- July 17, 2025
- joy1999
Touhou Crawl
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Touhou Crawl is a single player role playing game. It was developed by joy1999 and was released on July 17, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.
Touhou Crawl is a fan-made roguelike set in a dungeon-themed Gensokyo, inspired by Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. Players can choose from 12 races, 21 classes, or 10 unique Touhou characters, exploring 17 dungeons filled with over 200 monsters, including 80 named characters. The game features deity worship and ongoing content updates for a deep, strategic experience.
- Combines the charm of the Touhou universe with classic roguelike mechanics, offering a unique and engaging experience.
- Features a wide variety of classes and builds, allowing for extensive customization and replayability.
- Approachable for beginners while still providing depth for experienced players, making it accessible to a broad audience.
- Lacks some quality of life features and customization options found in Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, which may frustrate some players.
- Dungeon layouts can feel repetitive, with limited variety in tiles and environments.
- Requires some prior knowledge of DCSS mechanics, which may be a barrier for new players unfamiliar with the original game.
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The gameplay is praised for its innovative use of a food mechanic that empowers players, reminiscent of shmup games, while offering shorter, more manageable runs compared to similar titles like DCSS. However, some players note imbalances and the need for a more comprehensive help system, as prior knowledge of DCSS mechanics is often necessary to fully grasp the game. Overall, the gameplay is engaging but could benefit from additional clarity and balance.
“Repurposing the food mechanic to power one, like in shmup games, so instead of staying fed you stay empowered, is very clever.”
“At the time of writing this review, it is a bit bite-sized compared to DCSS with fewer runes, branches, mechanics, and variety, but that's perfectly fine. Shorter runs just mean you can do more of them, and deaths don't sting as much.”
“If I had any complaints, it would be that there are some imbalances, and the game could use a more extensive help system. Right now, some basic DCSS knowledge is almost required to understand all of the game mechanics, and even with that, I'm still not sure if strength, dexterity, or intelligence work the same way between both games.”
“If I had any complaints, it is that right now there are some imbalances, and the game could use a more extensive help system. As it stands, some basic knowledge of DCSS is almost required to understand all of the game mechanics, and even with that, I'm still not sure if strength, dexterity, or intelligence work the same way between both games or not.”
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Touhou Crawl is a role playing game.
Touhou Crawl is available on PC and Windows.
Touhou Crawl was released on July 17, 2025.
Touhou Crawl was developed by joy1999.
Touhou Crawl has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.
Touhou Crawl is a single player game.
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