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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

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App ID 253840
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher WayForward
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 30855518
Last Record Update 29 August 2025 – 20:13:43 UTC ()
Release Date 20 December 2016 – 18:00:29 UTC ()
😎 86.37%
2k reviews
2
In-Game
👩 Female Protagonist 🏗️ Platformer 💨 Metroidvania 🧸 Cute 💥 Action

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!

Additional Information

Developer WayForward
metacritic_name Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
controller_support full
metacritic_score 76
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/shantae-half-genie-hero?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher WayForward
Store Release Date 20 December 2016 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 20 December 2016 – 18:00:29 UTC ()
Original Release Date 20 December 2016 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1482220800)
Store Asset Modification Time 4 November 2019 – 23:05:32 UTC () (1572908732)
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Detected Technologies (?) FMOD SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 5 October 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 2852439
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    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 28 August 2013 – 01:55:57 UTC (), in changelist #273722

Supported Languages

6 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

👩 Female Protagonist 🏗️ Platformer 💨 Metroidvania 🧸 Cute 💥 Action 📺 Side Scroller 👤 Singleplayer 🌸 Anime 🌓 2.5D 🗺️ Adventure 🎨 Hand-drawn 🌱 Indie 🏽 2D 😃 Funny 💰 Kickstarter 🎭 Fantasy 🤡 Comedy 🌄 Action-Adventure 🤑 Crowdfunded 🎶 Great Soundtrack

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp6 June 2024 – 17:37:21 UTC

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timestamp 18 December 2016 – 00:17:00 UTC

Steam charts

  • 2 players right now
  • 6 24-hour peak
  • 964 all-time peak 21 December 2016
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  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 89,639 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 86.37% SteamDB Rating
  • 2,170 90.2% positive reviews
  • 235 9.8% negative reviews

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Markers

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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero had an all-time peak of 964 concurrent players on 21 December 2016.

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