Choose Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Choose Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut launched in 2014.
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut vs Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut and Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut (2014) is 5 years older than Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2019). Both sit near 87% positive on Steam (Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut: 758 reviews, Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom: 867). 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 Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Choose Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom launched in 2019.
Both Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut and Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (87.2% vs 86.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut |  Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.89 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.2% positive (758 reviews) | 86.7% positive (867 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | WayForward | Game Atelier |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut (2014) is 5 years older than Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2019).
- Both sit near 87% positive on Steam (Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut: 758 reviews, Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom: 867).
- Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is currently ~1% cheaper on Steam than Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut (9.89 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut is Deck Verified, Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is Deck Playable.
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut vs Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom — FAQ
- Which is better, Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut or Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut sits at 87.2% positive (758 reviews), Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom at 86.7% (867). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut or Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom first?
- If you want chronology, Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut (2014) came out before Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2019). 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: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut and Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.