by Bob Johnson
It’s getting to be a September tradition: the Touhou game jam is back and hopping over at itch.io! This year, there were 51 entries, and 23 are playable entirely online in your web browser. Here’s a few standout options to try:
Fun: High
Art: Good
Difficulty: Moderate
Feels like: A Bullet Hell Game
Twitch between captured bodies to beat the boss.
Bullet hell really gets kicked up a notch when you can’t remember who or where you are.
Pages Alight
https://historyleaf37.itch.io/pages-alight
Fun: Moderate
Art: Cute
Difficulty: Easy
Feels like: A LucasArts Point and Click Adventure
This short and sweet RPG adventure sends you on a four-koma fetch quest!
Put on a cup of tea and sip slowly while playing!
AKAL
https://tboddy.itch.io/akal
Fun: Moderate
Art: Pixel
Difficulty: Moderate
Feels like: A Bullet Hell Game crossed with Castlevania
Who writes new Genesis games? Touhous, that’s who!
Run into the rooms and nab the potions.
Bullet hell is mandatory, fighting back is optional.
The Great Fairy Campaign
https://jwapobie.itch.io/the-great-fairy-campaign
Fun: High
Art: Cute
Difficulty: Easy
Feels like: Warcraft meets a tower defence game
Clean Gensokoyo to Get More Fairies to Clean Gensokyo.
A short, relaxing, minimalist RTS.