Fairyside
A dark fantasy roguelike shoot-em-up with lots of bullet hell featuring cute pixel art, visual novel interludes, and story-driven gameplay. Join Shirley in her journey to learn magic and survive Redwood Academy!
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November 1, 2022
3 years and 274 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive105 reviews94.3%
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9 itemsAbout the Game
What did Shirley do before she was a teacher at Redwood Academy? Well, she was a student first, and not even a good one! Shirley must learn to navigate her magic school while meeting new companions and slowly uncovering the horrors that lie just beyond the school grounds. Uncover all the dark truths about Luninsula in this standalone prequel to Gun Witch.
Gameplay
Fairyside is a story-driven procedurally generated shoot-em-up with rogue-like and RPG elements and a healthy dose of bullet hell. It features extensive replayability and engaging visual novel segments alongside cute and appealing characters.
Gameplay
Fairyside is a story-driven procedurally generated shoot-em-up with rogue-like and RPG elements and a healthy dose of bullet hell. It features extensive replayability and engaging visual novel segments alongside cute and appealing characters.
Key Features
- Unique levels every run
- Hundreds of possible builds
- 9+ bosses
- Heavy replayability
- Endless mode
- A super cute protagonist
- Beautiful hand-crafted pixel art
- Visual novel-style interludes
- Highly immersive storytelling
- Engaging characters
- Monster and lore journal
- Developer voice acting
- Fantastic soundtrack
- Controller support
