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Games like Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

If Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend is your kind of game, the closest matches are Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon, Chrono Ark and Monster Train — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend: Welcome to Eientei, combine multiple colors of mana to build your ideal deck, duel with gensokyo girls, and chase back the mysterious moon treasure. Also, enjoy the unpredictable Roguelike with fantasy Danmaku!

2022StrategyIndieAdventureRPGEarly Access23.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Alioth Studio
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend — Steam game cover
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Colored mana lets you guide deck direction mid runEach character has two distinct starting buildsHigh replayability from vast card and synergy varietyAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Top pick for Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon is a turn-based Roguelike card game where you assume the role of a Shu general. Explore dungeons, gather relics, and amass a collection of cards. In each round, you can assemble a unique combination of cards and treasures to defeat your enemies and rewrite history!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure2.42 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Chrono Ark

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Second-strongest match for Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Third-strongest match for Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Yao-Guai Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Ranked #4 for Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Yao-Guai Hunter is a Wuxia roguelike deck-building game. In a world where Yao-Guai roam free, player battles with various evil beings, collecting cards and learn inner skills. Encountering various adventures in the martial world.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG16.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Banners of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Ranked #5 for Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.

    2021StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Ranked #6 for Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Roguebook

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Ranked #7 for Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Ranked #8 for Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Reviewers of Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Reviewers of Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents. Magic 2013 features ten customizable decks, individual records, new items & more!

    2012StrategySteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Reviewers of Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

Does Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend run on Steam Deck?
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend cost?
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend is listed on Steam at 23.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend are Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon, Chrono Ark, Monster Train.
Who developed Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend?
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend was developed by Alioth Studio.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend.

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