The first official remake of a Touhou Project mainline game, Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil., is set for release on September 10, 2026, on PC, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS5, and Steam, developed by the newly formed doujin circle Shanghai Alice Reprise.
Alliance Arts and ZUN announced the first official remake of a mainline Touhou Project game during the Nintendo Direct broadcast on June 9, 2026. The new version, titled Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil., is a remake of the 2002 bullet hell shooter Touhou Koumakyou ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil., a foundational entry in the series known for its challenging danmaku gameplay and extensive fan community.
To produce the remake, ZUN and other developers formed a new doujin circle called Shanghai Alice Reprise, dedicated to making Touhou Project games playable on modern systems. The remake supports 1080p resolution, adds new systems and newly arranged BGM tracks, and includes a Classic mode that faithfully reproduces the original 2002 game. The remake is scheduled for release on September 10, 2026, and will be available on PC, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS5, and Steam.
The formation of Shanghai Alice Reprise and the recovery of a long-lost source code backup finally address a 24-year-old technical barrier that had made the foundational Touhou title unplayable on current hardware. This marks the first official remake of a mainline Touhou Project game, a series historically defined by independent development and fan-driven content rather than commercial remakes.
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ZUN and other developers have formed a new doujin circle, Shanghai Alice Reprise, dedicated to making Touhou Project games playable on modern systems. Its first project is Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic, a remake of the 2002 bullet hell shooter, announced during a June 9 Nintendo Direct. The remake supports 1080p, adds new systems and BGM, and includes a Classic Edition reproducing the original. It launches September 10 on Switch, Switch 2, PS5, and Steam.