WayForward Technologies · WayForward^*

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

2014 Metroidvania · action game^* · adventure game^* +1^*

At a glance

Genres

Metroidvania
action game^*
adventure game^*
platform game^*

Play modes

single-player video game

Series

Shantae

Game facts

Developers

WayForward Technologies
WayForward^*

Publishers

WayForward Technologies
WayForward^*
Rising Star Games^*

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Platforms

Players by platform

Wii U^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*
Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*
Nintendo 3DS^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Wii U^*
Classification
E10+ - Everyone 10+^*
ESRB · Nintendo 3DS^*
Classification
E10+ - Everyone 10+^*
ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
E10+ - Everyone 10+^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Verified^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum^*
Reports
42^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Full^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows®Vista™ or Windows®7^*
Processor alternatives
Intel™ Pentium 4 2.4 ghz with Hyper Threading^*
Memory
1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
Intel® HD Graphics^*
Graphics API
Version 11^*
Storage
1 GB available space^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Processor alternatives
Intel™ Core 2 Duo / AMD™ Athlon 64 X2 or higher^*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA® GeForce™ 200 series or higher, AMD® Radeon™ HD5000 series or higher (it must be able to manage Pixel Shader 3.0) with at least 512MB of display memory.^*
Memory
4 GB^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
4 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Audio languages

English^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud^*
Remote Play on TV^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Action^*
Adventure^*
Indie^*
RPG^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Screenshot 2 from Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Screenshot 3 from Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

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