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Admiring more upcoming indie games

Weird bird person Captain Beaker from DoubleShake.

I’m very up for Flann O’Brien foolishness (and have been since a time when it was neither profitable nor popular):

A little WIP shot of a point & click adventure game I’m working on set in an alternative 19th Century Ireland. Thinking Father Ted/Flann O’Brien.#screenshotsaturday#gamedevpic.twitter.com/NoRosHdfYO— jason rouse (@sionrouse)July 23, 2022

A little WIP shot of a point & click adventure game I’m working on set in an alternative 19th Century Ireland. Thinking Father Ted/Flann O’Brien.#screenshotsaturday#gamedevpic.twitter.com/NoRosHdfYO

(Former RPS columnist) Leigh Alexander is working on something with the co-creator of Caves Of Qud, with a concept which makes me double-take every time I read it. Seethis follow-up tweetfor more on the people you’ll meet, and how they’ll behave.

been making a generative celebrity mcmansion reality show game with@unormalfor funsies#screenshotsaturday#indiedevpic.twitter.com/VO6hUqv7qs— 🌏🔎Leigh Alexander 🐬💿✨ (@leighalexander)July 23, 2022

been making a generative celebrity mcmansion reality show game with@unormalfor funsies#screenshotsaturday#indiedevpic.twitter.com/VO6hUqv7qs

Lil Gator Game(comingto Steam) is a cutie:

we’re tip-toeing closer and closer to the finish line, and no birds are gonna get in our way!we may MegaWobble, but we won’t fall down!!!#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#madewithunitypic.twitter.com/osyolAkt3d— lil gator game (@LilGatorGame)July 23, 2022

we’re tip-toeing closer and closer to the finish line, and no birds are gonna get in our way!we may MegaWobble, but we won’t fall down!!!#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#madewithunitypic.twitter.com/osyolAkt3d

Certainly a mood:

Moody point-and-click adventure game#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/lNIZySnVSp— Ryan Nein (@Ryan_Nein)July 24, 2022

Moody point-and-click adventure game#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/lNIZySnVSp

Rollerblading game Miszou has an attention-grabbing pitch and chill vibes, and apparently it’sset atop giant turtles:

Here’s an animated loop for our Ghibli-inspired lofi rollerblading game called Miszou.More to come soon! Join us on our indie dev voyage!#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/DhfmzZjeKG— VoyagerGameStudio (@Voyager_Studio)July 23, 2022

Here’s an animated loop for our Ghibli-inspired lofi rollerblading game called Miszou.More to come soon! Join us on our indie dev voyage!#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/DhfmzZjeKG

This ice cream is merely a wee tech demo but it’s cool (and looks good too):

Little breakdown of this ice-cream effect for#screenshotsaturday#madewithunity#realtimevfx#shaderspic.twitter.com/96yT4ZSE9s— ChronicBite (@chronicbite)July 23, 2022

Little breakdown of this ice-cream effect for#screenshotsaturday#madewithunity#realtimevfx#shaderspic.twitter.com/96yT4ZSE9s

I am interested in the puzzle potential of things not moving? not existing at all? when I look away:

OBJECT NON-PERMANENCE#screenshotsaturday#indiegame#gamedevpic.twitter.com/0C5RPzMxxM— elosociu (@elosociu)July 23, 2022

OBJECT NON-PERMANENCE#screenshotsaturday#indiegame#gamedevpic.twitter.com/0C5RPzMxxM

Expect useful household hints indarkwebSTREAMER(comingto Itch), an occult horror game about trying to become the top streamer on a weird web:

♱ need a way to put all those bull testicles & vials of human teeth you bought online to good use?dont worry, our procedurally generated crafting recipes have gotchumake some seriously weird shit that may help or may hurt, glhf#screenshotsaturday#gaming#gamedev#pixelartpic.twitter.com/cBteKic9Pl— darkwebSTREAMER🔜gamescom (@darkwebSTREAMER)July 23, 2022

♱ need a way to put all those bull testicles & vials of human teeth you bought online to good use?dont worry, our procedurally generated crafting recipes have gotchumake some seriously weird shit that may help or may hurt, glhf#screenshotsaturday#gaming#gamedev#pixelartpic.twitter.com/cBteKic9Pl

Stand back! Here comes Captain Beaker, the rude crude dude with an attitude!This slimy fiend is the one organizing all the chaos goons causing mischief around the archipelago. Think you can shake him on?#DoubleShake#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#indiedev#gameartpic.twitter.com/ULrhFTNMNr— Rightstick Studios - #DoubleShake (@rightstickdev)July 23, 2022

Stand back! Here comes Captain Beaker, the rude crude dude with an attitude!This slimy fiend is the one organizing all the chaos goons causing mischief around the archipelago. Think you can shake him on?#DoubleShake#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#indiedev#gameartpic.twitter.com/ULrhFTNMNr

Vast quantities of violence in theDevil May Cry-inspired metroidvania Magenta Horizon (work-in-progress version availableon Itch):

One of the Reaper Difficulty arenas in Act 2. You can feel your physical stamina draining out while playing this, and it’s a damn good sign that it’s working as intended.#ScreenshotSaturday#indiedev#gamedev#madewithunity#MagentaHorizonpic.twitter.com/39JoKTrObz— Maddison Baek (@BaekMaddison)July 23, 2022

One of the Reaper Difficulty arenas in Act 2. You can feel your physical stamina draining out while playing this, and it’s a damn good sign that it’s working as intended.#ScreenshotSaturday#indiedev#gamedev#madewithunity#MagentaHorizonpic.twitter.com/39JoKTrObz

And of course the most important type of behind-the-scenes peek:

Today’s not so#screenshotsaturdayfeatures my trusty supervisor and judge Peanut. A true agent of chaos and biter of toes#gamedev#indiedev#CatsOfTwitter@AbertayDarepic.twitter.com/KxjDQeLJlT— Non Playable Creators (@NPCreators)July 23, 2022

Today’s not so#screenshotsaturdayfeatures my trusty supervisor and judge Peanut. A true agent of chaos and biter of toes#gamedev#indiedev#CatsOfTwitter@AbertayDarepic.twitter.com/KxjDQeLJlT

What else caught your eye this weekend, reader dear?