Released Dec 20, 2016 $19.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

By WayForward

Female Protagonist Platformer Metroidvania Cute Action Side Scroller Singleplayer Anime 2.5DHand-drawnAdventureIndie

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Owners 200K–500K estimated

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is a game tagged Female Protagonist, Platformer and Metroidvania by WayForward, released Dec 20, 2016. It has 1,977 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Shantae and the Seven Sirens, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse and Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.

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! Topple the masterminds behind each criminal caper and prepare for the ultimate showdown against Shantae’s arch nemesis - the bodacious buccaneer Risky Boots!

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Shantae and the Seven Sirens 93% match · Female Protagonist, Platformer, Metroidvania
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse 86% match · Female Protagonist, Platformer, Metroidvania
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition 86% match · Female Protagonist, Platformer, Metroidvania
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut 86% match · Female Protagonist, Platformer, Metroidvania
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Zeran's Folly 70% match · Female Protagonist, Platformer, Metroidvania
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution 70% match · Female Protagonist, Platformer, Metroidvania
Rabi-Ribi 69% match · Female Protagonist, Platformer, Metroidvania

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero · record updated 4 hours ago

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Overview

App ID253840

Release dateDec 20, 2016Early Access Dec 20, 2016

Last change number37906065

Last record update4 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: WayForward
Publisher: WayForward
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Metacritic: 76
Website: wayforward.com/games/shantae-half-genie-hero

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes
German	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes

Windows

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily SharingFull controller support

Prices

Price · US$19.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$19.99Oct 24, 2026

Checked23 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
2852439	public	Jul 31, 2018

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
31110	Shantae: Half-Genie Hero	1	$19.99

ID	Name	Price (US)
589560	Not on the store yet	—
639310	Not on the store yet	—
664790	Not on the store yet	—
686710	Not on the store yet	—
686711	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228984	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
253841	—	Windows	1.58 GB	894.3 MB	697900514062617528
589560	— DLC 589560	Windows	4.6 MB	2.7 MB	7852490284750691627
639310	— DLC 639310	Windows	247.6 MB	135.2 MB	8159893707409595154
664790	— DLC 664790	Windows	201.2 MB	102.9 MB	2362174253481247191
686710	— DLC 686710	Windows	202.8 MB	123.4 MB	1173907190427543211
686711	— DLC 686711	Windows	260.0 MB	169.0 MB	1063838556285498395

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	2852439	Jul 31, 2018	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Shantae Half-Genie Hero

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
executable\ShantaeHero.exe		Windows	Launch
executable\ShantaeHero64.exe		Windows · 64-bit	Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (64-Bit DX11)

Space per player322.3 KB

Filesup to 1

Save locations0

Achievements

Achievements6521 hidden

Most unlocked93.4%Ret-2-Go!

Rarest0.8%The perfect tan!

Ret-2-Go! Start your day fresh! 93.4%
A Magnetic Field Hidden achievement 90.7%
Don't call it that! Hidden achievement 85.8%
Relic Seeker Obtain any magic relic. 77.5%
Vicious, Vile, and Vain Hidden achievement 72.8%
Not selling you snake oil. Make a deal with a sneaky, snakey seller of magical secrets. 70.2%
Mining for Minerals Hidden achievement 68.5%
A case of the olds! Hidden achievement 61.7%
Force of Darkness Hidden achievement 56.7%
Relic Hunter Obtain half of the magic relics. 56.3%
Fan Favorite Unlock any door in the Art Gallery. 56.2%
Double Trouble Hidden achievement 56.1%
An act of foul play Hidden achievement 55.3%
Champion of Light Hidden achievement 51.5%
Shantae versus the Important Squid Baron Hidden achievement 50.5%
Cooked! Defeat 10 enemies using a Fireball. 50.1%
Fully Formed Obtain all magic forms! 49.5%
The final pieces... Hidden achievement 48%

All 65 achievements

Inventor's Assistant Finish building the Dynamo. 47.9%
Key to my Heart Unlock half the doors in the Art Gallery. 47.8%
The Swim Team Gather up as many friends as possible for a swim! 46.3%
Pummeled Pirate Hidden achievement 45.2%
Brain Basher Hidden achievement 45%
Guardian Genie Beat the game. 44.9%
Squish! Crush an enemy with a block. 39.6%
Finders Keepers Hidden achievement 36.4%
Master of Unlocking Unlock all the doors in the Art Gallery. 34.5%
Magic Carpet Ride Reach the end of the race without falling off your carpet! 29.4%
Relic Collector Obtain all magic relics! 26.9%
Jump jump slide slide Leap over every canister as you slide down the chute. 22.6%
Race to the Top Climb Tassel Tower at record speed. 22.2%
In it to win it! Eliminate the competition. 19.8%
Half-Genie, all Hero! Achieve 100% completion! 18.1%
Back at ya! Reflect 5 attacks back at an enemy with the Mirror. 17.5%
Shocking Encounter! Defeat 20 enemies with Lightning. 17.5%
The Great Escape Avoid all the gears during the escape slide. 11.6%
A Perfect Heist Collect your first component in Pirate Queen's Quest. 11.5%
Bone Breaker Smash 10 skeletons with the Elephant. 9.1%
The Spider Queen Defeat a Bonelegs enemy as a Spider. 8.8%
Investi-gator Avoid detection from all the Techno Grunts. 7.8%
Absolute Power Collect all Genie Crystals in Pirate Queen's Quest. 7.6%
Risky's Revenge Defeat that Half-Genie brat in Pirate Queen's Quest! 7.3%
Deja vu? Relive a past event in Friends to the End. 6.7%
The Pirate's Curse Collect all Dark Magic in Pirate Queen's Quest. 6.1%
Queen of the Seven... Cheese? Hidden achievement 5.1%
Old-School, baby! Complete Hard Core Mode, and show it what's what. 3.3%
Friends to the End Save an ally with the power of friendship in Friends to the End. 3.3%
Ninja vanish! Use the teleport ability 100 times. 3.3%
Speed Runner Saved the day as fast as possible! 3%
Quick Collector Achieve 100% completion as fast as possible! 3%
Costume Party! Hidden achievement 3%
Kid Squids Collect all Dream Squids in Friends to the End. 2.7%
Clear out! Complete the game Officer Mode. 2.2%
That's using your head! Defeat 10 enemies with Rotty's head throw in Friends to the End. 2%
Shinobi Shantae! Complete the game in Ninja Mode. 1.9%
Switch it up! Defeat 50 enemies using switch blocks. 1.6%
SPF 250 Collect 250 bottles of sunscreen. 1.5%
Half-Wit Hero Defeat 20 enemies with Bolo's grapple attack in Friends to the End. 1.4%
Fun in the sun! Complete the game in Beach Mode. 1.4%
Learn to Fly Keep one of Sky's attack birds in flight for a full 60 seconds in Friends to the End. 1.2%
Risky Revolution Hidden achievement 1%
True Friends! Hidden achievement 0.8%
Mission Complete! Hidden achievement 0.8%
Revenge of Shantae! Hidden achievement 0.8%
The perfect tan! Hidden achievement 0.8%