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Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity

Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity

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!

Released Jul 11, 2018 Developer Ankake Spa Publisher XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc. Platforms Windows Bullet HellActionAnimeFemale ProtagonistIndie
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.9%positive1,220 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Probably one of my favorite Touhou fangames. Definitely worth the play if you can't get enough Scarlet Devil content. I found myself wanting to play more, even after I finished the game & got all the achievements. The story is simple. Remilia Scarlet, the charismatic vampire…”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Really cute game, the art and 3d models are charming, music is cool and recognizable, and the dialogue is pretty funny at times. I played through once as Sakuya and did the first two missions again afterwards as Remilia. If you're going to play through once I think I would…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“"haven't you been a bit too lazy these days, more than usual i mean?" "well... that's what happens when you're bored, nothing to do" peak”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:02 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

3playing at last check
224-hour peak
154all-time peak
0 25 50 2019 2021 2023 2025 37 avg · Jul 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

15achievements
14.4%median completion
7.8%rarest: Bullet Hell Master
64.5% of players 48.5% of players 32.4% of players 28.7% of players 22.0% of players 19.3% of players 16.9% of players 14.4% of players 13.9% of players 13.4% of players 9.1% of players 8.8% of players 8.8% of players 7.9% of players 7.8% of players 64.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
64.5%C-C-C-Combo Maker — Landed a chain of 100 or more consecutive hits as Remilia or Sakuya.
48.5%Miss Understanding — Hidden achievement
32.4%Reimu's Clues — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
7.8%Bullet Hell Master — Hidden achievement
7.9%Bullet Hell Expert — Hidden achievement
8.8% Mightiest in Gensokyo — Reached Lv. 99 as Remilia or Sakuya.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK12.99 GBP
Australia19.99 AUD
Canada19.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil28.99 BRL
China50.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.7 China Japan Australia Canada US EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 22, 2019
Ver. 1.51 Now Available!

We have released Ver. 1.51 (Build ID: 3483481). This update contains the following fix. Fixed a crash issue affecting some PCs caused by a bug with XAudio library. 一部のWindows環境において、XAudioライブラリの不具合によって

Jan 22, 2019
Ver. 1.51 Now Available!

We have released Ver. 1.51 (Build ID: 3483481). This update contains the following fix. Fixed a crash issue affecting some PCs caused by a bug with XAudio library. 一部のWindows環境において、XAudioライブラリの不具合によって

Jan 22, 2019
Ver. 1.51 Now Available!

We have released Ver. 1.51 (Build ID: 3483481). This update contains the following bug fix. Fixed a crash issue affecting some PCs caused by a bug with XAudio library. 一部のWindows環境において、XAudioライブラリの不具合

Jan 11, 2019
Additional languages added!

Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity can now be played with Simplified and Traditional Chinese text! 已添加简体中文和繁体中文语言支持。 已添加简体中文和繁体中文語言支持。

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, RPG
Player tagsBullet Hell · Action · Anime · Female Protagonist · Indie · Fantasy · Vampire · Combat · Magic · JRPG · Soundtrack · RPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Achievements15
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.scarletcuriosity.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3 (2-core, 2.4GHz) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTS 450 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: Compatible with DirectX 10.0