Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town
Shin chan starts a mysterious daily routine, traveling between two worlds: the Village in Akita and Coal Town.
Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town is an adventure, released 22 February 2024 on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town is
Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town was released in 2024. It was published by Neos Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Nohara family is headed to Akita Prefecture! Hiroshi is suddenly given an job assignment near his hometown in Akita. So the Nohara family make their way to a small village near Hiroshi’s parents’ home and rent out a traditional Japanese farmhouse. Nestled in this tranquil rural landscape, they begin their carefree and quiet life in the countryside. Ginnosuke, Shinnosuke’s grandfather, bestows the mysteries of country playtime by teaching Shinnosuke how to catch bugs and fish. A highlight of every evening is when the family gathers around the sunken hearth to savor delicious Akita dishes. In the village, Shinnosuke talks with farmers and makes new friends. Every day, he’s enjoying life…
How it plays
It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Crayon Shin-chan series
Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town is the 14th of 15 entries we hold in the Crayon Shin-chan series. It arrived 3 years after Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation - The Endless Seven-Day Journey. The next entry was Crayon Shinchan My Sugoroku Great Strategy in 2025. Its critic score of 83 is 2 points above the series average of 81. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.
How it was received
Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 7 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town launched on 22 February 2024, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Helldivers 2 and Persona 3 Reload. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 7 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Helldivers 2, Persona 3 Reload.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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