Release Date Confirmed for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution

Alright, so here’s the deal. WayForward finally spilled the beans on when we get to see the so-called “long-lost sequel” Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution on the Nintendo Switch. Wild, right?

And hey, there’s a Deluxe Edition cooked up too, with these funky costumes — Relic Hunter, High Voltage, and Sizzle Armor. Each one gives you a boost, like a Pike Ball Boost or whatever. Honestly, it sounds like something outta a fever dream.

Oh, and guess what? They dug up the old crew who were knee-deep in this project for the Game Boy Advance back in the day. Now they’re pulling it all together for the Switch. Talk about living in the past.

Now, Risky Boots (the big bad pirate) has this wild plan to rotate Sequin Land’s continent — yep, spin it around to plop towns by the coast. Easy pickings, or at least, that’s the gist.

Playing as Shantae, you’ll twist and tangle through this chaos by jumping between multilayered levels. Imagine hair-whipping and belly-dancing through jumbled lands and weird monster-infested crypts. Sounds like my last vacation.

Here’s the rundown on what else is packed in the game:

– Unearth this so-called “lost” chapter from the Shantae saga, finally dusted off after two whole decades!
– Use your slick hair-whipping moves, magic items, and don’t forget those belly-dance shape-shifts. (A monkey, an elephant, a crab… don’t ask me why, though.)
– You’ll be spinning and shifting playfields to carve out new paths and crack puzzles.
– Hop into towns, slog through labyrinths, buy upgrades, snag collectables, and hang out with buddies like Rottytops, Sky, and Bolo.
– Oh, and a first for the Shantae games — a battle mode where four players can duke it out. Guess we’ll see how that turns out.

Mark your calendars or whatever it is people do these days, because Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution drops on the Nintendo eShop for Switch all over the world on August 19, 2025.