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 game with DualShock Controller Support and Steam Input API Support. 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.