Shantae User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience68.5% of reviews
Neutral11.5% of reviews
Negative experience20.0% of reviews

~ Based on 130 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Shantae Safe?

Shantae: Risky's Revenge appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Shantae is 89/100.

This assessment is based on 299 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

84.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
7.4% of ratings suggest some concerns
8.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 299 App Store ratings for Shantae.

Is Shantae Legit?

Shantae: Risky's Revenge appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Shantae is 85/100.

Based on 85 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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I used to love this game i still do!

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this was so fire i'd love to get the full version when i can dudešŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ™šŸ™šŸ™

A lot of fun. But a lot of issues

So fun. So cute. Truly a great game for a great price. However. It crashes a lot. In the same areas. So whatever is causing the crash is the same thing everytime. I think.
And it has quite a few bugs that prevent you from doing what you need to do to continue the game. I just reload. Reload. Reload. And that is quite tedious as this game has save check points. NOT save ā€œany timeā€.
If it worked properly. This game would be a 5/5. But the amount of crashing and bugs makes it hard to play.
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Not for 9 year olds.

Bouncing boobs and women in skimpy outfits for my 9 year old son…? No thanks. Do better guys.

Never buy a app if it’s ported from home consoles

When I initially began playing I was glad that it did not have any ads and only got the demo version to check out the controls and let me tell you: Risky’s Revenge overall is pretty good (Or at least compared to Seven Sirens) but this is probably the worst version of Shantae’s second (Soon to become third chronologically) outing ever. First of all the plot is a little too similar to the Original, the bosses took forever to beat, since you tap and for the controls, I have done a ton of half-jumps which lead to a few deaths. The music fades away before looping, and this makes me feel like I’ve been in a location for too long. Shantae hardly whips her hair, It gets confusing about where you’re supposed to go, the mermaids are portrayed as lesbians, the game is short and then there is this side quest where you have to get the Scuttle Town deed from mayor Scuttlebutt, and the route: Polyp bay, felt like it was supposed to be included later in the game as a good way to make use of the monkey bullet, but if they weren’t this could have easily been the final level before you battle Risky Boots, and speaking of Risky Boots, at the very end of the full iOS game, when you are about to battle the final boss…The game crashes. Upon this happening two more times, my Dad payed ten dollars for the Director’s cut version on Switch, and I spent the rest of Friday and Saturday playing that when I could have been on Pirates Curse. So overall, don’t be tempted by the lesser price, be smart and get this on your console instead, and make sure to take breaks during polyp bay. Plus, as you are playing just think…WHY ON EARTH DID MATT BOZON AND WAYFORWARD DECIDE TO MAKE THIS GAME?!
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Broken

Good up until the final boss, at which point it crashes every time before the second phase can begin. Apparently I’m supposed to fight my evil doppelgƤnger but I guess I’ll never know. Perhaps they just hug it out. Pretty unacceptable for a paid game. I have tons of free space on my iPhone 13, and literally no other apps were running, so I doubt it’s something on my end.
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Difficult to control

It’s fun but when I get the monkey dance and need to climb on the walls it was so difficult to do and it’s driving me crazy 🤯🤯🤯

Never buy a app if it has a console version

When I initially began playing I was glad that it did not have any ads and only got the demo version to check out the controls and let me tell you: All versions of Risky’s Revenge make up the worst Shantae game ever. First of all the plot is a little bit too similar to the Original, the bosses took nearly forever to beat, since you tap and stuff for the controls, I have done a ton of half-jumps which lead to a few deaths. Also, Shantae hardly whips her hair, It gets confusing about where you’re supposed to go, the mermaids are portrayed as lesbians, the game is so short and then there is this side quest where you have to get the Scuttle Town deed from mayor Scuttlebutt, and the route: Polyp Bay, was nearly impossible to get through I ended up wasting 10 minutes when I could have been doing something else. Finally, at the very end of the full iOS game, when you are about to battle the final boss…The game crashes. Upon this happening two more times, my Dad payed ten dollars for the Director’s cut version on Switch, and I spent the rest of Friday and Saturday playing that when I could have been on Pirates Curse. So overall, don’t be tempted by the lesser price, be smart and get this on your console instead, and make sure to take breaks during polyp bay. Plus, as you are playing just think…WHY ON EARTH DID MATT BOZON AND WAYFORWARD DECIDE TO MAKE THIS GAME?!
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Consoles spark joy, mobile does not spark joy

