Every weekend, indie developers showcase their work in progress on Twitter #screenshotsSaturday label. And every Monday, I offer you a selection of these shots and clips. This week my attention was drawn to my immersive indie sims, a great in-world menu system, and rattling pots and pans in a soundscape location. Come see!
When I first saw that the Etos Immersive Simulator had interchangeable computer parts, I thought that was a little trick. Now… now I’m scared.
Different monitors may use different data streams
For example, when plugged into a camera feed, regular monitors use color, but this monitor can access depth
Oh shit#immersivesim #indiedev #unity3d #Game development #screenshotsSaturday pic.twitter.com/CH7V5dT3fW— Mab – Work on ETOS (@Mab_Devv) July 15, 2023
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Also crouched in the Immersive Sim Vent this week, I appreciate that Spectra offers more possibilities, just in case:
For #screenshotsSaturday I replace hundreds of windows with openable versions in case someone wants to enter a building from the third floor #Game development #indie game #imsim #immersivesim pic.twitter.com/4XiZYRvXpI
— Spectra: immersive simulation of the 1970s (@Spectrathegame) July 15, 2023
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And a set of stunning physical and mechanical menus from the underwater survival horror game Full Fathom (coming to Steam):
Stepping up my diegetics game 🔊#screenshotsSaturday pic.twitter.com/qFPSUS8DxQ
— Monad 𒉎 (@monad_of_eirye) July 15, 2023
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A good piece of sound effects from the “narrative cooking game” Venba (coming soon on Steam):
It is #screenshotsSaturday but this article is about the sound design of our game.@Nehapolitan our sound designer, went above and beyond to capture the sounds of our games and recreate them in the most authentic way possible.
Here’s a video showing how she did it and how it’s used in-game! pic.twitter.com/i0A7GoWtSR
— Venba (@venbaGame) July 15, 2023
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You know, it never occurred to me that even if a wizard uses magic to do his chores, if he can’t do chores really well, how would his spell do? Thanks for the thought Kingdoms Of The Dump (coming to Steam):
🪄 WASH DAY #Pixel art #Game development #screenshotsSaturday pic.twitter.com/vEpTBLrBNB
— 👑 🗑️Kingdoms of the Dump🗑️👑 (@DumpKingdoms) July 16, 2023
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I like a hare load as a performance testing technique:
Added a bunch of hares for optimization testing. They are too slow for the moment, but it is visible that they are afraid and try to avoid me#screenshotsSaturday #indie game #indiedev #video games #indiegamedeveloper #indiedev #Game development #IndieGameDev #Independent developer #Game Developer pic.twitter.com/bBLJH26E68
— Eduardas Luk (@EduardasLuk) July 15, 2023
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Another fun performance test, this time from Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams (available now on Steam), a game that Alice Bee considers one of the best puzzle games:
Major performance improvements in the latest update!
Optimized puzzle mesh, copy vertices directly from memory instead of recreating them, etc.
1000 pieces, all unique, dropped with full real-time physics!
Free on Steam!#indie game #screenshotsSaturday #comfortable pic.twitter.com/b29hz6Bpk1
— Shawn Clapper 🧩Puzzle Dream Maker🧩 (@ShawnClapper) July 16, 2023
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A cozy house in No More Fathers, a game that I don’t believe is a sequel to No More Heroes:
I wish I had something more for #screenshotsSaturday but here are more angles of the new house! #madewithunity #Game development #stylized pic.twitter.com/rgeyGRmQod
—Isaiah Toth 🇭🇺 (@IsaiahToth_Dev) July 15, 2023
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This certainly looks like a hazard to me, Bionic Bay (coming to Steam, with a demo now):
Another example of a spot without challenge but with constant tension. It’s great when you can make players feel intimidated with only an illusion of danger.🤖 #game #Game development #Pixel art #screenshotsSaturday #indie game pic.twitter.com/0ZFqUsM9k1
— Juhana Myllys (@JuhanaMyllys) July 15, 2023
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Kid Bubblegum’s More Platform Friendly (Coming to Steam):
Kid Bubblegum can use his chewing gum to stick to walls and even climb them! #screenshotsSaturday
You can wishlist the game now, link in reply pic.twitter.com/6BAjtCdJjy
— and0@Ohsat Games (and0@mastodon.gamedev.place) (@ohsat_games) July 15, 2023
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A bit of Afro Of Justice “groovy ARPG” bif-bam-pow:
The mechanics are finally about to be finalized! I changed it so many times, you have no idea…#Game development #indie game #screenshotsSaturday pic.twitter.com/lKGo3k5ggr
— Vesol (@VesoljaFunk) July 15, 2023
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A surly guard in Beyond Shadowgate (coming to Steam), a very late sequel to the NES version of the 80s adventure game Shadowgate:
In #BeyondShadowgate, there are not only monsters that you will have to face. You will be arrested by guards if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, or if you act suspiciously or violently in town#screenshotsSaturday #Shadowgate #IndieGame #IndieDev #PointAndClickAdventure @zojoi pic.twitter.com/RL45Lwu0Fx
— Jeffrey Canam (GrahfMetal) (@GrahfMetal) July 15, 2023
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Oh :
Good morning #screenshotsSaturday!
I came across this sunrise during a recent playtest. pic.twitter.com/FtEeur8XZJ—David | Studio 46 (@AtStudio46) July 15, 2023
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God!
Alone at the station #screenshotsSaturday #indiedev pic.twitter.com/hxmRcXiqiq
— JacobPotterfield (@potterfield_art) July 16, 2023
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I mentioned last week that technical issues have interfered with attempts to include Mastodon in this column as Twitter continues to crash (and boy does it!). A small update on this: still down right now, but reviewing it is on the tech team’s to-do list.
What else caught your eye this weekend, dear reader?
