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Screenshot Saturday Mondays: Like clicking fish in a bucketI go on Twitter to find indie games so you don’t have to

I go on Twitter to find indie games so you don’t have to

Image credit:Julia Minamata

Image credit:Julia Minamata

Fish in a bucket in The Crimson Diamond.

I’m very interested in the scale of city-building simMetropolis 1998(coming to Steam, with a pre-alpha demo alreadyon Itch):

#screenshotsaturdayThe first citizens moving into my new city!I’ve been working on the simulation a tiny bit. Units will now walk around their house (or place of work) while they are not sleeping.pic.twitter.com/Kc3wd4b03H— Yesbox - Metropolis 1998 (@YesboxStudios)November 25, 2023

#screenshotsaturdayThe first citizens moving into my new city!I’ve been working on the simulation a tiny bit. Units will now walk around their house (or place of work) while they are not sleeping.pic.twitter.com/Kc3wd4b03H

A distressing situation in Irish adventure gameAn Aisling(coming to Steam):

Tea for me.You can now wishlist An Aisling on Steam!https://t.co/alfSWYo7N4#screenshotsaturday#GameMaker#gamedev#indiedev#indiegamespic.twitter.com/JZWzWYF8xI— Aaron Teefey Lee (@Mrleafytea)November 25, 2023

Tea for me.You can now wishlist An Aisling on Steam!https://t.co/alfSWYo7N4#screenshotsaturday#GameMaker#gamedev#indiedev#indiegamespic.twitter.com/JZWzWYF8xI

What a pretty vignette in adventure gameThe Crimson Diamond(coming to Steam, with a demo there now):

Happy#screenshotsaturday! 💎The Crimson Diamond💎 is a cozy mystery set at a remote lodge in the northern Ontario wilderness. What will you unearth? Play the demo and find out! Link in bio! Please wishlist! Happy Saturday! 🥳🎉#indiegame#IndieGameDev#pixelartist#retrogamespic.twitter.com/yaHm729JXz— Julia Minamata (@JuliaMinamata)November 25, 2023

Happy#screenshotsaturday! 💎The Crimson Diamond💎 is a cozy mystery set at a remote lodge in the northern Ontario wilderness. What will you unearth? Play the demo and find out! Link in bio! Please wishlist! Happy Saturday! 🥳🎉#indiegame#IndieGameDev#pixelartist#retrogamespic.twitter.com/yaHm729JXz

My attention is fully focused on this flame effect:

Dungeon Crawlerprototype #: int overflow#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#indiegamepic.twitter.com/B8u8uLcg3G— wizMUD + Making new game 2023 (@wiz_mud)November 25, 2023

Dungeon Crawlerprototype #: int overflow#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#indiegamepic.twitter.com/B8u8uLcg3G

Your colleague inUrban Myth Dissolution Center(coming to Steam), with whom you will “solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies”:

Urban Myth Dissolution Center Director#gamedev#indiedev#pixelart#screenshotsaturday#UrbanMythDissolutionCenterpic.twitter.com/5XaARo0GCU— 墓場文庫🪦和階堂真の事件簿 TRILOGY DELUXE (@hakababunko)November 25, 2023

Urban Myth Dissolution Center Director#gamedev#indiedev#pixelart#screenshotsaturday#UrbanMythDissolutionCenterpic.twitter.com/5XaARo0GCU

I am very interested in whatever’s happening with this yet-unnamed FPS:

The ocean is a mirror.👇Early build download in the down below.#screenshotsaturday#indiegamepic.twitter.com/2Ej4sshlRs— Hannes Rahm (@kebabskal)November 25, 2023

The ocean is a mirror.👇Early build download in the down below.#screenshotsaturday#indiegamepic.twitter.com/2Ej4sshlRs

The real question for action-RPG Rifted Worlds is whether you’ll leave this accidental sequence break in the game:

Reposting this small sequence break I found. Sometimes these are intentional, but a lot of them sneak through!#gamedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/08Z8o96HvU

I do enjoy seeing special effects in isolation, like this impressive spiralling hoof from arcade football ‘em upDash Cup Kickers(in early access on Steam):

TwistShot in slow motion! Having some fun in Blender, prototyping a new shot type for Dash Cup Kickers :) ⚽#blender#gamedev#indiegamedev#ScreenshotSaturday#screenshotsunday#soccer#ball#slowmotion#twist#shotpic.twitter.com/X4PH0hjQgJ— ROKOJORI (@ROKOJORI)November 26, 2023

