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Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate has a huge number of locations to unlock and explore. As with previous games in the series, the bulk of the game's content is only accessible "post-game", after beating the main dungeon and completing the main storyline. See individual location pages for strategy tips specific to those locations. For general strategy tips, see the Strategy Guides section.

Categories

Shiren 5 Plus locations can be broken down into the following categories.

Category 1: Starting Villages

"Starting Villages" refers to Inori Village and Nekomaneki Village and all the sub-locations therein. It is not a term used by the game itself. Taken together, these are effectively a large, playable, interactive menu. In these villages, the player can interact with a large number of shops and NPCs, advance quests, unlock game elements, and manipulate inventory, all in relative safety, without starting a potentially risky dungeon run. Almost all other locations can be reached from somewhere within these two villages.

A case could be made for grouping all "rest areas" together. That is, Inori Village + Nekomaneki Village + the Tower of Fortune Entrance + Hermit's Hermitage + Sparrow's Inn could be considered a category. Why? Because

(A) all five of these locations are non-combat rest areas.

(B) this is a full set of significant non-combat interactive areas.

(C) you can launch 100% of dungeon runs and other locations (once you've unlocked access to them) from somewhere within these 5 locations.

(D) after beating the Tower of Fortune you unlock the "Sparrow Transport"

The sparrow transport lets you travel directly from the east side of Nekomaneki Village out to the three other rest areas without needing to travel through a combat area. All this being said, Sparrow Transport is one-way only, so using it is not 100% safe as it means you have committed to a dungeon run.. So, the 3 remote rest areas aren't quite the same as the starting villages. Information about these other rest areas can be found under the Tower of Fortune location page.

Category 2: Tutorial Dungeon

There is a location between the two Starting Villages that is easy to forget. Ouma Shrine is a very simple training dungeon that initially separates the two Starting Villages. Once you beat it for the first time, it disappears forever and can never be accessed again, leaving an unfettered 2-way connection between the 2 villages.

Category 3: Main Dungeon (aka the Tower of Fortune)

This category includes a large set of locations that comprise the main dungeon of the game. It includes everything from Destiny Trail through Miracle Alcove. The Tower of Fortune is special in many ways, including the fact that it's a mixture of combat areas, rest areas, cutscenes, and boss fights, and including the fact that you can divert off the Tower of Fortune dungeon path to launch other dungeons as well (once you've gained access to them). The main storyline of the game centers around clearing this initial dungeon. There are many not-very-interesting locations along the way (some of which are actually called "Tower of Fortune" but most of which are not), so rather than have a dedicated page for each of these not-very-interesting locations, see the Tower of Fortune page for a map and details of each sub-location. Note also that the game tracks expert badges for the Tower of Fortune as a whole.

Category 4: Puzzle Sets

These are similar to but distinct from bonus dungeons. Puzzle sets are groups of related puzzles all launched from the same location(s) and all using the same rules, which may or may not involve a twist over and above baseline Shiren 5 Plus rules. Each individual puzzle is preset, not randomly generated, and usually consists of a single floor. Puzzles are not dangerous; you can fail but you can't really die in the same way as you can in a dungeon. Entering a puzzle doesn't count as "starting a run", and leaving it doesn't reset your opportunities in the Starting Villages. You can replay a puzzle as often as you wish, and you can reset or leave the puzzle at any time. You can't take items into a puzzle and start each puzzle with an empty inventory, but, if you were carrying items when you started a puzzle, you get them back after leaving the puzzle, whether or not you solved it. (So, unlike minigames and bonus dungeons, you don't need to store your equipment before starting a puzzle.) You don't get to keep the items you collected in a puzzle when you are done, but for most puzzle sets, you get a reward item when you beat each individual puzzle for the first time. Some puzzle sets are deliberately set up as game training opportunities to play at your own pace, and even go so far as to offer commentary / tips, or to otherwise modify things for instructive purposes as you step on certain locations or perform certain actions. Some puzzle sets are more difficult, but even these are great opportunities to learn about various arcane aspects of the game in safety. If there's something you've always wanted to learn or test, you can likely find a puzzle with the right conditions to help you learn or test it. There are no expert badges available for puzzles or puzzle sets.

