Choose Curiosity
Choose Curiosity if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Curiosity launched in 2021.
Curiosity vs Touhou: Fading Illusion
Curiosity and Touhou: Fading Illusion both land in Indie, Casual 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Curiosity (2021) is 1 year older than Touhou: Fading Illusion (2022). Touhou: Fading Illusion is free; Curiosity is paid (1.99 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 Touhou: Fading Illusion
Choose Touhou: Fading Illusion if you want an Adventure, Free To Play, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Touhou: Fading Illusion launched in 2022.
Both Curiosity and Touhou: Fading Illusion sit in Indie and Casual 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
 Curiosity |  Touhou: Fading Illusion | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 1.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 90.7% positive (54 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | NonStandardCode | Indie Game Order |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Curiosity (2021) is 1 year older than Touhou: Fading Illusion (2022).
- Touhou: Fading Illusion is free; Curiosity is paid (1.99 USD).
- Touhou: Fading Illusion is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Curiosity has no Deck rating yet.
Curiosity vs Touhou: Fading Illusion — FAQ
- Should I play Curiosity or Touhou: Fading Illusion first?
- If you want chronology, Curiosity (2021) came out before Touhou: Fading Illusion (2022). 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 Curiosity and Touhou: Fading Illusion similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual 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.
- Is Touhou: Fading Illusion free?
- Yes — Touhou: Fading Illusion is a free-to-play Steam title. Curiosity is paid (1.99 USD).