The Glitch Fairy
The Glitch Fairy is a fast action platformer starring Monie, a spunky fairy with the unusual power to ”glitch” her enemies.
Story
Our story begins when Monie gets her flying ability stolen by her arch nemesis, the minigun-wielding Princess ”Badassia” Spalanie.
Fortunately for our little fairy, she discovers a shrine that grants her a new magical power; The Glitch Beam, a powerful reality-bending tool that turns her enemies into all sorts of fun and useful things.
Now flightless, but stronger than ever, Monie embarks on a quest to confront her old rival and get her flying ability back!
Gameplay
The core gameplay of The Glitch Fairy focuses on jumping, shooting, dashing, and glitching. The Glitch Beam can be used as a speedrunning tool, or as a way to explore every nook and cranny each level has to offer.
Glitching different enemies will lead to different results! Spawning black holes, turning your magic blasts into flying swords, making you run like a 50s cartoon, creating a ghost platform, spawning healing items, giving you a harpoon gun, you name it!
Features
-Glitch your way through 15 varied levels and over 12 secret bonus levels, including a magical forest, a busy tavern, a mesmerizing crystal cavern, a medieval battlefield, a haunted temple, deep space, and even a giant beehive!
-Over 30 different glitches to experiment with.
-Face off against 18 bosses, including a 7-foot princess wielding a minigun!
-A killer soundtrack meticulously composed to fit the varied tones and locations of The Glitch Fairy’s story and scenery.
-Hand-drawn cutscenes between every level!
-Fast, speedrun-friendly gameplay! The Glitch Beam is the perfect accessory if you want to breeze through a level multiple times to get that Best Time.
-A compendium to fill with over 100 entries, each with its own illustration and lore!
-Collectables galore! Mysterious amethysts, Power Ups, rare currency, equippable artifacts, and, most importantly, dolls who can follow you on your quest!
-Charming characters and a rich lore. If you dig deep enough, you might find something unexpected.
Steam User 4
I played this game's beta before release, pretty fun game. Gameplay similar to Megaman X
Steam User 4
I myself know the devs on Discord, so I was able to play-test the early branches, and am still on the lookout for minor bugs. But the game as a whole runs VERY smoothly! Mega Man was said to be a strong inspiration for this, and I can see it. The platforming and run-n-gun segments are tight (there wasn't any challenge that I couldn't eventually accomplish via trial-and-error/perseverance), the art and music are phenomenal to look at/listen to, and there's great humor here and there (mainly the doodles in the compendium). The story itself is also very well-made, and while I won't give any spoilers, it's safe to say that I was heavily invested in the plot, especially by the end-game. And to top it off: it's (relatively) short and easy on your processing power, so there's no time sinking you'll have to commit to.
Overall a VERY good indie game, and an absolute hidden gem that more people should play and talk about. I'd love it to become the next indie sensation, hopefully. At the least: it will be coming to consoles soon, so accessibility will soon be boosted.
(also i would totally throw hands for a Monie plushie)
Steam User 4
Fun game with lots of secrets to find. Make sure to buy equipment at the stores.
Graphics are beautiful and the music and sound too.
It works great on Steam Deck.
Definitely worth the price.
Steam User 4
Charming platformer with a lot of humour, collectibles, secrets, weird characters and upgrades, i’m about 3h30 hours in and i love it, this game oozes creativity
Also it works flawlessly on steamdeck
Steam User 6
I just want to be the first person to leave a review lol, I only beat 2 levels so far.
From what I see so far it's pretty good. I like the glitch mechanic, it is pretty creative. Only complaint is the bosses don't use the glitch mechanic. The glitch beam does nothing in those bosses.
Steam User 3
Very detailed world and arts. Solid platformer gameplay made by old school games fan, but made more accessible.
( I am aware playtime is low at time of review but i played play-test and even previous version plus saw the evolve overtime during the development)
Steam User 2
Glitch Fairy is a beautiful love letter by a few talented friends to a classic genre. Plays like a mixture of Mega Man X, Shantae and SotN with its own unique twists with great art, funny writing and fun characters. Nice balance of exploration, puzzles, fighting and platforming. The music is shockingly good, with some absolute BANGERS like the boss fight themes and the space level song. If you told me Crystal Flower Temple was composed by Michiru Yamane I would believe you.
It is clear to see a lot of love and work was put into this game.
Highly worth a try if you're a fan of any of the above.