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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2014

Should you play it?

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What works

  • Charming pixel art and animation
  • Engaging metroidvania exploration
  • Catchy and well-regarded soundtrack
  • Humorous and likable characters
  • Tight and responsive controls

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Confusing map and backtracking
  • Some control quirks on pc
  • Low difficulty and challenge
  • Lack of widescreen support

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Gryphon Knight Epic

  • Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

  • Super Chibi Knight

  • Catmaze

  • BIOMORPH

  • Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

Less expressive

Games that feels like Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut but with less self-expression and customization

  • TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT

  • Terrian Saga: KR-17

  • Pharaoh Rebirth+

  • Tomba! Special Edition

  • Aggelos

  • Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

Less violent

Games that feels like Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut but with less combat and destruction

  • Demon Tides

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition

  • Mago

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • SteamWorld Dig 2

  • Alwa's Legacy

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

  • Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition

  • Shantae and the Seven Sirens

  • The Mummy Demastered

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut. These titles are not in What to play next.

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026