Touhou Project, a series of bullet hell video games created by Team Shanghai Alice, has been the source of a large number of unofficial derivative works. Among these are fangames: original games, usually created by dojin groups, that use Touhou characters and settings.
| Name | Developer | Year | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight Frontier | 2005 | Platformer | Parody of Super Mario Land, with Marisa as the main character.[1] [2] | ||
| Double Cluster | 2007 | Platformer | Parody of Super Mario World.[3] | ||
| Frontier Aja | 2009 | Metroidvania | Parody of .[4] A remastered version was planned to release on Steam and Nintendo Switch in 2021.[5] However, it was later delayed for July 27, 2022. | ||
| Sanbondo | 2010 | Tactical role-playing game | Parody of Super Robot Wars.[6] [7] In 2019, all Gensou Shoujo Taisen games were bundled in the Gensou Shoujo Taisen Complete Box.[8] | ||
| Frontier Aja | 2010 | Metroidvania | Sequel to the first Koumajou Densetsu.[9] [10] | ||
| Twilight Frontier | 2010 | Platformer | Sequel to Super Marisa World.[11] [12] | ||
| Strawberry Bose | 2010 | Turn-based role-playing game | Microsoft Windows dōjin game released at Comiket 78. Ported to PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in 2018.[13] | ||
| Neetpia | 2011 | Real-time strategy | [14] | ||
| Twilight Frontier | 2011 | Third-person shooter | Parody of Earth Defense Force.[15] [16] | ||
| Strawberry Bose | 2011 | Turn-based role-playing game | Microsoft Windows dōjin game released at Comiket 81. Ported to PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.[17] | ||
| Taisei project | taisei-project.org | 2012 | Bullet hell | Open-source Touhou fan game.[18] | |
| Sanbondo | 2012 | Tactical role-playing game | Sequel to Gensou Shoujo Taisen Kou.[19] | ||
| Twilight Frontier | 2012 | Puzzle | [20] | ||
| souvenir circ. | 2012 | Shoot 'em up | Microsoft Windows dōjin game released at Comiket 82. Re-released on Steam, and ported to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.[21] | ||
| Sanbondo | 2014 | Tactical role-playing game | Sequel to Gensou Shoujo Taisen You. | ||
| Oriental Umbrella Festival | 2014 | Shoot 'em up | [22] [23] | ||
| Chiyuudou | 2014 | Tactical role-playing game | Released for Microsoft Windows in 2014, ported to Nintendo Switch in 2020.[24] | ||
| Ankake Spa | 2014 | Action role-playing game | Microsoft Windows dōjin game released at Comiket 86. Re-released on Steam, and ported to PlayStation 4.[25] | ||
| Mystery Gensokyo: The Tower of Desire | Aqua Style | 2015 | Roguelike | Playstation Vita exclusive.[26] In August, the game received an expansion pack, titled Mononobe no Futo and the 7 Trials.[27] | |
| Touhou : Nighter, Grinder and Uncut | PnFGaming | 2015 | Role-playing game | A Touhou fangame featuring three episodes and three side episodes featuring various playable characters in each episode.[28] | |
| Cubetype | 2016 | Shoot 'em up | [29] | ||
| Area-ZERO | 2016 | Third-person shooter | Enhanced release of the Microsoft Windows dōjin game Touhou Sky Arena: Kurenai released at Reitaisai 9, itself a sequel to Touhou Sky Arena, released in 2011. Re-released on Steam, and ported to PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.[30] | ||
| Sanbondo | 2017 | Tactical role-playing game | Sequel to Gensou Shoujo Taisen Ei. | ||
| Aqua Style | 2017 | Metroidvania | [31] [32] | ||
| Aqua Style | 2017 | Roguelike | PlayStation exclusive.[33] | ||
| Cubetype | 2017 | Shoot 'em up | [34] | ||
| Twilight Frontier | 2018 | Platformer | Remake of Super Marisa Land, with an added 4 player co-op mode.[35] | ||
| RAIN Project - a touhou fangame | Kirisame Jump | 2018 | Platformer | [36] [37] | |
| Remyadry | Kokoko Soft | 2018 | Dungeon crawler | [38] [39] | |
| The Disappearing of Gensokyo (Chinese: 永遠消失的幻想鄉) | MyACG Studio | 2018 | Action role-playing game | Ported to PlayStation 4.[40] The Disappearing of Gensokyo was the first Touhou fangame to appear on Steam.[41] | |
| Aqua Style | 2018 | Roguelike | Comes with all of the base game's DLC, as well as additional playable characters and dungeons. Ported to Windows and Nintendo Switch.[42] [43] | ||
