Time stop and slow mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the action is excellent, and is one of the best uses of timestopping done in a game period”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Touhou Luna Nights
Worth buying? What 285 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 285 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Team Ladybug, WSS playground2019Metroidvania · Bullet Hell · Platformer
$17.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A polished, short Touhou metroidvania built on time stop and graze mechanics, with great bosses, art and music. Skip it if you want deep exploration or a long game.
Great for
Fans of boss fights, Touhou music and tight action who want a short, stylish game
Main risk
Linear, short game with weak exploration that doesn't feel like a real metroidvania for the price
What players love
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the soundtrack should be put in a museum”
Steam review · 34.3 h played ↗
Excellent boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Some of the best boss design I've ever encountered.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Beautiful pixel art and animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“beautiful spritework and fun arranges of the EOSD OST”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Welcoming to non-Touhou players
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“even if you don't know anything about touhou, this game is still a great and enjoyable metroidvania game.”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Tight, responsive controls and combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“a highly polished game with some of the best controls I have ever played”
Steam review · 19.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Not a real metroidvania; linear
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game is labeled as a Metroidvania, but it isn't. It's just a linear platformer with some backtracking.”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Frustrating level design and annoying enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the regular levels in between are incredibly frustrating to play as you have to dodge a spam of enemies through tight corridors filled with environmental hazards”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Too short for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Game is only 3 hours long. No hard mode or new game + of any kind. Way too short for $18.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Poor settings, saves and warp points
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the lack of save points and no auto saves on boss completion or area movement”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
Thousand knives breaks balance; too easy
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“thousand daggers makes you invincible for 3 seconds, letting you "graze" boss attacks without taking damage”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
Attacks cost MP; awkward graze healing
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Can't even do basic attacks without consuming MP and then have to get close to enemies to replenish, stupid.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable50 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo or higher
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsOpen GL compliant video card
Storage50 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo or higher
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsOpen GL compliant video card
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo or higher
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsOpen GL compliant video card
Storage50 MB available space
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