# Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism.

> Bullet hell is all the more beautiful the more hellish it is; the deeper you go, the more the underworld regains its hellish form. A hellish yet lovely bullet hell shooter.

## Game facts

- Developer: 上海アリス幻樂団
- Publisher: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Jun 6, 2020
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Action, Shooting, BulletHell
- Steam Deck: Playable (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1100150/)
- Languages: Interface: Japanese (Japan); Subtitles: Japanese (Japan) (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/touhou-chireiden-subterranean-animism)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 1, 2026

### Strengths

- Highly challenging yet learnable danmaku patterns and excellent gameplay
- Impressive and highly acclaimed soundtrack
- Gameplay that effectively captures the tension and fun of the danmaku shooter genre

### Weaknesses

- Weaker shot-type performance than in the previous game, along with harsher lives and extend systems
- The high difficulty creates a significant barrier to entry for beginners and some players
- Resource management is excessively strict, such as being unable to retain a bomb after clearing a single spell card

## Links

- [Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism. on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/4769)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/4769/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-10T00:16:24.324Z