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Akseli | ๐Ÿ•น๏ธHeroSquare - the โฌœ metroidvania!๐Ÿ•น๏ธ

@akseliv.bsky.social

I make a videogame! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2440500/HeroSquare/

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Latest posts by akseliv.bsky.social on Bluesky

So many squares!

01.11.2025 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

6 squares in one!

01.11.2025 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Friend is very valid! And a heart as well โ—ป๐Ÿ’—

01.11.2025 13:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Checks out! โ˜‘

01.11.2025 12:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's very square!

01.11.2025 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Slightly rectangular boi, but we're all friends here so it goes!

01.11.2025 12:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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HeroSquare on Steam HeroSquare is a minimalist metroidvania where you must find your missing heart friend in a strange and colorful world full of danger. Armed with your ability to parry & reflect enemy bullets, you ...

GIVEAWAY TIME!

I'm giving away *2* HeroSquare Steam keys! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰
store.steampowered.com/app/2440500/...

To enter, reply with something that is square! ๐Ÿ”ณ

(The winners will be randomly selected and giveaway closes Nov 2nd 23:59 EEST)

#indiegames #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #retrogaming #steam

01.11.2025 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bit of a packed month with TC but shout out to the devs for letting us play their amazing games this month -
ODale Studios - @herrorstudio.bsky.social - @weenkus.bsky.social - @akseliv.bsky.social - Puppy Studio - @heavylunchco.bsky.social. Be sure to play the demos and wishlist them yourself!

01.11.2025 02:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thanks again for playing HeroSquare - it was fun to see you deal with the action & puzzles!

01.11.2025 09:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Giveaway closed! Winners have been delivered their keys!

Happy adventuring in HeroSquare!

21.10.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

check you DM!

21.10.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@nicis.bsky.social can't DM you, so how do you want your key? ๐Ÿ˜Š

21.10.2025 05:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good one!

20.10.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Since you asked ๐Ÿ˜„...

The square and its root broke up โ€” their relationship was just too irrational. ๐Ÿฅ

I'll get my coat!

20.10.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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HeroSquare still -25% off on Steam, until Oct 20th ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ

๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ
1. I'll be raffling *2 Steam keys*
2. make a square pun in a reply below to be entered!
3. raffle closes on 23:59 Oct 20 EEST)

#steam #indiegames #raffle #gamedev #metroidvania

19.10.2025 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Plus, I really enjoy reading all the very kind reviews you've submitted so far! โœจ

17.10.2025 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you bought HeroSquare, then first of all a *big thank you*!

If you also have time to leave a review it would help a lot! ๐Ÿ’–

Currently at 4/10 Steam user reviews to get an aggregate score ๐Ÿ˜Š
store.steampowered.com/app/2440500/...

#steam #indiedev #indiegames #solodev #gamedev

17.10.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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After working on it by myself for years, it's a bit surreal to see HeroSquare on the "New & Trending" list of metroidvanias!

#indiedev #solodev #indiegames #gamedev #metroidvania

16.10.2025 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
HeroSquare // Preview
YouTube video by NinaMeep HeroSquare // Preview

@ninameep.bsky.social did an absolutely lovely stream of HeroSquare recently! ๐Ÿ’—โ—ป

I'm told it's not the easiest game, but Nina makes it look a breeze! ๐Ÿ˜„

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2eM...

Get HeroSquare on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2440500/...

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #steam

15.10.2025 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An dev can live a long time off this kind of review! ๐Ÿ’™

Check HeroSquare out for yourself here store.steampowered.com/app/2440500/...

#indiedev #steam #gamedev #metroidvania #indiegames

13.10.2025 15:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New & trending metroidvanias!

(HeroSquare looks like a sweet deal, just saying!)

#steam #metroidvania #gamedev #indiedev

11.10.2025 09:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

P.S. HeroSquare comes in a bit cheaper, just saying!

10.10.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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HeroSquare in the same "under 10" promotion as Clover Pit.

Almost famous ๐Ÿ˜„

#indiegames #steam #cloverpit #gamedev

10.10.2025 19:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Shoutouts to the 3 people who have spent +200 minutes in the HeroSquare demo! That's dedication ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Try out the free demo yourself! store.steampowered.com/app/2440500/...

#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #steam

09.10.2025 07:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
HeroSquare - Metroidvania Review + Tier List
YouTube video by Metroidvania Guru HeroSquare - Metroidvania Review + Tier List

Excited to share an in-depth review of HeroSquare by Metroidvania Guy! ๐Ÿ˜„

Won't spoil, but I enjoyed it a lot! โญ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hdT...

#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #metroidvania

07.10.2025 21:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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HeroSquare is OUT ON STEAM TODAY! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

Also part of the Finnish Games Week '25 event, with a launch discount until October 20th ๐Ÿฅณ

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #steam

07.10.2025 09:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From the Games community on Reddit: HeroSquare - Akseli Virtanen - Retro-inspired colorful metroidvania with a parry twist! Explore this post and more from the Games community

Made another Indie Sunday post over on r/games!

Consider upvoting if you like what I do ๐Ÿ˜Š

www.reddit.com/r/Games/comm...

#indiegames #indiedev #solodev #gamedev

05.10.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man says maybe two in front of an assisted living poster ALT: a man says maybe two in front of an assisted living poster

I've got two exciting things coming up tomorrow!

Takes self control to just look at them in my inbox ๐Ÿ˜…

#gamedev #indiedev

05.10.2025 14:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A #screenshotsaturday of a lovely, exciting green button! ๐ŸŸฉ

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

04.10.2025 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's fan art of HeroSquare! ๐Ÿ˜ @paulavaynshteyn.bsky.social

04.10.2025 05:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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