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.
Turn a single ship into a badass armada in Close Order! http://t.co/WNyhJ6yqV1 #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/3UvucnGCue
— Raconteur Games (@RaconteurDev) September 12, 2015
A single ship… into an armada? Smells like black magic to me!
#screenshotsaturday Not much, but here's my first attempt at a Unity game, Terminal. Yes, it looks like Gunpoint. pic.twitter.com/21Dz9Y9NXK
— Tim Paisley (@TimPaisley) September 13, 2015
Ah, that pixel art. Why’s the character tripping over his own legs though?
These things happen sometimes #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #kickstarter https://t.co/3U62d3owcE pic.twitter.com/RlhARgbpdR
— Detective English (@DetectivEnglish) September 12, 2015
Boulderdash. Grammar Town doesn’t exist anymore!
Sketch from my next game – Midnight Girl – a cat burglar game inspired by French New Wave cinema #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/636A0DDXdG
— Thomas Ryder (@ThomasRyder99) September 12, 2015
That looks dangerous. Very dangerous. Also, how the heck did he get up there?!
Action stations! Assign crew members to the different ship slots! http://t.co/sKOXvcLVEL #screenshotsaturday #gamers pic.twitter.com/Aa8Mv7vgCk
— Picaresque Studio (@PicaresqueStd) September 12, 2015
Wow. Stylish looking ship, and it seems loaded with goods to boot. When do we depart for adventure, captain?
Testing enemies, explosions, bullets, etc. I survived! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/bfBhOZOYxy
— Mario's Pants (@mariospants) September 13, 2015
Yeah, you survived… until the next encounter (and / or testing phase)!
Racing ghosts on Disc World – #screenshotsaturday #gaming #Polyball #indiedev #gamedev #gamedesign #speedrun pic.twitter.com/R1QIvwTzPl
— ▮Studio Monolith (@studio_monolith) September 12, 2015
Most complex / confusing track I’ve seen in a while…
Screenshot Survey: Blood Soaked Boomerang – http://t.co/OWcKPLTm1K | #ScreenshotSaturday pic.twitter.com/H6KaerPrIj
— TechRaptor (@TechRaptr) September 13, 2015
No need to panic – just make sure they don’t go down! Damn I’m good.
Spent the last week drawing wrecked cars and random junk for #earthtaken3 #gamedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/hnhwTeBqwH
— SeethingSwarm (@SeethingSwarm) September 12, 2015
Almost makes me sad they’re only likely to ever be used as background assets. Almost.
Summoning Jonna can help you when surrounded and your hand is running out #screenshotsaturday #gamedev pic.twitter.com/LRu1azKJqc
— Ancestory (@AncestoryGame) September 13, 2015
Last but not least, a tactical encounter of ancient fantasy!
