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Shantae

Shantae

76/100
37 ratings2002Easy to run

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1080p performance

Shantae estimated FPS at 1080p across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RX 7900 XTX999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 5080999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4080 Super999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4070 Ti999 fps999 fps999 fps877 fps
RTX 4070999 fps999 fps926 fps752 fps
RX 7800 XT999 fps999 fps815 fps663 fps
RTX 3080999 fps992 fps793 fps645 fps
RTX 4060 Ti999 fps937 fps749 fps609 fps
RTX 3070999 fps854 fps683 fps555 fps
RTX 4060964 fps771 fps617 fps501 fps
RTX 3060826 fps661 fps529 fps430 fps
GTX 1660 Super599 fps479 fps383 fps312 fps

1440p performance

Shantae estimated FPS at 1440p across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RX 7900 XTX999 fps999 fps999 fps940 fps
RTX 5080999 fps999 fps999 fps886 fps
RTX 4080 Super999 fps999 fps999 fps833 fps
RTX 4070 Ti999 fps999 fps810 fps658 fps
RTX 4070999 fps868 fps694 fps564 fps
RX 7800 XT956 fps764 fps612 fps497 fps
RTX 3080930 fps744 fps595 fps483 fps
RTX 4060 Ti878 fps702 fps562 fps457 fps
RTX 3070801 fps640 fps512 fps416 fps
RTX 4060723 fps579 fps463 fps376 fps
RTX 3060620 fps496 fps397 fps322 fps
GTX 1660 Super449 fps360 fps288 fps234 fps

4K performance

Shantae estimated FPS at 4K across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090999 fps926 fps740 fps602 fps
RTX 4090999 fps860 fps688 fps559 fps
RX 7900 XTX964 fps771 fps617 fps501 fps
RTX 5080909 fps727 fps582 fps473 fps
RTX 4080 Super854 fps683 fps547 fps444 fps
RTX 4070 Ti675 fps540 fps432 fps351 fps
RTX 4070579 fps463 fps370 fps301 fps
RX 7800 XT510 fps408 fps326 fps265 fps
RTX 3080496 fps397 fps317 fps258 fps
RTX 4060 Ti468 fps375 fps300 fps244 fps
RTX 3070427 fps342 fps273 fps222 fps
RTX 4060386 fps309 fps247 fps201 fps
RTX 3060331 fps264 fps212 fps172 fps
GTX 1660 Super240 fps192 fps153 fps125 fps

Minimum Hardware

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Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT

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Processor
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Intel Pentium 4, 2.4 GHz

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Memory
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1 GB

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About

"Shantae," released in 2002, is a charming action-platformer that tells the story of a genie-girl tasked with protecting her home, Scuttle Town. With vibrant graphics and a whimsical art style, players navigate through various levels, using Shantae's unique abilities to thwart the plans of the villainous pirate, Risky Boots. The game's blend of platforming, puzzle-solving, and exploration makes it a standout title in the genre, often remembered fondly by fans.

When it comes to PC performance, "Shantae" is quite accessible, thanks to its low system requirements. Players can expect smooth gameplay on entry-level GPUs that meet the minimum score of around 472. With just 1 GB of RAM required, most modern PCs should easily achieve a solid FPS across different graphics settings, making it an ideal choice for gamers who want to enjoy platforming without taxing their hardware.

If you're on the fence about diving into "Shantae," its decent rating of 76/100 coupled with its unique gameplay mechanics makes it worth playing for genre enthusiasts. Whether you're a fan of platformers or looking for a nostalgic experience, this title offers a delightful journey and engaging challenges that align well with its benchmarks for FPS performance.

Performance profile

Released in June 2002, Shantae comes from the DirectX 9 era. Even the cheapest modern discrete GPU crushes it at maxed-out settings; the only real bottleneck today is CPU single-thread speed on older titles that were never multi-threaded.

Extremely light — Shantae runs at 60 FPS 1080p on any integrated GPU (Intel Iris Xe, AMD Radeon Graphics) or a decade-old discrete card like the GTX 1050. A current-gen RTX 4060 pushes 4K Ultra without effort.

Storyline

A gang of pirates, the Tinkerbats, led by Risky Boots, attacks Scuttle Town and steals a prototype steam engine from Mimic, the town's resident treasure hunter. Mimic tells Shantae, the guardian of Scuttle Town, that if Risky retrieves four magical "elemental stones", she could power up the steam engine and create an unstoppable weapon out of it. Shantae travels across Sequin Land, determined to retrieve the steam engine and the elemental stones and stop Risky. With help from her friends Bolo and Sky and her acquaintance Rottytops, she gains access to three dungeons where she retrieves three of the stones. At the fourth dungeon, Shantae finds the fourth stone, but is ambushed at the exit by Risky, who leaves with the stones. Shantae subsequently discovers the location of Risky's hideout with a magical flying telescope called the Sky Scope, and teleports there. Shantae reaches and destroys Risky's weapon, the Tinker Tank. Risky tries to kill Shantae but is defeated; and as Risky's hideout collapses, Shantae escapes. After, she is magically abducted to a place called the Genie Realm where the genies offer her a chance to remain with them as a reward for her courage, but at the price of never seeing her friends again. She refuses and is sent back to Scuttle Town where she announces to Mimic that she had to destroy the steam engine, but is relieved to hear from him that it was probably for the better.

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