Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend launched in 2022.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs Souls of White Star
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and Souls of White Star 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 1 year older than Souls of White Star (2023). Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than Souls of White Star (92.9% 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 Souls of White Star
Choose Souls of White Star if it's currently about 81% cheaper on the Steam Store. Souls of White Star launched in 2023.
Both Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and Souls of White Star 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 |  Souls of White Star | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 23.99 USD | 4.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.7% positive (618 reviews) | 92.9% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Alioth Studio | Souls of Star Game Lab. |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) is 1 year older than Souls of White Star (2023).
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than Souls of White Star (92.9% positive).
- Souls of White Star is currently ~81% cheaper on Steam than Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (4.49 USD vs. 23.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend is Deck Playable, Souls of White Star is Deck Unsupported.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs Souls of White Star — FAQ
- Should I play Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend or Souls of White Star first?
- If you want chronology, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) came out before Souls of White Star (2023). 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 Souls of White Star 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.