Spike Chunsoft has introduced that roguelike RPG Shiren the Wanderer: The Thriller Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island, which proved fairly widespread on Change, is formally heading to PC through Steam.
In a press launch, the corporate reveals that The Thriller Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island is the fastest-selling recreation within the Shiren the Wanderer sequence, having surpassed 200,000 copies shipped in Japan “rapidly” following its launch in January.
That gross sales efficiency might be why Spike Chunsoft has determined to launch this one on Steam as properly, though we do not know when the sport is arriving on the platform, sadly; the Steam web page merely reads “coming quickly” below the discharge date heading.
Because the press launch factors out, The Thriller Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island is the primary Shiren the Wanderer recreation to make its approach to the West since 2016’s The Tower of Fortune and the Cube of Destiny, which additionally got here to Change in 2020.
Actually, that recreation itself was initially launched in 2010 for the DS earlier than getting a PlayStation Vita port in 2015, which was subsequently launched within the West the next 12 months.
Within the years between 2010 and this 12 months, just one Shiren the Wanderer recreation was launched: 2013’s Princess Suzune and the Tower of Slumber, which was…a pachinko recreation. Hardly counts as a Shiren the Wanderer launch, in the event you ask me.
That signifies that technically, Shiren the Wanderer: The Thriller Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island is the primary full recreation within the sequence for a staggering 14 years.
The Thriller Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island introduces some new components to Shiren the Wanderer, together with 3D visuals, creating “a recent and thrilling journey”, as Spike Chunsoft places it.
For those who’re not conversant in the fundamental construction of the sport, it is a roguelike RPG during which you need to discover a sequence of dungeons crammed with monsters, traps, and objects to gather. Dying throughout exploration will imply dropping every thing you have collected, so that is very a lot not one for the faint of coronary heart.
Shiren the Wanderer: The Thriller Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island is out there proper now on Change and is launching for PC through Steam someday sooner or later. Keep tuned for extra.