I go on Twitter so you don’t have to
Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every week, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, let’s return kick off the new year with a jumbo-sized edition with even more games from across our Christmas holiday. Expect unexpectedly laid-back stressful horror, slow-motion stunting gunfights, a watercolour world, spaceships, mecha, and far too many legs. Check out these attractive and interesting indie games!
The contrast between stressful battle and cool vibe is extremely good inNightmare Operator, a horror shooter by a four-person Tokyo team:
Hide and seek✂️#nightmareoperator#screenshotsaturday#indiedevpic.twitter.com/ZVd9wUnToo
I do like howÉté(coming to Steam), a game where you paint pictures as an artist summering in Montreal, has a watercolour look to its world too:
Happy#ScreenshotSaturday! We had fun decorating our home in Été. And you, how would you have styled it?pic.twitter.com/PtGRwcBgkX
I fear30 Birds(coming to Steam) is a game which loses a lot in Twitter-crunched clips, but it is still pretty:
Are you as excited as the Lantern City folks ? We wish you a happy new year in advance🔥#ScreenshotSaturdaypic.twitter.com/qzn9MQvjoV
Alright then, I won’t ask:
I refuse to explain#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#indiegame#madewithunitypic.twitter.com/aHK1V58CkE
A sneak peek inMonomyth(coming to Steam, with a demo there now), “a dungeon crawler inspired byArx Fatalis, Ultima Underworld & the King’s Field series”:
You can now look through keyholes.#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/kaPophRXCL
This is addicting.#IndieGameDev#screenshotsaturday#gamejam#flowjampic.twitter.com/3cRckJNpmV
Stylish prototyping from Genokids (coming to Steam, with a demo there now):
And more stylish protyping from this yet-unnamed game:
Matrix, Rocket Jump, Shotgun and a little bit of blood. Is it a fun recipe?#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#indiegamepic.twitter.com/TdKca3xOw6
I don’t know what the before looked like but I dig the after:
Little revamp for this area! Still working on some of the creatures, but it’s filling out nicely!#gamedev#screenshotsaturday#pixelart#gamingpic.twitter.com/tzX7C8IwMe
I know I’ve previously posted the shooter’s side of Sniper Killer (coming to Steam), so here’s a look at the redthreadwork of the cop chasing ‘em:
The hunt for a serial killer.Play as both the bloodthirsty killer and the burnt out detective in SNIPER KILLER - coming soon#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/6ZUnaD7jXx
I particularly like this first screenshot from Silver Thread (work-in-progress version free on Itch):
Work on a trailer is work on a game and ooh that’s a striking scene from They Are Here: Alien Abduction Horror (coming to Steam, with a demo there now):
We are working on a new trailer. What do you think of this scene?#indiegames#indiedev#horrorgame#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/NP5hkarkhX
Levels in BUZZ have multiple ways to complete them. Free movement allows players to pull off interesting time-saving tricks and discover their own routes.BUZZ is out on Jan 12th! Wishlist here:https://t.co/oOdhBuBNGP#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#indiegame#gamemakerpic.twitter.com/eCzBWmNDPX
I’ve seen a lot of motorviolence in my years but can’t think of another carfight game quite like Wheelborn (coming to Steam):
Hey awesome#IndieDevs, happy#ScreenshotSaturday! It’s the last one of this year 🎄What are you guys working on? Share in the comments 🤩I’m still working on improving the combat and visuals in#Wheelbornhttps://t.co/TMQFnbT34s#indiegame#gaming#gameplay#indiegamespic.twitter.com/XQcMT2YkPK
“Lovecraftian spacefighter RPG” Underspace (coming to Steam) shares a lesson I think most spacefight games could learn and use in about every battle:
Adding ambient flak to this battle was the right call.#underspace#gamedev#unity3d#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#indiegame#madewithunity#indiegamedev#spacegame#space#gamedevelopmentpic.twitter.com/T56nkpdsFF
Let’s start a visit to Lotta Legs Corner with mecha shooter Nightshift Galaxy:
Still in “vacation mode” and just goofing around. Went a bit daffy with the copy-paste key and made a big centipede?#ScreenshotSaturday🎶 CROSS FIGHT! (Haja Taisei Dangaioh OST) 🎶pic.twitter.com/5WQDQLzcx1
Bonus legs from immersive sim Spectra:
drop it, creep#gamedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/TQW36rVrmS
Skittering bugs in Where Beasts Were Born (coming to Steam), an action-RPG where, according to the blurb, “as the creatures fight the players, they use a genetic algorithm to evolve unique, stronger evolutionary stages, including body, stats and brain - procedurally!”
How many legs is too many legs?#ScreenshotSaturday#IndieDev#GameDevpic.twitter.com/mFQREbcjHy
And as we turn away from Lotta Legs Corner, let’s close with another sort of enjoyable bug:
by far the coolest bug I’ve ever made LOL🪲!#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#solodev#indiedev#indiegamedev#indiegame#unity3d#madewithunitypic.twitter.com/aDkvvPAqlq
What else caught your eye this weekend, reader dear?
