The History of Touhou Project, From an Alternate Universe Perspective, Part One
When I conceived the Touhou 1: The Highly Responsive to Prayers NES Demake, I thought to myself, what if the legendary shooter series started a decade earlier? If series creator Jun’ya Ohta had been born a decade earlier, he would have made a different set of friends. The same would happen with you in the…
Why Touhou Project Fangames Face Cancellation
We’ve all heard the word “cancellation” before. Usually, it brings to mind high-profile celebrity drama, a network TV show getting the axe, or legal issues with a massive corporate publisher. But in the indie gaming world, and specifically within the vibrant Touhou Project community, “cancellation” looks entirely different. Thanks to Touhou Project creator Jun’ya Ohta’s…
Misty Lake Survivors Review
NOTE: This game is currently in alpha testings and only applies to this version. Actual in-game content may change and this review may not be reliable as time goes on. The horde-survival genre, born from the spectacular success of Vampire Survivors, has become the modern developer’s ultimate playground – a blank slate where mechanics can be…
Touhou Meishuugeki Alpha V1.2.0 Now Out
Drillimation Systems is turning up the heat this summer with two new boss additions and a high-intensity challenge. Fresh off the heels of its massive Alpha 1.1.0 update, which brought highly anticipated fan favorites Yukari Yakumo and Kaguya Houraisan to the playable roster, Drillimation has dropped the next major milestone in the development of Touhou…
Itchio Went Down For Thousands Yesterday Morning
A rogue maintenance query left indie developers and players staring at error pages for over six hours. Indie gaming hub itch.io suffered a major, hours-long outage yesterday morning, leaving thousands of players unable to access their libraries and stopping developers from uploading or updating their projects. According to server status tracker Downdetector, user reports spiked…
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