Team Shanghai Alice official website. Though the games are considered the core of the series, Touhou also consists of other materials, such as print works and music CDs. Column: What is Touhou fan content? Gensokyo does not belong to ZUN alone. The unique setting — with its unusual philosophy, compelling worldbuilding, and beloved characters — has earned the series a devoted following. Countless fans have been inspired to create their own art, music, stories, and games within the world of Touhou.
There are also five spin-off danmaku games that feature similar gameplay, but are not considered core games in the series because they follow a different format.
These are generally referred to as fighting games in the English-speaking community. The oldest games in the series, playable on the PC an outdated computer model , are no longer available for purchase. However, you can download trial versions on the Amusement Makers website. Japanese only. In order to play Touhou, you will need a computer that runs Windows.
You may also want to use a controller compatible with a PC, although Touhou can be played with a keyboard as well. There are several ways to purchase the main Touhou games. The easiest way to purchase Touhou games is to download them through Steam. Currently, most of the main games as well as some of the spinoff games are available on Steam. Players should note that none of the games currently have official English translations; however, there are many fan communities that have gameplay guides for English-speaking players.
Team Shanghai Alice on Steam. Please note that not all games in the series are available for digital download. Some of the older games in the series can only be purchased in physical form. For fans who like to own physical copies of games, or who want to play the games not available for download, all games in the series are also sold in CD form. There are currently no international retailers that print new copies of the games; however, they can be purchased from Japanese doujin retailers through proxy services.
Proxy services will order goods from retailers in Japan and ship them overseas for an additional fee. These retailers are generally supported by proxy services:. Melon Books. These are a few proxy services that ship from Japan, including:.
White Rabbit Express. Because the Touhou games are in Japanese, it may be difficult for non-Japanese speakers to understand their gameplay at first. Don't have an account? Sign up for free! What do you need help on? Cancel X. Topic Archived. Sign Up for free or Log In if you already have an account to be able to post messages, change how messages are displayed, and view media in posts. So, I absolutely love danmaku shooters, but so far, I've only played Cave shooters through emulation and the I'm really interested in the Touhou games, but I actually have no idea where to get them: whenever I look up where to get them, I just get links for pirate downloads, so I'm assuming it's not freeware.
Can someone tell me where to get Touhou games legitimately? Proud mayor of the new Funtown since July 7th, "All glory to dear leader". Well, most American fans do pirate them. They're not sold outside of Japan, and the creator has said that he doesn't care about the international fanbase. You won't get in any trouble for doing it, either. But if you insist on buying them, you can find info here. Also, if you ever have any other questions, just post them in the big topic.
The other users here don't usually check the topic list. Bokothechoco2 9 years ago 3. N-Forza from MotK is probably the cheapest way to go, since you're only paying the cost for him to buy the games and ship them to you. Massaca 9 years ago 4.
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