Choose Touhou Luna Nights
Choose Touhou Luna Nights if you want an Adventure experience. 4,690 Steam reviews back the pick.
Touhou Luna Nights vs DRAINUS
Touhou Luna Nights and DRAINUS both land in Action, Indie 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, Indie on Steam. Touhou Luna Nights (2019) is 3 years older than DRAINUS (2022). Touhou Luna Nights scores higher on Steam reviews (97.8% positive) than DRAINUS (95.9% 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 DRAINUS
Choose DRAINUS if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. DRAINUS launched in 2022.
Both Touhou Luna Nights and DRAINUS sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (97.8% vs 95.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Touhou Luna Nights |  DRAINUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 17.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.8% positive (4,690 reviews) | 95.9% positive (563 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Team Ladybug, WSS playground | Team Ladybug, WSS playground |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Touhou Luna Nights (2019) is 3 years older than DRAINUS (2022).
- Touhou Luna Nights scores higher on Steam reviews (97.8% positive) than DRAINUS (95.9% positive).
- DRAINUS is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Touhou Luna Nights (14.99 USD vs. 17.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Touhou Luna Nights is Deck Playable, DRAINUS is Deck Verified.
Touhou Luna Nights vs DRAINUS — FAQ
- Which is better, Touhou Luna Nights or DRAINUS?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Touhou Luna Nights sits at 97.8% positive (4,690 reviews), DRAINUS at 95.9% (563). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Touhou Luna Nights or DRAINUS first?
- If you want chronology, Touhou Luna Nights (2019) came out before DRAINUS (2022). 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 Luna Nights and DRAINUS similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.