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Axel 'Vlad' Born
@axelvborn.bsky.social
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🎮 Indie Game Dev
🛠️ Currently working on Rhombus - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/Rhombus/?utm_source=bluesky
🎉 Released Games : Snakeloop, Breaking Survivors, Skew Pong
🤝 Board Member of @toulousegamedev.bsky.social
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axelvborn.bsky.social
Hey #PitchYaGame!

I've released Rhombus yesterday a 1st-person puzzle game with non-linear exploration in a compact environment and metroidbrainia elements, centered around a unique mechanic that makes use of perspective.

And it's available on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
My new puzzle game, Rhombus, just released!

It's a 1st-person puzzle game with an unique core mechanic to create your path throughout a compact non-linear environment with metroidbrainia elements.

Available now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Rhombus releases in 24h!

Here's a small retrospective of how the game's level design evolved from the first prototype 3 months ago jam all the way to the final version.

Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...

#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegame
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Currently finishing up the last parts of Rhombus to prepare for the launch in 10 days, and there's now some square thing in the middle of the sky.

Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...

#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegame
In game screenshot with the player looking up at the sky. In the middle, a black pillar structure goes up until it fades into the background, and further up above it there's the outline of a square structure.
October 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Le pire que j'ai eu à ce jour. Autant les points sur le jeu peuvent sont légitimes, mais pas besoin d'en faire une histoire personnelle et d'insulter ma mère pour un jeu qui a été acheté 2€ en solde.
Screenshot of a Steam review on one of my games. Review is Not Recommended, posted on 6th October with 2.3 hours on record. Review text: I was really psyched for this game, early days seemed like there'd be a lot to offer. That's not the case. It's so badly balanced that on my third run at level 20 the game ran out of unlocks so it just kept offering me score. If I can get to level 20 you better have had enough ♥♥♥♥ unlocked in the previous levels over several plays to keep me going. You did bad. I really don't care if this was a fluke. You're bad, your game is bad, Axel. 3 years no balance? Hack dev. What a disappointment, I've never related so well with your mom. Smooth brain ♥♥♥♥.
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Steam #NextFest is starting today and my non-linear 1st person puzzle game Rhombus is part of it!

You can play the demo here: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...

#puzzlegame #metroidbrainia
Steam Next Fest visual showing Rhombus.
October 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
I'm preparing an update to Rhombus' demo before Next Fest, and among other things, the game's panels got a small makeover, looking better in the environment.

Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...

#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegame
Screen of the game showcasing a panel in the foreground and platforms in the background.
October 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Rhombus' demo is out now on Steam!

It's a 1st-person puzzle game with an unique core mechanic to create your path throughout a compact non-linear environment with metroidbrainia elements.

You can play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...

#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegame
October 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
I've updated Rhombus' Steam page (store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...), so here's a small gif showcasing the game's main puzzle mechanic.

#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegame
September 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
The level design of my compact 1st person metroidbrainia Rhombus is finally complete with everything needed to reach the end of the game.

Steam demo will come in a couple days, in the meantime you can wishlist the game: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...

#ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #indiedev
Screenshot within Unity's Editor showing the whole map
September 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Preparing the Steam demo for Rhombus right now and I've just remade the whole starting area to work better as a tutorial & be a bit more interesting (and it also looks a bit better too)

Wishlist the game on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...

#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegame
One of 4 in-game screenshots of the 1st area of the game One of 4 in-game screenshots of the 1st area of the game One of 4 in-game screenshots of the 1st area of the game One of 4 in-game screenshots of the 1st area of the game
September 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Working on some simple but effective animation for my puzzle game's later panels.

Wishlist Rhombus on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...

#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegame
September 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Latest addition to Rhombus, a mysterious white panel blocked by walls of rhombuses in the middle of the map. What could it be?

Wishlist on Steam : store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...

#ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #indiedev
September 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Late #WIPWednesday, but I'm breaking my game's level design right now as I'm resizing each area to be 30x30 instead of 25x25 to have room for more things. And there's also a small thing that was added in the middle of the scene 👀

Check out Rhombus on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...
Screenshot of the level design within Unity, with gaps between each area of the game and a dark tower in the middle.
September 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Added a bit of 'shading' to the panels of my new puzzle game so it is easier to visualize how the rhombuses patterns match the 3d platforms.

Also, I'm currently working on a Steam page, it should come out next week if everything goes well.

#indiedev #gamedev #puzzlegame
Screenshot of the game showing a panel with a pattern of teal rhombuses on it, some bright and some darker ones. There are black 3d platforms in the background behind the panel, whose heights are linked to the pattern on the panel.
August 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Some things really are constant in this project.

#gamedev #indiedev
Screenshot of one of the game's panels. There are a number of rhombuses arranged on the panel, then above that two sets of 3 rhombuses floating in the air.
August 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Really love working on those panels. It's only been 15 days since I started this project but every time I have to touch their code, it has to be to make them more complex (so they've got more use cases), which of course turns into breaking them.

#gamedev #indiedev
August 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Progress is going well on my gmtk game, now current production. Got the first 4 areas of the game done for a rough length of ~25 minutes (vs 10-15 mins for the jam version), as well as the mechanics for the next couple areas working.

I'll post the new demo in a few days on itch.

#gamedev #indiedev
Screenshot of the level design within Unity
August 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Managed to put some of my games in an area together: Snakeloop, my current project and obviously Zelda (no)
August 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
I'm continuing the 1st person puzzle game I started in #gmtk game jam to see where it can go. Already cleaned up, rearranged and reworked the existing 3 areas a bit. Next will be making a 4th area.

Left is current, right is jam version

Also jam version can be tested here: axelvborn.itch.io/rhombus
Current level design Jam version level design
August 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Made a first person puzzle game for this #gmtk jam.

You rotate 2d Rhombuses on a panel to move 3d platforms. Here's a showcase of it with toy-sized blocks.

And if you want to play with those small blocks too, you'll have to reach the end of the game.

axelvborn.itch.io/rhombus

#gamedev #indiedev
August 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Some cool thing I received from Nighten (nighten.fr)

Nice small book with a cute story
Photo of the cover of Nighten's book "Susie & the Blue Roof Witch Back cover of the book A double-page of the book with illustration on the left page & text on the right page
June 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Hey #PitchYaGame!

Here's my latest game: Snakeloop

It's basically Snake but your goal is to form a loop by eating your own tail, turning the classic game into a minimalist puzzle game.

And it's available on Steam & Itch
store.steampowered.com/app/3336460/...
June 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
My minimalist puzzle game, Snakeloop, is out!

It's Snake but your goal is to eat your own tail and form a loop.
Features 90 levels with multiple solutions (try to find the optimal ones), lots of emerging mechanics and workshop support.

Available now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3336460/...
March 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
axelvborn.bsky.social
Only 15 days left before release. I'm adding the last QoL features such as unlocking levels as whole chapters instead of one by one so they don't have to be completed in a strict order if you're stuck on one.

store.steampowered.com/app/3336460/...

#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegame
March 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM