Come admire these upcoming 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, we quite a lot of wet things, from ships and waterfalls to fish and a cat, fishing. Check ‘em out!

Hoverboarding and grapple-hooking and big monsters continue to look wild in Withersworn (coming to Steam):

Grapple Surfing vs Giant Sandworm#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#gamedevpic.twitter.com/8LRXhFCses

This is all very cute!

Finally started working on assets to populate my small sailing and exploration game ⛵️#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#indiegame#madewithunitypic.twitter.com/Bc1ONIAwxz

I don’t understand how this is producing honey in Streamwalker Tribes, an “anime hero collection game designed for streamers to play together with their audiences”, but it is pretty:

Looks like it’s time to harvest this honey 🍯#pixelart#ドット絵#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/cJ6Rq1cjvk

Bold poses before the violence starts in mecha shoot ‘em up sequel Valfaris: Mecha Therion (coming to Steam):

Did some more Intro works this past week.Therion and Kate on their way to work.#screenshotsaturday#madewithunitypic.twitter.com/esU17Jjp98

I’m game for devs planning for sequence-breaking, like this in NES-style platformerPrison City(coming to Steam):

Happy#screenshotsaturday!This is a bit unconventional, but I’m working on deliberate sequence breaks for people who are skilled with certain un-explained and unrequired mechanics in Prison City!#gamedevPrison City is part of Next Fest, so I’ll throw a link in the replies!pic.twitter.com/X5Pe8D3in1

A neat work-in-progress animation for “boss rush platformer"Gurei(coming to Steam):

(WIP) A little update from our new Boss… Try not to drown in these powerful waves! 🌊🌊Give us early support by wishlisting Gurei on Steam:https://t.co/5VDvWvgslm🦊#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#gamedev#indiegame#madewithunity#ゲーム制作pic.twitter.com/kVBNZTvKVQ

A colourful fishing friend in the metroidvaniaFaerie Afterlight(coming to Steam):

Even in the Darkness, Lumina’s creatures endure.Wishlist#FaerieAfterlighton@Steam:https://t.co/aUXzCdpGka#screenshotsaturday#selfpromotionsaturday#metroidvania#indiedev#gamedev#platformer#indonesiandevpic.twitter.com/YWcmoNhSRT

Those are big swords inMortal Sin(coming to Steam):

Redid the final boss and final area to be a better match for the player’s power. In the end, not even big swords can save you from your sinful ways!#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#unity3d#mortalsinpic.twitter.com/r0bJleL8i7

While I appreciate the freedom to go fast in all places at all times, this feels like nuisance behaviour in “platform-adventure game"Monospaced Lovers(coming to Steam). What if you bump into a neighbour! What if your whooshing tears tiles off their roof! Rude:

You don’t HAVE to zoom through town. But I mean, we won’t stop you.#screenshotsaturday|#madewithunity|#gamedev|#indiedev|#indiegames|#indiegamepic.twitter.com/i6LDLvCX2s

I hope there’s a secret behind this pretty waterfall in Divining Rods (work-in-progress version available freefrom Itch.io):

Water falls even for?#screenshotsaturday#studentgamedev#UnrealEngine#fishpic.twitter.com/aWq4O8de1R

I respect this in climbing game New Heights, and I hate it to death:

I went up this wall in real life. Now it’s in a game, New Heights. Would you dare to try it?#indiegame#screenshotsaturday#climbing#simulator#gamedev#freyrpic.twitter.com/eyYFtJHxzv

Yup, shadow-hopping game Schim continues to look super cute:

A day at the canals 🌆#gamedev#indiegame#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/oD9LOn0WR2

And to close, I do believe it’s important to learn from your mistakes, but I absolutely recognise it can be funny to repeat them:

Our first bug is back🤩🪲🍞https://t.co/qmKROwP6xe#indiedev#screenshotsaturday#madewithunity#gamedevpic.twitter.com/fAh70mcpKR

What else caught your eye this weekend, reader dear?