Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution

Shantae is back in an adventure 20 years in the making! The nefarious pirate Risky Boots has a “groundbreaking” new plan that will leave Sequin Land spinning — by rotating the continent, she can move any town…

81 19 August 2025

Adventure Platform Action Fantasy

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution is an adventure developed by WayForward, released 19 August 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

Verified 4 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution is

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution is an adventure game developed by WayForward and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Filling in the gaps between the original Shantae (2002) and Shantae: Risky’s Revenge (2010), Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution sees Shantae protecting Sequin Land from a twisted new plot orchestrated by her nemesis, the pirate Risky Boots. Using a secret subterranean device, Risky is able to rotate and rearrange the continent, plunging it into chaos and giving her more coastal cities to plunder. Fortunately, by harnessing this technology and the knowledge of the Relic Hunters, players will be able to turn the tables on Risky, giving Shantae new paths through environments and a chance to thwart the villain’s scheme.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 33 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 3 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-7500, 4 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution launched on 19 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Parents

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21 April 2025

Quick answers

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution — frequently asked questions

When did Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution come out?

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution was released on 19 August 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution?

At minimum, Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution needs Intel Core i5-7500, 4 GB RAM, GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB) graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.

Does Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution have multiplayer?

Yes. Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.

How many GB is Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution?

The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

Does Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution have crossplay?

Steam's store listing for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution does not list cross-platform multiplayer. That is Steam's listing, not a test: some games have crossplay without Steam showing it, so the publisher's own notes are the final word.

Does Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution have split screen?

Yes. Steam lists shared or split screen for the PC version of Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution (versus). Steam also lists Remote Play Together, which lets friends join local multiplayer over the internet.

Can you play Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution solo?

Yes. Steam lists a single-player mode for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution as well as multiplayer.

Does Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution have controller support?

Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, including PlayStation controllers.

Can you play Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution on Mac?

Steam does not sell a macOS version of Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution; the Steam release is for Windows.

Is Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution on Linux?

Steam does not list a native Linux version of Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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