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Games like Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

WayForward · 2015 · 92 % positive of 2,853

24 games that play like Shantae and the Pirate's Curse and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition and Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.

Player tags

  • Platformer
  • Metroidvania
  • Female Protagonist
  • Great Soundtrack
  • 2D
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Action
  • Adventure

At a glance

What games like Shantae and the Pirate's Curse have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse: Platformer (24 of 24), Female Protagonist (21) and Metroidvania (20).
  • They came out between 2014 and 2024, 20 of them after Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (2015).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (90 % positive of 2,392).
  • 8 games both play and look like Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, among them Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition and Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.

By gameplay

Plays like Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. Super Panda Adventures93 % positive of 938Shared: Platformer · Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics
  2. Pepper Grinder86 % positive of 1,005Shared: Platformer · Female Protagonist · Pixel Graphics
  3. Phoenotopia: Awakening83 % positive of 2,517Shared: Platformer · Metroidvania · Female Protagonist
  4. Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment94 % positive of 468Shared: Platformer · Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics
  5. Alwa's Legacy87 % positive of 566Shared: Platformer · Metroidvania · Female Protagonist
  6. Wavetale89 % positive of 1,011Shared: Platformer · Female Protagonist · Pirates
  7. The Vagrant89 % positive of 8,261Shared: Platformer · Metroidvania · Female Protagonist
  8. HunterX83 % positive of 653Shared: Platformer · Metroidvania · Female Protagonist
  9. Cally's Caves 380 % positive of 547Shared: Platformer · Metroidvania · Female Protagonist
  10. Vernal Edge78 % positive of 543Shared: Platformer · Metroidvania · Female Protagonist
  11. The Witch & The 66 Mushrooms88 % positive of 190Shared: Platformer · Metroidvania · Female Protagonist
  12. Mystik Belle: Enchanted Edition88 % positive of 218Shared: Platformer · Metroidvania · Female Protagonist

By look

Looks like Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. Amazing Princess Sarah67 % positive of 226
  2. La-Mulana 285 % positive of 986
  3. Super Mombo Quest97 % positive of 726
  4. Chenso Club75 % positive of 312
  5. Nefarious85 % positive of 402
  6. Dragon Marked For Death77 % positive of 1,011
  7. Catmaze84 % positive of 549
  8. Strikey Sisters89 % positive of 868
  9. Eagle Island Twist79 % positive of 222
  10. Rise of the Third Power88 % positive of 528
  11. Aegis Defenders78 % positive of 1,752
  12. Nidhogg 281 % positive of 1,218

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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