Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity

Warnings

This game is only playable in English with a fan translation (see Localizations for details and other supported languages).

General information

Official developer website (Japanese)

Official game website (Japanese)

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Original Japanese Comiket 86 release.
Developer website		Digital re-release of the Japanese version via DLsite.
Publisher website		English version.
Steam		English version.
Publisher website (unavailable)		Digital re-release of the Japanese version via PLAYISM.

A demo of the Japanese version is available on the developer's website and DLsite; up to Chapter 2 can be played.

Version differences

The English version is based on the PlayStation 4 version, which features improved graphics and a "Bullet Hell" difficulty modifier.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest update patch for the Japanese version can be found here, marked under "東方紅輝心製品版ver1.31アップデートパッチ". The English version is already updated with the latest updates.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\AnkakeSpa\ScarletCuriosity\graphics_setting.json %APPDATA%\AnkakeSpa\ScarletCuriosity\input_setting.json %APPDATA%\AnkakeSpa\ScarletCuriosity\main_setting.json %APPDATA%\AnkakeSpa\ScarletCuriosity\sound.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/845880/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\AnkakeSpa\ScarletCuriosity\remi_auto.sav %APPDATA%\AnkakeSpa\ScarletCuriosity\saku_auto.sav %APPDATA%\AnkakeSpa\ScarletCuriosity\remi\save###.save %APPDATA%\AnkakeSpa\ScarletCuriosity\saku\save###.save
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/845880/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

remi_auto.sav and saku_auto.sav are the game's auto-save files for Remilia and Sakuya, respectively, while remi and saku folders respectively stores their campaign's save data.

Auto-save files from the demo can be transferred into the full game.^[2]

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		SMAA, can be toggled on or off.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS		Option to cap the framerate to 30 FPS is available.
120+ FPS		Capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard remapping.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse is not used.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Configured through the game's launcher.
Controller sensitivity		Digital movement.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Xbox 360 variant.
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		Natively supported in the English version.^[3]
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired V2 tested.^[3]

Generic/other controllers		DirectInput controllers are supported.
Button prompts		Generic for DirectInput controllers. Keyboard prompts are shown when no controllers are connected.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		XInput only. "Off", "Low", "Medium", and "High" settings in the configuration launcher.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

XInput remapping.
DirectInput remapping.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		BGM, SE.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Dialogue is entirely text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Officially supported in the English release by XSEED. Fan translation patch for the Japanese version by OCV, download.
Japanese

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 9Ex	Japanese version uses Direct3D 9.^{[citation needed]} English version uses Direct3D 9Ex.^[4]
Shader Model support	3.0, 4.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Japanese version

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600GT AMD RaedonHD 3800 DirectX 9.0c compatible

English version

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 (2-core, 2.4 GHz)	Intel Core i5-2300 AMD FX-6350
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 DirectX 10 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 AMD Radeon R7 360

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/845880/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (845880) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Adventures of Scarlet Curiosity - Touhou Wiki - last accessed on 2021-06-04
↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2021-06-04
Interpreted from a rough translation via Google Translate.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2021-07-01
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2023-10-01
It was originally claimed that the English version uses D3D10 but I do not see any evidence of this on the Steam copy of the game. The Steam version makes use of D3D9Ex, same as the developer's newer game Touhou: New World.

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/845880/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (845880) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Adventures of Scarlet Curiosity - Touhou Wiki - last accessed on 2021-06-04

[Demo_save_data-3] Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2021-06-04
Interpreted from a rough translation via Google Translate.

[DualShock_4_support-4] 3.0 ^3.1 Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2021-07-01

[5] Verified by User:Aemony on 2023-10-01
It was originally claimed that the English version uses D3D10 but I do not see any evidence of this on the Steam copy of the game. The Steam version makes use of D3D9Ex, same as the developer's newer game Touhou: New World.

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Developers

	Ankake Spa
Publishers
English	XSEED
	Marvelous
Japan, former	AGM PLAYISM
Release dates
Windows	August 16, 2014^[1]
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	ARPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy