MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80

SSH #42 - #58 — Ground Control to Major Tom - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — We're still alive, we've just been in a cave!

Howdy, it's been awhile!

We're back and ready with Saturday @ Second Half #42 - #58 — Ground Control to Major Tom!

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SSH #36 — Rigor Vitae - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — In which we breathe new life into Sector 80's inhabitants

Saturday!

Robots have taken over the world! They're new, shiny, untextured! Also, get a sneak peak at MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80: THE MUSICAL.

Two truths and a lie only in Saturday @ Second Half #36 —Rigor Vitae!

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SSH #36 — Rigor Vitae - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — In which we breathe new life into Sector 80's inhabitants

Saturday!

Robots have taken over the world! They're new, shiny, untextured! Also, get a sneak peak at MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80: THE MUSICAL.

Two truths and a lie only in Saturday @ Second Half #36 —Rigor Vitae!

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Lucien's Zoo scene expands, as it must!

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Watch out for drills!!

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You ever play a game where your character hitbox is detailed enough to get stuck like THIS?

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SSH #35 — Visit Beautiful Florida IX - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — And Harry leapfrogs the laws of language

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Happy Saturday!

Come visit the wonderful trashfront vistas of Florida IX! Smell the freshly imported air and NEW! towering condominiums.

It's Saturday @ Second Half #35 — Visit Beautiful Florida IX!

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday

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SSH #34 — Active Activatables Actively Activate - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — It's like Alphabet Aerobics but we're stuck on A

Happy Saturday!

The team has been hard at work on the game and hiring for the studio. Read about all that AND MORE in Saturday @ Second Half #34 — Active Activatables Actively Activate!

#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #gamedev

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SSH #33 — A Trip Down Memory Lane - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — Detour via nostalgia avenue

Happy Saturday!

We've been feeling nostalgic and reflective this week.

If you want to read about a game that is NOTHING like Silksong, then check out this update about OUR GAME!

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev

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Two weeks ago, we posted an opening for an environment artist @ms80.space.

As of today, we've had 1,270 applicants. There are so many talented artists applying to our little indie team. It's inspiring to see interest in our team and also heartbreaking to see how rough the industry is right now. :(

SSH #32 — The Anti-Attrition Campaign - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — In which our heroes tackle the most pressing problem of all: chip damage feeling bad

YOU GET AN ENERGY SHIELD!

AND YOU GET AN ENERGY SHIELD!

AND YOU—

Ehem. Excuse me. It's Saturday! And that means it's time for Saturday @ Second Half #32 — The Anti-Attrition Campaign!

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We really wanted to have an excerpt from our studio lawyer, Dr. Letsorder Arbys III, but then I fell terribly ill and had to nap, leaving me with no time to commune with him and hear his wisdom.

SSH #32 — The Anti-Attrition Campaign - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — In which our heroes tackle the most pressing problem of all: chip damage feeling bad

YOU GET AN ENERGY SHIELD!

AND YOU GET AN ENERGY SHIELD!

AND YOU—

Ehem. Excuse me. It's Saturday! And that means it's time for Saturday @ Second Half #32 — The Anti-Attrition Campaign!

#gamedev #indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday

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Hey if you're any kind of director on a team and you *have* to lay someone off, maybe be a human about it and talk to them and express your thanks for their incredibly hard work and wonderful art

Why do I have to say this

SSH #31 — Not Wednesday - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — In Which The Flood Gates Open

Hiring, scheming, and the team trapped in an eternal Wednesday!

All that, and more in Saturday @ Second Half #31 — Not Wednesday.

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3D Environment Artist (Generalist) - Second Half Games Second Half Games is hiring for the role of 3D Environment Artist (Generalist)

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
ARE YOU 🫵 A 3D ENVIRONMENT ARTIST?

WE ARE HIRING:
🖼️3D ENVIRONMENT ARTIST
🚀STYLIZED SCI-FI GAME
📜FULL-TIME CONTRACT
🌎REMOTE, NA/EST TIMEZONE
💵$25/HR - $35/HR USD

APPLY TO THIS JOB OPENING! APPLY! APPLY!

#hiring #gamedev #indiedev

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SSH #30 — Let Me Paint You A Picture - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — Burn After Reading

Harry wrote us all a wonderful summary on SATURDAY of the warpath we've been on and nobody ever put it onto social media.

Whoops! Here's Saturday @ Second Half #30 — Let Me Paint You A Picture

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SSH #29 — Trash Planet, Population: You - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — YEAH! Who won the trash lottery? YOU DID!

I woke up today to a folder on Harry's desk labeled "SSH29: DO NOT PUBLISH". He's on a train right now, though, so no one can stop me!!

Here's Saturday @ Second Half #29 — Trash Planet, Population: You

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Offering publishers free rides on the horse we’ll buy after the game sells one trillion copies

#gamedev #incredibletipsforindiestryingtofindapublisherthatlikeshorses

SSH #28 — Gift Horse - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — We're big fans of aphorisms, such as 'better to have six birds in one basket than half a dozen in the bush'

Did you know that the developers of Valheim bought a horse after the game's success?

I bought us a horse, too!
Just kidding. I lied. I'm sorry.

To make it up to you, here's Saturday @ Second Half #28 — Gift Horse!

#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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SSH #27 — Yeet Into Wormhole - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — We face a cosmological threat of untold proportions, all because we wanted funny VFX

A wormhole has opened in the middle of our office and threatens to swallow our studio staff.

Saturday is more important than our lives though, so enjoy Saturday @ Second Half #27 — Yeet Into Wormhole

before it's too late

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Wow! Look at that 'load game' screen!

Doesn't that make you want to save a game, and then later, load it? MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80 might be the game for you!

#gamedev #indiegamedev #amazing

SSH #26 — Setting Boundaries - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — Help! I'm Trapped In A Blog Factory And You Are My Only Hope

Time marches on! Though it isn't Saturday anymore everywhere, you can still pretend if you come read our newsletter!

Here's Saturday @ Second Half #26 — Setting Boundaries

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SSH #26 — Setting Boundaries - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — Help! I'm Trapped In A Blog Factory And You Are My Only Hope

Time marches on! Though it isn't Saturday anymore everywhere, you can still pretend if you come read our newsletter!

Here's Saturday @ Second Half #26 — Setting Boundaries

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#gamedev #indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday

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SSH #25 — Sky High - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — It's My Post And I Get To Make The Banner, It Was In My Contract And Everything

Saturday’s back, ALRIGHT!

Following last week’s on-time holiday photo intermission, we’re here on Saturday with news about our game!

That’s right, it’s Saturday @ Second Half #25 — Sky High

#gamedev #indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday

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SSH #24 — Intermission IV - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — Spending time back home in Montana

A special edition of Saturday @ Second Half, not just because I published it on Monday, but because it's got nice pictures from the trip I've been on for the last week!

Here's Saturday @ Second Half #24 — Intermission IV

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SSH #23 — Sector 80 Play Place - Second Half Games Saturday @ Second Half — We have a little fun here at Second Half Games

Saturday! It's Saturday! Tell the world, it's Saturday!

It's time for Saturday @ Second Half #23 — Sector 80 Play Place.

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