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Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution

Released: 8/19/2025

Shantae is back in a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure game 20 years in the making! The nefarious pirate Risky Boots has a “groundbreaking” new plan that will leave Sequin Land spinning — by rotating the continent, she can move any town right to the coast for easy plundering! As Shantae, turn the tectonic tables on Risky by taking control of the land itself: shift, twist, navigate, and explore by swapping between mix-and-match multilayered levels! Hair-whip and belly-dance your way through scrambled lands, misplaced towns, monster-filled crypts, and daunting labyrinths. Six creature transformations, fierce boss battles, and a 4-player versus mode await! Key Features: • Discover the lost chapter of the Shantae saga, fully restored and released after 20 years! • Fight and explore using your hair-whipping ability, magic items, and belly-dance transformations (including monkey, elephant, crab, and more)! • Spin and shift Front Yard and Back Yard playfields to create new routes and solve puzzles! • Visit towns, battle through labyrinths, purchase upgrades, find collectables, and meet with friends like Rottytops, Sky, and Bolo! • For the first time ever in a Shantae game, four players can compete in Battle Mode! (Controllers required.)

Shantae is back in a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure game 20 years in the making! The nefarious pirate Risky Boots has a “groundbreaking” new plan that will leave Sequin Land spinning — by rotating the continent, she can move any town right to the coast for easy plundering! As Shantae, turn the tectonic tables on Risky by taking control of the land itself: shift, twist, navigate, and explore by swapping between mix-and-match multilayered levels! Hair-whip and belly-dance your way through scrambled lands, misplaced towns, monster-filled crypts, and daunting labyrinths. Six creature transformations, fierce boss battles, and a 4-player versus mode await! Key Features: • Discover the lost chapter of the Shantae saga, fully restored and released after 20 years! • Fight and explore using your hair-whipping ability, magic items, and belly-dance transformations (including monkey, elephant, crab, and more)! • Spin and shift Front Yard and Back Yard playfields to create new routes and solve puzzles! • Visit towns, battle through labyrinths, purchase upgrades, find collectables, and meet with friends like Rottytops, Sky, and Bolo! • For the first time ever in a Shantae game, four players can compete in Battle Mode! (Controllers required.)

Shantae is back in a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure game 20 years in the making! The nefarious pirate Risky Boots has a “groundbreaking” new plan that will leave Sequin Land spinning — by rotating the continent, she can move any town right to the coast for easy plundering! As Shantae, turn the tectonic tables on Risky by taking control of the land itself: shift, twist, navigate, and explore by swapping between mix-and-match multilayered levels! Hair-whip and belly-dance your way through scrambled lands, misplaced towns, monster-filled crypts, and daunting labyrinths. Six creature transformations, fierce boss battles, and a 4-player versus mode await! Key Features: • Discover the lost chapter of the Shantae saga, fully restored and released after 20 years! • Fight and explore using your hair-whipping ability, magic items, and belly-dance transformations (including monkey, elephant, crab, and more)! • Spin and shift Front Yard and Back Yard playfields to create new routes and solve puzzles! • Visit towns, battle through labyrinths, purchase upgrades, find collectables, and meet with friends like Rottytops, Sky, and Bolo! • For the first time ever in a Shantae game, four players can compete in Battle Mode! (Controllers required.)

Critics
77
Steam
85

Score Breakdown

77.4

Critic Average

27 reviews

85

Steam User Score

280 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-7.6
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-7.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

4 early (15%)22 launch window (81%)1 late (4%)

Review summary

Updated Aug 30, 2026

Based on 27 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 77.4/100. Critics score this game 7.6 points lower than Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 27)+
  1. Connor NicholsviaSeafoam Gaming
    Nov 28, 2025·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 85/100 · -25.0 pts
  2. Dan BoiseviaCompletexbox
    Sep 30, 2025·Launch window
    55/100View review
    Steam 85/100 · -30.0 pts
  3. Trevor GouldviaPure Nintendo
    Sep 19, 2025·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 85/100 · -15.0 pts
  4. Evan NorrisviaVGChartz
    Sep 8, 2025·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 85/100 · -15.0 pts
  5. Justin NationviaNindie Spotlight
    Sep 3, 2025·Launch window
    77/100View review
    Steam 85/100 · -8.0 pts