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The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
Developer La Belle Games, ARTE France
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it? From the Steam store page
247 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
123 positive · 23 negative
95% range 77–89%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 123 | 23 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 34 | 1 | 61 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
127 of 150 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 124 yes, 23 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 147 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (319 of 380 positive).
Players praise the game's beautiful art, music, and emotional storytelling. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the gameplay clunky and the mini-games frustrating. [4][5][6] Many recommend it as a touching, narrative-driven experience despite its flaws. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
[url=store.steampowered.com/app/966670/The_Wanderer_Frankensteins_Creature/]The Wanderer would have been a fine exercise in storytelling if it weren't for inordinately stiff mechanics. The game opens up in a positively unusual way, and for a moment it maintains its appeal as you walk this mysterious hooded figure through the white void to reveal hazy scenes. Color eventually blends in and the game serves up a …
- [2]
I can't overstate my admiration for this game. It's such an exquisite version of the story. The artwork is stunning, the narrative is heart-wrenching, and the gameplay is delightful. I finished it in one sitting because I just couldn't tear myself away. My only slight complaint was with the ending -- I'll avoid spoilers, but the ending wasn't quite what I'd hoped. Nevertheless, as a whole, this game blew me away in …
- [3]
I could continue on about how the music is incredible (if Gris met Octopath Traveler) or how the visuals are some of the best you’ll see this year, but honestly, words feel cheap when it comes to recounting what I experienced. This is really one of those games that can change you because it makes you feel something that you thought you’d lost in your youth and would never experience again. Yet that reaction I had …
- [9]
A gorgeous game that really encapsulates the creature's thoughts feelings and world view. I was surprised at how different the game feels and makes me think between playthroughs, you can play it at least three times and get three completely different experiences. It's a bit buggy sometimes and the movement is wonky, but mostly not game breaking. Overall, if you love a good story and have a free day, I highly …
- [1]
Some short of walking simulator. Is it worth to take this walk? Hell yeah! My eyes need eye-drops from too much beauty and my ears are dripping rainbows.
Summarised from 34 of the 239 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature talk about stunning visuals and watercolor art style; those who didn't talk about clunky controls and stiff mechanics. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 247 · most liked firstIf you’ve ever played or enjoyed a Shiren the Wanderer game, or a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game, or any Mystery Dungeon game, really: they all spawned from this—originally a Dragon Quest spinoff that came out in the year following DQ5 in Japan (1993). This is the first time it’s been localized, too!
neutral · AI labelView post →September 27 2000, Shiren the Wanderer 2 debuted on the N64 in Japan! Designer Kouji Malta, who also worked on Earthbound, was inspired by the board game Catan when implementing the castle building mechanics; this entry remains a very popular game in the series to this day!
neutral · AI labelView post →My Game of the Year 2024 List: 10. Astro Bot 9. Children of the Sun 8. Crow Country 7. Kunitsu-Gami 6. Unicorn Overlord 5. Webfishing 4. Metaphor ReFantazio 3. Nine Sols 2. Shiren the Wanderer 6 1. Balatro Game of the (other) year: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team Red.
positive · AI labelView post →You can keep your concurrent player number discourses to yourselves. All I know is anytime I've posted a request to the in-game Shiren the Wanderer Rescue Board, an anonymous fellow traveler has recovered my corpse within the next few hours and saved my run. This is a small but mighty community.
positive · AI labelView post →i had a good time learning about video games :] the first game character was Mario the Wanderer, who seeks what has been lost. the second game character was Luigi the Wanderer, who seeks what has been lost
neutral · AI labelView post →September 27 2000, Shiren the Wanderer 2 debuted on the N64 in Japan! Designer Kouji Malta, who also worked on Earthbound, was inspired by the board game Catan when implementing the castle building mechanics; this entry remains a very popular game in the series to this day!