| Touhou Luna Nights | Team Ladybug | 2018 | Metroidvania | ||
| Oriental Umbrella Festival | 2019 | Shoot 'em up | [44] | ||
| Neetpia | 2019 | Tower defense | [45] | ||
| tea_basira | 2019 | Metroidvania | Commenced Steam Early Access in 2019.[46] | ||
| illuCalab. | 2019 | Racing game | Released on Steam and Nintendo Switch in 2019.[47] Several former Nintendo employees who worked on participated in the development of the game.[48] | ||
| Inorikaze (Chinese: 祈風) | Astrolabe Draft | 2019 | Visual novel | [49] [50] | |
| Aniplex | 2019 | Digital board game | Gacha game released on Android and iOS; service terminated in October 2020.[51] | ||
| D.N.A. Softwares | 2019 | Mahjong | Nintendo Switch exclusive. Features ZUN as a guest character.[52] [53] | ||
| Team L.U.R.Id Glow | 2019 | Digital board game | A "Monopoly-like game", in Early Access since November 2019. The developers claim finishing the game will take 3 months.[54] [55] | ||
| Cubetype, Nise-Eikoku Shinshidan | 2020 | Dungeon crawler role-playing game | Released on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in June 2020.[56] Translated into English and released for Steam in October 2021.[57] | ||
| Touhou Nil Soul (Chinese: 东方梦零魂) | Two-color lyophilic Butterfly | 2019 | Turn-based strategy | Early Access game. Version 1.0 launched in February 2020.[58] [59] [60] | |
| Touhou Dungeon Dive | Star Factory, Seven Volt | 2020 | Mobile roguelike | Japan exclusive.[61] Features music from various dōjin circles, including IOSYS and Tokyo Active NEETs.[62] | |
| Touhou Endless Dream (Chinese: 东方夜光幻梦) | MyACG Studio | 2020 | Roguelike | Early Access since October 2020. The developers claim finishing the game will take 3–6 months.[63] [64] | |
| Good Smile Company, NextNinja | 2020 | Turn-based strategy | Gacha game released for Android and iOS. The game was released in Japan in April, and became available for pre-order internationally in October.[65] The game was released internationally on May 11, 2021.[66] | ||
| Mikosansaho | 2020 | Role-playing game | [67] [68] | ||
| ikasumiyaki | 2020 | Digital board game | Early Access since August 2020. The developers claim finishing the game will take 6 months.[69] [70] | ||
| Stardust Laboratory | 2020 | Role-playing game | [71] [72] | ||
| Taito | 2020 | Puzzle | Spin-off of Taito's Puzzle Bobble series. Released on Nintendo Switch as a digital exclusive.[73] [74] Siliconera called Touhou Spell Bubble one of the best games of 2020.[75] | ||
| Hifuu Fragment | Phoenixx | 2021 | Visual novel | [76] | |
| Aqua Style, DeNA, Xeen | 2021 | Rhythm game | Released for Android and iOS in 2021.[77] [78] | ||
| Touhou DollDraft | milliondoubts | 2021 | Real-time strategy | Announced in June 2021,[79] [80] released in August for Steam.[81] | |
| Kubinashi Recollection | Phoenixx | 2021 | Platformer | Planned to release in 2021.[82] | |
| Three Fairies’ Hoppin’ Flappin’ Great Journey! | Phoenixx | 2021 | Role-playing game | Planned to release in August 2021.[83] | |
| Touhou Multi Scroll Shooting 2 | Skydash Studio | 2021 | Shoot 'em up | Planned to release in 2021.[84] | |
| Touhou Mystia's Izakaya (Chinese: 东方夜雀食堂) | Two-color lyophilic Butterfly, Re-0 Doujin Club | 2021 | Restaurant business simulation game | Izakaya management and cooking game with RPG elements such as ingredients collection and NPC questlines.[85] | |
| Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica | exA-Arcadia | 2021 | Shoot 'em up | Arcade game, remake of Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II.[86] [87] | |
| The Touhou Empires | Neetpia | 2022 | Real-time strategy | Planned to release in 2022.[88] | |
| Touhou Choushinsei | Ankake Spa | 2022 | Action role-playing game | [89] [90] | |
| Area-ZERO | TBA | Third-person shooter | Planned for release on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows.[91] | ||
| Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia | Bar Holographic Otaku | 2023 | JRPG | Shin Megami Tensei inspired dungeon crawler which takes place in the Touhou universe.[92] |