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 REFORI
Touhou: Fading Illusion and REFORI both land in Indie, Early Access 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, Early Access on Steam. Touhou: Fading Illusion is free; REFORI is paid (Price unknown). Touhou: Fading Illusion is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; REFORI has no Deck rating yet. 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 REFORI
Choose REFORI if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Save Anytime side of the pairing.
Both Touhou: Fading Illusion and REFORI sit in Indie and Early Access 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 |  REFORI | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | — |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Early Access |
| 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 | NEN |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Early Access on Steam.
- Touhou: Fading Illusion is free; REFORI is paid (Price unknown).
- Touhou: Fading Illusion is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; REFORI has no Deck rating yet.
Touhou: Fading Illusion vs REFORI — FAQ
- Are Touhou: Fading Illusion and REFORI similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Early Access 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. REFORI is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Touhou: Fading Illusion run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Touhou: Fading Illusion is rated Deck Playable by Valve. REFORI doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.