Touhou Fairy Knockout ~ One fairy to rule them all
Early access since Jul 2023
You will role-play as playful fairies with unique personalities, and accomplish your own Gekokujō in Gensokyo where the strong gather! Make your own favorite fairy character the strongest with your own hands!
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In early access, content still planned
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Content Planned
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Steam $3.99
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Evaluation
Touhou Fairy Knockout launched into Early Access on July 28, 2023 with four playable characters, and the store description confirmed that the other five characters would be added later. On March 5, 2025, the developer shipped a large update delivering everything originally planned: five new playable characters, five new bosses, local co-op for up to four players, new music, color palette options, and over 150 fixes and improvements. The developer explicitly stated that "everyone we had originally planned for the game is now fully complete." However, they also confirmed that development is not finished: the team plans to continue fixing and improving the game based on player feedback, and that an official 1.0 release will come once the game has been translated into other languages. The game remains in Early Access as of October 1, 2026, and no 1.0 launch date has been announced.
Evidence
Major update shipped all originally planned content: five new characters, five new bosses, local co-op, new music, and 150+ fixes. Developer stated all planned characters are now fully complete, but confirmed ongoing fixes/improvements and a future 1.0 release pending translation into other languages.
Store description confirms the EA version launched with four of nine planned characters; the remaining five would be added in the future.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
二色幽紫蝶
Achievements
43
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
A head stomping extravaganza!
Take control of bubbly and fun-loving fairies! Stomp heads or crash into the opposition to knock them to the ground, then KO them with a kick into the river!
The game is that simple!
▲ Simply stomp or crash into the enemy to KO them!
1. Nine Lively Fairies to Choose from
The cutest, colorful, mischievous fairies of Gensokyo are the stars of this story.Players can select from nine remarkable fairies to take part in adventures and competitions.
Even Lily Black is included as her own individual character!
▲ Nine fairies to pick from. The EA version currently has four fairies; the other five will be added in the future!
2. Single/Multiplayer Story Mode
Take flight with your fairy of choice, overcome 5 stages—each with its own bosses — and reach the ending to unlock new content.Each fairy has her own unique storylines, and the game is filled with fun and interesting dialogue.
Experience the story on your own or invite a friend over to lend you a hand.
The more the merrier!
▲ Challenge the game on your own and hoard all the style points!
▲ Invite your friends along for double the chaos and double the fun!
3. Dynamic Battles with Weather and Items
An unchanging battlefield is a boring one. Therefore, we've added a random weather and item system, spicing up the battlefield with dynamic charm!Weather change happens every 10 seconds, applying different environmental effects, such as:
- Scorching Sun: staying in the heated sun beam for more than 3 seconds makes you lose 1 HP.
- Sunny: if an enemy's health is depleted in the air, they are immediately KO'd with no chance to recover (a certain shrine maiden's favorite).
- Sand Storm: flying for more than 3 seconds in the air without touching the ground makes you lose 1 HP.
- Thunder: an invincible ball of electricity spawns in the battlefield, KO'ing anyone who gets in its path.
- ...And 9 other weathers.
▲ Three enemies taken out by a ball of electricity—an easy victory!
Items fall from the sky every 10 seconds. They can be used at any time once picked up. Some help you, and some hinder the enemy. For example:
- Giant Popsicle: eat to immediately gain 1 HP.
- Durian: force all enemies to the ground, unable to fly.
- Boomerang: pierces all enemies in its path.
- Shrimp Sushi: dash infinitely for a short amount of time.
- ...And 22 other items.
▲ Dash around the battlefield with shrimp sushi!
What's a game without some collectibles?
Of course, Touhou Fairy Knockout has an abundance of them too. These include:
- Achievements
- Enemies
- Bosses
- Weathers
- Items
- Music CDs
- And trophies which will be added in the future
▲ Six types of collectibles currently in the game!
▲ List of ingame achievements
▲ List of defeated bosses
The charm of indie games is that, unlike commercial studios, we don't have to develop games in a short amount of time with the goal of maximizing profits.
All those crazy ideas and concepts we have, we can add them in to our heart's content.
We have a lot of fun plans in store for this game, the only step remaining is to make it a reality.
Or maybe we'll discover even more interesting ideas from the community and throw those in too.
Join us on this journey to create an even more fun Fairy Knockout!
Thank you for playing our game!
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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