Choose Touhou: Fading Illusion
Choose Touhou: Fading Illusion if you want a Free To Play, Casual, 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.
Touhou: Fading Illusion vs The Gods of the Red Planet
Touhou: Fading Illusion and The Gods of the Red Planet both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Touhou: Fading Illusion (2022) is 3 years older than The Gods of the Red Planet (2025). Touhou: Fading Illusion is free; The Gods of the Red Planet is paid (2.99 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 The Gods of the Red Planet
Choose The Gods of the Red Planet if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Gods of the Red Planet launched in 2025.
Both Touhou: Fading Illusion and The Gods of the Red Planet sit in 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: Fading Illusion |  The Gods of the Red Planet | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.7% positive (54 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Indie Game Order | Aurora Way Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Touhou: Fading Illusion (2022) is 3 years older than The Gods of the Red Planet (2025).
- Touhou: Fading Illusion is free; The Gods of the Red Planet is paid (2.99 USD).
- Touhou: Fading Illusion is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Gods of the Red Planet has no Deck rating yet.
Touhou: Fading Illusion vs The Gods of the Red Planet — FAQ
- Should I play Touhou: Fading Illusion or The Gods of the Red Planet first?
- If you want chronology, Touhou: Fading Illusion (2022) came out before The Gods of the Red Planet (2025). 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 The Gods of the Red Planet similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Touhou: Fading Illusion free?
- Yes — Touhou: Fading Illusion is a free-to-play Steam title. The Gods of the Red Planet is paid (2.99 USD).
- Does Touhou: Fading Illusion run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Touhou: Fading Illusion is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Gods of the Red Planet doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.