Games like Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
If Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Shantae and the Seven Sirens and Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its quirky character writing shines, atmospheric and lighthearted. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Top pick for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.
Shantae and the Seven Sirens
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Second-strongest match for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Third-strongest match for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Ranked #4 for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
WHY THIS
Shares hidden collectibles and a nostalgic mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Ranked #5 for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae's adventure comes full circle in this long-lost sequel!
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Ranked #6 for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Rabi-Ribi
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Ranked #7 for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Kotama and Academy Citadel
WHY THIS
Shares hidden collectibles and an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Ranked #8 for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Reviewers of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!
Mega Man Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Reviewers of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Reviewers of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Enter the mechanical shape-shifting, dimension switching world of the award winning, high octane action-puzzle-platformer Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, and blow crime away.
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Reviewers of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Reviewers of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Reviewers of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
SUPER MARKET
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
SUPER MARKET is a fun, silly game about shopping with superpowers, throwing items at friends, and racing to be the first to finish your shopping while the world around is gets crazier and crazier.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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More from WayForward
Other recommendable Steam games by WayForward, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
DuckTales: Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
DuckTales: Remastered is a beautiful hand-crafted reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan alike.
River City Girls
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition. Shares Action with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
There's trouble once again in River City, and this time only the girls can save the day! Using a variety of attacks, weapons, and items, these hot-blooded heroines are ready to teach the city’s lowlifes a lesson - either solo or in 2-player co-op! It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
Double Dragon: Neon
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
BRO-TACULAR! Legendary martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee return in this creative re-imagining of the classic beat ‘em up, Double Dragon Neon. Fight your way through countless henchmen including Linda and Abobo on your way to rescue the love of your life, Marian!
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.
Shantae and the Seven Sirens
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition. Shares Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
River City Girls 2
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
The River City Girls are back! Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki - joined by newcomers Marian and Provie - hit the streets for an all-new beat-'em-up adventure! Team up for local or online co-op and explore a massive world packed with new abilities, enemies, locations, and more!
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Another title from WayForward, the studio behind Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.
Shantae and the Seven Sirens
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
WHY THIS
Shares hidden collectibles and a nostalgic mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Shantae's adventure comes full circle in this long-lost sequel!
Rabi-Ribi
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Kotama and Academy Citadel
WHY THIS
Shares hidden collectibles and an atmospheric mood with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Frequently asked about Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
- Does Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition cost?
- Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition are Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Shantae and the Seven Sirens, Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut.
- Who developed Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition?
- Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition was developed by WayForward and published by WayForward .
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