Valkyrie of Phantasm
Released Oct 2024
Control characters from the Touhou Project series in this shooting action game featuring high-speed aerial versus combat! Danmaku battles faster than you've ever seen will unfold in the skies of Gensokyo as you use your mobility to dodge countless bullets flying at you with a variety of spells.
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Steam $29.99
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Evaluation
Valkyrie of Phantasm launched into full release (v1.00) on October 18, 2024, graduating out of Early Access. At launch, the developer published a post-release roadmap and explicitly stated they would "continue to update the game regularly." The game has since received substantial post-launch updates, including a major content update on August 1, 2025 (Ver.1.10) that added a new Survival Mode, new story episodes for the final boss, new spells for every playable character, new battle abilities, a new stage, and Steam achievements. That update also included a new roadmap image outlining further planned content. Most importantly, an April 25, 2025 announcement confirmed the game is coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, and explicitly stated that "new characters in the form of DLCs" are planned for both Steam and consoles — DLC characters have been formally announced but not yet released. The most recent developer communication was a security patch on October 7, 2025. With DLC characters publicly announced and a roadmap still active as of the August 2025 update, additional content is clearly in the pipeline.
Evidence
Major update Ver.1.10 shipped with Survival Mode, new story episodes, new spells for all characters, new abilities, a new stage, and a roadmap image showing further planned content.
Developer announced console versions for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, and confirmed new characters will be released as paid DLC on both Steam and consoles.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
PLAYISM
Achievements
43
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP
About this game

Story
A meteorite suddenly crashes into Gensokyo.A crack appears on its metallic, egg-like surface, and small particles of light shine through the cracks, and they scatter all at once, in all directions.
Eventually, they reach the most powerful residents of Gensokyo.
One of these lights reaches Reimu Hakurei. It engulfs her, as it transforms into what looks like a suit of armor.
A name echoes in her head, and she repeats it out loud,
"Valkyrie Arms..."
Sensing the beginnings of an incident, she sighs and looks off in the direction which the light came from.
She floats up into the air, and is gone in the blink of an eye, leaving nothing but a red trail of light behind her.
"My body feels so light..."
Flying faster than ever before, Reimu realizes that her armor—her Valkyrie Arms—are to thank for her newfound speed.
Who gave her this power, and for what purpose? To find the reason behind it all, Reimu hurries on her way... but it doesn't take long before someone stands in her way.
"Looks like I'm not the only one."
Standing before Reimu is another girl, similarly clad in a set of Valkyrie Arms. They were both granted the same power, and they both know what must be done...
And thus, a high-speed danmaku battle begins.
Valkyrie of Phantasm is based on the Touhou series,
but has a brand new original story with the creators' own interpretations of the world and characters.
This is a Touhou Project fan game developed by Areazero.
Game System
■ Basic Actions- Attack: Perform a close-range melee attack
- Shot: Shoot bullets; hold for rapid-fire
- Spell: Cast a powerful bullet pattern spell
- Step: Perform a quick evasion
- Boost Dash: Dash mid-flight at high-speeds
- Guard: Put up a barrier to block attacks
■ Special Actions
- Accel Drive: Power up temporarily (raises movement speed, motion speed, and attack power)
The increase in stats depends on the number of charges in the Drive Gauge
Level 1 to Level 3 + Level MAX
Has burst effects - Accel Drive Spell: A powerful spell only usable during Accel Drive
- Ultimate Spell: An extremely powerful spell only usable at Level MAX
- Charged Melee Attack: Has a guard-breaking effect. Shatters the guard and staggers the opponent
- Rush Attack: A mid-range charge attack
- Side Attack: A high-speed flank attack (take two steps at a right angle and attack from the flank)
- Backstep Attack: Do a backstep and then attack
- Boost Dash Attack: A powerful strike dealt after a Boost Dash that staggers the opponent
- Step Cancel: Take a step to cancel the idle time in between attack actions
Number of Players
1-4 players※Multiplayer requires online play
Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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