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Admire these interesting and attractive indie games

A field of crosses in a Mahou Arms screenshot.

Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, we have a lot more of a horror vibe than I expected in February, from cursed websites to Apocalyptic events and even hints ofMyst. Brrr! Chilling. Come see!

Current Alpha HUD iteration as of this day,#screenshotsaturdayA.D. 2000-23#BCPiezophilepic.twitter.com/xz0cPjKPno— 5,000,000 year old spark plugs (@3DGlyptics)February 18, 2023

Current Alpha HUD iteration as of this day,#screenshotsaturdayA.D. 2000-23#BCPiezophilepic.twitter.com/xz0cPjKPno

And while I’m reminded of Evangelion-ish things, wow, this is fantastic from “magical girl hack and slash / dating sim game"Mahou Arms(currently in early access on Steam):

the sea of souls#screenshotsaturday#indiedevpic.twitter.com/gCsRuGeICJ— Mahou Arms (@mahouarms)February 19, 2023

the sea of souls#screenshotsaturday#indiedevpic.twitter.com/gCsRuGeICJ

Still very excited to die horribly on the occult Internet indarkwebSTREAMER(coming to Itch.io):

does this game have…horrific rituals you can perform? ☑️randomised crafting recipes to find? ☑️a procedurally generated internet? ☑️really weird people to meet? ☑️a different experience every time you play? ☑️a hell of a lot more? ☑️#gamedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/1bjymP325m— darkwebSTREAMER // the video game (@darkwebSTREAMER)February 18, 2023

Readers of a certain age might get Mysty-eyed seeing adventure game (coming to Steam):

Happy#screenshotsaturday:) Here are some scenes I have been adding sounds to for Neyyah over the last couple of weeks! Wishlist Neyyah:https://t.co/ct2C8RproB#adventuregame#gaming#puzzlegame#indiegamedev#gamedesign#sounddesign#graphics#gameart#pcgaming#gamedevpic.twitter.com/OAXKT5B0VE— Defy Reality Entertainment (@NeyyahGame)February 18, 2023

I’m really curious aboutEbiTapes, a hand-drawn game where you record sounds and make music:

The bell is broken, maybe you can play a sound to replace it?#screenshotsaturday#indiegame#gamingpic.twitter.com/JY0I2r8ayt— EbiTapes (@EbiTapes)February 18, 2023

The bell is broken, maybe you can play a sound to replace it?#screenshotsaturday#indiegame#gamingpic.twitter.com/JY0I2r8ayt

I know I post Withersworn (coming to Steam) often, but it’s hard to resist when it understands that yes absolutely grappling hooks need skidding:

You can now stylishly glide across the ground while grappling 😎👍#gamedev#indiedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/r5mGrhL56m— Asarge (@AndreSargeant)February 18, 2023

You can now stylishly glide across the ground while grappling 😎👍#gamedev#indiedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/r5mGrhL56m

Speaking of swearing, here’s metroidvania Crowsworn (coming to Steam):

only bangers#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/2pWlK5BfWn— Mongoose Rodeo (@MongooseRodeo)February 18, 2023

only bangers#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/2pWlK5BfWn

Witchy roguelikelike Bosorka (coming to Steam, with a demo there now) demonstrates one of the Platonic forms of cool pose: briefly hanging in mid-air before plummeting backwards.

From witch to vampire in a blink! 🧛‍♀️No foe can stand her cursed bite!#screenshotsaturday#indiegames#gamedevpic.twitter.com/HPXcrMaV3X— Bosorka (@BosorkaGame)February 18, 2023

From witch to vampire in a blink! 🧛‍♀️No foe can stand her cursed bite!#screenshotsaturday#indiegames#gamedevpic.twitter.com/HPXcrMaV3X

Colourful violence in roguelikelike twin-stick shooter Sektori (coming to Steam):

Just another action sequence for#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/VzmdnEqt4w— Kimmo Lahtinen (@gimblll)February 18, 2023

Just another action sequence for#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/VzmdnEqt4w

Culinary secrets revealed in Mr. Sleepy Man (coming to Steam):

Time to make a pizza! 🍕__#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#gamedev#indiegamepic.twitter.com/EDZ6KezhiI— Mr. Sleepy Man is on the loose! 😴💤 (@Devin_Santi)February 18, 2023

Time to make a pizza! 🍕__#screenshotsaturday#indiedev#gamedev#indiegamepic.twitter.com/EDZ6KezhiI

Here’s a last little SENTRY clip from me before the next big content dump - this corridor is a blast 😅#gamedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/VtzPprm2Ri— Sean Noonan ❗ (@SeanNoonan)February 18, 2023

Here’s a last little SENTRY clip from me before the next big content dump - this corridor is a blast 😅#gamedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/VtzPprm2Ri

More corridor drama, of the architectural kind, comes from Flawless Abbey (coming to Steam)—oh, and don’t forget to decide ifwhat’s better: funicular fights or elaborate corridor architecture?

We really like long hallways in Flawless Abbey. 🤔 Did you know? 🪐 If you dream of hallways it means you are a passionate leader and open to growth and new adventures 👀#indiedev#gameart#gamedev#unreal#UnrealEngine#indiegame#screenshotsaturday#dev#art#indie#gamepic.twitter.com/hMnwYz69gi— Bed Head Games / Flawless Abbey (@bed_head_games)February 18, 2023

Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin' in puzzle-platformer Bokube (coming to Steam):

Hopefully everyone falls on the right side without missing the diamond…. or else you’d have to get back up there#gamedev#indiedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/DZx9VMlxqv— Fredrick Conception (@BokuDev)February 18, 2023

Hopefully everyone falls on the right side without missing the diamond…. or else you’d have to get back up there#gamedev#indiedev#screenshotsaturdaypic.twitter.com/DZx9VMlxqv

What else caught your eye this weekend, reader dear?