Choose Touhou: Fading Illusion
Choose Touhou: Fading Illusion if you want an Indie, 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 OMEA
Touhou: Fading Illusion and OMEA both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Touhou: Fading Illusion (2022) is 4 years older than OMEA (2026). Touhou: Fading Illusion is free; OMEA is paid (Price unknown). 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 OMEA
Choose OMEA if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. OMEA launched in 2026.
Both Touhou: Fading Illusion and OMEA sit in 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 |  OMEA | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access | Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 90.7% positive (54 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Indie Game Order | AImmersive |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Touhou: Fading Illusion (2022) is 4 years older than OMEA (2026).
- Touhou: Fading Illusion is free; OMEA is paid (Price unknown).
- Touhou: Fading Illusion is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; OMEA has no Deck rating yet.
Touhou: Fading Illusion vs OMEA — FAQ
- Should I play Touhou: Fading Illusion or OMEA first?
- If you want chronology, Touhou: Fading Illusion (2022) came out before OMEA (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: Fading Illusion and OMEA similar?
- They overlap on 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. OMEA is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Touhou: Fading Illusion run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Touhou: Fading Illusion is rated Deck Playable by Valve. OMEA doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.