Shantae Advance reveals Nintendo Switch release date, Deluxe Edition

WayForward just came through with a release date for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, and we also have news about a Deluxe Edition.

The game is coming digitally to Nintendo Switch on August 19, 2025. With the Deluxe Edition, fans will receive three exclusive costumes (not sold separately) that change Shantae’s appearance and enhance her abilities: the Relic Hunter Costume powers up Pike Ball attacks, the High Voltage Costume powers up Storm Puff attacks, and the Sizzle Armor Costume powers up Fireball attacks.

Thanks to WayForward, we have the following details about the game:

Originally developed for Game Boy Advance and now heading to modern hardware with HD character portraits and illustrations, Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution pits Shantae the Half-Genie against nefarious pirate Risky Boots, whose twisted new scheme threatens to shake Sequin Land to its very core. Using Shantae’s trademark hair-whip attacks, creature dance transformations, and a variety of useful items, players will explore multilayered levels, overcome challenging foes, and rearrange the land itself to turn the tectonic tables on Risky.

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution will be the sixth game released in the multi-million-selling Shantae series (following beloved titles such as Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, and Shantae and the Seven Sirens), and the second game chronologically, taking place between the original Shantae (2002) and Shantae: Risky’s Revenge (2010). For more information on Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, the Shantae series, and other WayForward titles, please visit www.wayforward.com and follow @wayforward on Twitter and Facebook, @wayforwardtech on Instagram, and @wayforward.bsky.social on Bluesky.

Key Features

• Discover the lost chapter of the Shantae saga, fully restored and released after 20 years!
• Fight and explore using your hair-whipping ability, magic items, and belly-dance transformations (including monkey, elephant, crab, and more)!
• Thwart Risky’s twisted plot in classic visual mode or with high-def portraits and menus!
• Spin and shift Front Yard and Back Yard playfields to create new routes and solve puzzles!
• Visit towns, battle through labyrinths, purchase upgrades, find collectables, and meet with friends like Rottytops, Sky, and Bolo!
• For the first time ever in a Shantae game, four players can compete in Battle Mode!
• Deluxe Edition includes three bonus outfits: Sizzle Armor Costume, Relic Hunter Costume, and High Voltage Costume!

A new trailer showcasing Shantae’s new Deluxe Edition wardrobe, which also contains the release date news, can be found below.

Deluxe Edition Trailer

Earlier in the week, information was shared about the game’s physical release (which will include the Deluxe Edition content on the cartridge). Read about that here.