Check out these attractive and interesting indie games
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 has been caught my indie immersive sims, a great in-world menu system, and some rattling pots and pans in a spot of foley work. Come see!
When Ifirst sawthat immersive simEtoshad swappable computer parts, I thought that was a neat little trick. Now… now I have the fear.
Different monitors can use different data streamsFor example, when plugged into a camera feed, regular monitors use color, but this monitor can access the dep-oh shit#immersivesim#indiedev#unity3d#gamedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/CH7V5dT3fW
Also in crouching in the Immersive Sim Vent this week, I appreciateSpectraenabling more possibilities, just in case:
for#screenshotsaturdayi’m replacing hundreds of windows with openable versions in case anyone wants to enter a building from the third floor#gamedev#indiegame#imsim#immersivesimpic.twitter.com/4XiZYRvXpI
And a cracking physical, mechanical set of menus from submarine survival horror gameFull Fathom(coming to Steam):
Stepping up my diegetics game 🔊#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/qFPSUS8DxQ
A nice bit of foley from “narrative cooking game"Venba(coming to Steam):
It’s#screenshotsaturdaybut this post is about our game’s sound design.@Nehapolitan, our sound designer, went above and beyond to capture the sounds of our games and recreate it as authentically as possible.Here’s a video showing how she did it and how it’s used in game!pic.twitter.com/i0A7GoWtSR
You know, it had never occurred to me that even if a wizard uses magic to do their household chores, if they don’t actually know how to do chores well, how would their spell? Thanks for the thought Kingdoms Of The Dump (coming to Steam):
🪄LAUNDRY DAY#pixelart#gamedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/vEpTBLrBNB
I like a load of hares as a performance-testing technique:
Added a bunch of hares for optimization testing. They are to slow for now, but it’s visible that they have fear and try to avoid me#screenshotsaturday#indiegame#indiedev#videogames#indiegamedeveloper#indiedevs#gamedevelopment#IndieGameDev#indiedeveloper#gamedeveloperpic.twitter.com/bBLJH26E68
Another fun performance test, this time fromJigsaw Puzzle Dreams(out now on Steam), a game Alice Bee considers one of the bestpuzzle games:
Major performance improvements in latest update!Optimizing puzzle mesh, copying vertices directly from memory instead of recreating and more.1000 pieces, all pieces unique, dropped with full physics in real time!Free on Steam!#indiegame#screenshotsaturday#cozypic.twitter.com/b29hz6Bpk1
A cosy house in No More Fathers, a game which I don’t believe is a sequel to No More Heroes:
I wish I had something more for#screenshotsaturdaybut here’s more angles of the new house!#madewithunity#gamedev#stylizedpic.twitter.com/rgeyGRmQod
That certainly looks like danger to me, Bionic Bay (coming to Steam, with a demo there now):
Another example of a spot with zero challenge but with constant tension. It’s great when you can make players feel intimidated with only an illusion of danger.🤖#gaming#gamedev#pixelart#screenshotsaturday#indiegamepic.twitter.com/0ZFqUsM9k1
Friendlier platforming from Kid Bubblegum (coming to Steam):
Kid Bubblegum can use his bubblegum to stick to walls and even climb them!#screenshotsaturdayYou can wishlist the game now, link in replypic.twitter.com/6BAjtCdJjy
A bit of bif-bam-pow from “groovy ARPG” Afro Of Justice:
The mechanics are finally close to being finalized! I’ve changed it so many times, you have no idea…#gamedev#indiegame#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/lKGo3k5ggr
A surly guard in Beyond Shadowgate (coming to Steam), a much-belated sequel the NES version of 80s adventure game Shadowgate:
In#BeyondShadowgate, it’s not just monsters you’ll have to deal with. You’ll be arrested by guards if you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time, or if you act suspicious or violent in town#screenshotsaturday#Shadowgate#IndieGame#IndieDev#PointAndClickAdventure@zojoipic.twitter.com/RL45Lwu0Fx
Ooh:
Hello#screenshotsaturday!I came upon this sunrise in a recent playtest.pic.twitter.com/FtEeur8XZJ
God!
Alone at the station#screenshotsaturday#indiedevpic.twitter.com/hxmRcXiqiq
I mentioned last week that technical troubles had interfered with attempts to include Mastodon in this column as Twitter continues collapsing (and boy does it!). A small update on that: still wonked right now, but looking into it is on the tech team’s task list.
What else caught your eye this weekend, reader dear?
