Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition similar games & best alternatives

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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

The ultimate edition of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero comes with all of the previously released DLC, Modes, and Costumes in one epic collection!  Includes an exclusive Blue Bathing Suit for use in Beach Mode!

What works

  • Charming art style and animations
  • Catchy and high-quality soundtrack
  • Multiple game modes and dlc for replayability
  • Smooth and responsive controls
  • Lighthearted and humorous story

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive backtracking can feel tedious
  • Main game is relatively short and easy
  • Some dlc modes are frustratingly difficult
  • Lack of checkpoints can cause frustration
  • Controversy over dlc exclusivity and pricing

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

  • Treasure Adventure World

  • Super Lucky's Tale

  • Yooka-Laylee

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide

  • Yooka-Replaylee

More violent

Games that feels like Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition but with more combat and destruction

  • Berserk Boy

  • Hollow Knight

  • Nefarious

  • Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

  • Freedom Planet 2

  • Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Tribal Hunter

  • The Rogue Prince of Persia

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

  • Super Panda Adventures

  • Penny’s Big Breakaway

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

  • Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut

  • Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

  • Shantae and the Seven Sirens

  • The Mummy Demastered

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • 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).

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026