Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.7% positive across 618 reviews.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE -
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - both land in RPG 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 are RPG games on Steam. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) is 2 years older than Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - (2024). Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - (90.4% 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 Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE -
Choose Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - if it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - launched in 2024.
Both Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - sit in RPG 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 |  Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 23.99 USD | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.7% positive (618 reviews) | 90.4% positive (251 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Alioth Studio | BeXide Inc. |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) is 2 years older than Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - (2024).
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - (90.4% positive).
- Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (8.99 USD vs. 23.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - — FAQ
- Which is better, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend or Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE -?
- On Steam reviews Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend scores higher (97.7% positive) than Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - (90.4% 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 Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - first?
- If you want chronology, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) came out before Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - (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 Yohane the Parhelion - NUMAZU in the MIRAGE - similar?
- They overlap on RPG 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.