Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend if you want an Adventure, RPG, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.7% positive across 618 reviews.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire both land in Strategy, Indie 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 on Steam. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) is 1 year older than Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire (2023). Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire (95.1% 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 Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire
Choose Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire launched in 2023.
Both Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire sit in Strategy and Indie 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 |  Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.7% positive (618 reviews) | 95.1% positive (144 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Alioth Studio | makaroll |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) is 1 year older than Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire (2023).
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire (95.1% positive).
- Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire — FAQ
- Which is better, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend or Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire?
- On Steam reviews Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend scores higher (97.7% positive) than Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire (95.1% 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 Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire first?
- If you want chronology, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) came out before Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire (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 Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie 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.