Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 36 games similar to Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil down to the 15 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Return of the Obra Dinn, Twelve Minutes and Blacksad: Under the Skin top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

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Year 2002Dev Team Shanghai Alice

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is Return of the Obra Dinn — scoring 60/100 on our similarity scale. Twelve Minutes and Blacksad: Under the Skin follow close behind.

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The best games like Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil on PlayStation

15 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Return of the Obra DinnClosest overall match

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Return of the Obra Dinn

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyHorror

Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56

Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

In 1802, the merchant ship "Obra Dinn" set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 16 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone83Setting66Visuals0

#2Twelve MinutesClosest on tone

58

Twelve Minutes

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkIsometricExploration

Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8

Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, exploration and discovery and visual topdown, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 19 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals46

#3Blacksad: Under the SkinClosest on setting

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Blacksad: Under the Skin

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyExploration

Steam👍 83%· 6.8KIGDB66· 4OC62· 43

Year 2019Dev Ys Interactive · MicroidsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 17 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting72Visuals0

58

Until Dawn

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB80· 16OC79· 93

Year 2015Dev Supermassive Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 13 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting67Visuals0

57

The Council

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorHistorical

Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5

Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, puzzle design and horror tension, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals and setting.

Released 16 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting33Visuals0

#6Indigo Prophecy

56

Indigo Prophecy

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person

IGDB85· 5

Year 2005Dev Quantic Dream · Atari, Inc.On PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 3 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0

56

Judgment

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person

IGDB83· 14OC83· 166

Year 2018Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · Sega GamesOn PS4

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems and visual third person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 16 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0

56

Heavy Rain

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 28KIGDB80· 10OC73· 34

Year 2010Dev Quantic DreamOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 8 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0

56

Late Shift

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 9.2KIGDB52· 3OC65· 37

Year 2016Dev CtrlMovie · Wales InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 14 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0

56

Twin Mirror

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkThird Person3D

Steam👍 77%· 1.6KIGDB57· 7OC61· 77

Year 2020Dev DON'T NOD · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 18 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0

#11Thimbleweed Park

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Thimbleweed Park

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrative2DPixel Art

Steam👍 93%· 4.2KIGDB83· 13OC83· 101

Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual pixel, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 15 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone75Visuals41

#12The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

51

The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFree to Play

Steam👍 93%· 15KIGDB81· 7OC78· 75

Year 2018Dev DON'T NOD · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings free to play, while skipping shooter

Released 16 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone68

#13Life is Strange 2

51

Life is Strange 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 40KRAWG👍 70%· 776MC75

Year 2018Dev DONTNOD Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual third person, while skipping shooter

The award winning Life is Strange series continues with a long-awaited sequel from DONTNOD Entertainment. Two brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz, 16 and 9, are forced to run away from home after a tragic incident in Seattle.

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 16 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone75Visuals0

51

Gone Home

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 18KRAWG👍 69%· 887MC86IGDB74· 12OC85· 17

Year 2013Dev The Fullbright Company · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping shooter

Portland. It's June 7, 1995. After a year of living abroad, the game's main character, 21-year-old girl Katie Greenbriar, finally returns home, waiting for a warm welcome from her family. But somehow, she finds that there is no one in the house! Where is everyone? What happened here?

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 11 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone75Visuals0

#15The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

50

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 3.9KIGDB76· 3

Year 2012Dev Frogwares · AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, visual first person and visual third person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: visuals.

Released 10 years after Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Genre100Game mode100Tone74Visuals0

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