Choose Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Choose Shantae: Half-Genie Hero if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.6% positive across 1,126 reviews.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero vs Yars Rising
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero and Yars Rising both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (2016) is 8 years older than Yars Rising (2024). Shantae: Half-Genie Hero scores higher on Steam reviews (89.6% positive) than Yars Rising (85.5% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Yars Rising
Choose Yars Rising if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Yars Rising launched in 2024.
Both Shantae: Half-Genie Hero and Yars Rising sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Shantae: Half-Genie Hero |  Yars Rising | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.6% positive (1,126 reviews) | 85.5% positive (138 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | WayForward | WayForward |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (2016) is 8 years older than Yars Rising (2024).
- Shantae: Half-Genie Hero scores higher on Steam reviews (89.6% positive) than Yars Rising (85.5% positive).
- Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Yars Rising (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero vs Yars Rising — FAQ
- Which is better, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero or Yars Rising?
- On Steam reviews Shantae: Half-Genie Hero scores higher (89.6% positive) than Yars Rising (85.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Shantae: Half-Genie Hero or Yars Rising first?
- If you want chronology, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (2016) came out before Yars Rising (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Shantae: Half-Genie Hero and Yars Rising similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do Shantae: Half-Genie Hero and Yars Rising both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.