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm a simple man. I see "Mary Shelley," "Frankenstein's Monster," and "Dark Romanticism," and I click "add to cart." EDIT: Now that I've finished the game, I'll give it a more thorough review. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus is probably my all-time favorite book, and sparked a interest in and passion for classic Gothic science fiction like The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and The Invisible Man. It's a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I made a wiki/guide site for Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (Super Famicom) This game is pretty neat, and because it never came out officially in the US, it's largely slept on. To my knowledge, this information just isn't available in English anywhere else. zoiteki.github.io/shiren-1/
positive · AI labelView post →#RWArtMonth 2026 Day 4: Achievement: The Wanderer - This achievement has one of my favourite in-game passage artworks, and it effectively conveys that feeling of exploration I experience in Rain World.
neutral · AI labelView post →Last week a RetroAchivement set for Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer was created. While I've never been an achievement hunter - I didn't want to let anyone else beat me to getting the mastery (my first and only mastery). It gave me an excuse to beat Fei's, again. (Played on Original Hardware)
positive · AI labelView post →'Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island' is the fastest selling Shiren game in Japan but is struggling in the west. Read the full Interview (It's great!): automaton-media.com/en/interview...
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't want you to panic but every Direct gives us the chance for a new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon or Shiren the Wanderer game. ...or a Legend of Zelda Mystery Dungeon game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Some short of walking simulator. Is it worth to take this walk? Hell yeah! My eyes need eye-drops from too much beauty and my ears are dripping rainbows.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I actually have something for #ScanlineSunday today! Game: Mystery Dungeon 2 - Shiren the Wanderer (SFC, with Aeon Genesis fan translation) TV: Panasonic PV-M2036
neutral · AI labelView post →Shiren the Wanderer is a series of roguelikes about bravely taking a stand when the chips are down and you have to fend for yourself against an oppressive world as a humble onigiri.
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone on here still playing Shiren the Wanderer? Not enough people on the bad old site playing the game which is the least of the problems there (and elsewhere) but this game might continue to by my ritual to get me through the tar pit of 2024+
positive · AI labelView post →Still thinking about that Shiren The Wanderer game where you can transform into the most Ely-Core character I've ever seen
positive · AI labelView post →I swear to god, I'm fucking begging you on my knees, buy Shiren the Wanderer. 1. It's a good game. 2. It's time for another good Pokemon game. 3. I'm working on a machine which let's me punch through a monitor. store.steampowered.com/app/2178480/... store.steampowered.com/app/1178790/...
positive · AI labelView post →Shiren the Wanderer 2 is the best N64 game you've either never played or aren't playing right now, and either way, you should fix that right now.
positive · AI labelView post →Fanart of chintala from the game Shiren the Wanderer.
neutral · AI labelView post →Noticed that the latest Shiren The Wanderer game is down to its cheapest yet on PC. Japan's answer to Nethack - true old-school roguelike where you build up a bag of tricks and apply layered knowledge to beat otherwise impossible odds. This one's a good'un. ALL Spike Chunsoft stuff is on sale too
positive · AI labelView post →I’ve had to take a break from playing Path of Radiance because my wife is super into this Shiren the Wanderer game on the switch. You know it’s bad when she starts buying Japan only merchandise of [thing that kills you in a roguelike]
neutral · AI labelView post →[url=store.steampowered.com/app/966670/The_Wanderer_Frankensteins_Creature/]The Wanderer would have been a fine exercise in storytelling if it weren't for inordinately stiff mechanics. The game opens up in a positively unusual way, and for a moment it maintains its appeal as you walk this mysterious hooded figure through the white void to reveal hazy scenes. Color eventually blends in and the game serves up a consistently amazing visual style, accompanied by an accomplished soundtrack and the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island - Patch 2.2.2 📝 ・Fixed an issue in the Steam version where high frame rate processing caused control difficulties in certain parts of the game. *Some frame rate issues remain, that will be addressed in a future patch. #Shiren
neutral · AI labelView post →TOMORROW, ~3 PM PT - streaming MY GAME OF THE YEAR (just released on steam!!) Shiren The Wanderer: The Mystery of Serpentcoil Island, before getting faded with @minasheep.bsky.social for the Keighleys at 4:30! come join us and get rowdy!!! twitch.tv/lynnedrum
positive · AI labelView post →Today is mercifully a bit quieter for game releases... But that just means that the new Shiren The Wanderer hitting PC has nothing to slow it. Duck and cover, roguelike fans, this one's big.
