Choose 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards
Choose 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards launched in 2020.
东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards vs Norectus: Theatre of War
东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards and Norectus: Theatre of War both land in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, 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, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards (2020) is 6 years older than Norectus: Theatre of War (2026). Both are free to play. 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 Norectus: Theatre of War
Choose Norectus: Theatre of War if you want a Free To Play and Early Access game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Norectus: Theatre of War launched in 2026.
Both 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards and Norectus: Theatre of War sit in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards |  Norectus: Theatre of War | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual | Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 88.9% positive (27 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | 星愿制作组 | Glacir Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards (2020) is 6 years older than Norectus: Theatre of War (2026).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards vs Norectus: Theatre of War — FAQ
- Should I play 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards or Norectus: Theatre of War first?
- If you want chronology, 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards (2020) came out before Norectus: Theatre of War (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 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards and Norectus: Theatre of War similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, 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.
- Do both 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards and Norectus: Theatre of War have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Norectus: Theatre of War ships Online Co-op, Co-op.