We are all used to petting the dog in games. However, what if the puppy isn’t that friendly? Well, you understand, we have a Clifford sized mutt whose asshole is the source of a giant death ray and other attacks suitable for the bullet hell genre.
We have that and more in Cool WIP, Polygons weekly summary of eye-catching clips and screenshots of ongoing work. Every week, Polygon staff scour the internet and highlight eye-catching games – especially those that are not finished yet. It’s a selection of the coolest emerging projects that you can’t play all still.
For the past few weeks, each list showed microtrends in game development – one featured more cute games with animals and another had lots of ice skating games. This time we have a wider range of tips. There’s a nice pixelated sailing game, a gun that shoots beautiful flowers, a sleek city builder, and an adventure game that would put Link’s lawnmower skills to shame. Take a look at which game developers are doing this week’s recap.
Fight dog farts in this 2D platformer
These Clip by André Hjelvik shows their 2D Shovel Knightesque game Gun devil. The pixelated Sagittarius has a unique roadblock, a giant dog (called a Dog Bastard). While you’re fighting it, the boss releases a huge ray of death from his asshole. On top of that, you’ll also fend off silly attacks like a steady stream of bones. It gives the classic bullet hell platformer a comedic twist. Gun devil has no release date but you can track updates on the game’s Steam page.
Link has competition for the “best human lawnmower”
These Clip is from Kokopa’s Atlas This is an adventure game from HyperMegaPixel in which you will explore and build terrains on a new planet. This clip shows the main character – a tiny feline creature – swinging a sword around to mow some bushes. Since the beginning of The Legend of Zelda, there has always been something extra fun to fell plants. Now you can do it in style because cubes look especially nice when cut. Kokopa’s Atlas is currently under development and has no release date yet.
The most beautiful gun I’ve ever seen
That wasn’t quite what I had in mind when I think of guns and gun roses, but hey, it works! This clip by Tommaso Romanò shows a gun that fires beautiful flower spots instead of bullets. The guns are not intended for any announced project, but they already look stunning. When used correctly, the tool is not only pretty, but also allows the player to create awesome ivy bridges that span large gaps. Before that, the developer created a way procedure to produce ivy So if this type of work feels cool to you, you can follow all of the things they are tinkering with on their Twitter their.
A stripped-down city planner
This animation is from the Town planner Power of the trader. The game has a hand-drawn style that looks like a 3D picture book. The clip focuses on one feature: its user interface (UI). The clear menu enables you to get a summary of your city at any time. In addition, it just looks like an elegant game, the style of which corresponds to the experience of drawing a layout on pen and paper. It is made by Hannes Breuer and has no release date yet, but there is a lot to marvel at Twitter page of the game.
A pixelated game in the style of Sid Meier’s Pirates
This miniature boat looks like a real delight to the pilot. The concept of TobyThePoser takes the great old pirate adventures from games like Sea of thieves and makes it … small. A posted short video by Toby depicts a ship sailing across a huge map dotted with tiny tropical islands. So far it’s not for an announced game, but the developer releases updates on it regularly Crafting that goes sailing.
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