Games like Touhou: Stairway to Space

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

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.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

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.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

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.

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.

An experiment in Gensokyo went disastrously wrong for a few individuals. A mysterious scent has caused every woman's hair to grow to the height of their body. Some of the victims who are fine with their old hair now look unpleasant to themselves. Based on an original screenplay and featuring an original score written by Susumu Takajima, you take control of one of the victims out of a selection of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Chouhatsuyou ~ Burgeoning Tresses of Longevity.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

97% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Elite Exorcist Miko is a bullet hell shoot 'em up featuring Sakura Miko, the one and only elite shrine maiden of hololive! Evil spirits have possessed your fellow hololive members, causing them to wreak havoc! It's up to you to bring them back to their senses by facing them in direct combat and freeing them from the spirits' influence. Do you have what it takes to challenge and harness the powers … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elite Exorcist Miko.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

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.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

95% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Now UPDATED to an enhanced version — 'RELOADED' — with a brand-new Rogue-lite Career mode! StoryThirty years have passed since the first battle against the alien menace in Project X. Now, the threat has returned—stronger, smarter, and more relentless than ever. Project X: Light Years brings back high-octane, side-scrolling shoot’em-up action as the official successor to the beloved Amiga cla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project X: Light Years.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

89% User Score Based on 83 reviews

All you need are the arrowkeys on your keyboard to blast away enemies and dodge bullets. Configure your ship's weapons, which will automatically fire at enemies as you fly past them. Can you make it to through three grueling acts in this roguelike space shooter? Submission for the Code for a Cause game jam. Made by Nickonhawk and Zenophobia If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Striker.

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.

34%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

48% User Score Based on 23 reviews

It is raining and pouring. It's not your average thunderstorm, but a primordial one. This storm doesn't seem to stop. At the same time, the storm is also producing gospel chanting, leading to people being attracted to the concert. The Land of Illusions ends up becoming empty, giving the local bands no opportunity to perform for their people. Based on an original screenplay by Emiko Hosokawa, you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Meijinka ~ Song of Divine Tempest.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

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

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, optimization

99% User Score Based on 662 reviews

Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom is the fifteenth official installment of the Touhou Project. It was announced by ZUN on his personal blog on April 22, 2015, at 20:57 JST. A playable demo was released in May 10, 2015, at Reitaisai 12. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Kanjuden: Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

85% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

An old robot named H-34-RT wakes up in a derelict space station orbiting his home planet. His civilization was destroyed long ago by evil O'Xelg, but he has yet to figure that out. After an initial shock, he decides to follow his old defense routines: that means fighting the invaders, even if he is alone now. Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story is a challenging, squad-based shoot-em-up/bullet hell roguelite… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

56% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Bladestar is a sci-fi cinematic action shooter featuring visually rich worlds with potentially endless enemies on each level. Defend the galaxy flying a Manta Starfighter through asteroid, mine, and debris fields while battling pirates, rebels, and aliens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bladestar.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

87% User Score Based on 126 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 8 reviews

Delve back into the world of Touhou in this bullet hell action-RPG adventure If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou: New World.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

98% User Score Based on 422 reviews

Touhou Kikeijuu: Wily Beast and Weakest Creature is the seventeenth official installment of the Touhou Project. It was announced by ZUN on his personal blog on April 17, 2019, at 14:02 JST. A playable demo was released on May 5, 2019, at Reitaisai 16. The full version was released August 12, 2019, at Comiket 96. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Kikeijuu: Wily Beast and Weakest Creature.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, atmosphere

92% User Score Based on 818 reviews

Jigoku Kisetsukan is a bullet hell shootergame with anime-style drawings and chip music. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

98% User Score Based on 146 reviews

This game is a split-screen vertical danmaku shooting game where two characters engage in the normal Touhou-esque gameplay, while unleashing attacks and character-specific spell cards onto the other player, similar to that of Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream. When a player gets hit enough times to lose all their hit points, they are defeated. The game features a Story Mode, which pits the player again… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Kaeizuka: Phantasmagoria of Flower View.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Dichromatic balls suddenly showed themselves in Gensokyo and gained immense popularity! Did you think this was going to be another JRPG or location-based game? No, this is a bullet hell game! Start your journey full of dreams and adventures, and be ready for the original characters! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Fan-made Virtual Autography.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

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.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

96% User Score Based on 228 reviews

The fourteenth main entry in the Touhou series of vertical danmaku shooters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Kishinjou: Double Dealing Character.

Galactic Fighters is a 3D space shooter arcade bullet hell videogame in first and third person. Will you manage to get through hordes of aliens and bosses ready to destroy you and the whole universe? Choose your spaceship power it up: the fate of the universe is in your hands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Fighters.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

67% User Score Based on 484 reviews

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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gensokyo Night Festival.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

95% User Score Based on 426 reviews

Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy Prologue  is a Touhou Project 2D Fan game made of  Horizontal Action + Danmaku Bullet hell. In this BOSS RUSH game you play as the beloved Cirno, and embark on her journey to liberate the Gansokyo and save her dear one. ★Once upon a time★ There was a "Hero of Ice Fairy" who lived beyond the Misty Lake. Brave and wise she was, oathed to protect the "Princess of Misty La… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy: Prologue.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

93% User Score Based on 342 reviews

Danmaku Unlimited 2 is an indie labor of love to bring classic Japanese vertical shooting action to modern HD systems. Inspired by Japanese doujin shooters and being authentic to a fault, the game features epic stages filled with beautiful but deadly bullet patterns, nail-bitingly difficult boss fights and seriously rocking soundtracks! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Danmaku Unlimited 2.

