Maiden & Spell is a BULLET HELL based, 1v1 BATTLE GAME. Heavily inspired by Japanese shmups and Doujin games, it features an all-girl cast of colorful characters fighting each other with bullet hell patterns. In addition to local 1v1 matches, it features a fully realized Story Mode with unique boss fights to defeat.

Unlike other 1v1 fighters that have some bullet hell elements, Maiden & Spell seeks to capture the true spirit of bullet hell in its combat. There are no melee attacks; everything is magical bullets. There is no blocking or parrying, instead there are "bombs" on cooldown and hitboxes that are only about 6 pixels wide. Your victory relies on successfully dodging the opponent's danmaku patterns... all while throwing out your own!

In search of a mysterious jewel, a group of adventurers plunge the depths of what is rumored to be the most dangerous dungeon in the world: a vast abyss known as The Great Circle. To their surprise, they find the dungeon mostly devoid of monsters, and housing the ruins of a civilization long forgotten by the world.

As they delve deeper into this mysterious underground world, they begin to uncover the secrets surrounding the vermilion gem they seek, the monsters of The Great Circle, and the lost city once known as the Kingdom of Stars...

"A simple, but serious fighter that looks like something out of a picture book." - IGN Japan

"There's been fighter-shooters before, but this game makes a point of being easy to play." - 4Gamer

"It’s a fun game with charming characters, great artwork and fast paced duels that could should attract fighting game fans as well as hardcore bullet hell shooter fans." - Alpha Beta Gamer

"For those who can keep up with the intricate patterns of attacks classic to the bullet hell genre, Maiden & Spell is your next challenge to beat." - IndieGames.com

mino_dev is a solo indie game developer based in Atlanta who loves action games, bullet hell, and all things Japanese and anime. He worked as a software developer at a number of mobile gaming companies before quitting to pursue PC indie game development.

The development for Maiden & Spell began in February of 2017, and after a little over a year, a free demo released in on June 26th 2018. The full game ireleased February 25th, 2020.