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Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity

Ankake Spa · XSEED Games · 2018-07-11

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 16, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 20, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Sep 04, 2025 (Nintendo Switch)

The world of Touhou comes alive in this beautiful action RPG (featuring “bullet hell” elements, of course!). Infamous vampire Remilia Scarlet and her dutiful maid, Sakuya, set off to chase rumors of a massive monster, all while sending baddies flying with fluid action and signature skills!

Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity is an Action and RPG game released in 2018, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 1327 reviews).

1
playing now
92%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
59/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (151 downloads)
4.74★
PlayStation Store rating (2,904 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Infamous vampire Remilia Scarlet has grown weary of her posh, centuries-long life spent with dutiful maid Sakuya Izayoi at her side. So bored, in fact, that when the local newspaper runs a story about a massive monster spotted nearby, she decides she wants a piece of that action! Unfortunately, she returns home from her first foray to find her mansion heavily damaged, with no clues as to who the culprit might be. But this only serves to fan the flames of the vampiric maiden’s interest in what’s going on beyond the walls of her estate, leading her on a grand, chaotic quest for answers…and for r(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 41 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (190 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 33k–80k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,327 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.49 at Steam (2024-02-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18118120182026Week of 2018-07-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
371Jul 2018Jun 2026Jul 2018 — avg 37 · peak 154Oct 2018 — avg 4 · peak 25Jan 2019 — avg 25 · peak 141Apr 2019 — avg 6 · peak 32Jul 2019 — avg 7 · peak 24Oct 2019 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2020 — avg 5 · peak 21Apr 2020 — avg 3 · peak 26Jul 2020 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2021 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 19Jul 2021 — avg 3 · peak 15Oct 2021 — avg 3 · peak 14Jan 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Oct 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 11Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 13Aug 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 14May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$4.492018-07-122026-07-092018-07-12 — best price $13.492018-11-01 — best price $14.992018-12-20 — best price $9.742019-01-18 — best price $14.992019-03-16 — best price $8.992019-05-06 — best price $14.992019-10-31 — best price $8.992019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-01-23 — best price $8.992020-05-06 — best price $14.992020-11-25 — best price $8.992021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-04-29 — best price $8.992021-07-08 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $8.992022-02-03 — best price $14.992022-06-24 — best price $8.992022-11-29 — best price $14.992023-03-06 — best price $8.992023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-06-29 — best price $8.992023-10-02 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $8.992024-02-26 — best price $14.992024-04-25 — best price $4.492024-07-18 — best price $14.992024-11-05 — best price $4.492024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-02-24 — best price $4.492025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-06-27 — best price $4.492025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $4.492026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $4.492026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
64.5%
earned "C-C-C-Combo Maker"
14.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)2,30137%11
Steam (Steam)1,11718%15
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGCuteJRPGAnimeIndieMagicActionCombatFantasyVampire

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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