Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate

The Classic Roguelike Wanders Onto Steam! Adventure with Shiren the Wanderer and his sidekick Koppa, the talking ferret, through a world filled with cunning monsters, deadly traps and countless treasure.

Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate is a mystery dungeon, rogue-like and rpg game developed and published by Spike Chunsoft Co. and Ltd..
Released on December 02nd 2020 is available only on Windows in 4 languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 781 reviews of which 605 were positive and 176 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam and has a 80% discount.

The Steam community has classified Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate into these genres:

Mystery Dungeon Rogue-like RPG Dungeon Crawler Pixel Graphics Traditional Roguelike 2D Turn-Based Anime JRPG Difficult Singleplayer

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 11.0 compatible GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 4GB MB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 11.0 compatible sound card

Reviews

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Dec. 2024

As a fan of the PMD series and other Trad rogue-likes, I gave this a try. When you die in this game you lose all items and your character goes back to level 1 which at first seems like too much but there are actually ways to get your weapons and shield back later on. I'd only recommend this to someone that's okay with looking at a wiki while they play because you will definitely need one to see which weapon/shield combos are available, and which abilities to merge with your gear. Building swords or shields with different abilities added to them is probably the most interesting part of the game, at least for me.

Dec. 2024

Almost didn't buy because of ppl complaining about item loss on death. It does suck, but this game is so good its worth dealing with. When you get past the first 3 towers it allows for item tagging that you can restore items on loss. The game punishes you for failing but if you stick past the first 3 towers it eases up and gives you "insurance" to get your items back. Also if you just play it safe with the right revive items you get from the point shop that you can easily afford every run, you should be fine mid game on I got on this game on sale for $4 would of been happy to pay the $20. Don't hesitate to try it, you will not regret it!

Nov. 2024

Shiren the Wanderer is fantastic, it has a lot of the elements that makes Nethack fun for me, but a lot less bloated and way more accessible, with good music and graphics. There are a lot of interesting mechanics if you want to dig in, but you don't really need them to succeed. The most important things can be found through trial and error. I don't really play with the meta progress mechanics, which makes the game even harder than it is normally. Extremely unforgiving. Mid-to-end game you will absolutely find yourself saying "How on earth could I have possibly survived that situation, I had no chance", but that's pretty normal for traditional roguelikes in general, and if you keep trying you will realize that no, metaprogression or luck was not required, just some skill and knowledge and preparation is enough (I'd say 95% of the time) to succeed during those moments you thought were absolutely impossible before. But even if you don't want to ride the struggle bus, and don't even want to deal with the tedium of upgrading items over multiple runs, you can just lean on your allies that level up and retain their levels throughout all your runs. There are tons of dungeons of various lengths outside the main story dungeon, many of which have genuinely interesting challenges. Some of them give no option for meta progress or allies or anything, and there's even some dungeons that are more puzzle-style than roguelike. All these shiren games are pretty much the same besides the extras, and this one has some great extra dungeons. I don't really 'get' the day/night cycle and spells stuff this game has in some parts. Overall it's great and I bought this game both on steam and on switch without hesitation.

Aug. 2024

I wouldn't call this a game for everyone, but if you enjoy what it's offering then it's fantastic. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky is one of my top 5 video games all time, but after playing Shiren PMD feels like the watered-down version of what Shiren offers. I've just hit credits on the main story and am looking forward to all the post-game dungeons. If you're on the fence and enjoy the gameplay of PMD and want something deeper, please do yourself a favor and try this wonderful game out.

Feb. 2024

I'm a long time fan of the Shiren games. I love mystery dungeon, but Shiren is my favorite style. I played the DS version so often as a kid. I enjoyed the Vita game, but it lacked accessibility... Until now lol. I did play Shiren 2 a bit, but it was in Japanese (so I could not read it). I've always wanted more Shiren ever since I touched the series. I love it's strange quests, style, enemies, etc. Turn based combat that feels like a big game of dungeon crawling chess... The weapon/equipment mechanics make your grind feel worth your runs, and the rage that ensues when you lose it all is LEGENDARY. The tagging system in the Tower of Fortune helps that a bit for players that hate losing it all when they die. I for one, enjoy this aspect of the game. It brings difficulty not found much elsewhere, and sometimes forces you to make a difficult sacrifice to save your run/items. Each run is RNG monsters, items, NPCs, and floor layout. Some areas are pre-set, but most places in the dungeons are randomized. So no matter how prepared or safe you might THINK you feel, always be ready to get knocked back to floor 1 at Lv 1 with no items! :)) Shiren as a series (for me): 9/10! This game though? 7.5/10. Cons: -Limited inventory -Limited Storage -No other multiplayer or social modes (like item trading, excluding the password systems) -Port took WAY too long to release, MORE SHIREN PLEASE .-. Pros: -Great art style -Easy to learn, hard to master -Rougelike (Rougelite) -Interesting enemies, difficult night time dungeons, and cool rare items -Has massive potential I can't wait to see if they do more games in this style, or the old DS style. I know they probably won't, but its fun to dream.

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Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate

-80% 19.99€ 3.99€

7.4

605

176

Online players

155

Developer

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.

Publisher

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.

Release 02 Dec 2020

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