neutral · AI labelView post →I can't overstate my admiration for this game. It's such an exquisite version of the story. The artwork is stunning, the narrative is heart-wrenching, and the gameplay is delightful. I finished it in one sitting because I just couldn't tear myself away. My only slight complaint was with the ending -- I'll avoid spoilers, but the ending wasn't quite what I'd hoped. Nevertheless, as a whole, this game blew me away in the best sense possible.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yup, Shiren's first game was "Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer" even.
neutral · AI labelView post →The first Shiren the Wanderer game is actually the second Mystery Dungeon game, made by Chunsoft because they wanted a game free from licensing issues and established characters and worlds. It didn't release in North America until 2008, 13 years after its original date, and hasn't been seen since.
neutral · AI labelView post →i'm an old man with the same six jokes i love to bust out to people who have never heard them. however it's important to understand that no matter what, Shiren the Wanderer is a game about finding the stairs.
neutral · AI labelView post →Bought the hottest video game of October 2025. Looking forward to testing whether I remember how to play any other video game that isn't Brandish or Shiren the Wanderer after the past six months. Only one way to find out. 💪😎
positive · AI labelView post →Still playing old Shiren the Wanderer at the expense of literally any other game released this decade. Close to hitting 150 hours in Asuka, well over double what I've put into 6 and I think I might be hitting the end of main post-game stuff? Only time will tell, but I'm still enjoying the ride. 😌
positive · AI labelView post →Incredibly I beat Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune's boss on my very last chance! (Low HP, no more health items) So that's my first Shiren game I've played and finished. I loved the art and story in particular.
positive · AI labelView post →'Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate' is a really well made game! it's just astonishingly robust. it's so nice that they iterated instead of starting fresh each time.
positive · AI labelView post →Very interesting new video from @cozyrpgreviews.bsky.social where he tries to learn how to play Orbital Blues by ONLY playing the solo supplement The Wanderer by @moreblueberries.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmMK...
neutral · AI labelView post →After I finished Torneko no Daibouken the other day, I jumped right into another Mystery Dungeon game--Shiren the Wanderer 2 for the N64. I quickly realized I wasn't in the mood for more MD. So, last night I switched to Tengai Makyou Ziria for the PC Engine CD. I'm already loving it ^_^
neutral · AI labelView post →@riffraff79.bsky.social @philkensebben.bsky.social wow somebody made Shiren the Wanderer like game but as a resident evil like game youtu.be/ApeSTclbl5k?... store.steampowered.com/app/2005870/... #blutoid #indiegames #turnbased #pokemonmysterydungeon #residentevil #roguelite
neutral · AI labelView post →#RandomGameSaturday - Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer, a remake of the SNES original with an incredible boxart, truly depicting how darker and edgier a game about exploring dungeons with a talking ferret companion really is.
neutral · AI labelView post →My N64 videos are 1,100 hours behind the live progress, yikes. I guess nearly 300 hours of that are Shiren the Wanderer 2 and the horse game, but still. I will never catch up.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Wanderer is basically a Newgrounds art game with a small budget for some visuals and music. It comprises of the main character that simple-mindedly marvels at nature and humans, tries to draw closer to people, gets shunned or chased away for being a monster, then feels bad about it. Each of these marvel-admire-shun cycles has some minigame mechanic related to it, which include things like the following: Click circles to chop wood Lead your character around to kick a ball at balloons…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/32296668-Casual-Game-Reviews/]More reviews on our Curator Page And many more here [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33843777//] Fenol Baron Approves Curator Page The connection to the classic work of Mary Shelley is quite strong, which does not prevent the game “The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature” to present the player with certain surprises. Yes, we find ourselves in the rough and scarred skin of the Monster thrown by its creator and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Anyone who's ever had a "finishing the game with rare consumables" issue just needs to play a game in the Shiren the Wanderer series, where you'll spend minutes agonizing over which of your 25 or so items is least important when all of them are vital to your survival in some way. It's amazing!
