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.
For this Pixel Noir #screenshotsaturday we give you a quick look at some of PN's battle mechanics. #bullseye pic.twitter.com/EtpP8aCnq4
— SWDTech Games (@SWDTechGames) June 11, 2016
Man, someone just got sliced.
Got my fave Renegade move into #MiniBrawl. Hit-im-when-he's-down… Well you would, wouldn't ya? #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/ga3VwOV33b
— Psychotic Psoftware (@psypsoft) June 11, 2016
No doubt. Brutality!
Above the fetid swamp, ancient ruins reach towards the misty sky. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamemaker pic.twitter.com/vSO8mEg4cj
— Scimitri (@Scimitri) June 11, 2016
And the award for weirdest swamp ever goes to…
Almost forgot! Happy #screenshotsaturday! #gamedev pic.twitter.com/88zjZvxEDR
— Wayfire – Starfallen (@WayfireGames) June 11, 2016
Someone’s prep’d for jungle warfare big time.
First time going on a date what could go wrong #screenshotsaturday #androiddev #gamedev #indiegame #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/HMOlBzZ2lE
— All Nighter Games (@AllNighterGame) June 11, 2016
Uh, everything? Also, those eyes. My goodness.
Skelebats, biters, & winged eyeballs! Oh my!https://t.co/cX7R4dvr6e#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev pic.twitter.com/IZIdupEcvI
— A Quiver of Crows (@AQuiverOfCrows) June 11, 2016
…here there be monsters!
Someone put the fire out, we won! #screenshotsaturday @The_Last_Levi #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/TaXvdNm6Yl
— Super Punk Games (@SuperPunkGames) June 11, 2016
Sure, but what about all them boxes? WHAT ABOUT THE BOXES?!
Welcome to Dr. Riley's Hell.#screenshotsaturday #gaming #indiedev #gamedev #rootsofinsanityhttps://t.co/67C7JwtK9H pic.twitter.com/qnLZwKZTPT
— Crania Games (@CraniaGames) June 11, 2016
Hells is definitely for other people. Other people and Dr. Riley. Yup.
https://twitter.com/ObsessiveSGames/status/741713525727449088
Gotta love how no one’s puzzled by what’s happening behind them, eh?
Hovertank Battle – mostly mechanics this week. Still got A LOT to learn 🙂 #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/o6YOgaP2Y7
— GameDev Cala (@GamedevCala) June 11, 2016
Well, no denying the coolness factor of a hovertank.
