Hey everyone! Hexborn recently crossed 2,500 wishlists and is now rapidly approaching 3,000 - a huge milestone and a massive motivator for me. Thank you all for the support. I’ve been laser-focused on preparing the first playable prototype, which will be available to try on-site at DreamHack Stockholm next week. As the game grows, I’ll be using wishlist milestones to gauge interest and guide th…
💀 Inside the Perk System of Hexborn Hexborn started with blood and bullets, a tribute to 90s FPS legends like Blood and Doom . Fast weapons. Crunchy feedback. Cultist guts splattered across a cathedral wall. But that’s only half the story. Beneath the gothic gore is a roguelite engine, a dynamic system that transforms every run, reshapes every room, and lets you build toward something monstrou…
So far I’ve been posting development updates here on Steam but this time, I want to share some really exciting news: Hexborn was recently featured by two major Japanese gaming sites — Game*Spark (like Japan’s Kotaku) and Goo News! 🎉 It’s honestly surreal to see this little retro roguelite FPS reaching players around the world so early in development, and it’s a much-needed boost for me as the…
"Zombies are fun target practice... but what happens when your prey starts shooting back?" In this month's devlog, I want to introduce a new enemy in Hexborn, my roguelike retro FPS inspired by 90s shooters like Blood, soaked in Gothic horror and eldritch madness. 🕯️ Meet the Cultist Inspired by the iconic shotgun-wielding zealots from Blood, the Shotgun Cultist is designed to punish complacen…
"When your triple-barrel shotgun runs dry, there’s only one thing left to do..." In this week's feature, I want to share a melee weapon I’ve been working on for Hexborn, my roguelike boomer shooter drenched in Gothic horror and eldritch chaos. Inspired by Blood’s pitchfork and twisted execution tools from the medieval era, I wanted something raw, vicious, and just a little cursed. That’s how th…
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