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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut cover art

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut

WayForward · 2014-07-15

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 22, 2021 (Google Stadia), Oct 15, 2020 (Xbox One), Mar 24, 2016 (Wii U), Oct 19, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Jul 15, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 08, 2015 (PlayStation 4)

Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2014, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 1735 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

4
playing now
86%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
4.55★
PlayStation Store rating (2,358 ratings)
8.1h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Shantae: Risky's Revenge is a 2010 platform video game developed and published by WayForward Technologies for the Nintendo DSi. The second installment in the Shantae series, Risky's Revenge is the sequel to the 2002 Game Boy Color video game Shantae, and follows series protagonist Shantae as she sets out to stop the ambitions of the nefarious pirate Risky Boots.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 49 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 43k–104k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,735 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2015-03-12) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 86 of 159 observed days · $7.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
181820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1312026-09-15 00:00 — 13 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 9 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
852Jul 2014Aug 2026Jul 2014 — avg 38 · peak 182Nov 2014 — avg 6 · peak 30Mar 2015 — avg 33 · peak 126Jul 2015 — avg 16 · peak 34Nov 2015 — avg 12 · peak 45Mar 2016 — avg 7 · peak 26Jul 2016 — avg 23 · peak 61Nov 2016 — avg 9 · peak 24Mar 2017 — avg 8 · peak 25Jul 2017 — avg 14 · peak 42Nov 2017 — avg 7 · peak 29Mar 2018 — avg 5 · peak 15Jul 2018 — avg 8 · peak 27Nov 2018 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2019 — avg 3 · peak 11Jul 2019 — avg 9 · peak 28Nov 2019 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2020 — avg 6 · peak 23Jul 2020 — avg 6 · peak 20Nov 2020 — avg 3 · peak 9Mar 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2021 — avg 5 · peak 17Nov 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Nov 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 13Nov 2023 — avg 5 · peak 12Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Nov 2024 — avg 2 · peak 14Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 9Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 31
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$2.492015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $4.992016-02-29 — best price $4.992016-11-23 — best price $6.692017-11-22 — best price $4.992018-11-06 — best price $9.992020-12-16 — best price $4.992021-08-09 — best price $4.992022-01-07 — best price $8.892022-05-26 — best price $8.892022-11-18 — best price $3.992023-01-12 — best price $9.992023-03-14 — best price $9.992023-07-15 — best price $9.992023-08-24 — best price $3.922023-10-09 — best price $4.002023-11-23 — best price $9.992024-01-29 — best price $9.992024-03-23 — best price $9.992024-06-03 — best price $3.062024-07-25 — best price $9.992024-09-25 — best price $4.992024-11-13 — best price $9.992025-01-15 — best price $4.992025-03-01 — best price $9.992025-04-25 — best price $3.822025-06-17 — best price $6.292025-08-11 — best price $3.992025-09-27 — best price $9.992025-11-30 — best price $9.992026-01-29 — best price $5.992026-03-16 — best price $9.992026-05-07 — best price $6.992026-07-13 — best price $3.902026-08-31 — best price $9.992026-09-20 — best price $9.992026-10-10 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

171442026-06-01 — 87 pageviews2026-06-05 — 132 pageviews2026-06-09 — 90 pageviews2026-06-13 — 71 pageviews2026-06-17 — 93 pageviews2026-06-21 — 71 pageviews2026-06-25 — 93 pageviews2026-06-29 — 86 pageviews2026-07-03 — 155 pageviews2026-07-07 — 117 pageviews2026-07-11 — 83 pageviews2026-07-15 — 94 pageviews2026-07-19 — 92 pageviews2026-07-23 — 101 pageviews2026-07-27 — 72 pageviews2026-07-31 — 79 pageviews2026-08-04 — 83 pageviews2026-08-08 — 63 pageviews2026-08-12 — 57 pageviews2026-08-16 — 83 pageviews2026-08-20 — 129 pageviews2026-08-24 — 96 pageviews2026-08-28 — 92 pageviews2026-09-01 — 77 pageviews2026-09-05 — 109 pageviews2026-09-09 — 94 pageviews2026-09-13 — 88 pageviews2026-09-17 — 76 pageviews2026-09-21 — 95 pageviews2026-09-25 — 90 pageviews2026-09-29 — 103 pageviews2026-10-03 — 104 pageviews2026-10-07 — 73 pageviews2026-10-11 — 82 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
84.3%
earned "Ret-2-Go!"
9.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)10,7764%26
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)5,3028%13
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)7969%24
PS5 (PlayStation)74911%13
PS4 (PlayStation)54222%13
Switch (Nintendo)1480%0
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

2DCuteAnimeFunnyIndieRetroActionAdventurePlatformerMetroidvania

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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