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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Zexion 100% speedrun on GDQ hotfix today around 6:45 CST! Full schedule here: gdq.gg/schedule/hotfix. I've been pleased to see lots of people enjoy both speedrunning the game and playing the built-in randomizer! #indiedev #gamedev #metroidvania #Steam #Zexion

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Sean Chiplock 🟡 🔜 Animate! Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) @sonicmega.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Please please PLEASE check out Zexion on Friday! Garin (runner) has worked so damn hard to raise awareness of the game and encourage others to try it out, and is the one who convinced me to do my own (very scuffed) randomizer attempt! This game was MADE for speedrunning & shmoovement and it shows.

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Português Brasileiro, Espanol, and Deutsch (featuring the word "Gravitationsverzerrungsexperimente"!) translations for Zexion are coming very soon! store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/... #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #Steam #Zexion

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Zexion is 40% off right now, its biggest discount ever! Now's a great time to check out this tough, action-packed metroidvania that features a dense, interconnected world and some of the craziest bosses ever! store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/... #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #Steam #Zexion

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Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and...

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Zexion's been out for a year now! I worked on it for 13 years. I'm glad that so many people are enjoying it as much as they are. Hoping to get more languages, Archipelago support, it released on consoles, and a few other surprises! Then finally… a sequel? #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #Steam #Zexion

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

A 日本語 language setting has been added to the intense, expansive metroidvania Zexion! Also... the game is 35% off right now! Now's a great time to check this challenging sci-fi action-adventure out! store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/... #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #Steam #Zexion

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

本日、『Zexion』の日本語対応アップデートを配信開始しました！広大でシームレスな世界を駆け巡るアクションアドベンチャー！さまざまなパワーアップやアビリティを駆使して、強大なボスとのバトルに挑もう！ぜひチェックしてください！ #メトロイドヴァニア

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

SFアクションアドベンチャー、『Zexion』が日本語対応します！ローカライズは Matsurika Games LLC ( matsurika-games.com ）が担当しています。日本語対応アップデートは3月20日配信予定！ #メトロイドヴァニア #indiedev #gamedev #Zexion store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/...

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

简体中文, Français, and Italiano language options have been added to the challenging, epic metroidvania 泽克西昂 (Zexion)! The game is 35% off (an all-time low!) to celebrate! Check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/... #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #Steam #Zexion

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Chinese, French, and Italian translations for Zexion are coming out February 25th! #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #Steam #Zexion

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Sean Chiplock 🟡 🔜 Animate! Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) @sonicmega.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Finished the playthrough with 100% Item Completion! But DO NOT FOR A MOMENT think that's the end of what this game has to offer. I may be finished with streaming Zexion as of tonight, but this game is worth every single dollar of the $20 it costs. Metroidvania/horror fan? BUY THIS GAME IMMEDIATELY.

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Zexion is 30% off right now! This Metroidvania epic features unique movement tech and powerups, insane bosses, absolutely ZERO chatty tagalong NPCs, a tightly crafted nonlinear world, a built in Randomizer, and more! store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/... #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #Steam #Zexion

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Things I'm hoping to get done this year... 1)Learn the Vulkan API inside and out. 2)Finally learn Blender for actual realsies. 3)Play more video games! Really didn't make time for this last year... I have a lot of stuff I need to catch up on!

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Zexion is 30% off for Steam's Winter Sale! Now's a great time to check out this epic Metroidvania with a deep interconnected world, over-the-top bosses, and a built in Randomizer with lots of features! store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/... #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #Steam #Zexion

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Design Doc | Warbot @designdoc.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

New video's out! The Best (?) Games of 2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxvH...

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Zexion is 30% off right now! This is lowest price so far for this EPIC metroidvania featuring huge challenging bosses, unique cool movement tech, a built in randomizer, and more! Check it out at store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/... ! #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #metroidvania #Steam #Zexion

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I've got a website now! gallantleaf.com Not much on it yet, but I hope to get some cool stuff on it soon! #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #Zexion

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

It's really not that hard to add an option to turn off screen shake to your game! You really should do that if you haven't already! #indiedev #gamedev #gamedesign

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Zexion is 20% off for the week! Check it out, especially if you find the idea of a challenging metroidvania with tons of unique upgrades, a dense, varied, expansive world, and intense boss battles interesting! store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/Zexion/ #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #Steam #Zexion

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I originally didn't have boss health bars in Zexion to create a "sense of tension". I later added them so that players could see the effectiveness of different weapons and better strategize. There are lots of weapons in Zexion, so it seemed kind of important. #indiedev #gamedev #Zexion

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Zexion, a challenging metroidvania that checkpoints you right before bosses, has no corpse runs, has options to make the game easier, and has a built in randomizer, is on sale now during the Steam Autumn Sale! store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/Zexion/ #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #Steam #Zexion

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Today's Zexion update lets you copy and paste random stuff into the Randomizer settings to get really wacky settings (Possible before but sometimes it would crash, oops)! Try pasting this post in there! #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #metroidvania #Steam #Zexion #screenshotsaturday

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Did you know that Zexion's soundtrack includes FamiTracker project files with added commentary? You can see what the notes are, mess with the instruments, play the songs looping indefinitely, and more! store.steampowered.com/app/3691900/... #gaming #metroidvania #Steam #Zexion #gamemusic #chiptune

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The Soundtrack for Zexion! Features MP3s as well as Famitracker files that also have a bunch of weird unused stuff in them.

