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Touhou Mystery Reel

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

Touhou Mystery Reel is a 2D platformer action game with special combat system. You can experience exciting battles and interesting stories in the game. There will be different endings of the stages. The player has the freedom to choose either to fight the powerful bosses or to take "shortcuts".

What works

  • Unique and challenging combat system with parry mechanics
  • Charming pixel art and music
  • Many secrets and achievements encouraging exploration
  • Free to play with good replay value
  • Engaging boss fights with satisfying timing-based gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep difficulty spike and sometimes unclear feedback
  • Poor translation and communication of mechanics
  • Limited level design and content (only two levels)
  • Controls can feel stiff or unresponsive at times
  • Long development hiatus with uncertain future updates

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

Last update: 24/08/2026