Choose Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity
Choose Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.2% positive across 255 reviews.
Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity vs Touhou: New World
Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity and Touhou: New World both land in Action, RPG 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 Action, RPG on Steam. Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity (2018) is 5 years older than Touhou: New World (2023). Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity scores higher on Steam reviews (90.2% positive) than Touhou: New World (86.4% positive). 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 Touhou: New World
Choose Touhou: New World if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Touhou: New World launched in 2023.
Both Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity and Touhou: New World sit in Action and RPG 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: Scarlet Curiosity |  Touhou: New World | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.2% positive (255 reviews) | 86.4% positive (110 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ankake Spa | Ankake Spa |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity (2018) is 5 years older than Touhou: New World (2023).
- Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity scores higher on Steam reviews (90.2% positive) than Touhou: New World (86.4% positive).
- Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Touhou: New World (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity is Deck Playable, Touhou: New World is Deck Verified.
Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity vs Touhou: New World — FAQ
- Which is better, Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity or Touhou: New World?
- On Steam reviews Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity scores higher (90.2% positive) than Touhou: New World (86.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity or Touhou: New World first?
- If you want chronology, Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity (2018) came out before Touhou: New World (2023). 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: Scarlet Curiosity and Touhou: New World similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG 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.