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rittzy @rittzler.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

silksong seems cool and all unfortunately chose the wrong year to come out, gonna be hard to beat my goat ZEXION its looks are disarming, just trust me when i say every time it went for something it consistently blew my expectations out of the water store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/...

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Three and a half months after launch, Zexion is finally Steam Deck verified! #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #metroidvania #Steam #SteamDeck #Zexion

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Zexion is out now! It's a big metroidvania featuring tons of bosses, a built-in randomizer, lots of cool movement tech and sequence breaking, and more! Purchase/Wishlist it now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/... #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #metroidvania #Steam #Zexion

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

There was a mistake with the "Less Intense Palette" option in Zexion causing wacky unintended palettes in a few areas. I think players using that option thought it was intentional because of how weird those areas are! It's been fixed in the latest patch. #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

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Teur (does Commissions) @taurmega.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The Zexion seekers, Natu and Phantom. Seeing 0 Zexion fan art anywhere was a tragedy, I felt pretty much obligated to do this lol @gallantleaf.bsky.social #art #digitalart #zexion #indiegame #fanart #zexion #metroidvania #characterart

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

In terms of accessibility, I also like these photo sensitivity options I put in the game. An option to go and set them shows up before the game starts when it's first loaded up. #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Zexion features tons of different assist options to fine tune the difficulty of the game, should you need to. Lot's of different damage settings, and even Save States! So almost anyone should be able to play it. Doesn't prevent achievements either. #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Some of the most common sources of difficulty in games are "points of miscommunication". And if a game is meant to be challenging when things are communicated properly, and there's something the player is missing, it can come across as unreasonably difficult. #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #gamedesign

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

The Soundtrack for Zexion has been released! This is a special soundtrack release! In addition to 79 songs, it also includes FamiTracker project files for both Music and SFX with added commentary! #indiedev #soundtrack #gaming store.steampowered.com/app/3691900/...

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The Soundtrack for Zexion! Features MP3s as well as Famitracker files that also have a bunch of weird unused stuff in them.

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kay @kayay78.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

PLAY ZEXION!! ITS SO GOOD!! ITS SO GOOD!! its literally so good it got the coveted "kay went out of his way to write a steam review" award so you can read me gush about it more in the ss

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 19/05/2025

Okay, gotten to the end of this one. Spectacular game. After you get the double-jump it opens up HUGELY and there's so many objectives and bosses you can tackle in any order. And that finale... Goddamn! I really want to see this one sell, and for Gallant Leaf to make more games. This is their FIRST

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Ahead of April Fools, I'd like to suggest a couple of ground rules pertaining to video game developers. Rule #1: If you announce a joke game, you have to actually make and release it, even if just on a small scale. Rule #2: No "joke Dating Sims". Get new material! #indiedev #gamedev #aprilfools

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Combine_Kegan @combine-kegan.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

I'm going to plug this game here too. This is a fantastic Metroid style game. If you're wanting something like NES Metroid where the action is harder and faster paced, I cannot recommend this enough. I got three bosses in and knew this game is ultimate.

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

My upcoming game Zexion comes out March 21st! Wishlist it at store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/... #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

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Sky @arcap.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Bruh I can't wait to play Zexion from @gallantleaf.bsky.social . This little space-fella is so blessedly simple and iconic. I hope the game slaps half as hard as it looks to slap (outlook good according to beta testers).

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loren schmidt @lorenschmidt.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

krita / gimp question: does anyone know if there's a way to change the sequence of zoom levels in either program? i specifically never, ever want to see noninteger scaled pixels (eg 550%). seems like it should be possible to set the sequence manually.

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

My game Zexion needs testers before releasing! If you want to volunteer for the beta, reply here or start a chat with me saying so. You need Steam and Discord (both are easy/free to set up). If chosen, I'll start a chat with you and give you a Discord Server invite link. #gamedev #indiedev #gaming

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Trailer for my epic upcoming action-adventure Zexion! Slightly abridged and remixed for Bluesky. Wishlist it at store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/...! Wishlist indie games if you want to support indie devs! #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #screenshotsaturday

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Crysmoon - Creatures have adapted to survive and make use of the energies emanating from the crystals in this subterranean region. An ecosystem pretty alien to what's on Earth, though some convergent evolution seems to have occurred. #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #worldbuilding #screenshotsaturday

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

One of the first boss fights you encounter! You can shoot in 8 directions independent of your movement! I find this more strategic than full 360° aiming. #gamedev #indiedev #gaming

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

I have a system set up to interpolate between key frames for larger enemies made up of multiple sprites. I like how the animation for this robot climbing up a tile turned out. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #gaming

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Gallant Leaf @gallantleaf.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Adding in custom character sprites to the randomizer! This sprite edit was originally going to be a kind of edgy rival character, but they were cut. I call them "Hunter X". Also working on randomizing area palettes. This area's normally not purple! #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gaming #purple

Screenshot with custom character sprite.

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