Category 5: Minigames

There is only one minigame in Shiren 5 Plus -- Explosion Rocks. It is different enough from the other categories that it can't fairly be grouped with any of them. It is a randomly generated game most akin to Minesweeper but with a Shiren twist. You can't take your items in, so you must store them before starting or lose them, but you do get to keep items you find in the minigame if you win. Each minigame is randomly generated at one of three difficulty levels. See the Explosion Rocks detail page for further details.

Category 6: Bonus Dungeons

About Bonus Dungeons

Shiren 5 Plus has a whopping 27 bonus dungeons; 11 from the original Shiren 5 and 16 additional dungeons from the port. There are two sub-types of bonus dungeons, but they are so similar that they aren't worth separating into different categories. The 1st sub-type was apparently built-in to the original Japanese version of the game. These tend to be accessible from unique locations, but only after being unlocked by completing various side quests. This external webpage has great info about unlocking bonus dungeons, which may not have been fully replicated to this wiki yet. Once unlocked, you can also jump to these bonus dungeons from the Sparrow Transport. The 2nd sub-type was apparently available as downloadable or bonus content in the original Japanese version, but are included for free in the English version (yay!). These bonus dungeons tend not to be locked but are available right away from the Dungeon Center in Nekomaneki Village, and the Sparrow Transport doesn't take you to them.

If you want to do everything it's possible to do in this game, the lion's share of your dungeon gameplay time will be spent in these bonus dungeons. Considering the Tower of Fortune as the baseline, bonus dungeons tend to be much more dangerous and difficult, entering them tends to risk (or outright discard) the items/Gitan you are holding, you usually get to keep the items/Gitan you have on hand if you win, and they tend to have a twist on the baseline rules or a difference in game balance emphasizing one particular aspect of Shiren play. For example, one bonus dungeon focuses on shops, one focuses on Gitan-eating equipment, one focuses on monster licenses, one focuses on nighttime play, etc..

Escalating Goals

Most bonus dungeons start with an easier/shorter end goal, but after you beat them once, the end goal becomes harder (usually 99F) and stays there, with no way to play the shorter version ever again. Beating the initial, shorter goal counts as a victory in your Adventure Log. The game doesn't make it obvious if you've ever beaten the hardest version of a dungeon (that is, exited using the staircase on the deepest floor), so if you're trying to beat the hardest version of every dungeon, you'll need to track this yourself. (There are unusual ways to achieve victory in some bonus dungeons such as Inori Cave, so you can't assume that 2+ victories in a given dungeon means you exited from the deepest floor.) Note that going from a goal of 50 F to 99 F can be 3x (or even 10x) as hard, not just 2x as hard. OTOH, if you are lucky and maximize the opportunities you receive in the early floors, you can stay ahead of the power curve and have an easier time racing to the end if need be.

For the real masochists, the game tracks 8 expert badges for some dungeons (usually the dungeons that were built-in to the Japanese version of the game originally, not DLC dungeons). The set of expert badges is different for different locations, but there are always 8 for locations that offer expert badges. To obtain an expert badge, you must beat the dungeon while adhering to a very difficult constraint, such as winning without ever directly attacking a monster. You can learn more about the specifics of each expert badge by viewing the expert badges in your Adventure Log and using the left shoulder button.

Dungeon Configurations

Dungeons can be configured and specialized in a large number of ways—what monsters appear, at what depths, what items appear, at what depths, how items appear (pre-placed, monster drops, in regular shops, etc.), which categories of items are pre-identified, whether or not new items can appear, whether or not the dungeon experiences day or night or both, etc. etc. etc.. Some configuration options are displayed in the UI before you enter the bonus dungeon, and these have been replicated to the summary chart below. Others are more hidden and have been worked out by the player community. See the individual location page for full information on all configuration options for that location. However, one caveat is worth pointing out here. A given dungeon configuration may say that (e.g.) scrolls are not pre-identified in that dungeon. However, some scrolls are always identified, no matter what the dungeon configuration says. See the Identification and Location section of the Identifying Items page for details.

