New Video Game Advisor @newvgadvisor.bsky.social Sage advice from the best source there is: video games.
Made this because the original vgadvisor deactivated their account for some reason. Tag me or send DM for submissions (I'll bookmark them to repost them later).
Alan Hazelden @alanhazelden.bsky.social Head Draknek at Draknek & Friends (@draknek.bsky.social). He/him.
Personal website: https://alan.draknek.org/
Matt Baume ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @mattbaume.bsky.social Writer, YouTuber, small mammal. I tell fun stories about pop culture history. He/him.
> Videos: youtube.com/mattbaume
> Bonus videos: patreon.com/mattbaume
> Book: gaysitcoms.com
> Podcast: sewersofparis.com
> Hedgehog: ๐ฆ
Oglaf @oglaf.bsky.social Fantasy webcomics. NSFW
BashPrime @bashprime.com Metroid Prime Enjoyer โข he/him โฅ๏ธ๐๐ โข bashprimetv@gmail.com
linktr.ee/bashprime
rawb! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐โจ @rawbherb.bsky.social Artist & Game Developer ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ สแด/สษชแด
Prev Art Director @ Whitethorn Games, Calico
BLM. Trans rights. Free ๐ต๐ธ. Unionize. ๐ซAI
cat dad ๐
views are those of my employer and not mine
๐จ http://rawbherb.art
๐พ The Tennis Academy http://s.team/a/2921530/
Keits @keits.bsky.social Host of #GameDesignDirect
Rumbleverse - Lead Designer
Killer Instinct 2013 s2+ - Lead Combat Designer
Divekick - Creator
I post about game dev, competitive gaming, One Piece, politics and the #fgc
twitch.tv/keits
https://www.youtube.com/@GameDesignDirect
Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social Photo sharing bot for planetary and deep space images.
Run by @kevinmgill.bsky.social
Content providers added with permission.
Ted @vontheodore.bsky.social Game dev, hoping to finish Orange Island sooner rather than later!
#NESdev #pixelart
www.orangeislandgame.com
Radiant Sword @radiantsword.bsky.social Indie retro strategy RPG that was, unfortunately, canceled.
I'm now a free agent game artist & generalist developer, looking for new dev opportunities! You can find my portfolio here: https://trashanimalsanctuary.com/portfolio. DM me if interested!
Data Erase @dataerase.bsky.social digital multimedia artist, glitching things since 2012.
Sarah Z @sarahz.bsky.social Sometimes I make YouTube videos. Right now I play a lot of chess!!! Tomorrow, who knows?
Grue @bengrue.bsky.social Just a man, not a brand
Tucker Hazell @tuckerhazell.bsky.social Host of Dev Dive and Back Log Banter. Independent video game researcher and game dev interviewer. | He/him | tucker@dev-dive.com for interview inquiries
Scarlet Moon ๐ด J'Nique Nicole Joins the Party! @scarletmoon.bsky.social Game music. Repping Hitoshi Sakimoto, Motoi Sakuraba, Hiroki Kikuta, Yuko Komiyama, Emi Evans, Dale North, and more.
Releasing Prescription for Sleep.
Join: https://discord.gg/scarletmoon
Newsletter: http://bit.ly/1OzxuyC
Web: https://www.scarletmoon.com
Brad Smith @brad.rainwarrior.ca A video game developer, musician, and/or food builder from Ontario, Canada. Powered by burritos. Made an NES game about lizards? Sakanakao on twitch. NB any
https://rainwarrior.ca
ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social I turn Art into Sports (and vice versa) | NO AI USED | โEverything I didn't know I needed" - follower testimonial
Get Equipped With @getequipped.bsky.social GET EQUIPPED WITH AWFUL POST | [content is randomly generated and unmoderated and is intended for entertainment purposes only. not to be taken internally]
Programancer @programancer.com Dev @Retroware
Unapologetic Game Dev lol
๐ฎ Prison City
๐ฎ AVGN 8-bit
๐ TASQ
โค๏ธhttp://patreon.com/programancer
๐ซI'm not your suggestion/idea deposit box
Eniko Fox @enikofox.com I make gay video games @kitsunegames.bsky.social with @nj0rd.bsky.social. Kitsune Tails, Super Bernie World, MidBoss dev. Mask wearer. Programming language development enthusiast
Fuck AI
Follow me on Mastodon @eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place
She/her
ColonelFatso @colonelfatso.bsky.social Shmup scoreplayer, speedrunner & amateur musician. He/Him
Chris Wade @luckshotgames.com Game Director @ Luckshot Games: Big Hops & Sausage Sports Club. Previously: Owlchemy Labs, Battle Chef Brigade, Manifold Garden. Liker of rock climbing, running, sudoku, tiktok. Austin / Chicago guy.