This collection contains 6 Touhou fangames developed by Kira - Games&Stuff, all of them playable on local couch play. While they don't have lan/online mode, you can use Steam's remote play together feature to play with your friends remotely. Also if any of the music sounds familiar, every game has its own music room where you unlock melodies as you play, revealing the title and artist who made… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou - Kira's Fangame Collection.

Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HYPERWIRED.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Umbra Galaxy is a sci-fi shoot'em'up where you pilot a spaceship adrift in the restricted space filled with enemies. Destroy enemy generators, fight your way to the bosses and secure the obscure goal in the end! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Umbra Galaxy.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

97% User Score Based on 198 reviews

BIRDCAGE is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shoot’em up inspired by genre classics, blending gritty pixel art sprites with 2.5D backdrops and a pumping retro soundtrack! Blast through 6 unique stages of bullet hell mayhem, facing off against enemy swarms using multiple shot types and rechargeable specials. Chase high scores by maintaining chains and kill rate. Strategically activate Hyperblade… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BIRDCAGE.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

99% User Score Based on 526 reviews

Free movement ship control while the screen advances automatically. Single fire button. Collect stars to obtain temporary special shots. Collected fruits award points that can be converted into extra lives. Modes: practice, score attack (single life), adjustable difficulty If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Platypus Reclayed.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

93% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Gensokyo’s biggest festival is about to begin… and you’re the one framing the chaos!Dive into this beautiful fanmade Touhou project game! As Aya Shameimaru, the snappiest tengu in the Youkai Mountain, you’ve been hired to capture the most dangerous, dazzling, and downright bizarre moments of a mysterious festival erupting across Gensokyo. But behind the lanterns and laughter, something’s staging t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Kouzougi　～ Flickerframe Shutter Festival.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

95% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Developed by Ice Fall Creative, Touhou meets Maze Play in this Hand-Drawn Comedy Arcade game featuring the strongest fairy in Gensoukyou! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Danmaku Maze.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

79% User Score Based on 47 reviews

Dive in Project Tower, a third-person shooter mixing intense bullet hell combat with a unique morphing ability. Imprisoned by the "Hiks", fight to the top of their deadly tower for freedom. Will you outsmart them and make your way out ? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Tower.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

87% User Score Based on 432 reviews

Nebulock is a short bullet-hell game with intense gameplay. Get in your spaceship and fight a variety of different bosses. - BOSSES -Go through many levels defeating bosses made up of blocks. Destroy their armor, cannons and break the core! - UPGRADES -Each successive boss gets more powerful, its blocks are stronger, and its projectiles do more damage. But the higher the risk, the greater… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nebulock.

Timeloop TitansTimeloop Titans is a thrilling space arcade shooter that takes you into the heart of an intergalactic war! Dive into a retro-inspired adventure with modern twists as you battle endless waves of enemies determined to annihilate Planet Gaia. Do you have what it takes to save humanity? Key Features Dynamic Space Action Face relentless waves of enemies in fast-paced, adrenaline-fuele… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Timeloop Titans.

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.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

95% User Score Based on 1,107 reviews

Utopia Must Fall is a vector-flavored base-defending arcade shooter with rapid progression, procedurally generated attack waves and enough upgrade variety to suit both the defensive or aggressive player. It incorporates elements from tower defense, roguelites and beyond, all neatly packaged into a laser-sharp bullet-purgatory arcade frenzy! Easy To Learn : firing happens automatically, just st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Utopia Must Fall.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 43 reviews

You are Hadley Orah, the pilot of a mining craft from a South African space colony. Going through a portal with an untested piece of tech leaves you stranded and alone in a distant alien galaxy. An unlikely hero, you must portal jump your way home, with Nia as your guide, to defeat the DraadMek and save the universe. This game balances electrifying action with heart and soul. You’ll fight over… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hadley's Run: A Starship Saga.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

85% User Score Based on 182 reviews

Against Great Darkness Prologue is a brick-breaker, bullet hell, roguelite. Choose your pagan deity and break free from the clutches of Lucifer. Juggle your disks to defeat your enemies as you progress through the waves of minions and confront relentless demonic bosses. In each run, acquire powerful relics that will assist you in your escape. Juggle the disks to unleash the power they hold and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Against Great Darkness.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

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.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

92% User Score Based on 144 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!! An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graze Counter.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

85% User Score Based on 20 reviews

The Rush is a horizontal shoot 'em up with an MSX inspired art style and plenty of that arcade excitement (without a hunger for quarters)! Features: 8+ Unique stages Many enemies and boss fights that (I severely hope) are fun and challenging 13 different weapons that can be mixed and matched with one another 2 Playable ships with unique weapon variations Some surprising exploits I decid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rush.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

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.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

54% User Score Based on 167 reviews

Ruzh Delta Z is a frenzied shoot-em-up which draws inspiration from classics such as Gradius, DoDonPachi, and R-Type. Shoot your way through perilous stages and wreck thousands of rogue vessels in your quest to become the ultimate pilot. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruzh Delta Z.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

93% User Score Based on 72 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

Project Starship X is a procedural shooter where you Crash-Kill cosmical abominations with your spaceship while playing as Swagthulhu! Whaaat?!??! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Starship X.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

94% User Score Based on 1,422 reviews

Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. From Japanese indie developer YOTSUBANE, AdventurePlanningService, this unique top-down shooter is a wild ride you won't want to miss out on. Your first step in Crimzon Clover: World Ignition is as simple as choosing how you want to play, and which powerful ship will be yours to command. Choose your difficulty … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

96% User Score Based on 523 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 1 reviews

This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which the player takes control of the "Drainus", a ship that can absorb energy bullets, to take down the countless enemy ships zipping through space. Energy absorbed can be used to enhance the ship's functions, such as adding new weapons. StoryThe Planet Halpax is located in the far reaches of space, suffering from the oppressive rule of the Khar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DRAINUS.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

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.