Choose Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics
Choose Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics launched in 2016.
Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics vs Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics and Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate both land in RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are RPG games on Steam. Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics (2016) is 4 years older than Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (2020). Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate scores higher on Steam reviews (79.7% positive) than Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics (62.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
Choose Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 79.7% positive across 231 reviews.
Both Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics and Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics |  Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62.4% positive (229 reviews) | 79.7% positive (231 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics (2016) is 4 years older than Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (2020).
- Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate scores higher on Steam reviews (79.7% positive) than Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics (62.4% positive).
- Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (0.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics vs Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate — FAQ
- Which is better, Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics or Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate?
- On Steam reviews Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate scores higher (79.7% positive) than Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics (62.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics or Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate first?
- If you want chronology, Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics (2016) came out before Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics and Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate similar?
- They overlap on RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate have multiplayer like Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics?
- No. Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate is listed as single-player only.