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 21 that fit the “Dark” 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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Year 2002Dev Team Shanghai Alice

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Within the “Dark” 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 #4Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel60 #5Disco Elysium - The Final Cut59

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The best dark games like Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

21 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.

#1Maniac MansionClosest overall match

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Maniac Mansion

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting78Visuals44

#2Gabriel Knight: Sins of the FathersClosest on setting

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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative 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

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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

#4Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel

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Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D

Steam👍 93%· 246RAWG👍 84%· 32MC85

Year 2003Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe casual and exploration and discovery, while skipping shooter

Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone85Setting67Visuals40

#5Disco Elysium - The Final CutClosest on visuals

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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkIsometric

OC89· 75

Year 2019Dev um · ZAOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, while skipping shooter

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut Bundle is the ultimate edition of the groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city block to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders, or take bribes.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals81

#6Twelve Minutes

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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

#7Blacksad: Under the Skin

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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

58

Still Life

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3

Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

✓ 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.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting69Visuals0

#10Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

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Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 99%· 599

Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, horror tension and exploration and discovery, while skipping shooter

Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1 is set in the same universe as both The Norwood Suite and Off-Peak, Cosmo D’s previous games. It’s a hazy Sunday morning on the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting64Visuals0

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

#12The Stanley Parable

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The Stanley Parable

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 45KRAWG👍 89%· 2.0KMC88

Year 2013Dev Galactic CafePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

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

The Stanley Parable is a first-person interactive story game. Being initially released in 2011 as a modification for Half-Live 2, it was entirely remade in 2013, featuring updated graphics and more content.

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 mode100Tone100Visuals0

#13Indigo Prophecy

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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

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