WayForward Technologies · WayForward^*

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

2016 platform game · action game^* · adventure game^*

At a glance

Genres

platform game
action game^*
adventure game^*

Play modes

single-player video game

Series

Shantae

Game facts

Developers

WayForward Technologies
WayForward^*

Publishers

WayForward Technologies
WayForward^*
Marvelous USA^*

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Platforms

Players by platform

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

Content classifications

ESRB · Wii U^*
Classification
T - Teen^*
ESRB · PlayStation Vita^*
Classification
T - Teen^*
ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
T - Teen^*

Compatibility and community reports

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
40^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Verified^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Full^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows 7 Service Pack 1^*
Processor alternatives
2.2 GHz Dual-Core CPU with Hyper Threading^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce 310 or equivalent (it must be able to manage Pixel Shader 3.0) with at least 1GB of display memory^*
Graphics API
Version 9.0^*
Storage
2 GB available space^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Memory
4 GB^*
Graphics alternatives
AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or higher^*
Processor alternatives
AMD Phenom(TM) II X6 1035T Processor @ 2.6GHz / Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.4GHz or higher^*
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^*
Japanese^*

Audio languages

English^*
Japanese^*

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^*

Screenshots

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Screenshot 3 from Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

* Provisional data