Resets and the Run Counter

Entering some locations such as the Training Facility do not count as a "run", so your run counter is not incremented and the opportunities available in the starting villages are not refreshed. But entering the Tower of Fortune or any bonus dungeon does increment the run counter and does reset the opportunities in the starting villages, regardless of whether you win, lose, or escape the run.

List of Dungeons

Here is a summary of all locations in Shiren 5 Plus, sorted by category and then sorted roughly by how quickly you can gain access to them. Click on a location's name for details about that location.

Category	Name		Prerequisite(s)	Entrance(s)	Start Lv.	Allies In	Rescues	Items		Time	Puzzles	Initial Fl.	Final Fl.	In-Game Description
	English	Japanese						In	Out
Starting Village	Inori Village	イノリの里	None	From Nekomaneki Village, go west on the main road You also start the game here from the middle of the south edge	1	0	N/A	Saved	✗	Day	N/A	None	None	None
Tutorial Dungeon	Ouma Shrine	オウマのほこら	Talk to Jirokichi	From Inori Village, go east on the main road (only works until Ouma Shrine is beaten)	1	0	N/A	✓	✓	Day	N/A	3	3	None
Starting Village	Nekomaneki Village	ネコマネキ村	Beat Ouma Shrine	From Inori Village, go east on the main road (only works after Ouma Shrine is beaten) From Ouma Shrine, use the final floor staircase	1	0	N/A	Saved	✗	Day	N/A	None	None	None
Main Dungeon	Tower of Fortune	フォーチュンタワー	None	From Nekomaneki Village, go east on the main road	1	3	3	✓	✓	Both	N/A	15	15	None
Puzzle Set	Training Facility	試しの修行場	None	In Inori Village, talk to an NPC lady in the Beginner House	1	0	N/A	Saved	✗	Day	54	1	1	None
Puzzle Set	Night Training Facility	夜の修行場	Talk to the NPC hermit near the north exit of Hermit's Hermitage	In Inori Village, talk to an NPC hermit in the Beginner House In Hermit's Hermitage, talk to an NPC hermit near the north exit	1	0	N/A	Saved	✗	Both	1	5	5	None
Puzzle Set	Statue Cave	石像の洞窟	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (SW desk)	1	0	N/A	Saved	✗	Day	150	1	1	None
Minigame	Explosion Rocks	爆発の岩場	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NE desk)	1	0	N/A	✗	✓	Day	1*	5	5	None
Bonus Dungeon	Underground Manor	地底の館	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1*	0	0*	✗	4*	Day	N/A	10*	99*	None
Bonus Dungeon	Inori Cave	イノリの洞窟	Beat Tower of Fortune	In Inori Village, exit the north end of the Beginner House	1	3	3	✓	✓	Both	N/A	42	99	Note: Pray to the Catstone
Bonus Dungeon	Pitfall of Life	人生の落し穴	Beat Tower of Fortune, Kojirouta side quest	In Inori Village, exit the north end of the Rich Man's House	1	0	3	✗	✓	Day	N/A	25	99	Note: Cannot level up
Bonus Dungeon	Old Road	旧道	Beat Tower of Fortune, unlock & level up Koharu, Okon, & Gen	From Inori Village, exit from the middle of the south edge (where you first started the game)	1	0	3	✗	✓	Both	N/A	38	99	Note: Fullness depletes in real time
Bonus Dungeon	Onigiri Hollow	おにぎり穴	Beat Tower of Fortune, long & mysterious side quest	In Inori Village, use the hole in the rock wall in the NE corner	1	0	3	✗	✓	Day	N/A	20	99	Note: Exiting a room makes it vanish
Bonus Dungeon	Heavenly Lake	天上の池	Beat Tower of Fortune	In Nekomaneki Village, talk to an old man in the SE corner, by a barge floating on the river	1	0	3	✗	✓	Both	N/A	28	99	Note: Dropping items makes them vanish
Bonus Dungeon	Gen's Turf	ゲンさんのシマ	Beat Tower of Fortune, talk to old woman in Inori Village	In Nekomaneki Village, use a giant pot in Gen's House	1	0	3	✗	✓	Day	N/A	30	99	Note: Control the monsters!
Bonus Dungeon	Bizarre Tower	異次元の塔	Beat Tower of Fortune, Tao side quest	In the Tower of Fortunate Entrance, talk to a tanuki (raccoon)	1	0	0	✗	✓	Both	N/A	45	45	Note: Reach the Floor 15 stairs, which lead to a special floor
Bonus Dungeon	Destiny's Descent	運命の地下	Beat Tower of Fortune, beat Inori Cave, wish for it in Inori Cave	In the Tower of Fortunate Entrance, take the spiral staircase leading down from the center of this location	1	0	3	✗	✓	Both	N/A	99	99	Note: Very mysterious dungeon
Bonus Dungeon	Primordial Chasm	原始に続く穴	Beat Tower of Fortune	In Hermit's Hermitage, use a giant pot inside the blacksmith's building (on the west side)	1	0	3	✗	✓	Day	N/A	50	99	Note: An even more mysterious dungeon
Bonus Dungeon	Lost Well	迷いの井戸	Beat Tower of Fortune	In the Sparrow's Inn location (but outside of the inn itself), talk to an NPC sparrow the SW corner	1	1	3	✓	✓	Both	N/A	30	99	Note: Can use upgraded items

