Tempest of the Heavens and Earth

Tempest of the Heavens and Earth, developed by LION HEART and published by DLsite, is a high-energy 2D action platformer that draws inspiration from the Touhou Project universe while confidently standing on its own as a stylish and mechanically engaging combat game. Centered on the celestial character Tenshi Hinanawi, the game blends fast movement, precision dodging, and flashy combat into an experience that emphasizes momentum and player expression. Rather than relying solely on nostalgia or fan service, it builds a cohesive action system that rewards skillful play and sustained mastery. The narrative provides a light but functional framework for the action, following Tenshi as she investigates strange disturbances and earthquakes spreading across Gensokyo, alongside the mysterious disappearance of Iku Nagae. While the story is not deeply complex, it succeeds in motivating progression and contextualizing the constant battles and boss encounters. Dialogue and character moments are concise, ensuring that the pacing remains focused on gameplay rather than exposition, which suits the game’s action-forward design philosophy. Combat is the clear centerpiece of the experience. Tempest …

Very nice game. If you pulvanize all the boss spell card you can get special final spell card

Tempest of the Heavens and Earth is a fangame I wish people talked about more often, it's not the best out there, but still a hidden gem. We control Tenshi Hinanawi in this journey, and her arsenal is so much fun to play around with, the variety is crazy honestly! For combat, you can do multiple close ranged attacks with her rocks, use different shot types that you can change at any time (which are all very useful), use a couple of different Spellcards (your best bet against bosses) and also use her mighty sword. The movement doesn't fall behind either, it's not as in depth but the ability to double jump and dashing to avoid attacks or just for platforming is great, and the best part is that all of those skills can be expanded upon with the upgrade system, it's awesome! If you dodge an attack and follow up with your sword you get to change the weather according to the enemy's nature, it's genius and a really fun mechanic for puzzles! Considering how in depth the gameplay is and the amount of good ideas it has, it's only natural to expect it to have good level design to accommodate all of this, however... That really is far from being the case, the levels range from mediocre to h…

Very good 2D Action game. Wish it had some colorblind support tho.

I'm very mixed on this game, so I think I'll just list off my pros and cons to make it easier. Though, overall, I'd say it's more good than bad, and generally one of the better Touhou fangames. Don't let my grievances discourage you from getting it, you might enjoy some of the stuff I didn't! (Does contain minor spoilers) Aspects I enjoyed: - The combo potential of Tenshi's moveset is probably the best part of the game. Combo's feel cool to land, though not being particularly difficult, but sometimes you do have to fight the enemy placement and weird positioning more than the actual enemies themselves. There's a good bit of variance and routes, so you can get pretty creative, ESPECIALLY for a side scroller. - Pretty much all of the boss fights are highlights of the game. The difficulty did vary a lot, Nue being halfway through the game and being by far the hardest fight in my personal opinion, but even the easier fights are at least fun. - The art and soundtrack are both great. The sprites looks amazing, and I love how they somewhat imitate the art of the early fighting games, in which Tenshi originates from. Though, one note, the character portraits can be kinda sexualized …

You just found a hidden gem of a game congrats.