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Touhou Endless Dream

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2021

Should you play it?

A bullet hell roguelike game. Players can utilize characters with different abilities, collect and assemble powerful items. Dance through an unending barrage of bullets to save both yourself and Touhou Gensokyo from the darkness that is engulfing everything.

What works
  • Fun and addictive bullet hell roguelike gameplay
  • Multiple characters with unique playstyles
  • High replay value with many items and upgrades
  • Low price and good value
  • Charming pixel art and music
Things to keep in mind
  • Incomplete and poor english translation
  • Limited map and enemy variety
  • Some bugs and ui issues
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Some achievements require excessive grinding

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Reignbreaker

  • Fearless Fantasy

  • Dark Fairy Tale: Dreamland Survivors

  • The Bleakest Keep

  • Oblivion Override

  • Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial

  • 永远消失的幻想乡 ～ The Disappearing of Gensokyo

  • Assault Spy

  • Sodaman
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Dark Fairy Tale: Dreamland Survivors

  • Sodaman

  • Heroes Wanted
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

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  • Growth

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Touhou Endless Dream: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Leadership.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Continuation

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  • Cooperation

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  • Creativity

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  • Domination

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  • Escapism

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    "Players use the game as a challenging distraction with immersive bullet hell action and engaging character progression."

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  • Expectation

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    "Players engage voluntarily for fun and challenge; no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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  • Experimenting

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    "Randomized runs, multiple builds, and item combinations encourage experimentation with playstyles."

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  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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    "Set in the Touhou universe with fantasy characters, bullet hell patterns, and imaginative fiction."

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  • Fellowship

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    "No social or community gameplay features; primarily solo experience."

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  • Growth

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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    "Requires focused attention during runs; not a background or idle game."

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  • Intimacy

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  • Leadership

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  • Progression

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  • Relaxation

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    "Some players find the game fun and satisfying, but bullet hell intensity creates tension."

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  • Sensation

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    "Colorful bullet patterns, music, and pixel art provide sensory stimulation and visual excitement."

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  • Status

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  • Story

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  • Strategy

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  • Thrill

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  • Value

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  • Violence

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    "Combat-focused gameplay with shooting and defeating enemies and bosses."

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  • Survival

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