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Shantae and the Seven Sirens

Formerly referred to as Shantae 5, Shantae and the Seven Sirens sends the belly-dancing, hair-whipping, half-genie hero to a tropical island where Shantae and her friends encounter other Half-Genie allies, but…

72 27 March 2020

Shantae and the Seven Sirens is an adventure developed by WayForward, released 27 March 2020 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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What Shantae and the Seven Sirens is

Shantae and the Seven Sirens is an adventure game developed by WayForward and released in 2020. It was published by Crunchyroll Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shantae and the Seven Sirens finds Shantae and her friends on vacation at Paradise Island, where they encounter other Half-Genies, and Shantae is invited to the Half-Genie Festival. However, she soon discovers that things are not as they seem as the other Half-Genies are kidnapped. It is left to Shantae to explore the ancient Sunken City and overcome its treacherous labyrinths to rescue the other Half-Genies and find out they were abducted. Along the way, she discovers new dance abilities and instant-transformation Fusion Magic, and battles the mysterious rulers of the Sunken City, the Seven Sirens. However, she also ends up encountering her longtime nemesis Risky Boots, who seeks a…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Shantae and the Seven Sirens holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 42% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored about average for its year.

What it launched against

Shantae and the Seven Sirens launched on 27 March 2020, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Doom Eternal, Ori and the Will of the Wisps and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII Remake, Doom Eternal, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

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When did Shantae and the Seven Sirens come out?
Shantae and the Seven Sirens was released on 27 March 2020 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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