https://linktr.ee/chriswade__
dr. hazel ๐ฏ๏ธ @hazelmonforton.com award-nominated senior writer/narrative designer ๐ฎ๐
presently: Meow Wolf ๐ฉท๐งฉ
previously: Blizzard ๐โ๏ธ Bungie ๐๐ซ and Arkane ๐งก๐
english lit phd ๐๐ก personal account ๐๐น she/her ๐โจ
nyc ๐๐ to atx ๐ป๐ฆ
Eternal Remnant @eternalremnant.bsky.social #EternalRemnant is a character-driven fantasy adventure RPG inspired by retro classics.
โก Wishlist now on Steam: http://bit.ly/3JVeJam
โก Discord: https://discord.gg/a5xJswgeU9
โก Linktree: https://linktr.ee/eternalremnant
Games Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com Video game marathons featuring high-level play by speedrunners raising money for charity. #AGDQ2027 January 3-10
Citan Uzuki @doccitanuzuki.bsky.social Humble country doctor. Let us just say that I know a little more about the world than most do.
marccus @rnarccus.art Illustrator/character artist/Game dev. 18+
NSFW Art at:
https://www.patreon.com/rnarccus
All my sites (twitter/IG/tumblr/etc):
https://linktr.ee/rnarccus
Adam Ellis @adamtots.bsky.social goblin โข he/him โข patreon.com/adamtots โข Let Me In Your Window: https://amzn.to/4l2oOFw
Supreveio @supreveio.ufsap.xyz he/him | TTRPG and M:tG player | Communicates entirely in pop-culture references | Dumb animal characters | FFXIV: Ruri Cervale @ Lamia | Banner pic by @melangetic.bsky.social | Profile pic by @melonbundraws.bsky.social
Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social Sometimes, when I'm in the right mood, I make video games and art. Or something.
Made Celeste with friends, working on City of None and Jumper at EXOK.
www.noelberry.ca
Adam Laplacier @laplacier.grabbypa.ws 34 | He/Him | Shiba Inu | Queer AF | Electrical Engineer | Prop making and automation sicko | โฅ๏ธ @casually.cat
Incorrect Final Fantasy Quotes @incorrectffqts.bsky.social Incorrect Quotes and Text Posts account focusing on the Final Fantasy series | Want to contribute? DM Submissions to: @dialancea.bsky.social
Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev Video game writer and and narrative designer.
Personal blog: https://azhdarchid.com/
Fediverse profile: https://azhdarchid.online/@bruno
Full bio: https://brunodias.dev/bio/
THESE POSTS ARE PROVIDED โAS-ISโ WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND
Rรฉmi Verschelde @akien.bsky.social @godotengine.org project maintainer & @w4games.com co-founder (he/him).
Free and #opensource software advocate. #indiedev and #Linux gaming. Frenchman in Copenhagen.
Also on: @akien@mastodon.gamedev.place.
sebotron | working on an NES JRPG! @sebotron.bsky.social NES developer from Montreal, Canada.
Working on The Book of Rynn, an NES jrpg inspired by Dragon Warrior/Quest.
We need play testers! Join us on Discord https://discord.gg/k2dfk86hYc
Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social trailcams
no AI ever
Raphael van Lierop ๐จ๐ฆ @raphlife.bsky.social He/Him. Get over it. Exploring apocalypses. I founded and lead Hinterland, and created THE LONG DARK. Director, writer, designer, human. Proud Canadian. Just doing my best.
Matt Hughson (NES & GB Dev) @mhughson.bsky.social Game developer making new games for old systems, such as the NES and Game Boy! #nesdev #gbdev
โข From Below (NES | 2020)
โข Witch n' Wiz (NES | 2021)
โข From Below Pocket (GB | 2023)
โข Super Sunny World (NES | TBD)
MORE: https://linktr.ee/matthughson
Dacidbro @dacidbro.bsky.social FGC, Karaoke, Game Dev, AV, and the guy you absolutely never want to see in a Mystery Game Tournament
Punchy @punchystream.bsky.social Speedrun streamer, kusoge enjoyer. Once threw a drumstick so hard it bounced off the floor and hit his monitor.
