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Watch trailer on Steam ↗Touhou Sousenkyou ~ Land of Oracular Zeitgeist
Rain Theory, 海鮮堂（仮） · Published by Rain Theory, 海鮮堂（仮）
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
The Sousenkyou Battle Royale has hit the village's yellow brick roads! Strange things are happening behind the curtain. It's time for actors and stagehands to work hand-in-hand to find the real goals behind that popularity contest. (This game is a fangame).
Action, Adventure, Indie · 2026 · More free games
Explore the whimsical yet perilous world of Touhou Sousenkyou ~ Land of Oracular Zeitgeist, where actors and stagehands must navigate a treacherous competition. Developed by Rain Theory, this 2026 indie game combines action and adventure in a unique fangame experience.
About this game
◆ This game is a fanwork of the Touhou Project! ◆
Production of this game is compliant with the fanwork guidelines set by the original creators (ZUN and Team Shanghai Alice). Please note this work has no affiliation with the original creators. We kindly ask that you do not mistakenly direct any inquiries or requests about this game to them.
This game features original characters, and the portrayal of canon characters from the series may differ from your own personal interpretations. Please enjoy this title only if you are comfortable with these creative liberties.
◆ You don't need ballots or screens for this election! Rather, let the splendid danmaku tally up the votes! ◆
An extraordinary new entry to the world of Touhou shmup fangames is arriving in 2026!
With the sudden announcement of a "popularity contest" occuring in the Human Village, a variety of maidens—from familiar faces like Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame to completely new and original characters never seen before—set off to win the contest by battling it out.
But lurking in the shadows behind the curtains of this "popularity royale" lies a mastermind attempting to fix the matches...
A Phantasmagoria-styled versus game, sure to draw in allies, spectators, and even fairies!
◆ The journey to courage and comradery can begin even with the slightest step! ◆
Kaisendō (tentative), the circle behind a variety of Touhou shoot-em-up fangames, has provided their full cooperation on this project! Popular characters from previous Kaisendō's past works make an appearance, and the roster of playable teams includes six in the demo and over 20 in the full release! (Note that since teams count as pairs of characters working in tandem, this count refers to teams, not individual characters. That's right, not just more than 20 characters, but 20 full teams!)
With this collaboration, we've been able to craft a wealth of ultra-deluxe content like a massive and completely new storyline, charming characters, and a variety of music tracks with both original compositions and fresh arrangements of preexisting songs! The story mode alone offers more than enough content to provide a fully satisfactory experience.
Versus Mode offers an addition four options of gameplay: local multiplayer, online multiplayer, human vs. CPU matches, and CPU vs. CPU spectator matches. We haven't overlooked those little details, such as alternate colorings for playable characters and an extensive array of post-battle dialogue!
◆ Please note the demo version has limited functionality. ◆
◆ Naturally, the full release will offer every feature the game has for you to enjoy! ◆
In the Story Mode demo, you can play through the first three stages as the following teams:
Reimu Hakurei & Aunn Komano • Marisa Kirisame & Okina Matara • Horou Torisumi & Tokiko
In the Versus Mode demo, in addition to those three teams listed above, you can select from three other teams, including Mumei Fujitsubo (& General Set) & Nebet Tefet and two additional teams featuring new characters making their debut appearances in this title.
Please note that the demo build of Versus Mode does not support local or online multiplayer, but players can still participate in human vs. CPU matches or spectate CPU vs. CPU matches.
◆ Staff Credits ◆
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-6100 CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Integrated GPUs are not recommended.
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
[v0.05a] Fuma Mishandra, Sengo Sanada, Mod Support & more!
New characters have joined the roster!Welcome Fuma Mishandra and Sengo Sanada, characters from 東方魔宝城 ～ Book of Star Mythology!With Fuma as a new actress and Sengo acting as her new stagehand, they're an unexpected team of formidable foes! (In the demo, only available in Versus Mode)Mod support is here!A much requested feature has also landed!Modding is something we knew we wanted since the beginning, and we’re finally ready to roll out this system. This is still an experimental feature, so let us know of any shortcomings or potential improvements.You can find more information on how modding in this game works within the game files. Mod support will remain available in the demo version forever, and extending into the full version! Currently, only characters, stage backgrounds and music can be added.More moddable content will be added in the future to the full version.Check this video to get an overview of all the new features!See below our great format list of changes for this new version 👇Major AdditionsAdded Fuma Mishandra as a new playable actor.Added Sengo Sanada as a new stagehand support.Added official Modding Support!Supported mod types include: new playable actors, new stagehands, new stage backgrounds, and custom per-character songs. Added new stagehand themes!Nebet Tefet: Far-East El Dorado (arranged by NED).Tokiko: A Hundred-Demon Night Parade in a Multitude of Colors (arranged by PumpkinPielex).Wriggle Nightbug: Stirring an Autumn Moon ~ Mooned Insect (arranged by Crimium).Sengo Sanada: Sword of the Fallen Hero ~ Legend of Sanada (arranged by Kirbio).Added a new stage location to Versus Mode: Path to Hakurei Shrine (based on 東方光像儀 ～ Flickerframe Shutter Festival's Act 11 stage location).Added the Story Mode Records menu, with the ability to save and view your best-scoring runs, playtime and attempt count for any story and difficulty.Character & Balance AdjustmentsIncreased bomb invulnerability time to 4 seconds for Reimu, Marisa, Amaka, and Dorothy (up fr...Read full article on Community Announcements (Ryann Thierry)AnnouncementsOfficial
Thank you for your support!
Thank you!We are extremely grateful for all the support, feedback and suggestions we've gotten. We've reached over 4000 wishlists and are hard at work on polishing the demo and continuing work on the full version. We're implementing very exciting features to both versions and can't wait to share with everyone our progress.On the meantime, we're wondering, how about a new pair of characters to be added to the demo...!Let's see... if we can get to 5073 wishlists, maybe we could have an even bigger surprise for you! I'll let you think about what this number means... Also, would you look at that... Tanabata is coming soon, right? What to expect in the near futureAs just mentioned. we've gotten a lot of very useful feedback. Previously, we planned on updating the game once more in the weekend after the game's release, but with the amount of changes we ended up writing down to be done, we decided to postpone this demo update to a bit later. For the next update (or for one after that), here's a list of just a few things we've planned and/or implemented already:Major review on text translationsSince the demo's release, new members have joined the team, and are working hard on polishing the text in the game. In particular, Chinese has had a nearly complete overhaul, including new fonts, special text formatting and other changes. Other languages have varying degrees of changes, but most definitely are in better shape than before. The new members will be added to the credits list in-game and in the Steam store page once the update is released.Character balancingAll characters have been altered either in terms of value changes or shot type design change.This includes not only actors, but stagehands as well.Random actor and stagehand selection on Versus ModeGeneral gameplay balancingThere are many mechanics that have been suggested to be healthier for the game loop that we've implemented in-game. This includes a longer deathbomb window, more iframes after charging attacks, homin...Read full article on Community Announcements (Ryann Thierry)
