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title: "Best Folklore Games, Ranked by Belly Score | Belly Score"
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description: "Every Folklore game The Belly has scored, ranked from the highest verdict down. Browse games with a Folklore setting or subject and see where each one landed."
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# Best Folklore Games

Every Folklore game The Belly has scored, ranked from the highest verdict down. Browse games with a Folklore setting or subject and see where each one landed.

Games with a Folklore theme, ranked by Belly Score. Theme tags capture the subject matter and setting of a game — distinct from genre — so this list pulls together titles that share a Folklore world or aesthetic regardless of how they play. See which Folklore-themed games earned The Belly's top marks and which fell short.

## Best Folklore Games rankings

16 games

9.7

### Touhou 8: Imperishable Night

Shooter

PC

Fantasy Mythology Folklore +1

Intense Fast-Paced Chaotic +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/touhou-8-imperishable-night

9.6

### Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

RPG · Action RPG

PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · PC · Xbox One · Xbox Series X

Fantasy High Fantasy Folklore +1

Adventurous Immersive Wonder-Filled +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/ni-no-kuni-wrath-of-the-white-witch

9.5

### Touhou Youyoumu ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom

Shooter

Windows

Fantasy Folklore Supernatural

Fast-Paced Intense Challenging +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/touhou-7-perfect-cherry-blossom

9.4

### Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object

Shooter

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Fantasy Mythology Folklore +1

Fast-Paced Frantic Challenging +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/touhou-12-seirensen-undefined-fantastic-object

9.4

### Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism

Shooter

Windows

Fantasy Folklore Supernatural +1

Intense Frantic Chaotic +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/touhou-11-chireiden-subterranean-animism

9.4

### Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith

Shooter · Action

PC

Fantasy Folklore Supernatural +1

Intense Fast-Paced Challenging +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/touhou-10-fuujinroku-mountain-of-faith

9.4

### MONSTER HUNTER RISE

Action · RPG

Nintendo Switch · PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Fantasy Folklore Monsters +1

Adventurous Fast-Paced Challenging +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/monster-hunter-rise

9.4

### Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

RPG

NES · PlayStation · Nintendo DS · Android · iOS

Fantasy High Fantasy Folklore

Adventurous Discovery-Driven Epic +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/dragon-quest-4-chapters-of-the-chosen

9.3

### Touhou Kaeizuka ～ Phantasmagoria of Flower View.

Action · Shooter

PC

Fantasy Folklore Supernatural +1

Competitive Fast-Paced Frantic +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/touhou-9-kaeizuka-phantasmagoria-of-flower-view

9.2

### Black Myth: Wukong

Action · Adventure · RPG

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S

Mythology Folklore Fantasy +1

Epic Intense Fast-Paced +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/black-myth-wukong

9.2

### Touhou 6: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

Shooter

Windows

Fantasy Supernatural Folklore +1

Intense Frantic Chaotic +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/touhou-6-embodiment-of-a-scalet-devil

9.0

### Scarlet Hollow

Visual Novel · Horror · Adventure

PC · Mac · Linux

Folklore Supernatural Gothic +1

Mysterious Unsettling Suspenseful +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/scarlet-hollow

8.8

### Friday Night Funkin': Hypno's Lullaby

Rhythm / Music · Horror

Windows · macOS · Linux · Web

Folklore Supernatural Monsters +1

Creepy Eerie Unsettling +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/friday-night-funkin-hypno-s-lullaby

8.8

### Endless Ocean: Blue World

Adventure · Simulation

Wii

Underwater Nature / Wilderness Detective / Mystery +1

Exploratory Discovery-Driven Immersive +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/endless-ocean-blue-world

8.7

### Legend of Mana

Action RPG · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable · PlayStation Vita · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Windows · Android · iOS · Xbox Series X/S

Fantasy Folklore Surreal +1

Exploratory Discovery-Driven Whimsical +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/legend-of-mana

8.7

### PURSUITCORE

Survival · Fighting

Roblox

Supernatural Folklore Surreal +1

Chaotic Intense Fast-Paced +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/roblox-pursuitcore

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