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Shiren the Wanderer: Serpentcoil Island’s Mystery Dungeon Comes West

• Jacob Chambers
• October 4th, 2023

On February 27, 2024, Spike Chunsoft will release Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island in the West, as announced in the September 2023 Nintendo Direct in Japan.

The 1995 roguelike Mystery Dungeon side series began with Mystery Dungeon 2. The trailer above discusses its history. Warrior Shiren. As expected, STWTMDOSI (yes, everyone will call it that) will deliver the series’ dungeon-crawling with new quality-of-life features like “two types of live search displays that can be used for different purposes or the ability to track your own steps on the mini-map.”

A story summary and character art of Koppa (“one of the last ‘talking ferrets'”), Asuka (“A wandering swordswoman who is old friends with Shiren and Koppa.”), and Suzuna (“cheerful innkeeper”) are on the game’s website:

A few months after their previous adventure in Tsukikage Village…
Shiren the Wanderer and Koppa, his talking ferret partner, received a vision of a distant land and a girl in distress. It led them to the mysterious Serpentcoil Island.
But they’re not alone. Rumors speak of lost pirate gold hidden away within the depths of Serpentcoil Island, and a powerful monster at its highest mountain peak said to hold an exquisite treasure in its belly. Adventurers and warriors have flocked from all over the realm, eager for a chance at fortune.
What is the connection between the mystery girl and the monster? What is the truth behind the secrets and treasures scattered throughout the island? A new adventure for Shiren and Koppa begins!

The series’ final game, Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (breathe), was a 2010 Japan-only DS game that later came to PS Vita worldwide and Switch in 2020. We liked that game—if you like dungeon-crawler repetition, our Most Long-Winded Game Title 2020 winner is perfect.

Stickers will come with the latest game pre-order. Check out the physical release’s provisional artwork below:

The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island will release on February 27, 2024, for $59.99 or your regional equivalent. Let us know if you’re a series fan and will buy this one.