The latest entry in theShiren the Wandererseries made its way to Nintendo Switch in the west back in February. Now it has its eyes on a PC release, with Spike Chunsoft lining up a Steam launch for this winter.
WhenShiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Islandfirst debuted on Switch, it brought some updated features along with it. In addition to some quality of life updates to exploration,the roguelike made it even easier to streamwith an enhanced Live Display Mode.
All of the free feature updates will be available on the Steam version when it launches. Spike Chunsoft also plans to bring thePlus Pack— paid DLC that introduces 10 new dungeons and more — to Steam.
RPG beats to relax/study to
If the music ofShiren the Wandererhas you tapping your toes through each dungeon, thedigital soundtrackis also coming to Steam soon. Spread across three discs, the soundtrack includes a whopping 109 tracks that span 330 minutes of jam time. TheSerpentcoil Islandsoundtrack will also be available on iTunes, YouTube Music, and other platforms through noisycroak Records.
As for the aforementioned free update features, they include more dungeons and playable characters. You’ll be able to tackle the six new dungeons and the playable Kokatsu Shiren and Tatsumi Shiren from the start. If you’re a fan of roguelikes, there’s a lot to chew on in what serves as a pretty solid entry into the widerShirenseries.
