The lost Shantae adventure will make the rounds on Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox, and PC
May 8, 2025 – Valencia, Calif. – This summer, Shantae returns! Independent game studio WayForward is thrilled to announce that Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, the previously missing chapter in the hit Shantae series, will arrive digitally on modern consoles and PC in the summer of 2025, including on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox, and Steam. Originally developed for the Game Boy Advance system, this 20-years-in-the-making adventure is playable at PAX East, held May 8-11, in the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center at booth #11049. Additionally, a new trailer showing the revolutionary game in action can be seen at below:
In Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, Shantae’s nemesis, the scheming pirate Risky Boots, has a twisted new plot that threatens to leave Sequin Land spinning. As Half-Genie Shantae, players will use her iconic hair-whip attacks, magical dance transformations into six creature forms, and a variety of items and upgrades to seek out the Relic Hunters who can help turn the tectonic tables on Risky. By rearranging the land itself and moving between the Front Yard and Back Yard play fields, players will explore multilayered levels, solve brain-twisting puzzles, and find entry into devious labyrinths guarded by powerful bosses.
Recoded on the Unity engine by the original dev team, the console/PC version of Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution contains the same story, in-game sprites, and gameplay content as the previously released GBA version, plus players will now be able to enjoy the game with updated hi-def character portraits, illustrations, menus, and other visual elements. Alternatively, they can experience the game with its original graphics in Classic Mode. Additionally, the competitive local four-player Battle Mode — a first for the Shantae series — features extra arenas not present in the GBA version. Following fan-favorite titles such as Shantae: Half-Genie Hero and Shantae and the Seven Sirens, Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution is the sixth game released in the multi-million-selling Shantae series. In addition to the digital version, a physical version, published by Limited Run Games, will be offered in both standard and collector’s editions later in 2025.
For more information on Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, the Shantae series, and other WayForward titles, please visit www.wayforward.com and follow @wayforward on Twitter and Facebook, @wayforwardtech on Instagram, and @wayforward.bsky.social on Bluesky.
Key Features
- Discover the lost chapter of the Shantae saga, fully restored and released after 20 years!
- Fight and explore using your hair-whipping ability, magic items, and belly-dance transformations (including monkey, elephant, crab, and more)!
- Thwart Risky’s twisted plot in classic visual mode or with high-def portraits and menus!
- Spin and shift Front Yard and Back Yard playfields to create new routes and solve puzzles!
- Visit towns, battle through labyrinths, purchase upgrades, find collectables, and meet with friends like Rottytops, Sky, and Bolo!
- For the first time ever in a Shantae game, four players can compete in Battle Mode!
About WayForward
Based in Valencia, California, WayForward was founded in 1990 and has remained an independent game developer for more than 35 years. It is home to many talented individuals including programmers, environment artists, animators, modelers, illustrators, audio wizards, designers, and team leaders. With new avenues for distributing games directly to fans, they are finally able to make the games they have always wanted to.
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