Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Last updated: 2026-02-13
- Vibrant pixel art and animations
- Solid and enjoyable gameplay
- Charming Metroidvania style
- Poor level and map design
- Clunky and unresponsive controls
- Weak and confusing story
Emotions
Players are frustrated primarily due to the game's control and map navigation difficulties. The excessive backtracking, repetitive gameplay elements, and various technical issues such as crashes and performance problems on PC also contribute significantly to this frustration.
Players feel satisfied with the improvements made over the first game, particularly enjoying the gameplay, graphics, and music. Completing the game, especially with self-imposed challenges, and the smooth controls and detailed pixel art also contribute to this sense of satisfaction.
Players enjoy the game's art and music, particularly the pixel art and soundtrack. The engaging platformer gameplay, charming graphics, and memorable characters also enhance the overall enjoyment.
Players feel disappointed as the game is not as interesting as other titles in the series and feels dated. The lack of standout features, poorly designed maps, and a weak, short story contribute to this disappointment.
Players feel nostalgic due to the game's retro flavor and charming graphics, reminiscent of older Nintendo DS games. Long-time fans of the series particularly appreciate this aesthetic.
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 1,666
- Positive
- 1,42885.7%
- Negative
- 23814.3%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 114,200
- Estimated revenue
- $1,140,858
- Game price
- $10
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 21.00%
- Estimated copies lost
- 137
- Estimated revenue lost
- $1,369
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 21% Avg playtime 0.3h | 31.5% Avg playtime 1.1h |
| > 2h playtime | 2311.5% Avg playtime 9.8h | 17286% Avg playtime 13.2h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.4 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 4.2 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,211 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
200 total
Organic purchasers13266.0%
Voted up: 88%
Key activations6834.0%
Voted up: 87%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
200 total
First impression0-2h94.50%
Voted up: 78%
Mid game2-10h10552.5%
Voted up: 84%
Late game10-20h6633.0%
Voted up: 95%
Endgame20h+2010.0%
Voted up: 85%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
66.7%
Global baseline 87.5%
12 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,666 total.