| Screen | Monochrome |
| Shell colors | Translucent green |
| Manufacturer | Top Secret Toys |
| Pet type | Basic |
| Programming | Custom |
| Release year | 2023 |
The Gigapets Pixie is a digital pet that lets you raise a delightful little faerie, and is much more fleshed-out than other Gigapets, featuring multiple stages of growth. Best of all, there are several branching growth paths you can take, so there is replayability when it comes to getting the different characters. However, since you need to use the potions game in order to level up, and you must feed the Pixie a certain amount to progress, a lot of people found the pet needy and difficult to play from day to day. I’d definitely say it needs more attention than the usual, more basic pets, but it’s not the hardest pet I’ve ever played by any means. The animations are adorable and extensive, and each of the games on it, impressively, have intro animations! They will also change in difficulty as you level the Pixie up, so you’ll be playing different “levels” in them during each stage of growth.
You’ll start out with a little baby pixie, which you can feed, wash, play with, and put to bed. There are no tricks on this pet, nor is there a discipline meter. Instead, you will collect items when playing the games, which can be combined to make potions that you can feed to the pixie. According to the instructions, you must feed the pixie at least one potion per day, which may sound a bit stressful, but in practice it’s as simple as playing a few minigames, and then fiddling with the potion making option. You can control which pixie your pet will grow up to be by making certain potions, which I love! With the Tamas, I have to admit I find it difficult to get the ones that I want, because I always manage to miss a few care options throughout the day. This way gives me more direct control and I can make sure I always get the one I want.
There is an additional type of game on this pet that doesn’t affect its happy meter, but it will give you potion ingredients: the wand icon on the bottom row leads to a book where you can chose between three different icons. These lead to a slots-type game in which you must match the type of icon you chose on each side of the screen. Get it correct, and you’ve earned the item and it will go into your inventory. Keep in mind that you can only keep three of each item in your inventory, so you won’t be able to farm large amounts of potions at once.
If you go to the second screen on the wand icon, you are taken to a cauldron in which you can mix items. For this, I highly recommend checking out the link below since it has recipes for everything you can make in the game:
https://geekyjen.com/gigapets-pixie-guide/
Luck potions are the easiest to make, because you will earn the clovers to make them by playing games with your pixie. Feeding these will lead to the middle branch fairy as shown above. If you want to reach the top branch, feed your pixie Happiness potions. I believe the other two will lead to the bottom branch (the mushroom guy), which may have been what I got last time. Health potions can also be used to up your luck if you’ve run out for the day. When you’ve reached the middle branch of the growth chart, you will need to start feeding your pet second tier potions, or potions made from other potions. These will either be Sun or Moon potions, and only one type will work for the specific pixie you have. You’ll know which ones have an effect by watching to see if the growth chart icon blinks after feeding the pixie.
There are four games on this pet, which unlike other Gigapets do not change. Instead, as your fairy ages, they will become more complex. They’ll be longer to play, and may also include some additional gameplay features. One thing to note is that losing a game on this pet will cause its happiness meter to decrease a little, so be careful when you’re playing with it. If you’re in a rush, feeding the pixie honey will make it a little bit happier, and there doesn’t seem to be a downside other than that it makes the pet dirtier.
- The first is a running game, in which you must escape from rushing water that erupts from a dam. On the first level, you will need to move up and down to avoid vines (on top) and dirt mounds (on bottom). The second level adds a tree obstacle, which you will need to magic away with your wand by pressing the middle button. The third level doesn’t add any additional features, but it will be longer than the first.
- The second game is a fish catching game. Your pixie will cast its hook, and you can move it from side to side in order to catch the large fish that swims by. You’ll do this several times, feeding it to your gnome doctor friend each time, and each of the next levels makes the game longer, and the fish a little bit faster.
- The third game is a skydiving game in which you must steer your pixie left and right to fly through the rings. There will be more of them each time your pixie levels up, but otherwise it’s pretty simple and easy. This one is probably my favorite of the games.
- Lastly, the fourth game is a maze game. You’ll get the same maze each time, but with each pixie level the maze changes and gets larger. You will have a certain number of seconds to get through each one, but once you’ve figured it out, you can usually memorize the route and get it perfectly after that.
One big feature of this pet is the Thorn character–when your pet’s needs fall below 50%, your pixie will transform into Thorn, a naughty little pixie with a mean face and crooked smile. In my playthroughs, I usually wake up to this little guy, since the pet’s needs have fallen throughout the night and are low in the morning. But don’t worry, once you tend to the pixie’s needs again, it’ll transform back to whatever evolution you were at before, and you won’t have to work your way through the tree again. Several people have found Thorn more than a little off-putting, so just keep in mind he’s not permanent–and he can’t hurt you!
Because of the evolution tree, you won’t be able to see every incarnation of this pet in one go, which gives it some replay value, unlike many of the other Gigapets. This makes it a bit harder to run than the others, so maybe not best for you if you’ve never played through a Gigapet before, but for those who have, I think this is an excellent pet to have. I’ve run it more than once in order to get all the details down for this review, and I enjoyed both times very much! I still have probably one more pixie in the second evolution that I haven’t gotten yet, so I’ll probably play through it again in the future to see if I can unlock it. This is definitely one of my favorites!
Note this gallery contains spoilers for the final evolutions, so I’m putting it behind a cut.
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