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.
Do you like fancy buttons?#indiedev #gamedev #lowpoly #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/MHSKbEKI06
— Mario Federico (@devour_mf) February 8, 2016
Ooh buttons! Can I press them? Can I? Can I? CAN I?!
Exploring the abandoned crazy-golf course, primed with frisbees & water-balloons #screenshotsaturday #indiegame pic.twitter.com/KDif1XddX3
— Knights And Bikes! Switch/Steam/PS4/XBOX (@foamswordgames) February 6, 2016
Man, that art style. No really, look at it! So good…
https://twitter.com/Murder_Punch/status/696506652900663297
Holy crap on a cracker, someone went to town on that sheep!
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart #indiegamedev pic.twitter.com/h9O7DdX6Qt
— Tito Lívio (@TitoOliveira) February 7, 2016
Is that a… wait, exactly what is that thing behind the character?
What else is there in a wild west saloon? I'll make it, don't you doubt! #screenshotsaturday #madewithunity #gamedev pic.twitter.com/joUCiDAT6t
— Iiro Lindell (@IiroLindell) February 7, 2016
Customers, depending on the hour(s). What? It’s true.
meh, missed #screenshotsaturday, but anyway…first glimpse at the AB:HM's antagonist #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart pic.twitter.com/DV4uxH5bkU
— Atomic Butcher (@atomic_butcher) February 7, 2016
Wall of Creepy, coming through!
New 'Legend of Hand' WIP screen. Adventure/RPG. Demo soonish! #indiedev #pointandclick #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/5PYsBFewX8
— Shaun Aitcheson – Hob's Barrow OUT NOW! (@shaunaitcheson) February 7, 2016
…left or right? Just kidding. Looking good.
Check out the protoype of our next title: Hello World @ https://t.co/ULiAIX3Wq3. #screenshotsaturday #indie #gamedev pic.twitter.com/nRH9F6CyYs
— Chryse (@chrysedev) February 7, 2016
If only Earth actually looked like that, eh?
Working on Interior of Apartment scene. #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #WIP #gamedev pic.twitter.com/N1C7t2XfN9
— Bethany (@rhymeswithlich) February 7, 2016
Pictures like this makes me wonder: what’s the appeal of faceless characters in video games?
In between, I’m treating myself to some early explosives implementation. #screenshotsaturday https://t.co/HoR8whJhgN pic.twitter.com/2yNavjQtnY
— Michael Cook (@mtrc) February 7, 2016
No better way to wrap up this week’s Speculating Screenshots than with… EXPLOSIONS! KABOOM!