Oh, to be a giant spherical frog diving into a pool of crystal clear water. I’ll never experience that joy firsthand, but at least games like Puff Pals: Island Heaven can take me into this world. In this adorable game you can explore and befriend animals such as: B. a giant frog the size of a boulder.
We’ve got giant amphibians and more in Cool WIP, Polygon’s weekly roundup of eye-catching clips and screenshots of work in progress. Each week, the Polygon staff scour the web for the most interesting games under construction to give you a taste of the coolest upcoming projects.
This week we have a stealth game featuring a raccoon, a sea creature deck builder, an adorable trading sim, and a very wobbly caterpillar.
These animals look like squishmallows
Developer Fluffnest posted a clip from their dream farming and exploration game Puff Pals: Island Heaven. The creatures are downright adorable and look like the popular squishmallows with their round and plump design. Previous trailers have featured farming and exploring their glowing world, but a new clip shown a friend you might encounter while exploring: a giant frog that just swings. puff buddies is currently in development and you can check everything that is planned for the game Kickstarter Page.
Just a stray garbage panda
Christian Sparks is a digital artist and game developer who creates a game called snitch. Sparks posted a small scene of a raccoon affectionately dubbed “garbage panda” walking down a street. in one Developer Blog, Sparks says it’s part of an ongoing side project, which is a stealth and exploration game where you play as a living being. The animation looks absolutely gorgeous, showing the raccoon trotting down the street. You can Follow Spark’s work on Twitter.
Battle it as stunningly designed sea creatures
Astrea: Six-sided Oracle fuses dice and deck building mechanics with a roguelike. Developed by Little Leo Games, the game features fighters inspired by sea creatures such as squid, nudibranch, crab and more. The character designs are outstanding, so if you’re an ocean nerd or interested in deck building, be sure to check it out. A clip from the developer shows a huge, axe-wielding hammerhead confronting a mysterious cloaked squid. You can find more information about the game on his Steam page.
From now on I only travel in a huge airship in the shape of a shark
city search is a trading sim where you travel around a map to trade with them and discover new cities. The graphic style developed by Whales and Games makes the whole game look like an adorable coloring book. From the looks of it, you can even change which airship you travel around in. However, I am part of the shark-shaped. You can get updates on the Developer’s Twitter account.
Wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, yes
It’s been a big couple of weeks for procedurally created creatures. Last week we saw a game that procedurally merged monsters together. And this week we have a procedurally animated caterpillar. A Clip from a developer named Joe featured the creature snaking its way up and around tree branches. Joe’s page is full of other crawlies, so check out his Twitter page more of his work.
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