Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
Choose Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Adventure experience. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend launched in 2022.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs VELKRADE
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and VELKRADE both land in RPG, Early Access 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 RPG, Early Access on Steam. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) is 4 years older than VELKRADE (2026). VELKRADE is currently ~81% cheaper on Steam than Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (4.49 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 VELKRADE
Choose VELKRADE if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 81% cheaper on the Steam Store. VELKRADE launched in 2026.
Both Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend and VELKRADE sit in RPG and Early Access 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 |  VELKRADE | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access | RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 23.99 USD | 4.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.7% positive (618 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Alioth Studio | VELKRADE Project |
Side by side
- Both share RPG, Early Access on Steam.
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) is 4 years older than VELKRADE (2026).
- VELKRADE is currently ~81% cheaper on Steam than Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (4.49 USD vs. 23.99 USD).
- Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; VELKRADE has no Deck rating yet.
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend vs VELKRADE — FAQ
- Should I play Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend or VELKRADE first?
- If you want chronology, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend (2022) came out before VELKRADE (2026). 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 VELKRADE similar?
- They overlap on RPG, Early Access 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. VELKRADE doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.