Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
Side-scrolling platformer with creature transformations and alternate campaigns
WayForward · Published by WayForward · Released May 8, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 1,268
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 5
- peak 24h 9
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition?
Shantae confronts a crime wave in Sequin Land in this single-player, side-scrolling action platformer. You move through stages, whip monsters with her hair, dance to transform into creatures, unlock powers, and fight bosses. The Ultimate Edition also includes additional campaigns and costume-based modes.
For you if...
- +you like platforming mixed with exploration and upgrades
- +you want to play different characters across campaigns
- +you enjoy upbeat music and a playful story
Not for you if...
- −you dislike revisiting stages to make progress
- −you prefer longer campaigns over short arcade-style stages
What players say
88% of 1,268 reviews are positive
Players praise the music, character art, transformations, and extra campaigns. Common complaints include short, frequently revisited stages and repetitive bonus modes. Some players also report frame-rate or game-speed problems.
Screenshots and trailer
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 Service Pack 1
- Processor
- 2.2 GHz Dual-Core CPU with Hyper Threading
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 310 or equivalent (it must be able to manage Pixel Shader 3.0) with at least 1GB of display memory
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows®8 or Windows®10
- Processor
- AMD Phenom(TM) II X6 1035T Processor @ 2.6GHz / Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.4GHz or higher
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or higher
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 46
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese.
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