[2] Double Dealing Character is the first Touhou title to be available online officially via digital distribution; all prior games were only available via CD purchase.

[5] Double Dealing Character followed the previous main games within the Touhou Project series, with a spell card based danmaku system.

It is a "2000's neo-retro Danmaku shooter", creating simple gameplay while removing a lot of the complicated game mechanics.

[1] Players can choose between three protagonists: Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame and Sakuya Izayoi.

The point value can also be increased by grazing, shooting focused and cancelling out bullets (of which plays an important role in scoring again compared to Subterranean Animism through Ten Desires).