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| Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island | 不思議のダンジョン 風来のシレン6 とぐろ島探検録 Fushigi no Danjon Fūrai no Shiren 6 Togurojima Tankenroku |
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| Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island | 不思議のダンジョン 風来のシレン6 とぐろ島探検録 Fushigi no Danjon Fūrai no Shiren 6 Togurojima Tankenroku |
Ratings:    Sales: 0.3 million (as of Jan 2025) Releases:  : January 25, 2024 : February 27, 2024 : February 27, 2024 : January 25, 2024Original release : December 12, 2024: December 11, 2024: December 11, 2024Steam Nintendo Switch Windows (Steam) Steam Deck ("Playable") External Links:  (Store) • (Community) •    |
/ Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island, also referred to as Shiren 6 for short, is the latest game in the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series, and the first completely new traditional, main series Shiren game since 2010.
It was released for the Nintendo Switch in early 2024, originally in Japanese and Traditional Chinese, followed by an English release soon after. The European release was published by Reef Entertainment.
Instead of being based on more recent games, Shiren 6 mostly takes inspiration from the earlier titles in the series, particularly 
Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer for gameplay mechanics and 
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 - Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion for visuals, although there are certain similarities to other entries as well.
After the events of the Moonlight Village Scenario
, Shiren and Koppa receive a vision from a mysterious girl, and they decide to visit Serpentcoil Island, the main setting of the game, to rescue the girl and find treasure. Although this premise is what the main story revolves around, players are immediately faced with multiple characters and secondary stories occurring on the island, such as the relationships between two groups of pirates that have come to the island in search of treasure, or a village secretly inhabited by former ninjas, among others.
The gameplay is presented with 3D polygonal graphics in a top-down perspective, mostly taking place in a grid with turn based gameplay. Initially, the main goal of the game is simply to complete the main, 31 floors long dungeon, filled with towns and story events that progress as the dungeon is explored multiple times. New players may need several attempts to get to the end for the first time, however these attempts will help them get a better understanding of the game (and stored items, if desired), which is an important part of the experience. After the main dungeon is completed for the first time and the credits play, the game opens up significantly and reveals a lot more content, dungeons, stories, and side features to enjoy.
Multiplayer features consist of online Rescues and the Parallel Play mode, which allows players to share identical versions of a dungeon to replay indefinitely. The developers occasionally hold Official Parallel Play competitions.
The game has also received additional content through free updates and paid DLC, adding more dungeons, playable characters, puzzles, side modes, music, achievements, and unlockable artwork.
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Town Locations
Beachside Pier • Firespew Mountain Summit • Hot Spring Cabin • Icewall Village • Mount Jatou Entrance • Mount Jingara Summit • Rocky Viewpoint • Secret Ninja Village • Shukuba Beach • Small Harbor • Underwater Training Ground
Armordillo Family • Bored Kappa Family • Bowboy Family • Chintala Family • Chow Family • Crow Tengu Family • Curse Girl Family • Dark Owl Family • Death Reaper Family • Dragon Family • Earth Ninja Family • Egg Thing Family • Explochin Family • Field Knave Family • Fierous Family • Fire Ninja Family • Firepuff Family • Floor Dragon Family • Fluffy Bunny Family • Froggo Family • Gazer Family • Ghost Radish Family • Ghost Samurai Family • Golden Egg Thing Family • Hannya Monk Family • Hat Urchin Family • Hen Family • Karakuroid Family • Kitsune Monk Family • Mamel Family • Masked Samurai Family • Metal Ninja Family • Metalhead Family • Mixer Family • Nigiri Morph Family • Octopling Family • Okame Monk Family • Okina Monk Family • Polygon Spinna Family • Pop Tank Family • N'dubba Family • Swordsman Family • Porky Family • Pullfrog Family • Pumphantasm Family • Schubell Family • Scorpion Family • Shagga Family • Skull Mage Family • Soldier Ant Family • Spearfish Family • Taur Family • Tengu Monk Family • Thiefwalrus Family • Tiger Thrower Family • Tree Ninja Family • Twisty Hani Family • Water Ninja Family • Zapdon Family • Hoppin' Batter Family • Mudkin Family
• Acrylic Figures • Bromide and Stickers • Countdown Artwork • Development • Development Oversights • Inspiration and References (Early Shiren • Final Fantasy • Pokémon) • Follow and Repost Campaign • List of Updates • Lessons • Official Parallel Data • Pre-order Bonuses • Shiren the Wanderer Mini Acrylic Figures • Soundtrack • Speedpaints • Staff Credits • Downloadable Content
