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 Eastward
Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity and Eastward 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 3 years older than Eastward (2021). Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity scores higher on Steam reviews (90.2% positive) than Eastward (86% 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 Eastward
Choose Eastward if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 3,574 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity and Eastward 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 |  Eastward | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.2% positive (255 reviews) | 86% positive (3,574 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ankake Spa | Pixpil |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity (2018) is 3 years older than Eastward (2021).
- Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity scores higher on Steam reviews (90.2% positive) than Eastward (86% positive).
- Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Eastward (14.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity vs Eastward — FAQ
- Which is better, Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity or Eastward?
- On Steam reviews Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity scores higher (90.2% positive) than Eastward (86% 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 Eastward first?
- If you want chronology, Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity (2018) came out before Eastward (2021). 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 Eastward 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.