For most, weekends means two days off work with some much-needed R&R. But for game developers, it’s also a time during which they get to show off what they’ve been working on. I am of course referring to Screenshot Saturday, which involves tweeting screenshots with the #ScreenshotSaturday hashtag. Screenshots which I will be critiquing some of every single Tuesday, in Speculating Screenshots.
Different screenshots from different developers, all working on different games. Some are very much a WIP, while other are from titles rapidly approaching release. These tweets do all have one thing they in common though, which is that they feature actual screenshots (or at the very least, mockups), animated or stills.
Designing levels for the #spaghettijam game, almost done! #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #pixelart #unity3d pic.twitter.com/0v8HU2cYZh
— Michele Pirovano (@PirovanoMichele) October 11, 2015
Bet ya someone’s feeling… lucky.
#screenshotsaturday #Castles stealing ur <3 pic.twitter.com/9XjTLqNnta
— $ (@folmerkelly) October 10, 2015
Wait, what? Castles can’t steal hearts! WHAT IS HAPPENING?!
inifinite orbit #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/dMcYdOBk1M
— AGRAV (@AGRAVgame) October 9, 2015
Nope. Not infinite. Looks more like it’s about to be sucked into a black hole, I’d say. So, not infinite.
https://twitter.com/IncredibleDot/status/652870875784572928
Ooh, colorful! No bloody clue as to what’s going on, but… colors pretty!
Citycrushers crush cities. How do you like the colours? #GameDev #ScreenshotSaturday pic.twitter.com/EavvYUEorx
— Noppy (@ThomasNoppers) October 10, 2015
Speaking of colo(u)rs, eh? Also, I like my colors crushed! YEAH!
A preview of something I'm working on. I might reveal more next week. #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/f1KvIgMRDZ
— Rowan Crawford (@Sumaleth) October 10, 2015
Looks like someone’s… running out of time! Aw yeah.
Sea is not safe: black sails approaching, #Pirates! http://t.co/FpKEPnE9G0 #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/G1bHgRVfOd
— Picaresque Studio (@PicaresqueStd) October 10, 2015
Something something aaaaarrr!
https://twitter.com/InfiniteOasis_/status/653094280156721152
Wow. Someone’s feeling mean-spirited today, and particularly anti-hatty at that!
Highlandia got some 3D printing treatment this week. More pieces on the way for Metatopia! #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/GybKD35sul
— Eric Guadara (@eeease) October 10, 2015
Anyone else feel like snacking on some white chocolate, like, right now?
#screenshotsaturday The old man eviscerates his opponents with a harpoon, limb by limb! #harpoondemall #gamedev pic.twitter.com/hSX6AO5jBZ
— Blacksea Odyssey (@BlackseaOdyssey) October 10, 2015
Eviscerate. Harpoon. I see what you did there…