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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut

Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!

Released Jul 15, 2014 Developer WayForward Platforms Windows PlatformerFemale ProtagonistMetroidvaniaPixel GraphicsAction
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (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.

85.9%positive1,591 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Shantae: Risky's Revenge is a mediocre game, failing in many of the things it sets out to do. The game tries to reinvent the Metroidvania wheel with a poor layering system (where you can go to the "background" of the area and vice-versa) and a confusing map that attempts to…”

— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Its not bad but I was just left unimpressed, especially coming from Pirate's Curse or Half-Genie Hero, so if you got into Shantae through those games, then there isn't really much reason to go back to this one. Its fun for what it is, but I didn't feel challenged at all,…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“For what it is - a DSiWare game ported to PC with minimal enhancements - it's alright. My thoughts, in no particular order: - The art is gorgeous. Bright colors, smooth animation, attention-to-detail; this game has it all. The backgrounds have lots of detail to them and include…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:52 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

5playing at last check
524-hour peak
326all-time peak
0 50 100 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 85 avg · May 2016

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.

26achievements
9.6%median completion
2.1%rarest: Mighty Shantae Champ!
84.3% of players 57.8% of players 37.5% of players 29.3% of players 25.7% of players 22.5% of players 20.5% of players 19.5% of players 18.2% of players 17.6% of players 16.1% of players 16.0% of players 14.0% of players 9.6% of players 7.7% of players 7.5% of players 7.1% of players 6.6% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 4.5% of players 3.3% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 84.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
84.3%Ret-2-Go! — Beat the ambush
57.8%You Are Here! — Get the map
37.5%Yakkety Yak! — Talk to all NPCs in town
Rarest badges of honor
2.1%Mighty Shantae Champ! — Seen ALL endings
2.3%Speed Runner! — Seen ending 4
2.4%Speedy and Greedy! — Seen ending 3

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK6.99 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada10.99 CAD
Japan980 JPY
Brazil19.99 BRL
China36.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$3.9 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$11

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

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 23, 2014
Version 1.0.1.5 Patch Notes

Version 1.0.1.5 includes: - A fix allowing the game to launch correctly in OFFLINE mode.

Jul 23, 2014
Version 1.0.1.5 Patch Notes

Version 1.0.1.5 includes: - A fix allowing the game to launch correctly in OFFLINE mode.

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From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse Shantae and the Pirate's Curse 92.5% · 1,834 reviews shares Pirates, Metroidvania, Side Scroller, Great Soundtrack Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Shantae: Half-Genie Hero 89.7% · 1,485 reviews shares Metroidvania, Side Scroller, Great Soundtrack, Comedy Shantae and the Seven Sirens Shantae and the Seven Sirens 89.0% · 1,046 reviews shares Metroidvania, Side Scroller, Great Soundtrack, Comedy Owlboy Owlboy 83.0% · 4,088 reviews shares Pirates, Metroidvania, Great Soundtrack, Platformer Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 93.0% · 2,447 reviews shares Metroidvania, Side Scroller, Great Soundtrack, Female Protagonist Wings of Vi Wings of Vi 77.4% · 891 reviews shares Metroidvania, Great Soundtrack, Female Protagonist, Anime Rabi-Ribi Rabi-Ribi 95.6% · 2,924 reviews shares Metroidvania, Side Scroller, Female Protagonist, Anime Freedom Planet Freedom Planet 94.8% · 3,637 reviews shares Side Scroller, Great Soundtrack, Female Protagonist, Anime

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 tagsPlatformer · Female Protagonist · Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Action · Great Soundtrack · 2D · Indie · Singleplayer · Adventure · Cute · Anime (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements26
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://wayforward.com/games/shantae-riskys-revenge/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows®XP™ SP2, Windows®Vista™ or Windows®7 Processor: Intel™ Pentium 4 2.4 ghz with Hyper Threading Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce 9600GT, AMD® Radeon™ HD 3870 or higher (it must be able to manage Pixel Shader 3.0) with at least 512MB of display memory DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space