by Every weekend, indie developers showcase their current work on Twitter #screenshot Saturday keywords. And every Monday I give you a selection of these snaps and clips. Twitter is still alive, against all odds, so let’s admire more indie games. This week my eye was caught by a cute frog fishing scene, several handmade horrors, modular synths and cryptic photography. Come and look!
Good rumination in Far Far Down, a visual novel about daily life aboard a submarine in alt-history 2012:
For this #screenshot Saturday we have Lucy, the beautiful and aloof French stowaway, looking at the newly sprouted seedlings and wondering about herself and the rest of the crew on this nautical #Slice of life #Visual novel.#gamedev #pixelart pic.twitter.com/5xMbxBKXdP
— Far Far Down (@FarFarDown) 17 December 2022
The cutest little swamp in the paper board game Paper Trail (coming to Steam, with a demo there now):
These swamp kids just want to catch frogs in peace 🐸🐸🐸#screenshot Saturday pic.twitter.com/7gWBjIanZq
— Paper Trail ✨ Wishlist on Steam! ✨ (@NewfangledGames) 17 December 2022
I wish this immersive retro sim would have a name because I post it a lot so a name would be pretty handy. Along with this lovely cleanup clip, the developer also posted a longer game excerpt shows immsim stuff like climbing a stack of crates to reach a valve, but cleaning up the blood after a kill is a far more enticing snippet:
Hold on!💥🙃 A much needed feature has been added to the game. But if you make a mess, you should clean it up. The smell can attract some unwanted guests you know…#screenshot Saturday #immersivesim #retrofps #lowpoly #indiedev #fps #horror #moellman #Sci-fi #made with unity pic.twitter.com/xNFapBhzPZ
— Bánk B. Varga (@VargaBank) 17 December 2022
Sweet virtual modular synthesizer music production in Picosynth (out now on Itch):
picoSYNTH is out!
🔌 Connect to lo-fi gear!
🎵 Make funky music!
👂 Share your builds and beats!Hit RT (🙏), scratch that itch, and let me know what you think! https://t.co/oZOTg7LBgN#screenshot Saturday #pixelArt #pixelSound #pico8 pic.twitter.com/b6nygsgY4E
— Johan Peitz – on Patreon! (@johanpeitz) 17 December 2022
Quite a bit of hoverbiking in this “yet to be named open world action adventure”:
“It’s the kind of wasteland where you can see a mile in every direction, but it’s still possible to die at every step”#gamedev #pixelart #screenshot Saturday pic.twitter.com/pfrYX0Ba9C
— Kaldersai (@KaldersaiDev) 17 December 2022
A fun way for new areas to appear in factory building game Automation Station (coming to Steam):
The progression in the Automation Station will be linked to unlocking new islands. Thought it would be cool if the island emerged from the depths.#screenshot Saturday #made with unity #indiedev pic.twitter.com/SGpdHSWoVn
— Scott Daley (@GravitonPunch) 17 December 2022
A gruesome scene and development decision in metroidvania The Spirit Of The Samurai (coming to Steam). And to tell you, no, you don’t actually see the cat die in this current clip, although you definitely understand that it’s dead:
This #screenshot Saturday I want you to help me resolve a difficult conflict: should I show the kitten’s death? it’s in your hands! 😅 #made with unity #indiedev #atariVCS #Xbox #PlayStation #metroidvania #soulful #cats pic.twitter.com/NJv68dBffT
— Spirit of the Samurai (@samuraisgame) 17 December 2022
Speaking of terrible things with handcrafted styles, here’s something terrible from the turn-based horror game It’s Dark Inside (coming to Steam):
Now, now…This looks like a deadly situation☠️
~▪️𝕀’n 𝔻𝔸𝕖𝕖𝕀
Happy #Screenshot Saturday! #indiegame/#indiedev/#steam/#computer game pic.twitter.com/pffxYBM5Rs
– It’s dark inside | Play 🎮 (@_IDInside) 17 December 2022
Season scenes in the open world detective game Shadows Of Doubt (coming to Steam):
Explore the winter wonderland❄️#Screenshot Saturday #Winter #GameDev pic.twitter.com/LCoSjNb2yW
— Shadows of Doubt: The Detective Simulator🕵️ (@detectivesim) 17 December 2022
Gunpoint-lookin’ pogo platformer in the yet-to-be-named next game from the creator of Stilt Fella:
Some pogo platformer action too #screenshot Saturday! pic.twitter.com/xhSzQEL2lq
— Henke (@Henrik_Hermans) 17 December 2022
I’m not quite sure what’s going on in the triangular real-time strategy game Triverse, but I’m curious:
Added torpedoes to the Triverse to take out large or stationary targets.#screenshot Saturday #indiedev #gamedev pic.twitter.com/aEW3sn2p62
— Ben Carruthers (@bencarru) 17 December 2022
Similarly, I don’t quite understand what’s going on in the VR-only JRPG Jarpug (in early access on Itch), but I like the look of it:
Combos also change the shape of your traps! It was a pain to carry out. Worth it! #screenshot Saturday #gamedev #JARPUGG pic.twitter.com/NfGf0bS8FH
— Tyrus Peace (@TyrusPeace) 17 December 2022
I really like the little guy crawling around barrels in cryptic photography game Project Anomaly: Urban Supernatural Investigator (coming to Steam and Itch.io, with a demo out now):
We haven’t announced it yet, but we’re coming at @MAGFest 2023 below @MIVSMAGFest! Hope to see you in person if you can attend the event! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshot Saturday pic.twitter.com/5ml0zpypPK
— DARK SCIENCE – Project Anomaly 📷👻🔎 🔜MAGFest (@DarkScienceLabs) 17 December 2022
What else caught your eye this weekend, dear reader?
