Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• PlayStation Vita

• Wii U

Genres

• platform game

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

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^*

Series

• Shantae

Localized titles

• Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

Game features

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

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Japanese^*

Community tags · historical

• Female Protagonist^*

  Votes · historical

  216^*

• Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  202^*

• Metroidvania^*

  Votes · historical

  194^*

• Cute^*

  Votes · historical

  193^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  187^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  179^*

• Side Scroller^*

  Votes · historical

  179^*

• Anime^*

  Votes · historical

  177^*

• 2.5D^*

  Votes · historical

  173^*

• Hand-drawn^*

  Votes · historical

  170^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  170^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  168^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  167^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  161^*

• Kickstarter^*

  Votes · historical

  159^*

• Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  156^*

• Comedy^*

  Votes · historical

  152^*

• Action-Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  149^*

• Crowdfunded^*

  Votes · historical

  149^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  146^*

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^*

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^*

Developers

• WayForward Technologies

• WayForward^*

Publishers

• WayForward Technologies

• WayForward^*
• Marvelous USA^*

• 2016-12-20

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2016-12-20

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  PlayStation Vita

• 2016-12-20

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Wii U

• 2017-06-08

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2018-04-27

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2021-02-23

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2021-11-02

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2016-12-20 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2016-12-20^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2016-12-20 · PlayStation Vita^*

  Release date

  2016-12-20^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation Vita^*

• 2016-12-27 · Wii U^*

  Release date

  2016-12-27^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Wii U^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Dec 20, 2016^*

Detailed specifications