Admiring more 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 by a whole lot of water, which I swear is a coincidence. Ships! Ponds! Otherworldly pools! Ponds! Sharkgirls! Come admire these attractive and interesting indie games.
A big splash inSelfloss(coming to Steam):
It’s#screenshotsaturdayand the time for the giant whale to jump up out of the abyss! 🐋pic.twitter.com/IKGgQhwKpk
Is Lin a kid, or possibly a squid? No, she’s a sharkgirl in shapeshifting swim-o-shooterShark Rain(coming to Steam):
Stay hydrated#screenshotsaturday#UnrealEngine5pic.twitter.com/ecNtasZGGv
I possibly post shadow-hopping platformerSchim(coming to Steam) too often but look, more water!
Interactable quacks! 🦆#gamedev#indiegame#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/RJDthgqiQp
A nice bit of boat in this from a developer who, judging byhis Instagram, is possibly aboard a boat right now:
For this#screenshotsaturdayI added crests, foam and water splashes. It gives a better feel for the boat’s speed and direction. Without fix objects in the scene and everything moving it can be hard to orientate. Also not the best video for twitter compression.#Pirates#indiedevpic.twitter.com/vKqRQiALpX
Honestly,Backrooms: The Project(coming to Steam), this is just threatening me with a good time:
Is there any escape?…#screenshotsaturday#ScreenshotSunday#indiegame#gamedev#Steam#horror#backrooms#liminalspacepic.twitter.com/JftrE9U6Uh
No water here inBionic Bay(coming to Steam, with a demo there now) but bays can be wet so that counts:
It’s#screenshotsaturday!Here’s some suspenseful platforming from the ancient megastructures of Bionic Bay!Notable inspirations for this: Blade Runner, Stalker, Alien, Oddworld, Portal & Tomb Raider…🤖#gaming#pixelart#RETROGAMING#madewithunity#indiegamepic.twitter.com/NyLwL4D1Pi
Pretty scenes in The Majestic (coming to Steam), an airborne follow-up to The Companion:
Hey there#screenshotsaturday! What I try to accomplish in my games is full camera freedom apart from the movement system, capable of capturing shots from any angle. 📸🐦✨🎶Music by@hewwagnerpic.twitter.com/WLvTn36waH
Seeing conveyor belt flippers in Factorio ‘em up Automation Station (coming to Steam) makes me want to play Screwball Scramble (which, fun fact, recently receivedan unofficial free video game version you can play in your browser):
I added conveyor ramps to my automation game!📐📐📐📐📐📐#screenshotsaturday#madewithunity#indiedevpic.twitter.com/KURJyFzYJG
I have absolutely no questions about what’s happening here in testing Kiborg (coming to Steam):
❤️🔥to#UnrealEngine#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/o2gcmKm6t1
An unsensible idea in horror game Stray Souls (coming to Steam):
They say timeworn walls bear witness to secrets able to echo through generations……do we dare enter? 💀#ScreenshotSaturday|#indiegame|#horrorpic.twitter.com/dJdEMKG0tl
Dramatic violence in fighting game Coreupt (coming to Steam):
A cool title screen for a game I can only assume is named Basilisk:
Title screen sorted for next game.I just hope I don’t need a third option at any point.#screenshotsaturday#devlog#indiedevpic.twitter.com/bYznTewTMc
Immersive sim Jenga in Aquametsis (coming to Itch), a “tactical FPS / base management hybrid” game inspired by Deus Ex, System Shock, and X-COM:
Just improved object handling and guess what? You can play Jenga now!#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#gamedev#immersivesim#unity3dpic.twitter.com/nzvy3FreUW
And let’s close with one which is from a week ago but I wasn’t here then, so:
(Only use scissors under adult supervision).work in progress#gamedev#indiegame#indiedev#3d#trenchbroon#screenshotsaturday#godot#blenderpic.twitter.com/UmPj7U3boZ
Small update re: Twitter’s ongoing collapse. No, I will not be calling the social network “X”. Go all the way to xXTwitterXx or go home, coward.
What else caught your eye this weekend, reader dear?
