Screenshot Weekly – Locking Down the Secret Boogey Clowns

Welcome back to Screenshot Weekly !

! Every Tuesday, IGM brings you exclusive looks at upcoming games in various stages of development. The featured image introducing each game will always be original, and made especially for IGM, so you’ll see them for the first time right here! Without further ado, let’s take a look at this week’s screenshots (remember to click the pictures to appreciate them in all their fully-sized glory):

Boogey Boy

Goon Studios isn’t afraid of the boogeyman, but they’re willing to bet most people will still want to run away from him before he gets them. A mix of 3D infinite-running and side-scrolling platforming, Boogey Boy tasks players with avoiding the various creatures of the night while outrunning the shadowy figure out to… what do boogeymen even want anyway? Brains? Souls? Anyway, the game features 5 procedurally generated levels, just as many power ups, 2 different gameplay modes, and leaderboard support. Best of all, Goon Studios is promising there won’t be any in-app purchases. In fact, the Pasadena CA-based team prides themselves on creating “entertaining and visually engaging games” without ever implementing IAP. For more information about either the game or the development team, be sure to visit their official website.

Clown’s Secret

Harkening back to the days of classic black-and-white cinema, Clown’s Secret is a 2D adventure game starring two detectives named Hal and Halbert living in the city of Tomainia. The duo have taken a new assignment and are tasked with investigating the disappearance of a high class woman just after her marriage. The developers at Expression Studios are passionate about this era of film, but are also committed to infusing the old-school style with modern life, “daring to reimagine them and [make] them playable.” In terms of gaming influences, the team takes their inspiration from titles including Monkey Island , Machinarium , and the recent Broken Age . A true labor of love for the team, Expression Studios says that Clown’s Secret “ is incredibly funny, full of distinctives [ sic ] and remarkable characters through the always unused Tomai nia.” Additional details about the iPad and Steam-bound game can be found on their websiteand Twitterprofile.

Lockdown Protocol

According to the developers at FRACTiLE Games, “ Lockdown Protocol is a high score oriented shooter/platformer game with a built-in level editor and basic network deathmatch support. You play as a lone scientist in a secret research facility on lockdown , trying to fight your way out alive.” To make matters worse, something in the facility has gone catastrophically wrong, and for some reason everyone and everything is now trying to kill the player. (Just once I’d like to see something go catastrophically right at the start of a game, and explore a world where everybody loves me.) For those interested in checking out Lockdown Protocol , the game is actually in the public Alpha stage of development, so anyone can take the game for a spin by visiting the website and downloading the free demo. Of course, if you’d like to pay for the game afterwards, you can pick it up right now for 40% off the intended launch price.

That’s it for this week’s Screenshot Weekly . Be sure to come back next week to see more exclusive looks of the latest indie games in development! Let us know in the comments section what upcoming indie games you’d like to see featured in a future installment. As for any indie developers who would like to see their screenshots featured in an upcoming segment, feel free to send an email to IGM at editors@indiegamemag.com with the Subject Line: “Screenshot Weekly”. Or, if you’d like to be part of our Magazine’s Screenshot Monthly segment, include that in the email as well!