Admire these attractive and interesting indie games
Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every Monday (well, unless it’s a holiday), I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught by decorating tapes, a wide range of wet worlds, a spread of cool violence, a murderous squirrel, and yes, immersive sims. Come admire these attractive and interesting indie games!
Squirrel With A Gun (coming to Steam) remains ridiculous:
▶️https://t.co/RamIDdnPG6🐿️ Squirrel unarmed takedown anim IMPLEMENTED#gamedev#gamedeveloper#gaming#blender#wishlistwednesday#indiegame#indiegames#indiedev#indiegamedev#MadeWithUnreal#vfx#steam#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/xVH5vvp3g5
Vandalism and fiddlebits inHalf-Lifemod TimeWarp (demo available on ModDB):
adding some interactive stuff to timewarp so the maps don’t feel like a lifeless shooting gallery(a bunch of the breakable things still have placeholder models and sounds)#halflife#valve#modding#leveldesign#gamedev#indiedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/rw71pubVR9
Customising your tape collection in (coming to Steam), a “roguelite music builder” where I thinnnk you make music by building landscapes:
Happy how this cassette editor is turning out. So many iterations…#ODDADA#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#indiedev#madewithunitypic.twitter.com/XjJyH6dw9O
Jumping between layers of the level in watery watercolour explore ‘em up Echo Of The Waves (coming to Steam):
For this#screenshotsaturday, a little look at Zephyr jumping from one layer to another using a coral portal (assembled with parallax :)#indiedev#gamedev#indiegame#watercolor#madewithunitypic.twitter.com/nxV0Ypzwpf
A striking seascape inThe FallOf Theseus (devblog on Tumblr):
fishshot 🐟#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#indiedev#pixelart#ドット絵pic.twitter.com/WRlIqwdGtC
Yet more moistness inFaerie Afterlight(coming to Steam, with a demo there now):
It’s SUMMER TIME! Time for a SPLASH. Don’t forget to hold your breath inside water though.#metroidvania|#screenshotsaturday|#indiegamepic.twitter.com/Ip6VOfJ4p4
Marketing is part of development for most games, and it’s interesting to see these experiments made public by VR spaceship dogfighter Alliance Peacefighter (website here):
Experimenting with some camera angles and trying to figure out how a trailer might look. All very rough. The pilot doesn’t react to inertia at all, which is technically correct in the setting but just looks wrong.#ScreenshotSaturday#Gamedev#SpaceSim#MadeWithUnity#IndieDevpic.twitter.com/UHzXzFnVz7
An interesting take on parrying:
With this “swipe over the circle to block” mechanics, it seems that reducing the time window for parrying is the primary lever for adjusting difficulty#gamedev#indiedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/PJVwJ92gM1
Whoa hello SyS KillMirror (available on Itchin alpha):
The last test of this month for SyS KillMirror Alpha Update 0.5, come check a new area and fight enemies!Game page:https://t.co/aQZLb4Q62nChangelog:https://t.co/8v3cXQHt42#gamedeveloper#gamedevelopment#games#indiegame#indiegamedev#IndieGameDev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/7NXalTaZtD
New security devices often open exciting new security holes, and magnet-jumping off security camera cages in immersive simEtosseems great fun:
People in the city have started getting wise to you yoinking their equipmentTheir countermeasures seem to be useful to you in other ways however 👀#immersivesim#indiedev#unity3d#gamedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/xnbpcgBUUl
By popular demand, here’s immersive simSpectraonce again, this time showing off shoving:
for#screenshotsaturdayi bring you the ability to push people off roofs- now with 300% more ridiculous ragdoll#gamedev#indiegame#imsim#immersivesim#indiedevpic.twitter.com/3X0hZbT7I5
Creeping about in turn-based roguelikelike survival game The Outer Zone (coming to Steam, with a demo there now):
Really happy with how our fog of war system is shaping up, not perfect but it’s getting there!Walls and doors…always a challenge in game dev, especially when working in 2D isometric😭Steam demo coming out for Strategy Fest Monday!#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#turnbasedpic.twitter.com/6Cl3qj3JR2
All I know about this game, and all I need know about this game, is that it has a grappling hook:
Added a grappling tether for#screenshotsaturdayYou can even use it while dashing for a wild ride!pic.twitter.com/FSMMmYs9OS
As a frequent turtler in retro real-time strategy games, I do appreciate this gate animation in D.O.R.F. (coming to Steam):
Use automatic gates to allow your units to pass through your base’s outer defenses.#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/oWczK64Cph
Cool violence in Neon Inferno:
Another small preview of our next game NEON INFERNO! Play as a criminal in a future New York City, dodging and deflecting enemy fire between two simultaneous planes of side-view action. Steam page coming soon, follow us for updates!#wip#screenshotsaturday#pixelart#ドット絵pic.twitter.com/6WDdcM2b1F
Cool violence in Against Great Darkness (coming to Steam, with a demo there now, andItch):
#screenshotsaturday#madewithunity#gamingLoose a ball get the hand!pic.twitter.com/u9gmLbZKjn
And cool violence in this yet-unnamed (I think?) shooter starring one of the skullbats frequently seen in the dev’s other games:
Yeah! Still working on that 💀Skullbat🦇 game! Creepier and more hectic by the minute.#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#indiedevpic.twitter.com/XfJUYL8sT2
What else caught your eye this weekend, reader dear?
