Games like Touhou Luna Nights
If Touhou Luna Nights is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rabi-Ribi, Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight and Timespinner — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its smooth and fluid gameplay, tactical positioning matters and writing quality is exceptional. 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.
Get personalized picks →Touhou Luna Nights is a side-scrolling action-adventure game released in 2019. Players navigate interconnected environments in classic Metroidvania fashion, unlocking new abilities to access previously blocked areas. The combat system features pixel-art action with time-stop mechanics that add a tactical layer to encounters, while skill growth systems allow character progression throughout the adventure. Boss-rush challenges punctuate the exploration-focused gameplay, and the overall experience carries a nostalgic quality that appeals to fans of the subgenre. Players highlight the smooth and fluid gameplay as a key draw, and the game has earned a 98% positive rating from 4,690 Steam reviews. The title is priced at $17.99 and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck.
About Touhou Luna Nights: Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.
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Rabi-Ribi
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Touhou Luna Nights.
Top pick for Touhou Luna Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Touhou Luna Nights.
Second-strongest match for Touhou Luna Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Timespinner
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Touhou Luna Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Gensokyo Night Festival
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Touhou Luna Nights.
Ranked #4 for Touhou Luna Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Gensokyo Night Festival is a 2D action-exploration game set in the world of Gensokyo.Join Suika Ibuki as she wreaks havoc throughout Gensokyo against the backdrop of the festival held at Hakurei Shrine.
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Touhou Luna Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
WHY THIS
Shares boss rush challenges, metroidvania exploration and a nostalgic mood with Touhou Luna Nights.
Ranked #6 for Touhou Luna Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.
TEVI
WHY THIS
Shares metroidvania exploration and a challenging mood with Touhou Luna Nights.
Ranked #7 for Touhou Luna Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
BLADECHIMERA
WHY THIS
Shares metroidvania exploration and a nostalgic mood with Touhou Luna Nights.
Ranked #8 for Touhou Luna Nights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
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Craft The World
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Reviewers of Touhou Luna Nights cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
WHY THIS
Shares boss rush challenges, metroidvania exploration and a nostalgic mood with Touhou Luna Nights.
Reviewers of Touhou Luna Nights cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.
Symphony of the Stars
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Touhou Luna Nights cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Explore a vast fantasy world in this top-down RPG. Sneak past enemies with overworld skills or engage them in strategic, turn-based combat. Solve puzzles and build the strength of your characters as an epic adventure unfolds!
东方龙华传 - The Gatekeeper of Scarlet's Mansion
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Touhou Luna Nights cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
In this Touhou doujin STG, you don't attack enemies by shooting bullets. Instead, use punches, fairy maids, and Spell Cards to fulfill gatekeeper's duty. On top of that, learn how to build combos, win a lot of blue points, and experience the exhilarating feeling when they fill the entire screen!
Metroidvania Maker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Touhou Luna Nights cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Touhou Luna Nights at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Touhou Luna Nights on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~44% under Touhou Luna Nights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Touhou Luna Nights on Steam right now. Shares Action with Touhou Luna Nights.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Touhou Luna Nights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Touhou Luna Nights on Steam right now. Shares Action with Touhou Luna Nights.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Touhou Luna Nights.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Touhou Luna Nights.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
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More from Team Ladybug
Other recommendable Steam games by Team Ladybug, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
WHY THIS
Shares boss rush challenges, metroidvania exploration and a nostalgic mood with Touhou Luna Nights.
Another title from Team Ladybug, the studio behind Touhou Luna Nights. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.
BLADECHIMERA
WHY THIS
Shares metroidvania exploration and a nostalgic mood with Touhou Luna Nights.
Another title from Team Ladybug, the studio behind Touhou Luna Nights. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
DRAINUS
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Touhou Luna Nights.
Another title from Team Ladybug, the studio behind Touhou Luna Nights. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Rabi-Ribi
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Touhou Luna Nights.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Timespinner
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
BLADECHIMERA
WHY THIS
Shares metroidvania exploration and a nostalgic mood with Touhou Luna Nights.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Touhou Luna Nights.
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Frequently asked about Touhou Luna Nights
- Does Touhou Luna Nights run on Steam Deck?
- Touhou Luna Nights 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 Luna Nights cost?
- Touhou Luna Nights is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Touhou Luna Nights?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Touhou Luna Nights are Rabi-Ribi, Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight, Timespinner.
- Who developed Touhou Luna Nights?
- Touhou Luna Nights was developed by Team Ladybug, WSS playground and published by WSS playground, PLAYISM.
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