Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut

Side-scrolling action platformer with creature transformations and interconnected areas

WayForward · Released Jul 15, 2014

Reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 1,738
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 0; peak 24h 7
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 12 years ago; Jul 23, 2014

What is Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut?

This single-player, side-scrolling action platformer takes place in Sequin Land. As the half-genie Shantae, you explore connected areas, fight enemies with her hair and magic, and dance to transform into other creatures while trying to stop the pirate Risky Boots.

For you if...

+you enjoy platforming and finding paths with transformation abilities
+you prefer a lighthearted tone in solo adventures

Not for you if...

−you want a lengthy game with difficult boss fights

What players say

86% of 1,738 reviews are positive

Players praise the colorful pixel art, animation, and music. Many complain that confusing maps and easy-to-miss required items make backtracking tedious.

Screenshots and trailer

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows®XP™ SP2, Windows®Vista™ or Windows®7
Processor: Intel™ Pentium 4 2.4 ghz with Hyper Threading
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
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

OS: Windows®XP™ SP2, Windows®Vista™ or Windows®7
Processor: Intel™ Core 2 Duo / AMD™ Athlon 64 X2 or higher
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce™ 200 series or higher, AMD® Radeon™ HD5000 series or higher (it must be able to manage Pixel Shader 3.0) with at least 512MB of display memory.
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c