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Shantae battles a crime wave across Sequin Land, whipping monsters, platforming through stages, and dancing into creature forms.
Released 20 Dec 2016
Hair-Whip Combat
Transform Through Dance
Explore Secret-Filled Stages
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
Developed by WayForward · Published by WayForward









Shantae, a half-genie heroine, sets out to stop a mysterious crime wave sweeping Sequin Land and confront the criminals behind it.
Play through action-platforming stages, using Shantae’s hair-whip attack, magical abilities, and belly dances that transform her into different creature forms. Stages mix platforming challenges, enemies, secrets, and boss fights.
Discover dances and relics that add powers and let you customize Shantae’s moves. New abilities can open routes in earlier stages, which are accessed from a traversable world map.
Supplied reviews often praise the colorful animated art, soundtrack, and platforming, along with the charm of the characters and the variety of Shantae’s transformations. Some players enjoy exploring stages and returning with new abilities, though others find the level-replay structure less satisfying.
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 65 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 76/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |