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@atomdan.bsky.social

CEO, Creative Director of Atom Switch. Indie game dev, artist & designer, musician, husband & dad.

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Rebel Core: Awakens - The Core Robotics: Seeker Boss Talk - Steam News An Early Look Into Rebel Core Bosses: Seeker / Wastelands

Check out the full news post on our Steam page here! store.steampowered.com/news/app/376...

#RebelCore #indiegames #indiegamedev

06.08.2025 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The latest #RebelCore news post is now live on the game's Steam page (link in replies!) with a look into development on the Wastelands level boss, the Seeker!

#indiegames #indiegamedev #platformer

06.08.2025 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rebel Core: Ambient Machinewaves 04
YouTube video by Atom Switch Rebel Core: Ambient Machinewaves 04

#RebelCore Ambient Machinewaves 04, featuring a glimpse at the Wastelands level that will be fully playable in the game's demo.

youtu.be/9Flspoo0-aA

#indiegames #indiegamedev #gamemusic

04.08.2025 15:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Hi I'm Mark Spandrill
YouTube video by Armcannon - Topic Hi I'm Mark Spandrill

Is there a better Mega Man cover/medley out there than @armcannon.bsky.social Armcannon's "Hi I'm Mark Spandrill"? 10+ years since release and it's still one of my all time favorites.

youtu.be/ltfEFTba7IM?...

#armcannon #videogamemusic #vgm #megaman

31.07.2025 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Blocking out the full-length Wastelands level and I needed a sand/dust storm transition...pretty cool how easy Ultra Dynamic Sky/Weather makes it!

(lighting and art very WIP)

#RebelCore #indiegamedev #indiegames #leveldesign

31.07.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rebel Core: Awakens - Playable Demo: Roadmap and Planning - Steam News A discussion on the why and how of building a demo for a game that is pre-alpha (and not entirely post-prototype), and a new Ambient Machinewaves video!

More info on the how, what, and why of making a demo so early into development in our latest Steam news post:

store.steampowered.com/news/app/376...

#RebelCore #indiegamedev #indiegames

30.07.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And so begins the road to turning a prototype into a pre-pre-pre-alpha demo! Check out the longer version in the reply via the latest news post on our Steam page

#RebelCore #indiegamedev #indiegames

30.07.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wait...is it seriously Friday already? Planning out levels and [shhhh: plotting out a demo??] is surprisingly distracting.

#RebelCore #Indiegames #indiegamedev

25.07.2025 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I love a good test room! While improving and expanding player movement systems @nukadilucca.bsky.social made fantastic gains tightening up wall grabbing/sliding in the game.

#RebelCore #indiegamedev #indiegames #platforming

23.07.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

22.07.2025 15:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rebel Core: Ambient Machinewaves 03
YouTube video by Atom Switch Rebel Core: Ambient Machinewaves 03

Ambient Machinewaves 03 is now up for Rebel Core! Unlike the other two videos, this one features an environment originally created to explore vertical-scrolling gameplay more than apply to a specific level in the game.

youtu.be/4BTybvJx_54

#RebelCore #Indiegames #indiegamedev #music #synthmetal

22.07.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rebel Core: Awakens on Steam A sci-fi action platformer where players can jump, shoot, slash, and shield their way through the 8 Core Robotics and their domains. Conquer levels and bosses in any order and defeat them all to reach...

So yeah, wishlist Rebel Core On Steam!! (pls and thnks)

store.steampowered.com/app/3763120/...

#RebelCore #indiegames #indiegamedev #superliminal

21.07.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When you made gif headers for the Steam page and remember you made one extra for other uses... (I think this qualifies as Simpsons-grade "Superliminal" messaging)

#RebelCore #IndieGames #IndieGameDev #Platformer

21.07.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is it weird to get really excited about having your main menu and level select be a fully 3d scene the camera moves through?

Less flat 2d interface and more diegetic is very fun to think about

#rebelcore #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev

18.07.2025 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What is an action platformer without bosses? Rebel Core will be home to 8 deadly domain masters - the Core Robotics, all of which must be defeated in order to access The Citadel and take on the Council therein!

