How many people are playing Shantae and the Pirate's Curse right now?

6 people are playing Shantae and the Pirate's Curse on Steam right now, making it the 8059th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 8 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Shantae and the Pirate's Curse's all-time peak player count?

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 483, reached in January 2017.

Is Shantae and the Pirate's Curse good? What do Steam reviews say?

94% of 1,853 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does Shantae and the Pirate's Curse cost on Steam?

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse costs $19.99 on Steam (US).

Does Shantae and the Pirate's Curse work on Steam Deck?

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is Verified for Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

by WayForward · Released Apr 23, 2015

Steam Deck VerifiedLinux & Deck: Platinum

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#8,059

▲ 50.0%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

94% positive

Very Positive1,853 reviews

Owners (est.)50K–100K

24h peak

Highest seen483

Jan 20179.8 years ago

Price on Steam

$19.99

Lowest ever $19.99 Oct 2026

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Players +50.0% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 12:36 UTC · tracking since 2015-04-01

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Reviews

94% positive of 1,853 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works great on Steam Deck. Results from Valve's own testing.

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✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Controller glyphs match deck device
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant

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Patches & builds

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Nov 1, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC
Build 696280the current build when we started tracking439 MB on Windows

Patch notes

Jul 21, 2015
PatchPatch 1.03 Details
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is back with a brand new update adding additional language support! Patch 1.03 - New Features Language Support - We've added French, Italian, German, and Spanish. New languages can be set by accessing the title's "Properties" men…
Jul 21, 2015
PatchPatch 1.03 Details
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is back with a brand new update adding additional language support! Patch 1.03 - New Features Language Support - We've added French, Italian, German, and Spanish. New languages can be set by accessing the title's "Properties" men…
Jun 2, 2015
PatchPatch 1.02 Details
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is back with a brand new update! Thanks for all of your feedback! As requested we've added: Patch 1.02 - New Features Keyboard Configuration - We've added support for customizing the keyboard controls! Sound Sliders - We've added…
Jun 2, 2015
PatchPatch 1.02 Details
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is back with a brand new update! Thanks for all of your feedback! As requested we've added: Patch 1.02 - New Features Keyboard Configuration - We've added support for customizing the keyboard controls! Sound Sliders - We've added…
May 22, 2015
PatchPatch 1.01 Details
Thank you for playing Shantae and the Pirate's Curse! This new update includes the following: Bug Fixes Fixed crashes with an error relating to "Bad Allocation". Fixed a crash that prompted a "ProfileBar.cpp" error. Fixed a low repro random crash that could oc…
May 22, 2015
PatchPatch 1.01 Details
Thank you for playing Shantae and the Pirate's Curse! This new update includes the following: Bug Fixes Fixed crashes with an error relating to "Bad Allocation". Fixed a crash that prompted a "ProfileBar.cpp" error. Fixed a low repro random crash that could oc…

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Jun 15, 2022
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is free-to-keep on GOG
The Shantae series has its origins on Nintendo consoles, where its first game—simply called Shantae—debuted in 2002 for the Game Boy Color. Shantae has spawned five games all up, with the most recent instalments—Half-Genie Hero and Shantae…
Aug 11, 2020
Have You Played… Shantae And The Pirate's Curse?
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse was the first Shantae game I felt compelled to give a proper chance. I’d played the previous two games for a fe…
Jul 31, 2018
Shantae’s Summer Surprise!!!
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History

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Review score: 94% on 2026-11-01 → 94% today (1,853 reviews)

Oct 31, 2026Price$19.99

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