Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

WayForward · 2015 · Platformer, Metroidvania, Female Protagonist, Great Soundtrack, 2D

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About Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

✦ AI summary

Help Shantae recover her magic by teaming up with her pirate nemesis to battle an evil curse across cursed islands and labyrinths filled with gear upgrades and epic bosses. Explore a massive world packed with collectibles, character humor, and multiple endings while mastering new pirate weapons alongside classic hair-whipping combat.

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!

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 13, 2026
Best game
Recommended Jul 12, 2026
Art is Beautiful, Gameplay is fun, Bosses are challenging! If u are finding all the cacklebats, some of them are hard to find but over a fantastic experience!
Recommended Jul 9, 2026
risky boots is so hot bro
Recommended Jul 8, 2026
Very fun metroidvania platformer with a huge improvement over the last game, Risky's Revenge. I'm still going through the series as I am writing this but this has been the best one so far. Not a ton of backtracking, occasionally obtuse directions but not deal breaking. VERY good level design and boss design. The humor is silly and ridiculous, doesn't take itself seriously at all. Overall, a very memorable experience.
Recommended Jul 8, 2026
8/10 Solid sidescroller with some fun mechanics. Fun story with some memorable characters. Short and sweet, what else could you ask for?
Recommended Jul 7, 2026
I've recently played Risky's revenge, then I played this game. Gave me super high hopes for half genie hero... I'd just give that one a miss it has great music though! Now I'm off to play Seven Sirens

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