Shantae is a series of platform video games developed by WayForward Technologies, with the first title having originally been distributed by Capcom. The main character of the series, a half-genie named Shantae, was created by Erin Bozon, while the games themselves were created from this character by her husband Matt Bozon. The series currently consists of three games: Shantae (2002), Shantae: Risky's Revenge (2010) and Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (2014). A future Shantae game, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, was announced in September 2013 with plans to be released winter 2016.