When I initially began playing I was glad that it did not have any ads and only got the demo version to check out the controls and let me tell you: All versions of Risky’s Revenge make up the worst Shantae game ever. First of all the plot is a little bit too similar to the Original, the Hypno Baron took nearly forever to beat, since you tap and stuff for the controls, I have done a ton of half-jumps which lead to a few deaths, Shantae hardly whips her hair, It gets confusing about where you’re supposed to go, the game is so short and then there is this side quest where you have to get the scuttle Town deed from mayor Scuttlebutt, and the route: Polyp Bay, was nearly impossible to get through I ended up wasting 10 minutes when I could have been doing something else. Finally, at the very end of the full iOS game, when you are about to battle the final boss…The game crashes. Upon this happening two more times, my Dad payed ten dollars for the Director’s cut version on Switch, and I spent the rest of Friday and Saturday playing that when I could have been on Pirates Curse. So overall, don’t be tempted by the lesser price, be smart and get this on your console instead, and make sure to take breaks during polyp bay. Plus, as you are playing just think…WHY ON EARTH DID MATT BOZON AND WAYFORWARD DECIDE TO MAKE THIS GAME?!
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Top one

I wish it would be updated to support modern devices aspect ratio. Please port the other chapters, instant purchase from me :)

Can’t play past first boss

I got this game purely for nostalgia’s sake. I went and bought the full version in this app and it won’t even let me meet with Rottytops like I’m supposed to. I wanna keep playing but this just frustrated me to no end.

Love it

Please port the other games in the series to iOS.

This is for a different Shantae game but I still love this game!

Hey Wayforward! I previously had Shantae and the seven sirens and LOVE what you did with it, and there is actually some things I want to see! Like post-game content! True FINAL bosses and stuff! I would have loved to still have Apple Arcade to this day but my parents are going to lose money… And great spectacular superstar update! I just want to make sure I’m not the dummy and you did add some stuff like post-game content in it, Sorry I did it in a entirely different game, but I do not have Seven sirens anymore… But I’m still a HUGE fan of Shantae!
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Love the game really dislike the rope!

I have been stuck on this section for way too long just because no matter how i jump or use newt she can NEVER catch the rope! I jump right on it, and she continues to fall to her death on the spikes below… WHAT am i missing?!??? I love this game f or everything BUT the dang ropes.. i feel like I’m going insane..
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Good but controller recommended

I first tried this game on iOS with just the touch screen controls and didn’t get into it. I then realised you can connect almost any console controller to your iPhone via Bluetooth and suddenly this game became so much more enjoyable.

Gameplay is fun and at reasonably challenging. As you go along, you unlock new and unpredictable shape-shifting abilities.

I’m really enjoying it so far and have already started looking at the other instalments in this series of games.
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Not a bad game demo

What’s the point of putting the same achievements from the paid version on this demo? It’s not like you’d be able to clear all of it since it stops after the first boss. Shouldn’t have added it in the first place. Maybe should’ve merged the two apps together.

This is the best game

Adam

Great game

I got to say pretty great game I guess well nicešŸ˜€šŸ˜ŽšŸ˜Ž

Stunning, Nostalgic, Amazing. Wish for Pirate’s Curse.

Newest favorite platform game. A fun experience that brought me into the Shantae series. It is a shame that the only other main series Shantae game, Seven Sirens, skipped the previous two titles for the series. I would love for these games to come back as well.

This is how you remake a game for iOS

Now I only played the free part for I already finished the game on my Wii U but this is the way to remake a game for iOS. Instead of just porting the game and adding a basic on screen controller they went through the trouble of remaking the hud and on screen controller to make it a better experience on iOS. This game is very good and I definitely recommend it.
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