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Screenshot Saturday Mondays: cute frogfishing, handcrafted horrors, and cryptid photographyCome admire these interesting and attractive indie games!

Come admire these interesting and attractive indie games!

Children sat in a rowboat fish for frogs in the swamp in Paper Trail.

Good brooding in Far Far Down, a visual novel about daily life aboard a submarine in alt-history 2012:

For this#screenshotsaturdaywe have Lucy, the beautiful and reserved French stowaway, looking at the recently sprouted seedlings and wondering about herself and the rest of the crew of this nautical#SliceOfLife#VisualNovel.#gamedev#pixelartpic.twitter.com/5xMbxBKXdP— Far Far Down (@FarFarDown)December 17, 2022

For this#screenshotsaturdaywe have Lucy, the beautiful and reserved French stowaway, looking at the recently sprouted seedlings and wondering about herself and the rest of the crew of this nautical#SliceOfLife#VisualNovel.#gamedev#pixelartpic.twitter.com/5xMbxBKXdP

The cutest little swamp in paper-folding puzzle gamePaper Trail(coming to Steam, with a demo there now):

These swamp kids just want to catch frogs in peace 🐸🐸🐸#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/7gWBjIanZq— Paper Trail ✨ Wishlist on Steam! ✨ (@NewfangledGames)December 17, 2022

These swamp kids just want to catch frogs in peace 🐸🐸🐸#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/7gWBjIanZq

I wish this retro space immersive sim would get a name, because I’m posting it a lot so a name would be quite convenient. Along with this lovely clean-up clip, the dev also posteda longer gameplay snippetshowing immsim stuff like climbing a stack of crates to reach a vent, but cleaning up gore after murder is a far more enticing snippet:

Heads off!💥🙃 A much-needed feature has been added to the game. But if you make a mess, you better clean it up. The smell can attract some unwanted guests you know…#screenshotsaturday#immersivesim#retrofps#lowpoly#indiedev#fps#horror#mothman#scifi#madewithunitypic.twitter.com/xNFapBhzPZ— Bánk B. Varga (@VargaBank)December 17, 2022

Heads off!💥🙃 A much-needed feature has been added to the game. But if you make a mess, you better clean it up. The smell can attract some unwanted guests you know…#screenshotsaturday#immersivesim#retrofps#lowpoly#indiedev#fps#horror#mothman#scifi#madewithunitypic.twitter.com/xNFapBhzPZ

Cute virtual modular synthesiser music-making in Picosynth (out now on Itch):

picoSYNTH is out!🔌 Connect lo-fi equipment!🎵 Make funky music!👂 Share your builds and beats!Hit RT (🙏), get it from itch, and let me know what you think!https://t.co/oZOTg7LBgN#screenshotSaturday#pixelArt#pixelSound#pico8pic.twitter.com/b6nygsgY4E— Johan Peitz - on Patreon! (@johanpeitz)December 17, 2022

picoSYNTH is out!🔌 Connect lo-fi equipment!🎵 Make funky music!👂 Share your builds and beats!Hit RT (🙏), get it from itch, and let me know what you think!https://t.co/oZOTg7LBgN#screenshotSaturday#pixelArt#pixelSound#pico8pic.twitter.com/b6nygsgY4E

Pretty hoverbiking in this “yet to be named open-world action adventure” game:

“It’s the kind of wasteland where you can see a mile in any direction, but it’s still possible to die on every step”#gamedev#pixelart#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/pfrYX0Ba9C— Kaldersai (@KaldersaiDev)December 17, 2022

“It’s the kind of wasteland where you can see a mile in any direction, but it’s still possible to die on every step”#gamedev#pixelart#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/pfrYX0Ba9C

A fun way for new areas to appear in factory-building gameAutomation Station(coming to Steam):

The progression in Automation Station will be tied to unlocking new islands. Thought it would be cool if the island emerged from the depths.#screenshotsaturday#madewithunity#indiedevpic.twitter.com/SGpdHSWoVn— Scott Daley (@GravitonPunch)December 17, 2022

The progression in Automation Station will be tied to unlocking new islands. Thought it would be cool if the island emerged from the depths.#screenshotsaturday#madewithunity#indiedevpic.twitter.com/SGpdHSWoVn

A gruesome scene and dev decision in the metroidvania The Spirit Of The Samurai (coming to Steam). And to let you know, no, you don’t actually see the cat die in this current clip, though you definitely understand that it is dead:

This#screenshotsaturdayi would like you to help me resolve a hard conflict: should I show the death of the kitten? it’s in your hands! 😅#madewithunity#indiedev#atariVCS#Xbox#PlayStation#metroidvania#soulslike#catspic.twitter.com/NJv68dBffT— The Spirit of the Samurai (@samuraisgame)December 17, 2022

This#screenshotsaturdayi would like you to help me resolve a hard conflict: should I show the death of the kitten? it’s in your hands! 😅#madewithunity#indiedev#atariVCS#Xbox#PlayStation#metroidvania#soulslike#catspic.twitter.com/NJv68dBffT

Speaking of terrible things with handcrafted styles, here’s something awful from turn-based horror gameIt’s Dark Inside(coming to Steam):

Now, now…This looks like a deadly situation☠️~▪️𝕀𝕥'𝕤 𝔻𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕀𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖▪️~Happy#ScreenshotSaturday!#indiegame/#indiedev/#steam/#pcgamespic.twitter.com/pffxYBM5Rs— It’s Dark Inside | Game 🎮 (@_IDInside)December 17, 2022

Now, now…This looks like a deadly situation☠️~▪️𝕀𝕥'𝕤 𝔻𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕀𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖▪️~Happy#ScreenshotSaturday!#indiegame/#indiedev/#steam/#pcgamespic.twitter.com/pffxYBM5Rs

Seasonal scenes in open-world detective game Shadows Of Doubt (coming to Steam):

Investigatin' Winter Wonderlands🔍❄️#ScreenshotSaturday#Winter#GameDevpic.twitter.com/LCoSjNb2yW— Shadows of Doubt: The Detective Simulator🕵️ (@detectivesim)December 17, 2022

Investigatin' Winter Wonderlands🔍❄️#ScreenshotSaturday#Winter#GameDevpic.twitter.com/LCoSjNb2yW

Gunpoint-lookin' pogo platforming in the yet-unnamed next game from the maker of Stilt Fella:

Some pogo platforming action for#screenshotsaturday!pic.twitter.com/xhSzQEL2lq— Henke (@Henrik_Hermans)December 17, 2022

Some pogo platforming action for#screenshotsaturday!pic.twitter.com/xhSzQEL2lq

I’m not entirely sure what’s happening in triangular real-time strategy game Triverse, but I’m curious:

Added torpedoes to Triverse for taking out large or stationary targets.#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#gamedevpic.twitter.com/aEW3sn2p62— Ben Carruthers (@bencarru)December 17, 2022

Added torpedoes to Triverse for taking out large or stationary targets.#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#gamedevpic.twitter.com/aEW3sn2p62

Likewise, I don’t entirely understand what’s happening in VR-only JRPG Jarpug (in early accesson Itch) but I like the look of it:

Combos also change the shape of your traps! That was a pain to implement. Worth it!#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#JARPUGpic.twitter.com/NfGf0bS8FH— Tyrus Peace (@TyrusPeace)December 17, 2022

Combos also change the shape of your traps! That was a pain to implement. Worth it!#screenshotsaturday#gamedev#JARPUGpic.twitter.com/NfGf0bS8FH

I really like the lil guy creeping round barrels in cryptid photography gameProject Anomaly: Urban Supernatural Investigator(coming toSteamandItch.io, with a demo out now):

We haven’t announced it yet but we’ll be at@MAGFest2023 under@MIVSMAGFest! Hope to see you in person if you can attend the event!#indiedev#gamedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/5ml0zpypPK— DARK SCIENCE - Project Anomaly 📷👻🔎 🔜MAGFest (@DarkScienceLabs)December 17, 2022

We haven’t announced it yet but we’ll be at@MAGFest2023 under@MIVSMAGFest! Hope to see you in person if you can attend the event!#indiedev#gamedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/5ml0zpypPK

What else caught your eye this weekend, reader dear?