Genre PlatformerReleased Dec 20, 2016

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Developed and published by WayForward
Estimated lifetime revenue
$780.1K
Gross, before Steam's cut
Net revenue
$546.1K
After Steam's 30% cut
Units sold
79.2K
≈ 33 sales per review
Confidence
Medium
Based on 2,426 reviews
How we estimate →
Reviews
2,426
Very Positive90% positive
Playing now
0
13-day peak 3 · low 1
New reviews, last 13 days
+1
≈ 0 a day since Oct 5

History

Oct 5 – Oct 18

2.4K2.4K2.4K2.4K
Oct 5Oct 11Oct 18

Total Steam reviews. The slope is the signal: a steady climb long after launch means the game is still selling.

How it compares

Platformer →

Against the 130 most-reviewed Platformer games on Steam

Outearns 11% of them — in the bottom quarter of the group.

Median
$4.15M
27,293 reviews
Top 10% start at
$24.65M
This game
$780.1K
Fewest reviews of the group

The group is the games with the most reviews under this tag, not every release, so it leans toward games that sold — a percentile here is a harder test than the same percentile across the whole store would be.

About

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!

Developer
WayForward
Publisher
WayForward
Genre
Platformer
Released
Dec 20, 2016
Steam app ID
253840
Data updated
Oct 18, 2026
Estimates, not reported sales. No developer-published figures are on file for this game. See the methodology for how the numbers are built.