Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 562 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 39.8h for positive, 16h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (86.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (78)

• Grilled to Perfection! Had an Onigiri grilled. 100%
• Arrrow Collector Completed the Arrow listing in the Item Notes. 86%
• How Did You Know?! Attacked a Ninja in hiding. 85%
• Serpentcoil Island Completion Defeated Jakaku and completed Serpentcoil Island. 79%
• Golden Sacred Gear Brought a Golden Sacred item back to Shukuba Beach. 72%
• Blue Sacred Gear Brought a Blue Sacred item back to Shukuba Beach. 71%
• Awwww, How Cute! Became friendly with a monster pup. 70%
• Behemoth Vanquished! Defeated a Behemoth. 68%
• Fragrance Expert Completed the Incense listing in the Item Notes. 68%
• Wish Granted Reached the Tunnel of Wishes. 68%
• Sumo-ready! Experienced the Sumo condition. 68%
• Rock Collector Completed the Rock listing in the Item Notes. 67%
• Seasoned Wanderer Completed Kron’s challenge. 60%
• Way of Gitau Took the shop’s wares and managed to escape. 56%
• Cannon Master Defeated a monster in a dungeon with a cannon. 54%
• Dune of Batsu Completion Defeated Embodiment of Batsu and completed Dune of Batsu. 51%
• First Gear on the Rack Hung a weapon or a shield on the Gear Rack. 51%
• First Successful Rescue Succeeded in rescuing a Wanderer. 49%
• Cavern of Suiryu Completion Defeated Embodiment of Suiryu and completed Cavern of Suiryu. 45%
• Sumo Dungeon Completion Completed Sumo Dungeon. 44%
• Training Path of Inference Completion Completed Training Path of Inference. 42%
• Kiki Island Completion Completed Kiki Island. 41%
• Trusty Companions Recruited all companions. 39%
• Yamakagashi Pass Completion Defeated Madara and completed Yamakagashi Pass. 35%
• Sacred Ocean Tunnel Completion Completed Sacred Ocean Tunnel. 35%
• Rejoined by Fate Bought back your weapon or shield at an Unsuspicious Shop. 33%
• Gourmet Completed the Food listing in the Item Notes. 32%
• Don’t Overdo Your Diet Collapsed due to starvation. 30%
• Training Path of Extra Inference Completion Completed Training Path of Extra Inference. 30%
• Training Path of Shopping Completion Completed Training Path of Shopping. 29%
• Domain of Staves and Scrolls Completion Completed Domain of Staves and Scrolls. 29%
• Trapper’s Secret Path Completion Completed Trapper’s Secret Path. 28%
• Cat-Ching’s Divine Will Completion Completed Cat-Ching’s Divine Will. 27%
• Master of Staves Completed the Stave listing in the Item Notes. 26%
• Behemoth Rush Completion Completed Behemoth Rush. 25%
• Training Path of Gimmicks Completion Completed Training Path of Gimmicks. 25%
• Peach Dungeon Completion Completed Peach Dungeon. 23%
• Go Go Dungeon Completion Completed Go Go Dungeon 23%
• Cooking in the Wild Made a Hen into Yakitori. 21%
• Isle of the Mighty Completion Completed Isle of the Mighty. 20%
• Vegetarian Completed the Grass listing in the Item Notes. 20%
• Heart of Serpentcoil Island Completion Completed Heart of Serpentcoil Island. 20%
• Journey to a Parallel World Went on a Parallel Play adventure. 18%
• Shield Collector Completed the Shield listing in the Item Notes. 18%
• Pottery Aficionado Completed the Pot listing in the Item Notes. 18%
• Scroll Collector Completed the Scroll listing in the Item Notes. 15%
• Invitation to a Parallel World Uploaded Parallel Data. 15%
• Immediate Danger! Got thrown into a Monster House. 14%
• Clash of Weapons and Shields Completion Completed Clash of Weapons and Shields 14%
• Forest of Frugality Completion Completed Forest of Frugality 13%
• Training Path of Deadly Strikes Completion Completed Training Path of Deadly Strikes 13%
• Don’t Overstay in the Dungeon Had a gust send you back to Shukuba Beach. 13%
• Training Path of Hiding Completion Completed Training Path of Hiding 13%
• Wanderers’ Highway Completion Completed Wanderers’ Highway 11%
• Cliff of Condensing Completion Completed Cliff of Condensing 11%
• Bladedancing Swordswoman Completed a Sacred Tree dungeon as Asuka. 10%
• Floral Garden Completion Completed Floral Garden 10%
• Wild Monster Path Completion Completed Wild Monster Path 9.4%
• Monster Whiz Completed the Monster Notes. 9.0%
• Quiescence of Serpentcoil Island Completion Completed Quiescence of Serpentcoil Island 8.1%
• Battleground of the Rivals Completion Completed Battleground of the Rivals 7.4%
• Tale of the Burning Sand Completed a Sacred Tree dungeon as Kokatsu Shiren. 7.2%
• A Monster’s Life Completed a Sacred Tree dungeon in a Monster Trial. 6.8%
• Peachy Trap Domain Completion Completed Peachy Trap Domain 6.8%
• Researcher’s Experimental Site Completion Completed Researcher’s Experimental Site 6.6%
• Bracelet Appraiser Completed the Bracelet listing in the Item Notes. 6.5%
• Dragon God’s Frolic Completed a Sacred Tree dungeon as Tatsumi Shiren. 6.5%
• Soul of Serpentcoil Island Completion Completed Soul of Serpentcoil Island 6.5%
• Peach Bun Lover Completed the Peach Bun listing in the Item Notes. 6.3%
• Timeworn Cave Completion Completed Timeworn Cave 5.7%
• Weapon Collector Completed the Weapon listing in the Item Notes. 5.2%
• Ferret’s Feat Completed a Sacred Tree dungeon as Koppa. 4.8%
• Winding Valley Completion Completed Winding Valley 4.6%
• Proven Expert Completed a Sacred Tree dungeon in a Challenge Trial. 4.2%
• Fastest Run Completed a Sacred Tree dungeon in a Time Trial. 4.1%
• Quick-witted Explorer Completed a Sacred Tree dungeon in a Countdown Trial. 3.9%
• Most Efficient Moves Completed a Sacred Tree dungeon in a Turn Trial. 3.9%
• Dojo Conquerer Completed all Dojo Challenges at Monster Dojo. 3.8%