Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Steam Deck Verified

WayForward · Platformer · Apr 23, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

93%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 146 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 105 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

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
46% of themes are praise45% are divided9% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The game encourages you to backtrack as you progress, as you can collect heart squids for health upgrades and dark energy for the story.
146 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is smoother than RR as well.
105 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound effects are clear and crisp, with a small touch of cartoon elements.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The first thing you'll notice is the overall quality of graphics and animation, with the game being mostly done in awesome high-quality pixel art.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I played using my Xbox controller.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters146 reviews
Gameplay105 reviews
Audio58 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty51 reviews
90%
Combat47 reviews
91%
Interface19 reviews
74%
Performance17 reviews
71%
Steam Deck10 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes7 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
44
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.