KLab has announced a new Touhou Project shoot-em-up title to be jointly developed with Shanghai-based Dobala Games. The English title has not yet been officialized, while pre-registrations have begun for the Simplified Chinese version in Mainland China. 弾幕幻想 will be published by Gave game (Android) and 37 Interactive Entertainment (iOS). Progress on future development and publishing in other distribution areas will be announced when available.
The game overview is given as follows:
弾幕幻想 (official English title undecided) is a side-scrolling action shooter. Players can fire barrages to defeat enemies, build their characters, and play with various other elements. This game is a spin-off based on the “Touhou Project” created by Team Shanghai Alice through an official creator license.
The game story begins when the peace in Gensokyo is once again disturbed. A strange magical presence is invading Gensokyo and causing the yokai to go berserk and destroy everything. The girls must set out on a journey to discover the heart of this disturbance and save Gensokyo from disaster.
While many may be excited for this mobile Touhou shoot-em-up, some fans have brought up concerns about this title from KLab and Dobala, like this Twitter thread laying out plagiarism issues. Will these be addressed with assets to be changed? We will have to wait and find out.