Underplayed Gems

The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (2002)

The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil cover

Platforms: Win
Genres: Action
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 271 player ratings
Main story: about 6.0 hours
Completionist: about 8.0 hours
Where to get it: My Abandonware

How it feels

a frantic danmaku shooter where precise movement and pattern recognition are key to survival.

fast-pacedintensedemandingpattern-basedarcade-stylecolorfulchaotic

Screenshots

The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil screenshot 1

The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil screenshot 2

The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil screenshot 3

The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil screenshot 4

The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil screenshot 5

The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil screenshot 6

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