Demented Pixie

Demented Pixie is a twin-stick shooter and roguelike set in a magical world where the Fair Folk fear madness. A pixie with a shattered mind has escaped from the deepest dungeon, using madness as a weapon and sanity as a guide.

Explore the dungeons

You explore randomly generated, ever-changing levels, looking for keys and portals that let you advance while avoiding traps and enemies. Permadeath is always active, so survival matters. Levels can contain rooms full of enemies, secret paths with unusual requirements and shrines that curse your equipment; unidentified magic scrolls can halve your remaining health.

You collect library entries to learn more about the world, and unlock content by completing branching levels and endings. Each level randomly selects from a group of powerful bosses. You also encounter large numbers of pixies trying to stop you and other insane inmates on the rampage.

Shape your powers

Esoteric items and magical powers help you survive. Equipping marked pieces changes your powers, and different combinations can produce different effects; some combinations are less effective than their individual components. An equipment menu arranged like a jigsaw makes you fit your gear together, while perks must be chosen carefully.

The world and its style

The Fair Folk, also known as fairies, pixies and sprites, were born of magic and built the City of the Wailing Lights, one of the greatest civilizations. Despite their near-limitless power, they fear madness: pixies who show signs of insanity are locked away for eternity. The game uses a crystal-like visual style centered on light, with haunting music by Audioboy, and its bosses shift between light and darkness.