Joe Baxter-Webb @indiegameclinic.bsky.social Indie Game Clinic on YouTube 〰️ Podcasts: One More Run! + The Game Developers’ Library 〰️ currently writing “Game Design for Indie Devs” while developing “Golem Gourmet” 〰️ (he/him/they/them) 🍽️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/4209800/Golem_Gourmet/
Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social AI and creativity researcher (no, not that kind of AI) at King's College London. I make things that make things. I also livecode, design games and wrote https://linktr.ee/next_level
http://www.possibilityspace.org | they/he/any
Nina Freeman @ninamarie.bsky.social Game Dev for 14 years - Principal Narrative Designer for Dontnod MTL/Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, also makes indie games like Cibele, Last Call, how do you Do It? etc etc | stream: twitch.tv/ninamarie | games: ninasays.so
Natalie Checo @heartimecia.bsky.social yennefer + judy alvarez + caleb propaganda machine | writing, community, socials in games | game design consultant | GLAAD QED '26 | GDoC scholar '24 | future class ‘20 | she/her
sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | Prove You're Human - Wishlist Now! @sunsetvisitor.studio sunsetvisitor.studio makes diverse narrative games through the lens of speculative fiction.
1000xRESIST | s.team/a/1675830/
Prove You're Human | s.team/a/4533950
DISCORD: discord.gg/sunsetvisitor
Emma Kidwell @emmakidwell.bsky.social Award-nominated writer | Contracting @ Ruckus Games 💀| Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, Civilization VII, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Hindsight | Opinions my own | ForbesUnder30 2021 | TGA Future Class 2023| BAFTA Connect | https://www.emmkid.info/ |🇺🇸/🇯🇵
Diego Nicolás Argüello @diegoarguello.bsky.social news @ game developer. words @ new york times, vulture, rolling stone, the verge, wapo, npr, the guardian, vgc, pitchfork, edge, gamespot, av club, game informer, polygon, paste, fanbyte, & more
founder @ into the spine • diego6arguello6@gmail.com • he/him
Géraud Zucchini - SOL CESTO 🌞 @docgeraud.bsky.social I make games!
SOL CESTO ▶ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2738490
Previous: Larcin Lazer, Buissons, Un Pas Fragile
Kepler Interactive @kepler-interactive.bsky.social Kepler Interactive is a video game company and creative studio headquartered in London.
http://kepler-interactive.com
Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social Culture on computers, mostly | ✍ The Verge, FT, The Ringer, The Nation, ArtReview, Eurogamer, The Guardian, Vulture | ✉️ lewisjohngordon~at~gmail~dot~com | he/him
Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social host and founder, Post Games
co-host, The Besties
https://www.patreon.com/c/PostGames
https://postgame.substack.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/post-games/id1815131711
Signal: plante.01
AP Thomson @apthomson.bsky.social https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court/
Deconstructeam @deconstructeam.bsky.social Narrative shenanigans:
🔨Virtue and a Sledgehammer
🏹Many Nights a Whisper
🔮Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
🍸Red Strings Club
🐶Gods Will Be Watching
🎨 @marineteta.bsky.social
🎹 @fingerspit.bsky.social
✍ @jordidepaco.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/deconstructeam
Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social Multi-award-winning reporter at @kotaku.com. Formerly: @ign.com, @gibiz.bsky.social, and more. kansas city kansas city. She/her. Exuberant, always. Email: rvalentine@kotaku.com Signal: duckvalentine.47
Chris Wulf @christopherwulf.com 💸 Biz Dev @fellowtraveller.games
👀 Senior Business & Event Manager @iii-initiative.bsky.social
📚 Festival Manager #LudoNarraCon
📈 BD Stuff @ Monster Prom
He/Him - I love F1 🏎️
SUMMER ETERNAL @summereternal.com A brand new co-operative studio aiming to create revolutionary games. · summereternal.com
The Game Bakers @thegamebakers.com We make games like we make food. With a lot of love. Latest game Haven ✨. Previously: Furi, Squids Odyssey, Combo Crew.
