# Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

> Probable indie-scope game profile, served by indielist (https://indielist.games). Sales estimate uses a transparent Boxleiter-derived heuristic; its fixed display range is not a statistically validated confidence interval.

## Snapshot
- **Indie scope**: probable
- **Classification reason**: steam_store_genre:Indie
- **Classification evidence**: https://store.steampowered.com/app/345820/
- **Primary genre**: Action
- **Release year**: 2015
- **Release date**: Apr 23, 2015
- **Platforms**: windows
- **Tags**: Platformer, Metroidvania, Female Protagonist, Great Soundtrack, 2D, Pixel Graphics, Action, Adventure
- **Launch price**: $19.99 USD
- **Steam reviews**: 1,834
- **Positive review %**: 93%
- **Steam app**: https://store.steampowered.com/app/345820

## Developer
- **Studio**: [WayForward](https://indielist.games/studios/wayforward)

## Publisher
- **Name**: [WayForward](https://indielist.games/publishers/wayforward)

## Sales estimate (white-box, version v1.0)

- **Units (median)**: 165,060 (range 99,036 – 231,084)
- **Net revenue (median)**: $1,884,703 USD
- **Boxleiter NB used**: 90
- **Algorithm version**: v1.0

### NB breakdown
- `base`: +50
- `year_2015`: +30
- `price_$20`: 0
- `positive_93%`: +10

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Source: indielist (https://indielist.games/games/shantae-and-the-pirate-s-curse-345820)
Estimates are not official sales data. Methodology: docs/sales-algorithm.md. Always verify large numbers with official sources before citing.