Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Bar Holographic Otaku · Dungeon Crawler · Sep 22, 2023

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
38
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio0 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 128 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
128 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The core gameplay loop is fun, the graphics are beautiful, and the soundtrack is phenomenal.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Every sprite is distinctive, if nothing else, and the portraits and ending slates are all gorgeous.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I don't know anything about music, but what I can say is I felt right at home listening to the soundtrack of this game as a SMT fan.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-The compendium system is really cool, I love when games have customizable difficulty to make the game as hard or easy as you want.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Hitting weaknesses, landing critical blows, and many other actions gain you SP in combat.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is the near identical, but the colors are more vibrant to match the wonder and mysticism in the world in contrast to the apocalyptic nature of SMT.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay128 reviews
Story47 reviews
Audio42 reviews
Difficulty39 reviews
Combat28 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
100% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99