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We filtered the 36 games similar to Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil down to the 5 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Maniac Mansion, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers and Return of the Obra Dinn top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2002Dev Team Shanghai Alice

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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is Maniac Mansion — scoring 65/100 on our similarity scale. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers and Return of the Obra Dinn follow close behind.

#1Maniac Mansion65#2Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers63#3Return of the Obra Dinn60#4Blacksad: Under the Skin58#5To the Moon51
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The best games with a fantasy setting like Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

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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.

#1Maniac Mansion
65
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Maniac Mansion
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy2D
Steam👍 88%· 221IGDB90· 1
Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping shooter

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

It predates Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
63
iRank89
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy
Steam👍 89%· 192
Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and visual third person, while skipping shooter

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

It predates Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Return of the Obra Dinn
60
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Return of the Obra Dinn
AdventureNarrative 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.

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#4Blacksad: Under the Skin
58
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Blacksad: Under the Skin
AdventureNarrative 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.

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#5To the Moon
51
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To the Moon
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloFantasy
OC86· 16
Year 2015Dev Design By CloudOn Web

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, fantasy world and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: shooter.

A Star Wars fan game for Star Wars day! May the 4th be with you!

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

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