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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition cover art

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition

WayForward · WayForward · 2018-05-08

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 22, 2021 (Google Stadia), May 08, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), May 08, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 02, 2021 (PlayStation 5), May 08, 2018 (Xbox One), Apr 27, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

The ultimate edition of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero comes with all of the previously released DLC, Modes, and Costumes in one epic collection!  Includes an exclusive Blue Bathing Suit for use in Beach Mode!

11
playing now
88%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
89/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 31% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 32k–76k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,261 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$29.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.29 at Fanatical (2024-12-05) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 104 of 159 observed days · $20.70 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

2542026-08-11 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 11 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 6 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 15 players2026-08-18 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 8 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 12 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 03:00 — 11 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 16 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 9 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 12 players2026-08-23 18:00 — 25 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 6 players2026-08-25 01:00 — 18 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 13 players2026-08-26 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 02:00 — 15 players2026-08-27 18:00 — 14 players2026-08-28 10:00 — 8 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 15 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$30.43$9.292018-05-082026-08-302018-05-08 — best price $26.992019-10-24 — best price $29.992020-10-02 — best price $20.992021-06-22 — best price $11.232021-08-23 — best price $25.722022-03-22 — best price $26.882022-09-19 — best price $14.992022-11-25 — best price $14.992023-01-15 — best price $10.832023-03-13 — best price $14.992023-06-23 — best price $12.292023-08-07 — best price $11.242023-09-13 — best price $11.992023-11-06 — best price $11.242023-12-26 — best price $23.612024-02-11 — best price $10.472024-04-11 — best price $14.992024-06-12 — best price $11.992024-08-01 — best price $23.612024-09-23 — best price $11.242024-11-09 — best price $23.612025-01-09 — best price $14.992025-02-20 — best price $15.002025-04-09 — best price $11.992025-05-29 — best price $29.992025-07-27 — best price $29.992025-09-11 — best price $29.992025-11-03 — best price $9.762025-12-18 — best price $14.992026-02-02 — best price $13.792026-03-18 — best price $15.002026-04-25 — best price $29.992026-06-11 — best price $29.992026-08-09 — best price $19.492026-08-30 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
78.9%
earned "Guardian Genie"
9.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,3914%46
PS4 (PlayStation)1,31113%47
PS5 (PlayStation)44718%47
Xbox One (Xbox)3858%46
PS4 (PlayStation)32230%47
Switch (Nintendo)2110%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DCuteAnimeIndieActionNudityPiratesAdventurePlatformerMetroidvania

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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