Inquiries/Business: punchystream@yahoo.com
Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social Together for Wildlife
Deepnight Games โ๏ธ @deepnight.net One-man game studio making Tenjutsu (https://bit.ly/tenjutsu) with Devolver.
I love making games.
Previously: ๐ฅDeadCells (lead) / ๐งฏNuclear Blaze (https://bit.ly/nblaze) / ๐บ๏ธ ldtk.io / ๐Have a Nice Death
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.
Seckswrecks @seckswrecks.bsky.social I play video games and talk about it online.
Midwest Speedfest
Segfest
Publishing games as LLOCIN7 DIGITAL 
Joshua Hallaran | 8-Bit Adventures 2 @criticalgamesau.bsky.social Australian indie behind 8-Bit Adventures 2 - a turn-based JRPG focused on story + characters! #indiegame
Buy or Wishlist here: https://linktr.ee/8bitadventures2
Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social Developer and publisher of lovingly crafted puzzle games.
๐ www.draknek.org
Dropout @dropout.tv a comedy streamer with all of your favorite shows
๐งโโ๏ธ Game Changer
๐ข Make Some Noise
๐ฒ Dimension 20
๐ซ Very Important People
๐ท Smartypants
dropout.tv
frozentrually @frozentrually.bsky.social Actually Pepsiman | Probable PepsiCoโข shill | InfoSec advocate | Putt Putt Enthusiast | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Leon Massey @leonmassey.bsky.social 3D man and little guy enthusiast.
Jason Koohi @zanrai.bsky.social Game Design, Art, Music, Voice. Half of Team Zanrai w/ @excelynx (over on Twitter).
We're developing #VISEGUNNE. Wishlist on Steam today!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2882040/VISEGUNNE/
Clinton Lexa is looking for work @halfcoordinated.bsky.social Accessibility Design Specialist | Former Ubisoft | retired speedrunner | ADHD and mild hemiparetic cerebral palsy | bi, nonbinary, they/them
Jon @bbforky.bsky.social 
Proton Jon / Claire @protonjon.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ Twitch Streamer, Youtuber, human game glitch, best bug tester ya never paid for. Fox Picture Reposter.
https://twitch.tv/ProtonJon
https://Youtube.com/ProtonJon
Business Email: WorkWithProtonJon@gmail
(she/her, he/him & they/them ok too)
#PJSchedule
Bea Abreu @bpabreu.bsky.social concept artist game dev person
previously at playstation now making weird indie things
beatrizabreu.com
๐ง๐ท๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
https://t.ajrkmx1.com/331727/6224/0?po=6533&aff_sub5=SF_006OG000004lmDN
๐๐ป Tara in Summertime Fun! ๐ป๐ @dreamgirlgames.bsky.social Game Dev! Character Action, Action RPGs, STGs, FGs/FGC.
Developing: Lunar Teardrop
Piano and Cooking too!
I made Aces Wild!
Helped: Demonschool, TFH, Nightmare Operator
MPLS, USA
๐
ใใคใ @ktwfc.bsky.social Tumblr : https://wanpakupixels.tumblr.com/
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@wanpakupixels
Teddy Dief @teddydief.com Director/Designer of Videogames
โ Hyper Light Drifter
โ We Are OFK
โ Glitch City LA
โ prev: Square Enix, XBox, Disney
โก IGF & Peabody Winner
โ https://linktr.ee/teddydief
Sharkey 2.0 @sortasketchy.bsky.social Sharkey is a fictional character. Cautionary example that assholes might mistake for cool. Did not not invent the word Metroidvania.
Leon P @leonpowpow.bsky.social Canadian goober, used to stream on twitch
Friendly Neighborhood Scrubquoter @scrubquotes.bsky.social Real quotes from real scrubs. Content warning: slurs and worse. Posted earlier than on Twitter, as a treat! Submissions via @, DM and Discord: https://discord.com/invite/gDRGjhf
Dorky Dino @dorkydino.bsky.social Art ๐จ | Solidarity โ๏ธ | Dorkiness ๐ฆ | I draw cute creatures & make my art into original goodies such as jewelry, zines, & patches. she/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
localthunk @localthunk.com Literally a fool
Creator of Balatro ( @playbalatro.com )
Business/Media: balatro@playstack.com
Blog: localthunk.com
Direct contact: localthunk.contact@gmail.com
๐จ๐ฆ
FrankenGraphics @frankengraphics.bsky.social Ellen creates NES games, tools & pixels.
https://frankengraphics.itch.io/
https://ko-fi.com/frankengraphics
https://patreon.com/frankengraphics
Ephiam @ephiam.bsky.social ๐ฎRetro Game Developer! Creator of Venaitura, To Aerthen, and Scarmonde!
