Touhou Mystery Reel

Buy94%

Very Positive · 954 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Iceprite · Casual · Feb 14, 2022

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
21
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio0 of 4
Subtitles0 of 4

Should I buy Touhou Mystery Reel?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 174 sampled reviews

Based on 954 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 174 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
22 of 174 sampled reviews raised it
This is a great lil game, I love the bubbly music, appealing pixel art, and it's unique fighting encourages exploration in a fun and satisfying way.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
16 of 174 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty is there, the first boss felt fair and learnable, and I hope to expect the same from the next ones too.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
13 of 174 sampled reviews raised it
It's quite fun to mess around with the combat, the character sprites are neat, and the bosses have so much potential.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
6 of 174 sampled reviews raised it
The story in TMR is a great framing device.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay22 reviews
Difficulty16 reviews
Combat13 reviews
Story6 reviews
Divided opinion
Graphics
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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