Since it was recently announced that four (!!!) new SteamWorld games are in the works, the first of which is SteamWorld Build, I've been revisiting the past games, and I was reminded how much I love them, the wild swings into different genres that are each weird takes on those genres, and of course, how much I love the bonkers timeline of the setting. I even found the devs' older dev vlogs, where I learned more about the lore and setting (which is making me want to play the one game I started but didn't finish, SteamWorld Quest).

So for fun, here's where each game fits together in the timeline, in release order instead of chronologically, because that's part of what I love. (No spoilers for individual game stories if I can help it, and focused on the setting rather than the characters with one notable exception)

oh no don't touch that

This was gonna be a quick one just so I could make a post prompting people to share their own initial vs current design comparisons but I ended up having fun replicating my old art. Also was a doozy to find all the little differences I've just accumulated while having Berg, either from change of preference of improvement as an artist

Modern (left) was drawn in Clip Studio Paint like I usually do nowadays, Classic (right) was drawn in Paint Tool SAI for max authenticity (oh lord I could NOT go back to that after CSP) since that was what I used to draw with and what I created Bergs design with

But uh still, share your own OC's initial and current designs!! I love seeing how characters evolve

some gals 💚💙💜