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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!

Released Dec 20, 2016 Developer WayForward Platforms Windows Female ProtagonistPlatformerMetroidvaniaCuteAction
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

90.4%positive2,392 reviews
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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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

65achievements
18.1%median completion
0.7%rarest: Revenge of Shantae!
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 61.8% 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 45.3% 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 1.5% 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
0.7%Revenge of Shantae! — Hidden achievement
0.7%The perfect tan! — Hidden achievement
0.8%True Friends! — 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 2026-07-26 08:39 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 UK US Australia EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Mar 13, 2024
Contra: Operation Galuga Now Available!

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Mar 01, 2024
Contra: Operation Galuga Launches March 12!

Prepare to attack aggressively! The iconic run-'n'-gun series, Contra, is back - reloaded, reimagined, and reborn - with Contra: Operation Galuga, launching on March 12! The legendary soldiers return

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 2026-05-20.

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
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
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