Leafborn

Pitch

Leafborn is a fast-paced action game where you command a being formed from thousands of leaves. Explore floating islands, discover abilities, change shape and destroy the Null robots draining the world’s life energy.

Description

Take control of a living leaf-form and travel through Canopy, a universe of floating islands. Find new forms and abilities while fighting the invading Nulls before they strip the world of its remaining life.

Shift Your Form, Rewrite the Rules

Abilities change with your current form. Become a tornado that throws enemies aside or a saw that cuts directly through them, then combine forms and abilities into a playstyle of your own.

Every Run, a New Horizon

Choose branching routes between islands and face increasingly aggressive Null formations. Runs begin from zero, while long-term upgrades unlock forms, expand the loot pool and open unexplored paths through The Canopy.

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History

Hasan Tarhan began developing leaf-physics simulations in 2022. The work quickly drew attention from the game development community and was featured by outlets including 80 Level. He continued refining the system for several years, although his original goal was not to turn it into a game.

In 2025, Hasan shared a short tech-demo video titled Leaf Hero. It gained momentum almost immediately, reaching 130,000 views on YouTube and more than two million views across other social platforms. The project was reposted several times on Reddit, with a single post receiving over 5,000 upvotes.

By 2026, Hasan had begun developing the concept as a full game. The project has been in active development since November, and during this process he joined forces with his friends Alperen Altıkulaç and Aysu Hoşcan.