Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend if you want an Early Access experience. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend launched in 2022.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch 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 Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch (2024). Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (4.19 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 Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch
Choose Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch if you want an Action and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 83% cheaper on the Steam Store. Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch launched in 2024.
Both Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch 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 |  Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 23.99 USD | 4.19 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.7% positive (618 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Alioth Studio | CanYing工作室 |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) is 2 years older than Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch (2024).
- Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (4.19 USD vs. 23.99 USD).
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch has no Deck rating yet.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch — FAQ
- Should I play Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend or Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch first?
- If you want chronology, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) came out before Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch (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 Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch 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.
- Does Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Chronicles Of Crystal: Turn-Basde Epoch doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.