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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 · Perspectives: Side view

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!

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition is a 2018 Action, Adventure, Indie game priced at $29.99, with an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (88% of 1268 reviews).

10
playing now
88%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
89/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (2 downloads)
4.70★
PlayStation Store rating (2,294 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 77 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 32k–76k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,268 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$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 106 of 185 observed days · $20.70 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
333320182026Week of 2018-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1832026-09-15 18:00 — 16 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 12 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 14 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 13 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 10 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 12 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 11 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 8 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 14 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 13 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 13 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 16 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
223May 2018Aug 2026May 2018 — avg 16 · peak 54Aug 2018 — avg 9 · peak 26Nov 2018 — avg 9 · peak 36Feb 2019 — avg 5 · peak 13May 2019 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2019 — avg 6 · peak 18Nov 2019 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2020 — avg 6 · peak 18May 2020 — avg 9 · peak 29Aug 2020 — avg 8 · peak 24Nov 2020 — avg 6 · peak 37Feb 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12May 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2021 — avg 9 · peak 21Nov 2021 — avg 8 · peak 29Feb 2022 — avg 6 · peak 15May 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2022 — avg 5 · peak 14Nov 2022 — avg 6 · peak 24Feb 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15May 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2023 — avg 6 · peak 19Nov 2023 — avg 7 · peak 23Feb 2024 — avg 9 · peak 23May 2024 — avg 6 · peak 22Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 24Nov 2024 — avg 6 · peak 17Feb 2025 — avg 8 · peak 22May 2025 — avg 8 · peak 18Aug 2025 — avg 13 · peak 30Nov 2025 — avg 8 · peak 21Feb 2026 — avg 6 · peak 17May 2026 — avg 10 · peak 24Aug 2026 — avg 8 · peak 22
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$30.43$9.292018-05-082026-10-152018-05-08 — 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 $19.492026-09-06 — best price $29.992026-09-26 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — 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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