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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

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 her into more powerful forms!

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “platforming and transformations feel fun” (37 of 96 reviews) and “cute, colorful cartoon visuals” (25); the most common complaint is “backtracking and shallow gimmicks” (18). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Dec 20, 2016 Developer WayForward Platforms Windows Female ProtagonistPlatformerMetroidvaniaCuteAction
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-10-23)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

90.4%positive2,426 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 96 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 96 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Half-Genie Hero is a light recommendation. The platforming is great like all the Shantae games, but the re-exploration of previous levels doesn't work as well as I'd hoped, and the final area is a real slog. If you're a fan of the series, or platformers in general, it's probably…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I liked Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. It is however more linear compared to the other entries in the series when it comes to world exploration.”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I completed this game on the Switch, and having played the game for a couple of hours on my laptop, it runs well. That is, with these specs, I would hope it does lmao. All that to say, I liked this entry. It isn't the greatest story in the series, but it also didn't need to be.…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

6peak since Aug 2026
0 1 2 2 avg · Sep 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-23.

65achievements
18.1%median completion
0.8%rarest: True Friends!
93.5% of players 90.7% of players 85.8% of players 77.5% of players 72.8% of players 70.2% of players 68.5% of players 61.7% of players 56.7% of players 56.3% of players 56.2% of players 56.1% of players 55.3% of players 51.5% of players 50.5% of players 50.1% of players 49.5% of players 48.0% of players 47.9% of players 47.8% of players 46.3% of players 45.2% of players 45.0% of players 44.9% of players 39.6% of players 36.4% of players 34.5% of players 29.4% of players 26.9% of players 22.6% of players 22.2% of players 19.8% of players 18.1% of players 17.6% of players 17.5% of players 11.6% of players 11.5% of players 9.1% of players 8.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.6% of players 7.3% of players 6.7% of players 6.1% of players 5.1% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.2% of players 93.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.5%Ret-2-Go! — Start your day fresh!
90.7%A Magnetic Field — Hidden achievement
85.8%Don't call it that! — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.8%True Friends! — Hidden achievement
0.8%Revenge of Shantae! — Hidden achievement
0.8%Mission Complete! — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-10-23 11:42 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Canada US UK Australia EU≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-30 08-20 09-10 09-30 10-23

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

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Mar 01, 2024
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Jul 31, 2018
Shantae’s Summer Surprise!!!

Free content update includes new Jammies Mode, plus a bonus Blaster Master Zero Transformation Dance! Pick up your copy Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition today and join the fun!

Jul 31, 2018
Shantae’s Summer Surprise!!!

Free content update includes new Jammies Mode, plus a bonus Blaster Master Zero Transformation Dance! Pick up your copy Shantae: Half-Genie Hero today and join the fun!

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsFemale Protagonist · Platformer · Metroidvania · Cute · Action · Singleplayer · Side Scroller · Anime · 2.5D · Hand-drawn · Adventure · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements65
Official sitehttps://wayforward.com/games/shantae-half-genie-hero/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Processor: 2.2 GHz Dual-Core CPU with Hyper Threading Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 310 or equivalent (it must be able to manage Pixel Shader 3.0) with at least 1GB of display memory DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space