Touhou Gensou Mahjong

Publisher
Mediascape
Release Dates
(Switch) Japan
Jan 30 2020
(PC) Japan
2024
Japanese Title
東方幻想麻雀
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Touhou Gensou Mahjong is a digital board video game developed by D.N.A. Softwares and published by Mediascape.

About

Touhou Gensou Mahjong is a four-player / three-player mahjong game featuring a total of over 120 characters from over 20 successive Touhou Project titles. The game includes not only simple serious games, but also with irregular rules and “cheating” that make full use of the characters’ abilities, There are more than 20 types of mahjong tables with various rules that imaginated from the original Touhou games!

These various game scenes are beautifully decorated by more than 150 illustrators and arrangers, and the game is filled with the unique charm of the original work.

The fantastic world of mahjong fighting is finally coming to Steam!

There are a wide variety of rules! Use the rules of your choice and fight your way through the game!

  • Based on general Mahjong according to “Japanese Riichi Mahjong.” Each character has special abilities and special rules for each mahjong table. The game offers a rich variety of games that are different from regular Mahjong!
  • The game features tables that reproduce today’s “competitive mahjong rules,” as well as a variety of rules based on “local rules,” reproductions of the “inflation rules” used in TV broadcasts, the original “high point rule” with red dora multipliers, and the forbidden Aotenjou (=no “mangan” limit) rule!

There are more than 120 characters in the game! Find your favorite character!

All popular characters from the past Touhou Project appear in the game! All characters have different special abilities, and you can use them to your advantage in the game. From easy-to-use characters suitable for beginners to characters that can turn the tables on you, find your favorite character to suit your style of play!

Of course, you can also play a serious game based on your ability only, if you make all abilities turn off and choose a table based on real mahjong’s rule. From serious matches to chaotic games, this single title can meet all your game needs.

Take full advantage of the network to fight against other mahjong players from all over the world!

The game is equipped with a network battle mode that allows players to compete with fantasy mahjong players from all over the country and the world! This title will also feature a cross-platform battle mode that will allow you to fight with users of other console versions. No complicated settings are required, and you can easily start competing at any time.

It is also possible to set up a table as a “watch mode” where you can watch the game. The screen will be designed exclusively for live streaming purpose.

More enhanced single mode!

  • Cirno’s Mahjong Lesson –  Even if you are a mahjong beginner, don’t worry! Join Cirno, her friends, and teacher Keine Kamihirasawa as they study Mahjong together, which also serves as a tutorial for the game! This mode starts with a simplified version of the regular mahjong rules, “Seven-Tiles Mahjong,” and will carefully explain everything from how to make an agari-shape and hands. The background music for the mahjong class was written by IOSYS, a popular Touhou circle!
  • Adventure Mode – This is a single player mode in which players complete various mahjong missions in the entire Gensoukyou. Play against all the characters in the game and solve the mystery of the mahjong table that suddenly appears in Gensoukyou! The music for the games has been newly written by a total of fifteen gorgeous artists!
  • Free Versus Mode – You can set various rules and enjoy playing freely against the CPU. You can also use it to research the rules for each mahjong table and the special abilities of each character.

A total of more than 150 great artists assemble!

All of the characters in the game have been newly drawn for this title! Over 100 illustrators, including well-known artists active in the field of Toho Project secondary works, have participated in the game! Enjoy a mahjong showdown with your favorite Touhou characters!

Each mahjong table has its own background music! Sound tracks feature Butaotome, SOUND HOLIC, A-One, and Shinra Bansyo, which are well-known music circles for their Touhou arrangements, and also, Manabu Namiki, Hiroyuki Kawada, Shade, COSIO, and many other legendary creators active at various arcade and home video games!

The dream game, which is only possible with this title, will be greatly enlivened!

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