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Games like Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity

  • 25 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity also play

The closest matches to Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity: Touhou: New World, 永远消失的幻想乡 ~ The Disappearing of Gensokyo, Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony, Eastward, and Touhou ~Red Empress Devil.. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also JRPG and Bullet Hell, like Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2023
  1. Rank 04

    Eastward

    • $12.49 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021
  2. Rank 05

    Touhou ~Red Empress Devil.

    Why this: Also Vampire and Bullet Hell, like Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity.

    • $8.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Touhou: New World

    Also JRPG and Bullet Hell, like Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity.

    • 86% of 110 reviews
  2. 2
    永远消失的幻想乡 ~ The Disappearing of Gensokyo

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 505 reviews
  3. 3
    Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony

    Also Soundtrack and JRPG, like Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity.

    • 70% of 70 reviews
  4. 4
    Eastward

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 3,574 reviews
  5. 5
    Touhou ~Red Empress Devil.

    Also Vampire and Bullet Hell, like Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity.

    • 64% of 182 reviews
  6. 6
    Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 1,160 reviews
  7. 7
    Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection

    Also JRPG and Action RPG, like Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity.

    • 93% of 150 reviews
  8. 8
    Fantasy Maiden Wars - DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER -

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG

    • 99% of 292 reviews
  9. 9
    CODE VEIN

    Also Vampire and JRPG, like Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity.

    • 87% of 18,893 reviews
  10. 10
    Fate/Samurai Remnant

    Genres: Action, RPG

    • 92% of 1,222 reviews
  11. 11
    Touhou Luna Nights

    Same nostalgic mood as Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity.

    • 98% of 4,690 reviews
  12. 12
    Ys Origin

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 94% of 1,801 reviews
  13. 13
    Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 76% of 485 reviews
  14. 14
    Little Witch Nobeta

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 94% of 2,889 reviews
  15. 15
    Kotama and Academy Citadel

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 92% of 326 reviews
  16. 16
    Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 91% of 1,359 reviews
  17. 17
    Tales of ARISE

    Genres: Action, RPG

    • 88% of 11,061 reviews
  18. 18
    Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

    Genres: Indie, RPG

    • 96% of 5,479 reviews
  19. 19
    Vampire Survivors

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 98% of 126,214 reviews
  20. 20
    SCARLET NEXUS

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 86% of 5,278 reviews
  21. 21
    I Am Sakuya: Touhou FPS Game

    Same atmospheric mood as Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity.

    • 90% of 442 reviews
  22. 22
    東方幕華祭 TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 392 reviews
  23. 23
    TOUHOU SKY ARENA MATSURI CLIMAX

    Genres: Action

    • 88% of 72 reviews
  24. 24
    Ocean's Heart

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 81% of 684 reviews
Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Ankake Spa
  • Price: $14.99checked Oct 31
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 90% of 255 reviews
  • Genres: Action, RPG
  • Metacritic 65
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Bullet hell mode for experienced players
  • Choose between vampire or time manipulating maid
  • Remilias dive attack platforming
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Cozy

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About Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity

The closest matches to Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity: Touhou: New World, 永远消失的幻想乡 ~ The Disappearing of Gensokyo, Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony, Eastward, and Touhou ~Red Empress Devil.. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity is your kind of game, the closest matches are Touhou: New World, 永远消失的幻想乡 ~ The Disappearing of Gensokyo and Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and cozy, and single out its bullet hell mode. 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: Scarlet Curiosity: The world of Touhou comes alive in this beautiful action RPG (featuring “bullet hell” elements, of course!). Infamous vampire Remilia Scarlet and her dutiful maid, Sakuya, set off to chase rumors of a massive monster, all while sending baddies flying with fluid action and signature skills!

Is Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity worth buying?

  • 90% of 255 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 11 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Had a good time with the game. But getting a consistent crash to desktop in one of the stages that prevents from from playing further. Tried a few things to solve it without any success. I am giving up. Sadly I am not eligible for a…”
1 h played
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People who play it also play: Touhou: New World, 永远消失的幻想乡 ~ The Disappearing of Gensokyo, Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony

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Frequently asked about Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity

Can I run it?

Does Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity run on Steam Deck?

Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

How much does Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity cost?

Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity are Touhou: New World, 永远消失的幻想乡 ~ The Disappearing of Gensokyo, Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony.

Who developed Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity?

Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity was developed by Ankake Spa and published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc..