Games like Touhou Rakuryuusei: The Shattered Sky

東方天流宮 ～ Heavenly Gathering of Clouds is a fan-made Touhou Project game made using the Touhou Danmakufu ph3sx shooting game engine and is the third game made by Team Dream Compass with the direction of Studio Nenem. This project is a video game adaptation of the fan-made album of the same name, and features plenty of exciting never-seen-before content. Join Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, and Youmu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 東方天流宮 ~ Heavenly Gathering of Clouds.

96%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

96% User Score Based on 168 reviews

Set off on a journey to an autumnal paradise in this bountiful Touhou vertical Bullethell Shmup fan game made by overseas fans! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Servants of Harvest Wish.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 413 reviews

Fantastic Danmaku Festival is a Touhou Project fanfiction STG with colourful danmaku, beautiful remix music and original music. Besides the characters we know in Touhou Project, there is also a brand new original character named Nix in this game! With the Scarlet Devil mansion as their stage, the girls are soaring in the sky of Gensokyo! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Makuka Sai: Fantastic Danmaku Festival.

95%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 272 reviews

Touhou Kinjoukyou: Fossilized Wonders is the 20th official installment of the Touhou Project. It was announced by ZUN on April 12, 2025. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Kinjoukyou: Fossilized Wonders.

94%Game Brain Score

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94% User Score Based on 887 reviews

Touhou Juuouen: Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost is the 19th official installment of the Touhou Project. It was announced by ZUN on April 18, 2023 (JST). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Juuouen: Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost..

99%Game Brain Score

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99% User Score Based on 978 reviews

Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons is the 16th game in the Touhou Project series. It was announced on the developer ZUN's blog on April 20, 2017. A playable demo was released on May 7, 2017, at Reitaisai 14, and the full version was released at Comiket 92 on August 11, 2017. The game was released on Steam worldwide on November 17, 2017, becoming the first game in the series to be avai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Tenkuushou: Hidden Star in Four Seasons.

99%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

99% User Score Based on 868 reviews

Touhou Kouryuudou: Unconnected Marketeers is the eighteenth official installment of the Touhou Project. It was announced by ZUN on the Touhou Project news blog Touhou Yomoyama News, February 2021. A playable demo is scheduled for release on March 21st the same year, at Reitaisai 18, and the full version is scheduled to be released in May. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Kouryuudou: Unconnected Marketeers.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

94% User Score Based on 232 reviews

The 12th game in the Touhou Project. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Seirensen: Undefined Fantastic Object.

86%Game Brain Score

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88% User Score Based on 104 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

"Azure Reflections, the vibrant, side-scrolling, bullet hell" "Dominate levels and relentlessly attack enemies with a variety of skills and upgrades. All three playable characters Reimu, Marisa, and Cirno have heavy hitting spell cards, bullet-absorbing barriers, and a powerful body slam. Azure Reflections puts a spin on the traditional Touhou vertical shooter, boasting intense shoot’em up action… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Azure Reflections.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

96% User Score Based on 566 reviews

Touhou Makuka Sai: Fantastic Danmaku Festival part II is a danmaku shooting game, which is the second part of Touhou Makuka Sai. The repeat of incident is coming again. Can the girls going to the netherworld solve the mystery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Makuka Sai: Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II.

Touhou Kisengun (Rare and Concealed Crowd) ~ Unstable and Unimaginable Power (東方稀濳群　～ Unstable and Unimaginable Power.) is a fan-made Touhou Project game made for the Hakurei Cleaning game jam by Team Magnitude Manipulators, using LuaSTGErPlus 1.02 as an engine and GameMaker, originally. The game was originally planned to contain 6 stages in the main game, but they were reduced to 3 due to time … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 東方稀濳群　～ Unstable and Unimaginable Power.

96%Game Brain Score

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96% User Score Based on 145 reviews

- THE GAME -Touhou Lensed Night Sky, Kaseigai is a nontraditional bullet hell that focuses on a fully modular loadout. The player's own attacks and special effects can be exchanged midway through runs as the situation demands, or simply for fun. There are a lot of ways to approach the game, with three playable characters, four major difficulty options, and a myriad of challenges and difficulty-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Lensed Night Sky, Kaseigai.

