Touhou: Fading Illusion

A visual novel with branching choices in a supernatural world

Indie Game Order · Released Dec 5, 2022 · Early Access

Reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 283
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 10 months ago; Dec 18, 2025
Minimum PC: DirectX® 11 compatible; 2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Touhou: Fading Illusion?

This single-player visual novel takes place in the Touhou Project universe, where shrine maiden Reimu is sent to follow Sumireko at a temple festival. You read dialogue and narration, make choices that change the plot, and consult a dictionary of characters and locations. The Early Access story is divided into chapters, with a prologue and partially completed chapters available.

For you if...

+you enjoy exploring a large cast and detailed world lore

Not for you if...

−you prefer action to long stretches of reading
−you want a finished story rather than chapters in development

What players say

92% of 283 reviews are positive

Players praise the art, music, and writing. A recent reviewer criticizes selling unfinished chapters as paid DLC.

Screenshots and trailer

Touhou: Fading Illusion system requirements

Minimum: DirectX® 11 compatible, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7/8/8.1/10
Processor: Pentium® 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon® XP
Graphics: DirectX® 11 compatible
Memory: 2048 MB RAM
Storage: 2000 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Touhou: Fading Illusion have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Touhou: Fading Illusion run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, French, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean.

Does Touhou: Fading Illusion use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam