Touhou Bansho Cards Demo Launches August 28 at 11:30 AM UTC!
Hi everyone, I'm the developer of Touhou Bansho Cards.
The Touhou Bansho Cards Demo will be available to download on Steam on August 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC.
Since the Playtest ended earlier this month, I've continued working on the pacing of battles, combat presentation, and the content included in the demo. Thank you to everyone who joined the Playtest, sent feedback, or has been following the game.
The Demo includes the full first chapter, letting you play through to the end of the chapter and experience the available Lv1 Bond stories.
What's included in the Demo?
Three playable characters: Reimu, Sanae, and Marisa. Reimu specializes in reducing cooldowns, Sanae can increase her critical faces through Spirit Dice, while Marisa builds around a much higher critical multiplier.
12 additional Spell Cards that were not available during the Playtest, opening up more options for deckbuilding and Combo setups.
The first chapter features areas related to the Scarlet Devil Mansion, along with battles, elite enemies, Bosses, events, shops, rest stops, and several new mechanics.
Rescue the girls of Gensokyo and return to the Preparation Room to experience their available Lv1 Bond stories.
Combat continues to revolve around building huge Combos. Play Spell Cards of the same type back-to-back to raise your Combo, then use Replay effects to keep the chain going. Critical hits, Speed, and character passives can push the values of your following cards even higher.
Once your build comes together, even an ordinary Spell Card can grow into enough damage to wipe out an enemy in a single turn.
For players who joined the Playtest: the Demo uses a separate save file, so Playtest progress will not carry over directly.
If you run into a bug or have feedback about Spell Cards, balance, or combat presentation, feel free to leave a message in the Steam Discussions or join us on Discord.
Discord:
See you in the Bansho Corridor on August 28!