Rank 01Why this
Shares boss pattern learning and high score chasing with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- $10.49 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Games like Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
- 8 games
- Updated Oct 5, 2026
Players who liked Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil also play
The closest matches to Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III, Touhou Kinjoukyou ～ Fossilized Wonders., Touhou Juuouen 〜 Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost., DEVIL BLADE REBOOT, and Radiant Silvergun. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares bullet hell and score chasing with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares bullet hell and replayability with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
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DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
Why this: Shares high score chasing and bullet hell with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
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Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition
Why this: Shares high score chasing and score chasing with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III
Shares boss pattern learning and high score chasing with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- 96% of 231 reviews
- 2Touhou Kinjoukyou ～ Fossilized Wonders.
Shares bullet hell and score chasing with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- 95% of 262 reviews
- 3Touhou Juuouen 〜 Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost.
Shares bullet hell and replayability with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- 94% of 453 reviews
- 4DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
Shares high score chasing and bullet hell with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- 99% of 431 reviews
- 5
- 6Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition
Shares high score chasing and score chasing with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- 87% of 85 reviews
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- 9UNDER DEFEAT
Shares bullet hell and unlockable content with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- 100% of 51 reviews
- 10Earthion
Shares score chasing and difficulty modes with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- 97% of 295 reviews
- 11
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- 13eXceed - Gun Bullet Children
Shares high score chasing and difficulty modes with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- 50% of 201 reviews
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- 15GRADIUS ORIGINS
Shares boss pattern learning and unlockable content with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- 95% of 99 reviews
- 16
- 17Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers.
Same retro mood as Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- 99% of 460 reviews
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- 20Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION
Shares difficulty modes with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- 93% of 712 reviews
- 21Kusan: City of Wolves
Shares score chasing and checkpoint system with Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic.
- 90% of 335 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: 上海アリス幻樂団, 上海アリスReprise
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 98% of 4,515 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Accessible difficulty options for newcomers to the genre
- Bullet patterns that become learnable through repeated practice
- High score chasing and leaderboard competition
- Challenging
- Intense
- Nostalgic
About Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
The closest matches to Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III, Touhou Kinjoukyou ～ Fossilized Wonders., Touhou Juuouen 〜 Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost., DEVIL BLADE REBOOT, and Radiant Silvergun. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is your kind of game, the closest matches are TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III, Touhou Kinjoukyou ～ Fossilized Wonders. and Touhou Juuouen 〜 Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost. — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, intense and nostalgic, and single out its achievement system and boss fights. 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.
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.
Is Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 98% of 4,531 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 98% positive across 4,342 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Accessible difficulty options for newcomers to the genre
- Bullet patterns that become learnable through repeated practice
- High score chasing and leaderboard competition
- Multiple characters and shot types for replayability
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“while a great remake, unfortunately the images on the left side of the screen that show art of the current stage you're on have either been modified or generated with an OpenAI tool as they have synthID tags present. I'd recommend holding…”
“game has undisclosed AI generated assets and the translators were not paid for their work I've been feeling increasingly disappointed with how Touhou is being ran recently and by this point im just sick of it now”
People who play it also play: TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III, Touhou Kinjoukyou ～ Fossilized Wonders., Touhou Juuouen 〜 Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost.
Frequently asked about Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
Can I run it?
Is Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
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 TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III, Touhou Kinjoukyou ～ Fossilized Wonders., Touhou Juuouen 〜 Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost..
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.