December 20th is Digital Launch!
This is it – the moment you’ve all been waiting for! The digital version of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero now has an official release date of December 20!
TIME TO CELEBRATE!
Happy December, Backers! Here’s some holly jolly news that’s sure to bring joy to your day!
DOWNLOAD CODES COMING THIS MONTH!
Thanks for your help last week! Everyone’s platform selections are in! We’re now in the process of updating Backer Kit to reflect any changes that we received via support email, which will take several days. Remember, if you never made a selection, we’ve selected Steam for Win PC for you.
And with that, the platform selection period is now closed!
Tinkerbackers and Shantaerians, we did it!
We’re excited beyond human comprehension to tell you the news… Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is done! Did you hear that correctly?! We know, right? It’s crazy! Wow!!!
MEGA UPDATE!
Hellooooo Backers!
We hope you all had a relaxing summer and are ready to get down to business — we’ve got a game to launch! There’s a TON of detail in today’s update – don’t blink or you’ll miss it!
Update on Release Date
First things first – we are going to have to adjust our Target Release Date, moving it back from our 9/27 Target Release date by about 6 weeks, give or take. We know this will disappoint some of you, but we feel that it’s necessary to take that extra time for bug fixing and adding additional polish. We know you want the final product to be excellent and so do we! Thanks for your patience and support as we approach the finish line!
Rising Star Games to Release Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse!
It’s true! Rising Star Games is bringing Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse to retail in late September! It will be available in both North America and Europe and will contain some new content!
Shantae GO!
Greetings and Salutations, Backers!
We’re back! The weeks leading up to E3 were incredibly busy, and it’s been a maelstrom of activity over here ever since. Let’s dive into this update and fill you in on the many details surrounding the project!
Rival Genie Vote & New Key Art!
An Update of Major Proportions!
Hey Backers – We’ve got big, big, BIG surprises for you today! Let’s kick things off with a bang!
Up until now, we’ve been using the in-game sprites to represent our box art, or “key art”. But – just like in Pirate’s Curse, the way our sprites look in the game aren’t exactly how they appear close up. At last year’s Tokyo Game Show, Matt began working with Inti Creates and KOU (the same illustrator from Pirate’s Curse) to come up with a distinct visual style for Half-Genie Hero’s key art, and now it’s ready for you to check out!
Update #83 Key Art and Backer Votes!
Transformation Update!
Progress Status!
Good day loyal backers! It’s been a while since our last update. The reason is WORK! It’s been a madhouse over here as we move ahead at a feverish pace towards our Pre-Alpha goal. We’ve enlisted help from several of our go-to partners from all over the globe to help get the job done. Half-Genie Hero is in production 24 hours a day – literally ‘round the clock! It’s awesome and exhausting at the same time.
You’ll Never Guess Who We’ve Got Lined Up For Our Next Adventure!
Look at this well rounded crew! Thank you everyone for the laughs today. We hope you had an amazingly fun April Fools!
Happy 2016, Backers!
The Last Backer Enemy is in Captivity… the Galaxy is at Peace.
This is it! The final Backer Enemy to appear in Half-Genie Hero! Say hello to Tuki, the sneaky, snakey seller of magical secrets by Backer Matt B! Matt B worked with our Matt B on several designs, and eventually landed on this devious shop keeper rather than a traditional combat enemy. Tuki will appear at various points throughout the game to offer the player new dances in exchange for old ones. What could go wrong? Traditional enemy? – No. Interesting choice? Abso-slither-lutely!”