# Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer

> RPG to play 1000 times

## Game facts

- Developer: SPIKE CHUNSOFT
- Publisher: SPIKE CHUNSOFT
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Mar 12, 2019
- Region for this schedule: JP
- Platforms: MOBILE
- Genres: RPG, DungeonCrawler

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 1, 2026

### Strengths

- The genre’s signature tension and replay value are exceptionally high, with some players saying it can be enjoyed more than 1,000 times.
- Different layouts in each dungeon and item loss upon death create tension every time.
- As a remake and port of the original, it faithfully delivers the core appeal and overall polish of the Mystery Dungeon series.

### Weaknesses

- The smartphone-unfriendly controls and UI frequently cause critical input errors, such as moving while trying to turn or throwing an item accidentally.
- Since the update, repeated crashes, freezes, save errors, and loss of progress have made normal play difficult.
- Many players find some monsters’ special abilities and the attack evasion/hit system excessively unreasonable, with limited ways to respond.

## Links

- [Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/5082)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/5082/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T21:42:12.943Z