Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.7% positive across 618 reviews.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs Chrono Ark
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and Chrono Ark both land in Strategy, Indie, Adventure 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 share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) is 2 years older than Chrono Ark (2024). Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than Chrono Ark (93.9% 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 Chrono Ark
Choose Chrono Ark if it's currently about 27% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,520 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and Chrono Ark sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend |  Chrono Ark | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 23.99 USD | 17.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.7% positive (618 reviews) | 93.9% positive (2,520 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Alioth Studio | Al Fine |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) is 2 years older than Chrono Ark (2024).
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than Chrono Ark (93.9% positive).
- Chrono Ark is currently ~27% cheaper on Steam than Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (17.49 USD vs. 23.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs Chrono Ark — FAQ
- Which is better, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend or Chrono Ark?
- On Steam reviews Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend scores higher (97.7% positive) than Chrono Ark (93.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend or Chrono Ark first?
- If you want chronology, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) came out before Chrono Ark (2024). 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 Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and Chrono Ark similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Adventure 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.