TwistShot in slow motion! Having some fun in Blender, prototyping a new shot type for Dash Cup Kickers :) ⚽#blender#gamedev#indiegamedev#ScreenshotSaturday#screenshotsunday#soccer#ball#slowmotion#twist#shotpic.twitter.com/X4PH0hjQgJ

This poor lil guy in Payloaders Strike! (coming to Steam):

Your enemies are your best weapon.You’ll need every resource at your disposal if you want to reach true freedom.#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#indiegame#IndieGameDev#UnrealEngine#gamingpic.twitter.com/rDUrpJYXJ7— Payloaders Strike! - WISHLIST NOW! (@Payloaders_Team)November 25, 2023

Your enemies are your best weapon.You’ll need every resource at your disposal if you want to reach true freedom.#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#indiegame#IndieGameDev#UnrealEngine#gamingpic.twitter.com/rDUrpJYXJ7

A meaty (?) boom in Warcana (coming to Steam), “a fantasy inspired base defence, RTS game with a deck-building mechanic”:

Cosmic BOOM in the desert. 🌵💫Wishlist WARCANA here 👉https://t.co/OkscsEcqZP#screenshotsaturday#pixelart#ドット絵#indiedevpic.twitter.com/YlAuezZB4j— 1000 Orks (@1000orks)November 24, 2023

Cosmic BOOM in the desert. 🌵💫Wishlist WARCANA here 👉https://t.co/OkscsEcqZP#screenshotsaturday#pixelart#ドット絵#indiedevpic.twitter.com/YlAuezZB4j

Committing this anime violence looks impressive, though I think I object so strongly to having my movement hindered in first-person games that I’m leery of how it might feel to receive:

Sneak peak WIP on hitstopIf you’re looking for first-person PvP anime-style sword fighting… look no further#screenshotsaturday#indiegamedev#indiegames#gamedev#indiedev#Unity3dpic.twitter.com/hVVDGwsyBc— nohost | indie arena fighter dev (@nohost_dev)November 25, 2023

Sneak peak WIP on hitstopIf you’re looking for first-person PvP anime-style sword fighting… look no further#screenshotsaturday#indiegamedev#indiegames#gamedev#indiedev#Unity3dpic.twitter.com/hVVDGwsyBc

I dig this low-fi facial animation in Appalachian horror game 10 Dead Doves (coming to Steam):

NOO HE DID THE THING#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/CU3esriRb7— 10 Dead Doves (@10deaddoves)November 25, 2023

NOO HE DID THE THING#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/CU3esriRb7

Smooth moves in metroidvania Tales Of Fate (coming to Steam):

Showcasing some good old foxy maneuvers.#screenshotsaturday#pixelart#gamedev#ドット絵pic.twitter.com/W1kkeuM8nT— Tails of Fate 🦊 Wishlist Us on Steam! (@TailsofFate)November 25, 2023

Showcasing some good old foxy maneuvers.#screenshotsaturday#pixelart#gamedev#ドット絵pic.twitter.com/W1kkeuM8nT

A tidy little reload procedure in “isometric action shooter” Sunset Devils:

added indicators for when you mess up a reload.you can also pick up dropped cartridges#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/vvlcZHJfbl— Sunset Devils (@sunset_devils)November 26, 2023

added indicators for when you mess up a reload.you can also pick up dropped cartridges#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/vvlcZHJfbl

Charging a capital ship in Underspace (coming to Steam):

Capships have the ability to miss the player intentionally now. Mostly to give you the idea that you’re dodging a lot of flak.#underspace#gamedev#unity3d#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#indiegame#madewithunity#indiegamedev#spacegame#space#gamedevelopmentpic.twitter.com/itxNWULd9v— Trainwiz (@trainwiz)November 26, 2023

Capships have the ability to miss the player intentionally now. Mostly to give you the idea that you’re dodging a lot of flak.#underspace#gamedev#unity3d#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#indiegame#madewithunity#indiegamedev#spacegame#space#gamedevelopmentpic.twitter.com/itxNWULd9v

And let’s close with a pretty scene from defense-building spin-off Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles (coming to Steam):

Remember when I promised I’d take you somewhere You haven’t been before in a game. We have arrived.#bulwark#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/uErVhPFMe2— Tomas Sala falconeerdev.bsky.social (@FalconeerDev)November 25, 2023

Remember when I promised I’d take you somewhere You haven’t been before in a game. We have arrived.#bulwark#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/uErVhPFMe2

What else caught your eye this weekend, reader dear?