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Games like Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

If Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is your kind of game, the closest matches are Beyond the First Star, Celtreos and Shmandala — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: Dodge the barrage, defeat the enemies, and brave the Scarlet Mist Incident. The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil returns with fresh music and graphics. Control the shrine maiden Reimu and the magician Marisa, weaving between bullets that fill up the screen. The soundtrack has been fully remade by ZUN.

2026ActionIndieWindowsby 上海アリス幻樂団, 上海アリスReprise
Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Beyond the First Star

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    Beyond the First Star is a fast-paced 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up. Choose from distinct pilots, collect and switch between varied weapons, battle through handcrafted stages, and face bosses with unique attack patterns.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Celtreos

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    1-2 players, game controller support. NO in-app purchases. Over 45 minutes of music! 13 detailed stages, partly-random, with bosses. Tons of weapons, guards and special moves. Play in a window or in Full Screen.

    2019ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Shmandala

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    Shmandala is a delirious arcade-style shoot'em up choreographed to a banging soundtrack!

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  4. Mooncall

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    A retro arcade rescue game. Fly your ship to save stranded foragers from a crater-scarred moon. Compete with your friends on global or private leaderboards! Don't ask about the red mushrooms.

    2026ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Spacewar

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    The space duel that started it all, reinvented. Vector ships, a planet that pulls you in, torpedoes, phaser and hyperspace. An adaptation of the 1980s MS-DOS version of the legendary Spacewar! (PDP-1, 1962). 1 to 4 players, local and online, friends or bots. CRT neon, pure inertia.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Galactic Mecha GunSuit

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    A linear danmaku shoot-em-up with some visual novel elements. Clear 6 stages across 4 difficult settings, each with unique enemy spawns, bullet patterns and boss phases. The game is structured to have each difficulty cleared in sequence, with the full plot unfolding across each one. 

    2026ActionIndie7.69 USDSteam ↗
  7. Raiders 1941

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    A hardcore challenging Shoot 'Em Up set during WWII - battle, shoot, bomb and weave your way accross the European Theatre.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  8. VECTORHYTHM

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    Turn rhythm into firepower in a neon bullet heaven. Time your attacks to charge Power and strengthen your weapons, build devastating synergies in Survivors mode, or chase high scores in quick Arcade runs as every song drives the fight.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  8. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

What games are most similar to Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil are Beyond the First Star, Celtreos, Shmandala.
Who developed Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil?
Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil was developed by 上海アリス幻樂団, 上海アリスReprise and published by Alliance Arts.

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