https://thegamebakers.carrd.co/
https://linktr.ee/CairnOST
Bechamel @bechamel-test.bsky.social He/him
Developing for the Playdate!
https://grackalope-games.itch.io
11 bit studios @11bitstudios.bsky.social A video games company devoted to creating and publishing meaningful games. Join our discord! http://discord.gg/11bitstudios
Til Nomi @thenomi.bsky.social an idiot. vids, illos & games events?? 2/3D art (or 6D). founder of @gaemz.bsky.social. been making flamingos for @amazefest.bsky.social. worked on 2 or 3 camera games. co-producer for a video game dog musician. music fan.
https://www.thenomi.com
Bex @bexsaltsman.bsky.social CEO + co-founder of FinjiCo.
inkle @inkle.co Independent developer of narrative games; creators of ink; home of the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope podcast..
Games: TR-49, A Highland Song, Forever Labyrinth, Overboard, Expelled, Heaven's Vault, 80 Days, Sorcery, and Pendragon.
🔗 inkle.co
The Triple-i Initiative @iii-initiative.bsky.social 45 minutes of back-to-back game announcements with zero fluff.
World premieres. Gameplay reveals. Release dates.
No hosts. No ads. Just games.
We'll be back soon.
https://iii-initiative.com/
Mothership @mothership.blog Gaming coverage for her, them, and yes, him, too.
mothership.blog
Finji @finjico.bsky.social Collaborative game studio by Rebekah and Adam Saltsman. 👑 We publish a bunch of cool video games. We make some ourselves too! linktree.finji.co
We're working on @usualjune.bsky.social right now! 👻 Out October 28th!
Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social Reporter covering video games at Game File (gamefile.news). Previously launched games coverage at Axios and MTV News. Was Kotaku EiC. stephen(at)gamefile(dot)news he/him
Notion @notion.com Write. Plan. Collaborate. With a little help from AI.
articy:draft @articydraft.bsky.social Follow articy:draft X for ideas about narrative design, game writing, branching stories, narrative systems, and the realities of managing story at production scale.
popagenda @popagenda.co Pals doing indie publishing things
popagenda.co
Josie Giles @hjosephinegiles.bsky.social Writer. www.harryjosephine.com
John Walker - Industry Analcyst @botherer.bsky.social Co-creator of Rock Paper Shotgun, currently helping out at Kotaku, and still looking for a new long-term gig.
I write www.buried-treasure.org, unearthing excellent unknown indies. Please consider supporting!
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/buriedtreasure
Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social game designer
julien | rundisc @rundisc.bsky.social I'm Julien Moya, co-founder and creative director of Rundisc
🕹 Indie game studio from France
⚙ We made http://chantsofsennaar.com
💣 Now on PC/Switch/PS4/XboxOne
Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org Paolo Pedercini - Game maker, professor at Carnegie Mellon University. My employer has many, often contradicting, views. Currently making Future? No Thanks!
he/him
droqen and 24 others @droqen.bsky.social
Hannah Nicklin @hannahnicklin.bsky.social 15+ years of writing, game & narrative design. Recently worked on: Black Mirror: Thronglets; Saltsea Chronicles; Mutazione. Prev. Creative Director of gutefabrik.com. Author of writingfor.games. PhD in play as anti-capitalist practice. Bike person.
