge Bosses, humorous dialogue, and the wonderfully weird Shantae cast return, now in fully animated HD!

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Female Protagonist · 216
  • Platformer · 202
  • Metroidvania · 194
  • Cute · 193
  • Action · 187
  • Singleplayer · 179
  • Side Scroller · 179
  • Anime · 177
  • 2.5D · 173
  • Hand-drawn · 170
  • Adventure · 170
  • 2D · 168
  • Indie · 167
  • Funny · 161
  • Kickstarter · 159

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.4k Steam reviewsTop 90% in Action
Positive rating90% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37%
Metacritic76/100Genre average 77 — top 62% of Action titles
Engagement hours9 h averageTop 51% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 2.4k reviews

2.2k positive · 239 negative

Metacritic

76/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.6/10

Curator recommendations

2.0k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Japanese

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateDec 20, 2016
DeveloperWayForward
Base price$19.99
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

9h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

9h

Typical completion time

Achievements

65

Steam unlocks available

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