I go on Twitter so you don’t have to
Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye was caught by dozens upon dozens of spam accounts hijacking the tag to promote cryptocurrency garbage.Twitter’s journey to uselessnesscontinues. But after reporting dozens of accounts in the vain hope that Twitter might at least knock these particular bots offline (knowing it’ll never actually address the wider problem), I was delighted to admire a great many attractive and interesting indie games. Check out this week’s pick!
Chasing you with goo sounds a wonderful alternative for this apparent design problem in Cruel (coming to Steam):
The level timer was boring so I swapped it out for toxic goo that hunts you down if you are too slow#screenshotsaturday#GodotEnginepic.twitter.com/mTMUfsJ3kZ
Yes, you can pet the tapir in this game from a dev in Guatemala:
Hey o/#screenshotsaturday#gamedevpic.twitter.com/chJBljHX9M
An important realisation for ShotgunKatana:
It took me a bit too much to realize I needed a Parry to counter Fury Attacks… but here we are! I blame my creative process lol#ShotgunKatana#indiegame#Indiedevs#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/08Fkzd0nFp
Turn-based roguelikelike extraction RPG (huh! what a combo)Quasimorph(in early access on Steam) demonstrates the power of spaceships which look like video game shotguns:
Ship upgrading is one of the major features of the upcoming patch. We want to make it valuable and interesting. Upgrades should be defining improvements that influence the player’s strategy in achieving their goals.#ScreenshotSaturday#roguelike#turnbasedpic.twitter.com/0CrWwGmPtM
I continue to be delighted and baffled by Ego Hazard:
#screenshotsaturdaytesting new terrain visuals, tech legally stolen from unreal engine’s nanite 2.0. captured on apple#visionpro#generationalwealthpic.twitter.com/abqjti7nEI
The contrast between low-framerate animations on living players and high-framerate ragdoll corpses in Wiz MUD (playable in your browser) is doing something funny to my brain:
wanted to show off our very deep and rich combat system#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/M34PRGAOQH
Trying to follow this twin-screen action is also twisting my melon, man:
We made a little prototype of jumping through the jungle and playing gameboy at the same timeDoesn’t have a name yet. Thoughts?#indiedev#gamedev#pixelart#screenshotsaturday@StelloHexispic.twitter.com/IVqq1OfTOy
A touch more claymation style from Black Pellet (coming to Kickstarter):
Prototyping an Arkham-like combat system in Godot 4.2#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#GodotEnginepic.twitter.com/ZHyym74TcT
An undersea warning sign in nautical survival gameSonorous – Deep Down Below(coming to Steam):
WIP: New feature for the creature thanks to the great input! Before the creature further investigates, it focuses the lights on the player. Next: Animations!Wishlist on Steam:https://t.co/VEdohfURht#gamedev#indiegame#madewithunity#survivalgame#deepsea#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/JDu0vdFrty
Love that hand,One-Eyed Likho(coming to Steam):
The only thing that makes horror tight squeeze trope better is the hand animation#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/HIqZa0ZbK2
I have to respect your witch inReka(coming to Steam) being organised enough to create and organise index cards for potions:
Forage & store 🍓🍯🌿In REKA’s autumnal woodlands, there’s lots of ingredients to collect and take back to your cozy home. Cook food & craft potions, and live life as a nature-loving witch!#screenshotsaturday#witchgame#gamedevpic.twitter.com/5wDIF1TKfe
A quick tour of immersive sim playgrounds inParkside: Decayed Soul Manipulation(coming to Steam):
Something special for this#ScreenshotSaturday(bit late, sorry)An extended look at some places you’ll get to explore in the first few missions of PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION.Wishlist PARKSIDE:https://t.co/w8mbOzeEW8#gamedev#indiegame#immersivesimpic.twitter.com/tMzGC6JdZ1
Fumes (coming to Steam, with a demo there now) has such a pretty post-apocalyptic wasteland that I sometimes forget it’s about cars fighting:
a fine morning for a fight#FUMESgame#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/OvRBRNOiEq
A burst of stylish violence from Dawn One (coming to Steam):
Hack & slash, but you’re a glass cannon. Dawn One is available to wishlist on#Steam#ScreenShotSaturday#Gaming❤️pic.twitter.com/6xtHNRdc14
And I’m a sucker for a vacuum attack like in this yet-unnamed game:
Hello#ScreenshotSaturday👋This week I worked on 4 utility spells, this one is Telekinesis. It makes nearby monsters gravitate towards a point.It is pretty fun to use it with Meteor Shower. 😄#indiedevpic.twitter.com/70SJNXFZNG
What else caught your eye this weekend, reader dear?