๐Get in touch:
Ephiam91@hotmail.com
โ
Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/ephiam
Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social gay artist, game dev // website: https://debacle.us // auckland, aotearoa new zealand
just released Radiator Forever, a gay game collection: https://radiator.debacle.us
making Tryhard, a gay rugby RPG: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/Tryhard/
Tom Happ @axiomverge.bsky.social Indie gamedev who made Axiom Verge. Special needs dad. Curious about everything. Likes too much stuff and tries to do it all.
axiomverge.com
axiomverge2.com
thomashapp.com
Robert / Zeboyd @zeboydgames.bsky.social Robert Boyd (werezompire). Zeboyd. RPG game dev. Working on Zombie Fun Run. We did This Way Madness Lies, Cosmic Star Heroine, Cthulhu Saves Christmas, and more. In Taiwan.
Our podcast: https://zeboyd.podbean.com/
My links: t.co/uAAO1CWnTm
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social Director of Pentiment, Pillars of Eternity I & II, Fallout: New Vegas. Studio Design Director @ Obsidian Entertainment. ๐บ๐ธEN/๐ฉ๐ชDE โ
Interview/conference inquiries to pr@obsidian.net
Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Full Indie Vancouver @writnelson.bsky.social Running @StrangeScaffold.bsky.social Wrote for MtG, Borderlands 4, I Am Your Beast & more. Lead VA in Hellraiser: Revival. BAFTA nom. Christian! He/Him. Repped by CAA.
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social Raised gifted; non-practicing.
If your reply doesn't have alt text, I won't see it.
๐ productpicnic.beehiiv.com ๐ผ UX Design ๐ฆ Sick of rectangles ๐ง he/him
๐ Brian Bucklew ๐ โอค๏ผโฟ๏ผโอค โ๐ฎ @unormal.bsky.social A semi-sentient colony of self-assembling, cooperative, biological nano-units. Still somewhat functional, despite its age. AI bad. ๐IGF Narrative. ๐Hugo Award Winning Caves of Qud Sproggiwood pronoun* BLM
adamatomic @adamatomic.bsky.social Independent game maker and industry mentor. @finjico.bsky.social co-founder and director on https://usualjune.com/
More games and talks and things at https://adamatomic.com/
remy siu | 1000xRESIST @remysiu.com founded indie game studio sunset visitor ๆ้ฝ้ๅฎข โข made 1000xRESIST
Peabody Award Winner, Hugo and Nebula Nominee
www.remysiu.com
Nathan Tolbert @bitethechili.com I'm making new games for the NES and other retro systems, find my NESdev and other games at https://www.bitethechili.com
Also stuff about board games, Jesus, being a dad, and whatever else I feel like.
merritt @merrittk.com Writer/comedian. Madness archaeology @1900hotdog.bsky.social, story-based games at @insecretplaces.com, podcasting @ifyouredriving.bsky.social, merritt+ patreon.com/merrittk
Lucas Pope @dukope.bsky.social Game developer. Mars After Midnight, Return of the Obra Dinn, Papers Please, Republia Times, Helsing's Fire, Mightier, etc.
Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com Freelance Tool Design Director, Workflow Consultant @ https://rystorm.com/
Previously Hytale, Apple, Guerrilla, IO-Interactive, and more. Organizes the Tool Design & OpenUSD Roundtables at GDC.
I get really excited about workflows!
Evan Balster ๐ @art.imitates.life they/them. ๐ช game dev, audio software, harmony and decay, swords into ploughshares. Free Palestine.
worked on: imitone, Cave Story, SoundSelf, MIDI 2.0 standard.
currently: HYPERCITY VERMIN, a co-op game
๐ @evan@merveilles.town
Clifton B @cliftonb.bsky.social Designs games with time mechanics || Organizes Demospree || Throws One Drop yo-yos || He/they || Ask about my research & product design workshop!
