Shantae and the Seven Sirens

Buy90%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

WayForward · Female Protagonist · May 28, 2020

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
40
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
16
Full audio1 of 16
Subtitles16 of 16

Should I buy Shantae and the Seven Sirens?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 107 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 64 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
107 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
To compensate it looks like they put a lot more effort into mechanics, level design, bosses, and other improvements.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the overworld sprites for both the old and new characters maintain the same style that they had with Half-Genie Hero, the character illustrations for the dialogue are the best they've ever been.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even though most of the overworld is underground, it offers a decent variety of visuals and enemy designs.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting was improved, sounding more natural, and has fun animal noises.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What follows is an adventure that blends exploration, combat, and light puzzle-solving within a beautifully crafted Metroidvania structure.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On the upside, Seven Sirens does a great job visually with it's character design, cutscenes, and boss battles.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay107 reviews
Story73 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Audio46 reviews
Combat23 reviews
Characters9 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
83% still recommend
Optimization
67% still recommend
Interface
80% still recommend
Performance
57% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$29.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $29.99