Steam market intelligence
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
85% positive · 277 Steam reviews · released Aug 19, 2025 · by WayForward, Limited Run Games
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~9,141
(P10–P90: 3,656 – 20,110)
Gross revenue: ~$187,316
($74,918 – $412,090)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Price & value56% positive · 39 mentions
“Edit and WARNING: If you don't buy the Deluxe edition, you can't get the Deluxe costumes unless you buy the full Deluxe edition game again for full price! No separate upgrade pack available, don't be fooled by the Deluxe "bundle" listing…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 2 h played
Gameplay & mechanics78% positive · 37 mentions
“Edit and WARNING: If you don't buy the Deluxe edition, you can't get the Deluxe costumes unless you buy the full Deluxe edition game again for full price! No separate upgrade pack available, don't be fooled by the Deluxe "bundle" listing…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 2 h played
Story & writing74% positive · 34 mentions
“Edit and WARNING: If you don't buy the Deluxe edition, you can't get the Deluxe costumes unless you buy the full Deluxe edition game again for full price! No separate upgrade pack available, don't be fooled by the Deluxe "bundle" listing…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 2 h played
Visuals & audio88% positive · 33 mentions
“Pixel art Shantae!! I hope they make more like this. I loved Pirate's Curse the most.”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 0 h played
Performance & stability33% positive · 18 mentions
“Now before I get into the review, at the time that I'm writing this, I must warn you that the deluxe edition is actually a separate version of the entire game instead of a simple DLC add-on for the standard edition so you're kinda screwed…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 16 h played
Content & longevity54% positive · 13 mentions
“Now before I get into the review, at the time that I'm writing this, I must warn you that the deluxe edition is actually a separate version of the entire game instead of a simple DLC add-on for the standard edition so you're kinda screwed…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 16 h played
163 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
How you play together
Single-playerMultiplayerPvPLocal / split-screen co-op
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.