Touhou Spell Carnival

Touhou Spell Carnival

Steam Deck Verified

Idea Factory · RPG · May 7, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

On sale at $17.49, but it has been as low as $6.99.

86%
Very Positive
87 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 21 sampled reviews

Based on 87 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 21 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise67% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Well drawn and animated Live2D art to go with both the main plot and additional small side stories featuring multiple Touhou characters brings Fire Emblem's supports to mind - except shipping is left as an exercise to the player - and does a nice job at livening up the setting; the only warning I have is that the game often expects you to be familiar with the world of Touhou and doesn't bother much with introductions, so newcomers to the series should go check out the wiki to have some context for who's who.
13 of 21 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack complements the action with energetic arrangements that fit both the festive tone of the Spell Carnival and the high-pressure nature of combat.
7 of 21 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love2 themes
Story and characters13 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay6 reviews
83%
Combat5 reviews
100%
Difficulty4 reviews
100%
Controls3 reviews
33%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $17.49 (−65%). The lowest we've tracked is $6.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $17.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
56
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.