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Embark on a brand new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. When she loses her magic, Shantae must team up with her nemesis, the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from an evil curse.
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About Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
About this game
Embark on a brand new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. When she loses her magic, Shantae must team up with her nemesis, the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from an evil curse. As a pirate, Shantae gains new weapons to advance her quest, slay monsters, battle epic bosses…and hopefully get her magic back in the bargain! But can she really trust her deadliest enemy?
The third Shantae game is the biggest yet! Beyond Sequin Land lie cursed islands and labyrinths each hiding a new piece of Pirate Gear - Flintlock Pistol, Pirate Hat, Scimitar, Risky's Boots, and even a Cannon. Upgrade Shantae's hair and weapons or unlock advanced Fighter's Moves. Locate maps, return lost Heart Squids, collect rare loot, and laugh out loud at the weird, wild, and wonderfully humorous cast of characters. Incredible high resolution artwork, unlockable Pirate-Mode, multiple endings, and an unforgettable soundtrack make this one game you won't want to miss!
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- April 23, 2015
- Developer:
- WayForward
- Publisher:
- WayForward
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Franchise:
- Shantae
- Link:
- Play Styles:
- 2D
Singleplayer
- Features:
- Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on TV
Singleplayer
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows®Vista™ or Windows®7
- Processor: Intel™ Pentium 4 2.4 ghz with Hyper Threading
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows®7 or Windows®8
- Processor: Intel™ Core 2 Duo / AMD™ Athlon 64 X2 or higher
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 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.
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Critic Reviews
81
Based on 52 Critics
8.5 / 10"Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse succeeds by building a funny, gorgeous world around its tried and true Metroidvania gameplay. In the brief moments when the combat becomes...
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Tim Turi
7 / 10"A solid retro-minded throwback that packs some funny dialogue but ultimately fails in its backtracking-heavy quest structure"
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Jeremy Parish"With this game, a cult favorite comes into its own. Shantae has always been a passion project for WayForward, but this is the first time the series feels like it properly...
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0.78% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
0.78% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
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Simple
0.65%
Easy
10.97%
Just Right
74.19%
Tough
10.97%
Unforgiving
3.23%
Relax & enjoy! 74.19% of players consider this game to be Just Right
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Conquered It
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Completionist! 29.76% of players have Conquered It
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse User Reviews
All our customer reviews are open and honest. We publish all reviews that are relevant and follow our guidelines.
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BrendaPompili
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With Shantae, what you see is exactly what you get: a colorful and light-hearted platformer that doesn't take its story too seriously.
This one feels like a throwback to the good ol' days of Aladdin or The Lion King (which I used to play on MegaDrive)... minus the punishing difficulty. I'm assuming for some people this could actually be somewhat of a turn-off: Shantae is quite easy to finish, and never really offers that much of a professional challenge. So if you like to think of yourself as a hardcore gamer who only finds pleasure in pain, I'm afraid this is not for you, as you'll be easy bored. For normal people, however, it's a very pleasant and stress-free ride that doesn't overstay its welcome.
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Fanatical User
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Amazing gamer, great deal to get here!
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Fanatical User
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Excellent game visually, in a combat sense, and in its story. Players can find these amazing qualities within this game:
- A fun platformer for those who enjoy the genre
- Excellent boss fights that define the platformer
- Has unique gameplay
- Includes an interesting and engaging story that is arguably the best out of the series
- Has a good balance of difficulty
- Is insanely fun for everyone at every age
- Given an absolutely banging soundtrack
- Is well worth the 20$ price point, and is a steal at any price lower than that.
This game definitely deserves the overwhelmingly positive ratings found within the community for this game.
My only issue with this build of the game is that it speeds up when played on a 144hz+ monitor.
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Fanatical User
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This was my first game of this series, pretty fun, with light metroidvania elements. Not too difficult but still fairly challenging.
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shadowgeckox
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great platformer game, nice retro graphics and game mechanics.
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BlixZero
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I have been wanting this game for a while now, and it is definitely a good entry point into the series.
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Matt
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Just an honestly fun metroidvania platformer. It's got a nice aesthetic and progression did not feel tedious. There's some cool secrets and exploration, while a bit light compared to similar games, is well worth doing. The game is a blend between a nice pixelated aesthetic for the actual gameplay and digital illustrations for the dialogue, some of the illustrations are a little on the fan service side but it's mostly played for laughs, and the dialogue is pretty funny at times.
While the game is certainly not flawless, it's surprising just how good it is, I wasn't too familiar with Shantae going into it but ended up really enjoying the experience.
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Frostan
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The game is can be fast paced and challenging, maybe not old-school hard but closer than many other modern platformers. Combat controls are pretty tight but have some quirks. A great game overall
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Frequently Asked Questions
Somewhere in the middle. 12% of GameFAQs users said Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is Simple or Easy. 74% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 14% of GameFAQs users said Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to ESRB, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is suitable for players aged 13 and above.
Yes, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
- In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
- This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
Minimum:
- OS: Windows®Vista™ or Windows®7
- Processor: Intel™ Pentium 4 2.4 ghz with Hyper Threading
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows®7 or Windows®8
- Processor: Intel™ Core 2 Duo / AMD™ Athlon 64 X2 or higher
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 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.
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 13 hours. 66% of users played Shantae and the Pirate's Curse for over 12 hours.
82% of Fanatical users recommend Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. The average review score is 4.7/5
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse was released on April 23, 2015
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is published by WayForward
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse was developed by WayForward
Fanatical users tagged Shantae and the Pirate's Curse as Platformer, Metroidvania, Adventure, and Action
Fanatical users tagged Shantae and the Pirate's Curse as Great Soundtrack, Pirates, Female Protagonist, and Pixel Graphics
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Shantae and the Pirate's Curse as Platformer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Shantae and the Pirate's Curse as Metroidvania
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Shantae and the Pirate's Curse as Adventure
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