Choose Touhou: Fading Illusion
Choose Touhou: Fading Illusion if you want an Adventure, Free To Play, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Touhou: Fading Illusion launched in 2022.
Touhou: Fading Illusion vs Ceiba
Touhou: Fading Illusion and Ceiba both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. Touhou: Fading Illusion (2022) is 1 year older than Ceiba (2023). Ceiba scores higher on Steam reviews (94.6% positive) than Touhou: Fading Illusion (90.7% positive). 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 Ceiba
Choose Ceiba if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Ceiba launched in 2023.
Both Touhou: Fading Illusion and Ceiba sit in Indie 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: Fading Illusion |  Ceiba | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.7% positive (54 reviews) | 94.6% positive (37 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Indie Game Order | Wirion, 7DOTS |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Touhou: Fading Illusion (2022) is 1 year older than Ceiba (2023).
- Ceiba scores higher on Steam reviews (94.6% positive) than Touhou: Fading Illusion (90.7% positive).
- Touhou: Fading Illusion is free; Ceiba is paid (6.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Touhou: Fading Illusion vs Ceiba — FAQ
- Should I play Touhou: Fading Illusion or Ceiba first?
- If you want chronology, Touhou: Fading Illusion (2022) came out before Ceiba (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: Fading Illusion and Ceiba similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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. Ceiba is paid (6.99 USD).