75%Game Brain Score

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91% User Score Based on 33 reviews

[1.About the game]Little Doll Queen is a derivative work (fangame) of the Touhou Project series under Team Shanghai Alice. In this game, you play as living dolls, following the instructions of your master. (well, except Medicine) It's a danmaku experience full of poisons and suffocation. That means, this is a shooting game (bullet hell), where the screen is full of enemy bullets which you have t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 鈴集無名の丘 ～ Little Doll Queen.

82%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

91% User Score Based on 69 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 7 reviews

Yu Suzukis return to the Rail Shooter genre. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Air Twister.

86%Game Brain Score

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89% User Score Based on 304 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

Sora tells the story of its namesake: the lone enhanced human, Sora, and her struggle to protect a fading world. Enjoy breathtakingly fast-paced combat in the Suguri universe, with improved game system and graphics along with original trance music by DEKU. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sora.

99%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

99% User Score Based on 756 reviews

Mountain of Faith features two playable characters, each with three weapon types, but no personalized spell card bombs. Collecting power items results in an increase in "option" satellites around the character (for a total of four), which behave differently according to the character and weapon type. Each characters' options also fire bullets, and either shift position or freeze in place in focus-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Fuujinroku: Mountain of Faith.

88%Game Brain Score

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88% User Score Based on 386 reviews

Touhou Blooming Chaos 2 is an brand new rogue shooter where you control a character of a varied cast to explore an all randomized labyrinth If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Blooming Chaos 2.

98%Game Brain Score

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98% User Score Based on 52 reviews

The 12.8th game in the Touhou Project, which focuses on freezing bullets rather than dodging them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yousei Daisensou: Touhou Sangetsusei.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

「东方远空界 ~ Ultimate Vitality of Imagination」is a fangame of Touhou Project, a STG game with Touhou style. The game has magnificent danmaku designs, splendid background performance, various storylines and different levels of difficulty, which is suitable for players with experience or interest in Touhou STG games. Background Story In the beginning of summer as it is, the trees in Gensokyo has alread… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 东方远空界 ~ Ultimate Vitality of Imagination.

88%Game Brain Score

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94% User Score Based on 128 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

On Christmas, the night of miracles, someone has stolen all the presents that were supposed to go to the children around the world. In order to get them back, Aru, the bunny-eared Santa, has taken off into the sky, following a subtle trace of the presents. Help Aru save Christmas in this humorous, action-packed shooter set in the universe of QP Shooting - Dangerous!! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xmas Shooting: Scramble!!.

95%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

95% User Score Based on 272 reviews

Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Ten Desires is the thirteenth official game of the Touhou Project. A trial version of the game was released on the web in April, and at Reitaisai 8 in May of 2011. The full game was released at Comiket 80 on August 13, 2011. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Shinreibyou: Ten Desires.

50%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

50% User Score Based on 295 reviews

Humanity is at war against vampires and deviants. Mankind’s last line of defense is a group of children trained to wield powerful magic that can rival the demonic hordes, but at the cost of most of their lifespan. Likened to bullets of a gun, they are known as the ‘Gun Bullet Children’. The time is NOW! A vampire invasion force has been detected in the airspace above Tokyo Portal 5. Preliminary re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to eXceed Gun Bullet Children.

74%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability

100% User Score Based on 25 reviews

The Adventures of Ten and Till is a bullet hell shoot-em-up developed by Japanese doujin designer Toro Nishino that features gorgeous lo-fi pixel art, challenging gameplay, on-the-fly character swapping, a unique shield mechanic, a risk-reward scoring system, and a moving soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Adventures of Ten and Till.

91%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

96% User Score Based on 332 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deathsmiles.

76%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

76% User Score Based on 160 reviews

Control characters from the Touhou Project series in this shooting action game featuring high-speed aerial versus combat! Danmaku battles faster than you've ever seen will unfold in the skies of Gensokyo as you use your mobility to dodge countless bullets flying at you with a variety of spells. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valkyrie of Phantasm.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

A Touhou Project fan-made STG, also a collab game with Vtuber Syrena. There is only one stage in this game, and its length is about the same as Touhou Ex Stages. But there are four difficulties you can choose from. Some day a random suspicious pink UFO showed up in Gensokyo. This must be an incident! Therefore Reimu and Marisa jumped in directly to attack the UFO, without knowing the fact that t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 东方希莲船 ~ Ultimate Fatal Octopus.

