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.
It's been a week or so, so have an improved Infonet screen where you can monitor your fans#screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/cJwbhhYvn6
— Kale (@DarkestKale) April 25, 2016
Well, having fans is good…
https://twitter.com/fuzzgoddess/status/724304935727173636
How on Earth does one tell time with that thing?
Writing down plans for monster collecting games I'll never make. Regular weekend activity. #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/tziwmgH74V
— Will Lewis 👁🗨🕳👁🗨 (@gamewillpdx) April 24, 2016
Curses. For a sec there I mistook it for a screenshot of an obscure platformer!
Selatria will be available to play and to buy at Everybody's Art Show on June 18! #screenshotsaturday #indiedev pic.twitter.com/SKt96NLY7G
— Whim Independent Studios (@whimindie) April 24, 2016
Octo-fight! Fight! Fight!
A final coat of paint on the game pit. I wonder how many will make it down to hell! 😀 #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev pic.twitter.com/eYBHLj4QDW
— Simon Bielman (@Synival) April 24, 2016
Wait, what? A Tetris-style… digger? Now I’ve seen (almost) everything.
Watch out the boss might grab you! #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #pcgaming pic.twitter.com/eYxEFwe3Bh
— Crimson Nights (@Crimson_Nights_) April 24, 2016
Dem Bones, eh?
JettyCat blasts into #screenshotsaturday ! Have you tried the game out yet? https://t.co/vu7uxLv8ke #Android pic.twitter.com/uhRvEeD2jH
— and0@Ohsat Games (and0@mastodon.gamedev.place) (@ohsat_games) April 24, 2016
Cats with jetpacks? Man, technology.
Floor Plan is inspired by a true story. #GearVR #screenshotsaturday #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/c83jNgg7o7
— Turbo Button (@TurboButtonInc) April 23, 2016
Ah, surely it’s buzzing with excitement (heehee).
Gunmetal Arcadia Zero (7/9)#screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/IoHV8uV7V5
— J. Kyle Pittman (@PirateHearts) April 23, 2016
The NES is strong with this one.
https://twitter.com/brkg_/status/723986817868017664
Last but not least, something truly haunting.