东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards

Touhou Hakanai Cards launched on May 20, 2020 as a paid game and received regular content updates throughout 2020 and 2021, including new characters, balance patches, seasonal events, and DLC cosmetic packs. On November 5, 2021, the developer announced a significant pivot: the game would become free-to-play on November 14, 2021, converting to a monetization model built around a gacha-style "prayer" system using purchasable "prayer stones," a rotating cosmetics store, seasonal rankings, and weekly task rewards. This is a classic live service structure, designed to sustain the game indefinitely through ongoing content and cosmetic cycles. The conversion included new in-game currencies, a pity guarantee system for the gacha, and promises of continued new skins and characters through community voting. Updates continued through December 2021, with the last recorded communication being a bug fix post on December 10, 2021. Despite the game still being available for free on Steam with active purchase options, no developer communications have been found after December 10, 2021 — leaving more than four years of silence through the assessment date of June 20, 2026. For a game designed around seasonal events, weekly rewards, and rotating content, this extended absence of communication is a significant concern. The game's servers may still be running (it is listed as purchasable and free-to-play), but whether the developer is actively maintaining or updating the live service infrastructure is unknown.