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2020PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified97 % positive10.79 €

A cute, colorful magical-girl arcade game where you pick one of eight heroines to duel friends in spell-slinging fights or battle through bosses in the Kingdom of Stars.

  • Fantasy setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

The closest matches for Maiden & Spell are Touhou Kaeizuka: Phantasmagoria of Flower View, Vanguard Princess and Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Maiden & Spell special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Touhou Kaeizuka: Phantasmagoria of Flower View

95 %Match

2005PCSteam Deck playable99 % positive12.49 €

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Fantasy setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat

A Touhou spin-off with a split screen: two characters duel in vertical danmaku play, sending bullet patterns and spell cards at each other. It offers a nine-opponent story mode and a versus mode.

Vanguard Princess

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A 2D indie anime-style fighting game where a roster of girls with mystical powers duel each other. Fast matches, combos and an arcade mode are the focus.

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

Fantasy setting

A colorful arcade platformer with shoot-'em-up elements where you fight through monster-filled stages as Leo and Priscilla, solo or in two-player co-op. Fast, accessible retro action.

Rivals of Aether

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast platform fighter in the vein of Super Smash Bros., with pixel art visuals and animal fighters tied to the elements of fire, water, air and earth. Precise movement, timing and local multiplayer brawls are the core of the experience.

Grimoire: Manastorm

Fantasy setting

A first-person multiplayer shooter where you fight as a mage using a wide range of spells instead of conventional guns. Spells like invisibility or petrification give the fast arena-style combat its own twist.

Wickland

Co-op or multiplayer

An indie arena shooter in the style of 90s classics where you morph into different beasts with unique abilities. Fast-paced fights in maze-like arenas and power-up collecting are the focus.

Capcom Arcade Stadium

Challenging difficulty

A compilation of 32 Capcom arcade classics spanning three decades, including Street Fighter II, Strider and 1942. Short, punishing quarter-muncher sessions that deliver nostalgic fun solo or with friends.

Joust

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A 1982 arcade classic where you flap your way around as a knight on a flying ostrich, knocking rival buzzard riders out of the sky by striking from above. Simple but tricky flight mechanics make it a tense score-chaser, solo or with a friend.

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