     Touhou Risouen ~ Terminus of Unreal Darkside (東方裏想園, lit. "Eastern Garden of Reverse Thought") is a Touhou Project fan game by Τeam αlternative Σnding. Like most official and fanmade Touhou shooting games, the goal is to shoot down enemies and bosses while dodging complex, artistic arrangements of enemy bullets. Unlike most Touhou games, this one features: A widescreen playing field where en… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 東方裏想園　～ Terminus of Unreal Darkside..

Avant-Garde Discerning Paralleler has a total of 16 selectable stages and 2 difficulty levels. There are 2 player teams to choose from: Ran Yakumo with Chen, and Seiga Kaku with Kyouko Kasodani. Each team has a different play style and a different set of stages to play. Scoring revolves around the "Connect Bonus" system. Collecting special Connect items will start a time limit, during which any p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avant-Garde Discerning Paralleler.

ROSE BULLET CURTAIN A bullet hell game straightly made for explosive gameplay. STAGE AND PACKAGE WERE MADE EMPTY ON PURPOSE.        Game Summary / Story:        The light of the day vanishes,    Night invades, perishing the ray of hope,    But three lights were lit,    Their luminous and fervour fighting spirit turned into swords,    Severing the darkness of the crimson curse.        Version 1.4b … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rose Bullet Curtain.

"Zero's Fantastic Anecdote" is a shooting game where you will control Zero, a high school student with flying ability who is drawn into a forest world different from the real world. Here, you will face countless fairies and bosses, who will fire danmaku of various shapes and colors at you. You need to flexibly dodge and counterattack in order to survive. Game features: You can freely mov… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zero's Fantastic Anecdote.

96%Game Brain Score

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100% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

Dragon Blaze is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released in 2000 by Psikyo. It was ported in 2004 to the PlayStation 2 as part of the Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 3:Sol Divide & Dragon Blaze compilation. The game was later also released on its own for the PS2 in Europe by 505 Games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon Blaze.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

A PC-98 Styled Touhou Project fangame about a gay librarian who is bad at acknowledging her feelings. One extra stage and boss, 10 spells, replay support, spell (and nonspell) practice, and (mostly) entirely original danmaku in a faithful retro style. If you like Touhou, bullet hells, and/or lesbians, you'll probably enjoy this. Credits:Mugenri - Programming, Art, Music, Scenario Canilus - Char… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 東方恋物語 ~ Locked Together.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

89% User Score Based on 19 reviews

『Crow Highly, Towards the unattainable dream far away in the sky.』 Q:Why free?A:Reason 1:How are the children gonna afford my games if it isn't free? You see all those wonderful flash games out there? They are all [free]. So I guess I will make all my games in the future [free] too. A 2D runner shmup(shoot-em up) where you may or may not save a nation by beating a game. Shoot and dodge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A2C:Ayry seems to be playtesting a 2D runner shooter from Cci.

Touhou Renkyouto is a linear top-down bullet hell title starring the green-eyed Parsee Mizuhashi. Adventure through five original levels, from the Underworld to the surface and back again, to solve an incident involving stray spirits causing chaos, and maybe help Parsee realize her love along the way. Story "It's festival day in the Former Capital. The perfect day to finally confess my feel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Renkyouto ~ Subterranean Festival of Love and Jealousy.

85%Game Brain Score

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85% User Score Based on 630 reviews

Capcom's newest fighting collection hits the stage! Choose from fan-favorite games like Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 and Project Justice to 3D action games like Power Stone and Power Stone 2 in this collection of eight classic fighting games! Each game in the collection can be played online or co-op! Get back in the ring and duke it out in battles that everyone rumored, but no … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Capcom Fighting Collection 2.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

96% User Score Based on 275 reviews

Even without experience in shooting games, you can easily enjoy the unique danmaku art and experience the thrill of bullet-hell battles! "Touhou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III" is a bullet hell shooting game with a distinctive, glamorous presentation style. It is the third game in the Touhou Makuka Sai series. The strange moon seems to hide a new conspiracy. Charge in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part III.

86%Game Brain Score

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95% User Score Based on 585 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 7 reviews

The Angry Video Game Nerd has been sucked into Game Land! It's up to you to guide him through three terrible and treacherous retro game worlds! Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures and Angry Video Game Nerd II: Assimilation come together for the ultimate Nerd experience! This is the definitive way to play the series... and more! This deluxe collection brings you every stage from both of famously tou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe.