#RebelCore #indiegames #indiegamedev #sidescroller

17.07.2025 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The mighty @nukadilucca.bsky.social getting knockback and i-frames going in Rebel Core makes it feel just a little bit less bad every time I take a laser to the face (or back)!

#rebelcore #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev #sidescroller

16.07.2025 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rebel Core: Ambient Machinewaves 02
YouTube video by Atom Switch Rebel Core: Ambient Machinewaves 02

This Ambient Machinewaves (#2) comes with a new song clip and early look at the outskirts of The Grid - a massive complex of electrical works that has become overdrawn and unstable.

youtu.be/6amNoA04KH8

#RebelCore #soundtrack #VGM #gamedevelopment #indiegames #indiegamedev

15.07.2025 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Things got a bit amiibo-esq making a posed shot of our titular hero!

#RebelCore #IndieGameDev #Indiegame #gamedevelopment

14.07.2025 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What is this, gameplay footage for ant--er, phones?

Here's 11 seconds of gameplay squeezed into portrait layout for optimal phone viewing!

#rebelcore #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #platformer

11.07.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rebel Core: Rise and Shine
YouTube video by Atom Switch Rebel Core: Rise and Shine

Even though it didn't work out for the main video, I really liked the pacing and buildup of anticipation in the original, full-length "awakening" intro scene.

The music is an adaptation of what wound up in the outro of the main video!

youtu.be/OSKOZedViE8

#RebelCore #IndieGameDev #indiegames

10.07.2025 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Music is extremely close to my heart as a longtime musician myself, so being able to work on the OST for Rebel Core has been an absolute joy, combining my love for retro game OSTs, synthwave music, and good old fashioned heavy metal!

#indiegame #indiegamedev

09.07.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rebel Core: Ambient Machinewaves 01
YouTube video by Atom Switch Rebel Core: Ambient Machinewaves 01

The first of a short series of original music (WIP!) paired with ambient video backgrounds for Rebel Core.

youtu.be/dCYBYhINHpA

#ost #soundtrack #indiegame #indiegamedev #VGM #synthmetal #synthwave #originalmusic

09.07.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unreal Engine 5.4 (likely updating to 5.6+ down the line though)

08.07.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rebel Core: Awakens on Steam A sci-fi action platformer where players can jump, shoot, slash, and shield their way through the 8 Core Robotics and their domains. Conquer levels and bosses in any order and defeat them all to reach...

Available for wishlisting on Steam!

store.steampowered.com/app/3763120/...

#indiegames #steam

08.07.2025 15:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rebel Core: Video Reveal & Early Gameplay
YouTube video by Atom Switch Rebel Core: Video Reveal & Early Gameplay

The Steam page and reveal video for Rebel Core: Awakens is officially live!

What do you think? Is there a market out there for a modern take on classic jump and shoot platforming action?

youtu.be/9M4MacMFZGY

#indiegamedev #indiegames #platformer #gamedev

08.07.2025 15:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It turns out this pitch project HAS gone further and turned into a prototype!

So here is a bite-sized sneak preview of a big announcement coming July 8th - a new game I've been working on for the last 3 months with two other devs from the InfestStation team!

#indiegame #indiegamedev #prototype

02.07.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not sure how far this little pitch project will get to go after a disappointing GDC, but it sure is a fun one to make little vignettes of art for.

#gamedev #indiegames #lookdev #gameart #unrealengine

24.03.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When you're not a character artist but you still need to do look dev on the main character (it's a good thing the character is a robot)...

#gamedev #indiegames #characterart #lookdev

10.03.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow (Feb 25) is Stars Reach's Kickstarter launch! Join our livestreams: 8AM PST launch, 1PM PST Q&A with Rick Reynolds, & 6PM EST community update with Raph Koster on twitch.tv/playstarsreach. Donโ€™t miss it!

#StarsReach #Kickstarter #Gaming

24.02.2025 23:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Inch by inch, slowly getting closer. Splitting my time between bizdev and art, working on the pitch, and working on the music makes it a bit slower than I'd like though.

#gamedev #indiegames #environmentart #lookdev

20.02.2025 22:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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