The 2012 PSP title,Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 4 Plus: Kami no Hitomi to Akuma no Hesohas received an English fan translation thanks to some intrepid fans. Now simply calledShiren the Wanderer 4 Plus: The Eye of God and the Devil’s Navel, thepatch is availablefor download now.
TheShiren the Wandererseries is one of the many branches of Chunsoft’s eternalFushigi no Dungeonseries, which started on the Super Famicom with 1993’sTorneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon, a spin-off ofDragon Quest IV.Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furai no Shirenwas the standalone follow-up to that. They were roguelites before roguelite was even defined as a distinct sub-genre.
Whether or not we received a game in theFushigi no Dungeonseries in North America has always been rather scattershot. ThePokemon Mystery Dungeongames are generally a safe bet, but we were passed by for a lot ofShiren the Wanderergames. For example,Shiren the Wanderer 4was never localized. It was originally released in 2010 on the DS before getting this upgrade “Plus” port on the PSP in 2012.
If you’ve never played a game in theMystery Dungeonseries, they’re roguelite dungeon crawlers. I’ve personally only picked away at the surface of a few of the titles, but I think it’s about time to change that. If you’re interested in taking the dive but don’t want to mess around with fan translations, the newest entry,Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil, iscoming to Switchin North America June 04, 2025.
Otherwise, if you want to try this translation ofShiren the Wanderer 4 Plusby fans SharkSnack, Arc Impulse, and Kotcrab (and some additional contributors), it’s availableright over here.