Play Seasonspree on Switch! https://bit.ly/seasonspreeswitch
Not on Steam! https://bit.ly/seasonspreesteam
Tyro, ft Ricky @tyrowo.com Cat poster. Self-taught professional software developer, exF2P MTG Arena Challenger, ex wr holder speedrunning HotD2_100%, ex streamer, ex melee player.
Grilling, coding, gaming, magic: the gathering, other tcgs, and my kitty, Ricky ๐ป
30, he/him
Alexis Royce @alexisroyce.ink He/Him. Watercolors and Visual Novel Dev.
Art is occasionally NSFW.
My coffee warned me about you.
alexisroyce.ink
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/alexisroyce
Itchio: https://alexisroyce.itch.io/
@jarrydhuntley2.bsky.social @jarrydhuntley2.bsky.social I lost access to @jarrydhuntley. Help :/
Chel Wong Audio ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @chelwongaudio.bsky.social Award Winning Freelance Composer: Kine, Whisker Squadron, OnlyCans, She Dreams Elsewhere (SFX), Northeastern prof, @CharityEPJam Founder. Views my own! She/They
droqen and 24 others @droqen.bsky.social 
ionG @iong.bsky.social He/Him. Love mega man and TTRPGs, work clinical lab, dad of 2, simple as
Evanosaurus โUnrawrl Engine 5.7โ Rex @rawr.gay principal programmer at Studio Wildcard. ex Epic Games/Fortnite. senior tech staff/dino wrangler for Games Done Quick. speedrunner. gay ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ t. rex ๐ฆ who likes making silly games. he/him.
Schera Wyss ๐ SLUG HUMAN @scherawyss.bsky.social Gamedev and overall psycho โตshe/herโต
I run ๐ทSLUG WORLD๐ท
Born 1993, Unity dev since 3.x
Current: FERAL BLOOD DOLL
Prev: Dread Delusion // Dog Witch //The Devil
๐mdni
Romhack.ing @romhack.ing A platform to share hacks and translations of retro games.
Website: https://romhack.ing
Patreon: https://patreon.com/Romhackdoting
Discord: https://discord.gg/9m8AnzdTMv
AeonFrodo @aeonfrodo.bsky.social I go fast in video games sometimes. Mainly do RPG speedruns with some kart racing. Currently speedrunning Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Married to https://bsky.app/profile/ghoul02.bsky.social
Memory @memorytas.bsky.social she/her
trans woman
admin @ https://tasvideos.org/ and founder of @tnbas.bsky.social
Joe Wintergreen @joewintergreen.com video game dev. weird west, influx redux, much much more
buy influx redux: https://store.steampowered.com/app/867150/InFlux_Redux/
internet blog on the internet: https://www.joewintergreen.com/
friendly dev chat: http://discord.gg/TyexPhe
he/him
Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com Co-founder of @aftermath.site. ๐Canberra, Australia. DMs open. Email: lukeATaftermathDOTsite
www.aftermath.site
https://www.lukeplunkett.com/
Max (VGCartography) @vgcartography.bsky.social making maps about video games
maps: https://www.deviantart.com/vgcartography/gallery
maps (alt): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16uKdhIsnLedeHJ65ZApFO8UooplBcrUC
videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKb0fgAJTw12acNBJqYzrOg
WhiteHat94 @whitehat94.bsky.social Frisbee and/or speedruns. He/Him.
Bonesaw577 @bonesaw577.bsky.social Head of Bonemeal Productions | he/they | EN-JP | linktr.ee/bonesaw577 | BUSINESS: bonesaw5577@gmail.com | ๐Minors DNI
Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com Writer of exp. magazine (https://expzine.com). Game developer for hire. He/They.
Every Game I've Finished 14>24 is OUT NOW: amazon.com/dp/B0DJPFPVFT Patreon: patreon.com/expzine
Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social that kangaroo what makes the game rec threads and such
Alex Jaffe โAlex Jaffeโ Alex Jaffe @alexjaffe.bsky.social (he/him) | Friend of Jughead | Professional DC Comics Expert and host of Insert Credit. Never stop reading comics. | https://ko-fi.com/alexjaffe
Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social Senior Reporter @ Kotaku
Reporting on the biz, culture, & horniness of the game industry
๐ง: aparrish@kotaku.com
Signal: @adashtra.87
Discord: @adashtra
๐Northeast Ohio
๐ per aspera, ad astra ๐
She/her