Andrew | BUY INDIEPOCALYPSE ➡️ PAX West 1417 @pizzapranks.bsky.social Top (& only) Guy at Indiepocalypse | Home for the Unmarketable | indie games' most widely known person of zero importance
http://indiepocalypse.com
Starter Guide http://indiepocalypse.com/starter
http://indiepocalypse.com/patreon
indiepocalypse@gmail.com
Red Thread Games @redthreadgames.bsky.social Norwegian indie studio. We made Dreamfall Chapters, Draugen, and DUSTBORN. Wishlist Hello Sunshine: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3245140/ Join our Discord: https://www.redthreadgames.com/discord
Torstein @torsteinvien.bsky.social 🐒 Making video games since 2014 🐍
1/3 of Carbonara Games 💀🍝🐖
🗣️he/him
Stiftelsen Fritt Ord @frittord.bsky.social Fritt Ord er en allmennyttig privat stiftelse som arbeider for å fremme ytringsfrihet, offentlig debatt, kunst og kultur.
Asbjørn Slettemark @asbjorn1975.bsky.social Rock, rap, espionage.
Hertha BSC, New York Knicks, Brann.
DHZ, Aftenposten.
www.op-5.no
«I was once that kid»
Rune Håkonsen @runehak.bsky.social Kultur og kritikk i NRK.
Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com Makes the most normal videos on YouTube.
Also a cohort on MinnMax.
https://jacobgeller.com/
Knut Olav Åmås @knutolavamas.bsky.social Direktør i Stiftelsen Fritt Ord, lørdagskommentator i Aftenposten, styreleder i Store norske leksikon og Det norske solistkor.
Executive director, the Fritt Ord Foundation, Oslo, Norway. Columnist at Aftenposten. Opinions/reposts are my own.
Backloggd @backloggd.com Official Bluesky account for the Backloggd website!
https://www.backloggd.com/
Lee Petty @leepetty.bsky.social Artist, Art Director, and Project Lead working in video games. At Double Fine Productions, leading Keeper! Past: Art Director of Brütal Legend & Broken Age, Project Lead of Stacking, Headlander, and RAD. Worked on Psychonauts 2!
https://leepetty.com/
Terry Cavanagh @terrycavanaghgames.com mostly cat pictures
He/him
Dennis Foose @thefoose.bsky.social Game Developer and Co-founder @heyseagulls.bsky.social currently working on Tealings and an unannounced project
Previously at Krillbite Studio
🍌 Fruitbus 💐 Sunlight 🌃 Mosaic
Chris Schilling @schillingc.bsky.social Editorial director, @lostincult. Former Edge deputy editor. Author of Heartbeats, Dreams and Laser Eyes: 15 Years of Simogo; Outer Wilds: Design Works; IMMORTALITY: Design Works. Critic (games/film). chris@lostincult.co.uk / letterboxd.com/downaboutit
Sam Osburn @samosburn.bsky.social games @ Fictions, previously @ Annapurna
samosburn94@gmail.com
Chicago | he/him
Nathan Vella @nathanvella.bsky.social Part of the Fictions crew. Used to make games at Capy then I helped publish games at Annapurna Interactive. LA by way of TO.
Simogo @simogo.com Lorelei and the Laser Eyes • Sayonara Wild Hearts • SPL-T • The Sailor’s Dream • DEVICE 6 • Year Walk • Beat Sneak Bandit • Bumpy Road • Kosmo Spin
simogo.com
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
Anna Winterstein @awstein.bsky.social Game Designer & Writer - Burnt-out raccoon
☕ Coffee Talk 2 & Tokyo 🎮 Ex-Lively Studio
🖋️ Words in LITG, F1 Manager, Anchored Hearts, BCS Mag
🥖 Baguette in Porridgeland
Trans rights are human rights, I can't believe that needs to be said.
awstein.com
Lost In Cult @lostincult.co.uk Video Game Culture, Preserved. Award Winning Creative Studio & No.1 Bestselling Book Publisher Est. 2020.
