Touhou Lensed Night Sky, Kaseigai

I think I found this game looking for Touhou games on steam during a sale one time. I think this is a truly special kind of game with an incredible presentation and heart that offsets the very blatantly fanfic-y feel of the story. The game is a like a sequel to Unconnected Marketeers in terms of gameplay (Touhou shmup stages, has a shop occasionally pop up during stages, etc), but with a very Binding of Isaac inspired balance where unlocking everything and making utterly busted loadouts is the goal. One thing I will note is this game is Extremely Western fanfic in terms of it's dialogue and humor which is... interesting. Let's just say there's a ton of swearing, Fumo's are spare lifes in this game, and a random reference to Payday 2. Also interestingly the first few playable characters are Reimu, an older Sumireko, and Chiyuru with Yumemi, with an emphasis on the story of the game being a groundhog day loop. Which said story leans heavily on some old long standing fan theories and alludes to elements to other fan things like Concealed the Conclusion. Also the art is honestly pretty good, the pixel art of the gameplay feels very Studio Pixel inspired (The Cave Story guy) and the Portraits from That One Helltaker's Touhou Guy are nice to look at, along with the very painterly CG's makes the game unique in how it looks (and honestly the mishmash of styles is on brand with Touhou in general lol) The only real bad of this game is... It's kind held together with duct tape and dreams. Once you start getting into the extremely broken loadouts to the game and/or start getting into the autosave system this game has (which you will, as crashes can occur) the stability and performance of this game gets all sorts of whack which can hamper the enjoyment (I should know, I ended up getting a crash against the stage 6 boss with Ms. Unlockable and ended up with no shots, weapons, anything on playing from the autosave with a slow movement speed of ungodly proportions that made me barely unable to beat the final boss at that point) Despite that, I still recommend giving this game a shot, it's a truly unique Touhou shmup, and it'll make you want to hug some Fumo's.

peak but achievements r broken

What a delightful blend of shmup and roguelike. This is really one of the most polished and creative Touhou fan games I've played, and it's an easy recommendation if you're a fan of either of those genres. The one caveat I'll mention for established Touhou fans is that the description is serious about this being a "nontraditional bullet hell." The roguelike elements are just as prominent as the STG elements, if not moreso; memorizing and knowing how to route your way through enemy bullet patterns is important, but that alone isn't good enough to beat the game. It's also a game about learning how the mechanics work; with four playable characters and around 300 items that have wild abilities and interact in unexpected ways, you have to figure out how to make a good build, and like many other roguelikes, the game [i]expects[/i] you to have a completely broken build by the time you make it to the last boss. This can be frustrating if the RNG hates you and refuses to give you anything good, but it also makes you want to try [i]just one more time[/i] every time you fail, because every run is different, and you are constantly unlocking new things and discovering new abilities. It also has an absolutely fantastic soundtrack and a surprisingly engaging story. No, I'm serious, the epilogue made me feel some emotions I was not expecting to feel here. Give it a chance.

Incredibly good danmkau-style fangame. Music, art, writing and especially gameplay is very good. It's like Unconnected Marketeers on crack.

★★★ ( 3.5/5 ) 잘 만들어진 2차 창작 게임! 다만 Normal 모드로도 굉장히 힘든거 보면 아직까진 좀더 열심히 해봐야 할거 같고 못 본 엔딩들/수집하지 못한 아이템들도 많아서 더 즐길 것 같음. [20시간 정도 플레이 해 보고 내용을 일부 추가합니다.] ★좋았던 것들 - OST - 보스의 탄막, 보스전 기믹 구성 - 적당한 양의 다이얼로그/대화들 그리고 대사의 스타일 ★나빴던 것들 - 다소 귀찮은 4번째 캐릭터 해금 과정 - 약간 버거운 가시성 ( 특히 Final-A 루트. 적응하기 전까진 정말 가시성이 안좋았었음 ) ★참고할만한 사항들 - 탄막들이 많아지면 가시성을 많이 해치거나, 게임이 느려질 수 있습니다. 　ㄴ 개인적으로는 뭐 이정도면 허용 범위지 라고 생각은 합니다. - 슈팅게임 입문작으로는 추천하지 않습니다. 　ㄴ 그쪽은 오히려 Star of Providence를 추천합니다. - 로그라이크 장르에 맞게, 다양한 빌드를 시도할 수 있습니다. 　ㄴ 이쪽이 오히려 핵심이라 보이고, 최후반부 스테이지들 클리어 하는 데에도 용이합니다.

99% of players quit before they get a non-crashing ITEMS_ANYTHING!

Absolute Yuri (Very much worth the struggle of getting a good run if you have the headspace for it) (Also Also lowkey there's some bs patterns ,but I loved it regardless cause of how pretty they are!)

lesbian touhou game. finally.