Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut overview

Overview

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut comes from WayForward and is published by WayForward. It arrived on Steam on Jul 15, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 7 players at 13 September 2026 - 08:30:32 UTC, with a tracked peak near 24. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 86% positive across 1,687 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut is available in 1 languages including:

4 regional rating boards including esrb, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut has sold up to 190,000 units and has 1,213 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,300,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut overview details

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

By popular demand, Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut is now available on Steam for Windows PC! This brand new version combines all of the award-winning content from previous releases – and adds even more! The pixel-based masterpiece remains intact, newly augmented with HD portrait artwork and extra challenge. New illustrations, Steam Trading Cards, Achievements, Emoticons, Controller Support, fully configurable controls, and an unlockable Magic Mode with alternate costume round out the package. This Director’s Cut also introduces a re-imagined Warp System, perfect for speed runners and returning players alike! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now on your PC! Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut is a powder keg of high octane, hair-whipping, hip shaking action, now available on Steam! Features thousands of frames of animation, huge multi-sprite bosses, and a quest so big it’s bursting at the seams. Guide “half-genie” Shantae through haunted wastes, burning deserts, enchanted forests, dripping caverns and deadly labyrinths. Discover magical attacks, brew zombie coffee, save golden babies, and master the art of belly-dancing to transform Shantae into more powerful creatures. Use your powers to foil the lady pirate Risky Boots and save Sequin Land from certain doom! With its infectious characters, flirtatious humor and deliciously outlandish action, Shantae: Risky’s Revenge offers up all the hair-whipping, belly-dancing action you can handle! Awards : MetaCritic: Highest Rated Portable Game of the Year* IGN Editor’s Choice…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 7 players at 13 September 2026 - 08:30:32 UTC, a tracked peak of 24, and 86% positive reviews.

Overview tags

PlatformerFemale ProtagonistMetroidvaniaPixel GraphicsActionGreat Soundtrack2DIndieSingleplayerAdventureCuteAnimeFunnyRetroSide Scroller

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