Fit check
Is The Glitch Fairy worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-platformer fans who want enemy-changing abilities to shape movement and exploration
- Players who enjoy short-time challenges and repeated level runs
- Collectors who want hidden stages, illustrated lore entries, artifacts, and follower dolls
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a slow or low-pressure platformer may find the jumping, shooting, dashing, and speedrun focus too fast
- Players wanting a small, tightly bounded campaign may find the secret stages, boss roster, glitches, and collectibles create a wide scope
- Players looking primarily for climbing puzzles or meditative exploration may prefer a different action-adventure structure
Our take on The Glitch Fairy
Rather than treating enemies only as targets, the game makes them tools for movement, combat, and discovery. Its central ability can create platforms, weapons, healing items, or other effects, replacing a fixed power-up structure with experiments in enemy transformation.
What is The Glitch Fairy?
The Glitch Fairy is an action platformer following Monie, a fairy whose flight is stolen by Princess “Badassia” Spalanie.
A shrine gives Monie the Glitch Beam, which changes enemies into effects such as black holes, ghost platforms, healing items, flying swords, and a harpoon gun. Movement combines jumping, shooting, dashing, and glitching across 15 levels and more than 12 secret bonus levels, with settings ranging from a magical forest and tavern to deep space and a giant beehive. The game includes more than 30 glitches, 18 bosses, hand-drawn scenes between levels, speedrun-focused play, a compendium with more than 100 illustrated entries, and collectibles including artifacts, currency, power-ups, and follower dolls.
How The Glitch Fairy plays
- 01Enemy Transformations
- The Glitch Beam produces different effects from different enemies, including black holes, ghost platforms, healing items, and temporary weapons.
- 02Level Variety
- The campaign spans 15 main stages and more than 12 hidden bonus levels across locations such as a crystal cavern, haunted temple, and medieval battlefield.
- 03Boss Encounters
- The game includes 18 bosses, including Princess Spalanie, who carries a minigun.
- 04Lore Compendium
- A collectible compendium contains more than 100 illustrated entries with lore.
- 05Speedrun Play
- The Glitch Beam can be used to move through stages repeatedly while pursuing faster completion times.
The Glitch Fairy compared to similar games
The Glitch Fairy is a single-player action platformer built around jumping, shooting, dashing, and changing enemies with the Glitch Beam. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is a chaotic metroidvania, while SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER centers on runner-style movement with shooting, so their core structures differ from The Glitch Fairy’s glitch-based exploration and speedrun play.
The Glitch Fairy: platforms & release
Is The Glitch Fairy worth it?
It is worth it if: action-platformer fans who want enemy-changing abilities to shape movement and exploration. Skip it if: players seeking a slow or low-pressure platformer may find the jumping, shooting, dashing, and speedrun focus too fast.
Where can I download The Glitch Fairy?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Glitch Fairy's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Glitch Fairy on?
Windows and macOS.
