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.
Oh no! These Mummers are trapped by newspaper! Shine your Guiding Light into their World to help! #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/3DvMoziWQp
— Tearaway Unfolded (@tearawaygame) September 19, 2015
To kick off this week’s Speculating Screenshots, we have an incredibly stylish paper-y creation. Groovy.
cute viruses for a new mysterious GNOG #gnog #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/5WUtx0HOh9
— Sam Boucher (@MonsieurEureka) September 19, 2015
Hang on. Viruses are never cute. Never. NEVER! I call shenanigans.
Text and Clue finding now included #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/9BfVItE6PH
— Lime Freezy (@Lime_Freezy) September 18, 2015
…but are the two related?
A heated race in the cool desert night for the latest Wacky Wheels #ScreenshotSaturday! pic.twitter.com/B1sog4iuhe
— Cascadia Games (@cascadiagames) September 19, 2015
Wacky Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeels! Wait, why does he have a bomb? HE’S GOT A BOMB!
Screenshot from the final level in the 'Devious' set. Tons of timers and killer beams. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev pic.twitter.com/HrHJe6wQGr
— Gary Marples (@Suisoft) September 19, 2015
Could it look more complex (and / or fun)?
Naomi's last BEP stage might be a bit much. #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/iQHY9aMtbW
— Kayin (@KayinNasaki) September 20, 2015
Ah, the glory of old-school, and… I sense Castlevania inspired design.
A smoother interaction with the #UIdesign making it easier to control #gamedev #indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/nbmOVi5siX
— Acaratus (@Acaratus) September 20, 2015
Mechs! MECHS! Turn-based mech combat! YEAH!
Here's a new custom backer created character from the same story as Burn… #indiegame #indiedev #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/QLDJjKQv9O
— The Endica Series (@TheEndicaSeries) September 20, 2015
Well, some people just want to watch the world burn, ya know?
https://twitter.com/PaperBladeGame/status/645147784635617280
More paper-y awesomeness, because why not? Really like the ‘cut-out’ design.
Never too late #screenshotsaturday Templar Battleforce is coming to #Steam on Tuesday! pic.twitter.com/SJdd3am3OU
— TreseBrothers (@TreseBrothers) September 20, 2015
Last but not least, a Templar getting absolutely roasted by some nasty looking creature. Ouch.