lostincult.co.uk
⚡️Marina Díez 🔜 Gamescom @ninfadp.bsky.social Spanish Award-Winning Emotional Game Designer ❀ Game Director for Oh Apollo! @ Blue Backpack ❀ Take Us North // The Berlin Apartment // Dordogne ❀ Consultant ❀ @Forbesunder30 2021 ❀ 🌈 she/her
it forest @fortebass.bsky.social CEO/Co-Founder of Innersloth/Outersloth
Original Programmer of Among Us
Tired but it's fine
Amanita Design 📣 @amanita-design.net Indie game studio based in Prague, Czechia. Phonopolis (out now!), Happy Game, Creaks, Pilgrims, Samorost, Machinarium, Botanicula, CHUCHEL http://bit.ly/PhonopolisSteam
grapefrukt @grapefrukt.com .1x engineer. makes games: holedown, subpar pool, rymdkapsel & twofold inc
https://grapefrukt.com
Gregorios Kythreotis @eteogreg.bsky.social Director @eteogames.bsky.social • Creative Director of Sable
eteogames.com • Director at Shedworks
Game Dev Jack @gamedevjack.bsky.social Game developer at Games People Play, working on The Devil’s Due and Basalt - the Cursed Vein. I’ve recently release SpreadCheat. I like most game engines, but I love Godot ❤️
Michael Brough @smestorp.bsky.social good wizard
Molly Maloney @llyann.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer at Remedy. Formerly of Bad Robot, Telltale. I draw pictures sometimes.
Jane Ng @janeng.com Director of Doing Nothing. Used to build game worlds and now builds studios. Prev: Ops @ Gardens, Half-Life: Alyx (Valve), Firewatch (Campo Santo). Etc. Immigrant. She/her. Opinions are mine.
🐱 http://www.janeng.com
Arild Iversen @tzarild.bsky.social Audio Director @ Funcom
…making Arrakis juicy.
Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social Stephanie Sterling. Writer for Vampire Survivors, Date Everything, & Quantum Witch. Transfem She/Them Polyantagonist. Also a pro wrestler. Currently accepting writing gigs for cool games by cool people.
Jarle Hrafn Grindhaug @jarlehrafn.bsky.social Retired video game journalist. Lover of photo, music and moving pictures.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarlehrafn/
Marie Vilain @bloodyfoxie.bsky.social Indie Games Producer 🎈 Formerly at @maschimensch.bsky.social Snowcastle, Flatter Than Earth, Land & Sea, Krillbite and DON'TNOD 🎮 ENJMIN P12 🎓 🇫🇷
Karl-Martin Hogsnes @karl.lvup.no He/him. Glad i historiefortelling og dårlige vitser. Norges objektivt største Pokemon Snap-nerd. Har tilbrakt de siste 11 årene i spillredaksjonen Level Up, tidligere på VGTV, nå på YouTube. Check us out! (også kjent som MuffensKarl/KarliNorge)
Noknok Audio @noknok.bsky.social Who's there? A SUPERKUL audio duo here take care of all your sonic needs! FEATURING: @odaodaoda.bsky.social @lydmartin.bsky.social
We focus on indie games with good vibes and cool stories we’re passionate about
Frictional Games @frictionalgames.bsky.social The studio behind Penumbra, the Amnesia series and SOMA
flo veltman 🔜 AdventureX maybe?? @vltmn.itch.io they/them • @florianvltmn on the bird site, #gamedev, made How to Say Goodbye! prev: Lieve Oma, designer on Monument Valley 2, Assemble with Care • links: https://linktr.ee/vltmn
dicey @dicey.bsky.social tunic
he/him
https://twitch.tv/andrewshouldice
Trond @polartron.bsky.social *thinking*
Victoria Tran ✨ @victoriatran.bsky.social ✨ Comms Director @ Innersloth/Outersloth/Among Us
✨ Wholesome Games organizer
✨ Forbes 30u30, Adweek's Creative 100
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Adriel Wallick @msminotaur.bsky.social I make games
she/her
Elin Festøy @elinfestoy.bsky.social Game- and transmediaproducer. PhD. Still trying to be a digital fururist..
Nomada Studio @nomada.studio Video game studio based in Barcelona. Creators of NEVA & GRIS.
Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social Bad puns and video games since 1999.
eurogamer.net/subscribe
Mattis Folkestad @machineboy.bsky.social Norwegian indie game developer of Milkmaid of the Milky Way and Embracelet. My latest game Cascadou is now out! www.machineboy.com
Erik Fossum @erik.pressfire.no Redaktør, PressFire.no.
Skaper, SpillNorge.no, GameOps.dev.
Eksiltrønder.
Konstruktivt sur, ifølge Nerdelandslaget.
Overdrev en gang så mye at det ble pensum i norsk videregående.
Henriette Myrlund @pnkyfish.bsky.social Game Director working on Tealings 🍵
Co-founder of Seagulls🪽 @heyseagulls.bsky.social
Tim Garbos @timgarbos.bsky.social Awkwardly trying to make people laugh through video games. WHAT THE GAMES?
Powersimon @powersimon.bsky.social Hey, I'm Simon! Norwegian Artist working within games and animation. 1/3 of Rubarb, really like to draw! Also games! And onions 🧅
Dogs and cows are cool too 🐕🐄
Rubarb Studio @rubarb.bsky.social A brand new Norwegian game studio founded by @danwakefield.bsky.social, @mandarin.bsky.social and @powersimon.bsky.social
__eirik @strotchy.bsky.social https://garyyk.com
Steffen Oftedal @zteffen.bsky.social Developer + jack of all trades @ http://anansi.no
Linn @lisov.bsky.social Currently building a game development accelerator in Trondheim, Norway for game studios called Spawn Point Trondheim and loving every minute of it!
Hyper Games | Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth OUT NOW @hypergames.no Indie game studio behind Moomintroll, Snufkin, Mørkredd, Eggggg ++
moomintroll.game/ | Moomintroll Bugs and Support: https://www.moomintroll.game/support
Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com A person you meet in the forest, who just puts their finger to your lips to shoosh you, and then gives you the budget for your game.
Patrick Klepek @patrickklepek.bsky.social editor @ Remap // editor @ Crossplay // pr: patrick@remapradio.com and patrick@crossplay.news // tips: patrick.klepek@protonmail.com // signal: 224-707-1561
GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social The world's leading games industry website. Got something to tell us? Email news@gamesindustry.biz
A Profound Waste of Time @apwot.bsky.social Award winning indie magazine, celebrating games as an art form. 📚 Est. 2016
www.apwot.com
Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social https://mossmouth.com/
Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social Serving the video game industry through breaking news, insight on game industry trends, expert advice & resources, and more.
Press requests: news@gamedeveloper.com
Tips: tips@gamedeveloper.com
Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social 🎮 tech artist/shader sorceress/math dork
🌐 acegikmo.com
🎥 youtube.com/@acegikmo
🏗️ Shader Forge / Shapes / https://half-edge.xyz
📡 ex-founder of Neat Corp
🪡 neoluddite
my kids:
🥪 @toast.acegikmo.com
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Sylvia Duerr @sylviaduerr.bsky.social Conference Director @ Konsoll Bergen, Managing Director @ NONEDA, Chairperson of the Board @ Women In Games Norway. Loves tonkotsu ramen, feminist sci fi, and pictures of pets. (she/her)
Morten Larssen @geekdad69.bsky.social King's Hand at Impact Horizon/Raw Fury. News junkie, geek dad, gamer, movie buff, entrepreneur, cancer survivor and grumpy old fart. Posts are personal views!
Frida Danmo @frida.lvup.no Stordabu som har forvilla seg østover. PhD i materialteknologi, forskar, spelanmeldar hos Level Up Norge 🎮
🎞 youtube.com/levelupnor
📺 twitch.tv/levelupnor
❤️ patreon.com/levelupnorge
🙋♀️ discord.gg/levelupnorge
🎙 Level Backup - podcast
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Jonas🏳️🌈 @gamedevjonas.bsky.social He/Him | Gameplay Programmer @ Krillbite Studio | Fruitbus 🍎🚛