Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

Anime roguelike deckbuilder built around colored mana and flexible decks

Alioth Studio · Released Aug 17, 2022 · Early Access

Adventure Indie RPG Strategy Early Access

Reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 2,147
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 100% of 39 in 30 days
Playing now: 213; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 week ago; Sep 13, 2026

What is Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend?

A single-player roguelike deckbuilder set in Gensokyo. During each run, you collect cards and exhibits, manage colored mana, and fight turn-based card battles as one of five playable characters. The story begins with Reimu searching for the stolen Jeweled Branch of Hourai.

For you if...

+you enjoy turn-based roguelike deckbuilding runs
+you want a card game with multiple playable characters

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer card battles
−you dislike rebuilding decks across repeated runs
−you expect a highly branching encounter map

What players say

93% of 2,147 reviews are positive · 100% of 39 in the last 30 days

Players praise the colored-mana system for enabling varied decks, cross-character cards, and flexible synergies, along with the music and presentation. Some criticize the straightforward map, limited encounter variety, and uneven build balance; one player describes the final boss as overly restrictive.

Screenshots and trailer

Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 (SP1+), 64-bit versions only.
Processor: Intel e3-1230
Graphics: GTX 750
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 86
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: Simplified Chinese, English, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, French, Traditional Chinese, German, Ukrainian, Russian, Hungarian, Polish, Vietnamese.