Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend if you want an Adventure experience. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend launched in 2022.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs 异界战记
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and 异界战记 both land in Strategy, Indie, 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 share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) is 1 year older than 异界战记 (2023). 异界战记 is currently ~79% cheaper on Steam than Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (4.99 USD vs. 23.99 USD). 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 异界战记
Choose 异界战记 if it's currently about 79% cheaper on the Steam Store. 异界战记 launched in 2023.
Both Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and 异界战记 sit in Strategy, Indie, and 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 |  异界战记 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 23.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.7% positive (618 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Alioth Studio | HAPPY BEAR |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) is 1 year older than 异界战记 (2023).
- 异界战记 is currently ~79% cheaper on Steam than Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (4.99 USD vs. 23.99 USD).
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; 异界战记 has no Deck rating yet.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs 异界战记 — FAQ
- Should I play Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend or 异界战记 first?
- If you want chronology, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) came out before 异界战记 (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 异界战记 similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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.
- Does Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend is rated Deck Playable by Valve. 异界战记 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.