Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution

Steam Deck Verified

WayForward · Female Protagonist · Aug 19, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $24.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

85%
Very Positive
278 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 278 player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 159 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise11% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The plot is actually interesting but dialogues feel cheap and characters uses to get straight to the point too fast.
31 of 159 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
There's a better flow for the fetching of progression items in-between dungeon access and clearing.
17 of 159 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Since the game was developed as a GBA title first, the visuals go back to the pixel roots of the earlier games in the series which looks great.
9 of 159 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
This game's soundtrack is also amazing and I feel like the series' musical identity is back and in safe hands once more.
6 of 159 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The difficulty is also pretty good, though some parts of it can be a bit repetitive at certain points.
5 of 159 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 characters31 reviews
Gameplay17 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Difficulty5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface4 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
83%
Multiplayer5 reviews
80%
Performance4 reviews
50%

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $24.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

2 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
33
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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