WayForward has confirmed {that a} new Shantae sport is in growth and might be launched subsequent yr.
The developer introduced the information throughout a panel at Anime Expo in Los Angeles this weekend, the place it shared paintings for a redesigned Shantae, together with a 2027 launch date for the unnamed new sport. No additional particulars had been revealed.
Shantae is a platformer sequence by which gamers management the half-genie who can rework into varied types, every with their very own skills.
The final Shatae title, final yr’s Dangerous Revolution, wasn’t technically a very new sport, because it was a revival of a 2004 Sport Boy Advance sport that was canceled earlier than launch.
In 2019, WayForward launched the Apple Arcade entry Shatae and the Seven Stars, which was later ported to consoles.
The sequence’ most vital latest entry was 2016’s Half-Genie Hero, which was launched for consoles and PC after a profitable crowdfunding marketing campaign.
Whereas California-based WayForward is finest recognized for Shantae, throughout its 30-year historical past it’s additionally labored on loads of licensed video games, together with titles based mostly on Double Dragon, Duck Tales, Journey Time and Marvel Puzzle Quest.
Most lately, it labored on the Nintendo Swap remake of Nintendo’s Advance Wars video games, which VGC known as in our Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp assessment “a love letter to some of the memorable dealt with technique video games ever.”