positive · AI labelView post →Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island wanders onto Steam on December 11!
neutral · AI labelView post →Be ready to play a story. The main purpose of this game is not to confront you to hard game mechanics. It is a life lesson about loneliness and judgment. I have felt many emotions through the gameplay and I thanks the creators for that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just made a system to handle changing map collision and render order of tiles/objects on the fly 😀 My game (Realms of the Wanderer) is starting to look like something 😊 #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Shiren the Wanderer: Tower of Fortune (and Serpentcoil!) Bare metal Chunsoft Mystery Dungeon goodness. Punishingly addictive game loop.
positive · AI labelView post →New lineup! January - A Deepness in the Sky February - The Wanderer March - The Vor Game April - Stand on Zanzibar May - Double Star
neutral · AI labelView post →Eurogamer running the Steam news for Shiren the Wanderer and they still haven't reviewed the game itself? (the best game of this year!) www.eurogamer.net/shiren-the-w... - c'mon people!
positive · AI labelView post →Some more bad #pixelart teasers. This is the Wanderer, the last boss found in the catacombs in my game. #gamedev #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay universe. I'm ready. Give me another Shiren the Wanderer/Mystery Dungeon game. I can handle it.
positive · AI labelView post →Referring to playing a game as “homework” feels weird, but how else am I supposed to explain why I know that Shiren the Wanderer 4 is a racist video game without offering the context I wanted to play it before Shiren 6
negative · AI labelView post →Here's a first look at the map editor I'm making for my game called "Realms of the Wanderer" 😁 Showing off tile and collision placement on multiple layers, and placing objects to handle layer change so the player can walk on top or behind tile layers depending on the situation 🙂
neutral · AI labelView post →Brought to life in a world never of his choosing, Given existence, but never beauty, Never understood, never loved, never wanted, Never belonging anywhere. This is Frankenstein’s endless journey... One that will never end. Where will it go? What will it experience? The thoughts still echo in my mind. Am I that monster? A song plays over and over in my head, from Blind Guardian: "But fate fooled me and changed my cards No one asked if I want it if I like it Nothing else But laughter is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →On paper there's a lot to recommend this game (an artsy, gothy, literate point-and-click!) but in practice it's buggy, awkward & slow to control and peppered with insultingly simple mini-games that it'd be better off entirely without.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wrote a 10+ page essay on this game for a university class on curating literature and got a 12 (the highest possible grade), so to say that I recommend this game is an understatement. Honestly, this is probably one of my top game experiences. I played this immediately after reading Frankenstein, and I was not disappointed - in fact, this was an absolute treat to play. I cannot recommend this game enough.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks to my friend @dugs-n-lux.bsky.social im finally getting into Shiren the Wanderer! Game is pretty funny ngl
positive · AI labelView post →Honestly, I want to recommend this game, but because of the strange pacing and frustrating 'puzzles' I can't. I really like the soundtrack and the visuals (except the extreme white in the beginning which really hurt my eyes). Overall, however, the game left me unsatisfied and frustrated. I think it would have been better if it was just an original concept and not based on Frankenstein at all. As a result, I can't recommend it unless you get it extremely cheap or free and have some time to spare.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shiren the Wanderer continues to be a blessed dream of a game
positive · AI labelView post →New review (?) day! A challenge for myself: can I learn Orbital Blues by only playing its solo supplement The Wanderer by @moreblueberries.bsky.social A journaling game reflecting on the life and troubles of a space cowboy, building a playlist before adding a final swansong. youtu.be/vmMKcs2RRVE
neutral · AI labelView post →Shiren The Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island for life, ultimately. game of the year every year.
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