memorylines (Jam demo)
axon
/'æksɑn/
noun
long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
How many until you get your memory back?
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The original concept (albeit a bit reduced in scope) for this game made in time for the Falling Block Jam 2025. The story is not the original story, but it's sufficient for a demo.
Reconnect between two axons using active blocks. Maneuver through an everchanging field.
Gamepad support built in! Change your keybinds in the Settings menu.
Default keybinds:
KB:
Z: Rotate Clockwise
X: Rotate Counter-clockwise
Left/Right Arrows: Move piece
Up: Hard Drop
Down: Softdrop
SPACE: Hold
ENTER: Pause/Start
Gamepad:
Button East: Rotate CW
Button South: Rotate CCW
Dpad L/R: Move piece
Dpad Up: Hard Drop
Dpad Down: Soft Drop
Right Trigger (R2): Hold
START/Options/+: Pause/Start
Tracks:
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1030276
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Development log
- demo expansion!Sep 28, 2025
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Really cool concept! I like how it ask to unlearn Tetris, and play in a totally different way (finally vertical building is relevant!). It provides new and interesting challenges. However it's easy to get "locked" early, with no way of winning the level because it would require to clean too many lines. Also I got completely stuck once the pieces mixed the black and gold blocks. This completely changes how you need to think and plan the level, but unfortunately the pieces fall way too fast at that point to allow to learn that. So I think there are some elements of game design that can be refined, but it has a very solid core!
thank you!
I definitely need to tweak things like the mixed block randomizer to give mercy and so-so. I didn’t have time to do balancing because the week was horrible! the version you’re seeing is somewhat refined infact lol
I may make a postjam update… but I don’t have a date. so let’s see what happens.