New Dungeons

The new dungeons that were not present in the original game are listed below.

Category	Name		Prerequisite(s)	Entrance(s)	Start Lv.	Allies In	Rescues	Items		Time	Puzzles	Initial Fl.	Final Fl.	In-Game Description
	English	Japanese						In	Out
Bonus Dungeon	Hunter Pond	ハンターの池	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	0	✗	✓	Day	N/A	29	50	Note: Steal items from monsters
Bonus Dungeon	Warning Valley	警告の谷	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	3	✓	✓	Day	N/A	50	99	Note: Explore with a step limit
Bonus Dungeon	Page of Youth	青春の1ページ	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	3	✗	✓	Day	N/A	29	50	Note: Use the Complicated Scroll
Bonus Dungeon	Rousing Paradise	わくわくパラダイス	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	0	✗	✓	Day	N/A	50	99	Note: Monster spawning paradise
Bonus Dungeon	Merchant's Hideout	商人の隠れ家	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	3	✓	✓	Day	N/A	50	99	Note: Consumable items are rare
Bonus Dungeon	Froggo's Fury	ガマラの逆襲	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	3	✗	✓	Day	N/A	29	50	Note: Gitan will be tight!
Bonus Dungeon	Master's Footprint	玄人の足跡	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	3	✗	✓	Day	N/A	50	99	Note: Mysterious, but no heal items
Bonus Dungeon	Aura Ruins	オーラの遺跡	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	0	✗	✓	Day	N/A	10	30	Note: Monsters have auras
Bonus Dungeon	Sleeping Lands	眠りの大地	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	3	✗	✓	Night	N/A	29	50	Note: Permanent night
Bonus Dungeon	Double Strike Trail	二撃の道	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	3	✗	✓	Day	N/A	50	99	Note: You and enemies fall in two hits
Bonus Dungeon	Gorger's Manor	食いしん坊の館	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	3	3	✓	✓	Day	N/A	50	50	Note: Get stuffed with special onigiri
Bonus Dungeon	Storm Forest	あらしの森	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	0	✗	✓	Day	N/A	50	99	Note: Forest of the Field Knave
Bonus Dungeon	Monster Hotspot	モンスター集会所	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	3	✗	✓	Day	N/A	99	99	Note: Monsters on floors where the 1st digit is 9
Bonus Dungeon	Perilous Rocks	波乱の岩場	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	0	✗	✓	Day	N/A	50	99	Note: Monster houses are likely to appear
Bonus Dungeon	Trapper's Sandbox	ワナ師の箱庭	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	0	✗	✓	Day	N/A	10	99	Note: Can only level by defeating enemies with traps
Bonus Dungeon	Aksys Challenge	ファミ通の挑戦状	None	Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk)	1	0	0	✗	✓	Day	N/A	10	99	Note: Run away!

Nintendo Switch and Steam

Additional dungeons will be available in the Nintendo Switch and Steam port of Shiren 5 Plus.

Category	Name		Prerequisite(s)	Entrance(s)	Start Lv.	Allies In	Rescues	Items		Time	Puzzles	Initial Fl.	Final Fl.	In-Game Description
	English	Japanese						In	Out