Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity

Buy92%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Ankake Spa · Bullet Hell · Jul 11, 2018

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
15
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio0 of 4
Subtitles4 of 4

Should I buy Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 255 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise33% are divided8% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
65 of 255 sampled reviews raised it
In fact, the way the gameplay is designed makes this game very accessible to all sorts of players.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
47 of 255 sampled reviews raised it
The story was actually pretty fun once I got towards the end of it.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
42 of 255 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty settings further broaden accessibility, allowing players to tailor the challenge depending on whether they prefer a relaxed action game or something closer to Touhou’s traditional intensity.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 255 sampled reviews raised it
For a fan game, these graphics are definitely on par with some other better known titles out there (in my opinion, at least).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
26 of 255 sampled reviews raised it
The entire soundtrack consists of remixes from tracks in the original Touhou games (for the most part anyway), but boy are they great remixes.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
22 of 255 sampled reviews raised it
Remilia’s campaign leans into raw power and aggressive combat, while Sakuya’s route favors speed, precision, and combo-based finesse.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay65 reviews
Story47 reviews
Difficulty42 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Combat22 reviews
Characters17 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
60% still recommend
Optimization
100% still recommend
Crashes
75% still recommend
Controls
75% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
67% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99