100%Game Brain Score

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100% User Score Based on 234 reviews

Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D action game, with multiple playable characters that play like entirely different games! Complete Contracts and collect power-ups that strengthen you immensely, all culminating in massive boss fights! With inspiration from flash cartoons/games of the 2000s, the visuals are hand-animated with a sharp and bold style. Taking on Contracts will have y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contract Rush DX.

54%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

``Trigger Heart Exelica'', a masterpiece shooting game about a mecha girl that was released as an arcade game in 2006 and was well received, has finally been reprinted on PC! ! This time, in addition to arcade mode and story mode, arrangement mode and training mode have also been added. Of course, vertical screen mode and internet ranking mode are also implemented. Also includes a sound change f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TriggerHeart EXELICA.

70%Game Brain Score

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68% User Score Based on 91 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 7 reviews

A classic reawakens – Assault Suit Leynos is back and in high definition! Get ready for all-out robotic war as the fan-favourite Genesis classic is reworked with all new HD visuals for the ultimate alien-blasting experience! As Earth reels from the impact of the fourth world war and dwindling resources, an uneasy truce between nations sees mankind reach for the stars. Colonies are settled, resour… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assault Suit Leynos.

89%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

89% User Score Based on 114 reviews

Violet Detector, like its predecessors Shoot the Bullet, Double Spoiler and Impossible Spell Card, is a collection of many individual danmaku patterns that the player can choose from at their leisure. In addition to the usual mechanic of taking photographs that clear enemy bullets, Sumireko has several psychic superpowers at her disposal, such as teleportation. The game features all of the charact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hifuu Nightmare Diary ~ Violet Detector.

86%Game Brain Score

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86% User Score Based on 56 reviews

The original beautiful girl side-scrolling shooter is back! This work commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Cotton series. This brand-new game from the Cotton series featuring a total of 6 iconic playable characters, including stars from other games! Each character has their own mechanics and attacks, allowing you to choose from different playstyles and find the right match! While st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to COTTOn Rock'n'Roll -SUPERLATIVE NIGHT DREAMS-.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

97% User Score Based on 397 reviews

Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bullet Heaven 2.

89%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 208 reviews

Trains with guns on them in the Wild West! Shoot, upgrade, customize, and mount up to defeat brutal outlaws and ruthless businessmen! Tumbleweed Express is a tower, or travel, defense game set in the American West. The year is 1885, the height of the Age of Steam in the United States of America. But something is not quite right in the land of destiny and the free market: Dirigibaus, a ruthless en… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tumbleweed Express.

92%Game Brain Score

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95% User Score Based on 128 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

A refreshing and highly re-playable bullet hell style shooter that WANTS you to play dangerously! Ride the razor's edge of life and death in this high-risk high-reward danger oriented arcade style shooting game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graze Counter GM.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

93% User Score Based on 59 reviews

"Murasaki" is a puzzle explosion game. Use explosions to clear the screen of pesky obstacles filling it up. The only controls you need are the directional buttons and two other buttons (Z and X)! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murasaki.

89%Game Brain Score

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89% User Score Based on 76 reviews

A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gun Wings.

92%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 300 reviews

QP Shooting - Dangerous!! is a bullet hell type shoot'em'up starring the pudding-loving dog girl QP seen in 100% Orange Juice. Nothing can stand between QP and her pudding - not even difficulty options to reduce the experienced gamer to tears! The game has 5 stages and 4 difficulty levels, as well as 3 styles to chose from that affect the use of your hyper mode in-game. It also has an arcade and a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to QP Shooting: Dangerous!!.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 37 reviews

The Touhou fangame where you return balance to the world by breaking the scale. Dodge storms of bullets as you work to discover the source of the abnormality. Tired of playing by the rules? Then change the game - up the risk and reward. Break the balance and embrace Discord. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ephemeral Unnatural Balance.

87%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

87% User Score Based on 440 reviews

A bullet hell roguelike game. Players can utilize characters with different abilities, collect and assemble powerful items. Dance through an unending barrage of bullets to save both yourself and Touhou Gensokyo from the darkness that is engulfing everything. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Endless Dream.