itch.io @itch.io Open indie game marketplace and DIY game jam host
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Headlice @headlicegame.com @bunguin.games
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2851800/Headlice/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bunguingames/headlice-a-reverse-horror-game?ref=9un0in
Anthony Richards | Sound Designer @anthonyaudio.bsky.social Sound Designer for Video Games based in Ōtautahi, NZ 🎮🔊
Baby bath temperature expert and sleep deprivation connoisseur 🤌
Worked with: Fluyo, CerebralFix, Tiny Kiwi, Chaos Theory, and more
Website/Portfolio:
www.anthonyrichardsaudio.com
🇿🇦🇲🇼🇳🇿 + 🇿🇲🇯🇵🇨🇰
Shape Sender Deluxe ⭐️ by Dead Teapot @deadteapot.games Aotearoa, New Zealand-based studio making Shape Sender Deluxe!
🟡 🟧 ⭐️
⭐️ Wishlist here ⭐️ s.team/a/2976470
Mara 🦇 @maracrrt.bsky.social Lighting artist @ Sledgehammer working on CoD. Prev. Supermassive Games, A44.
I sometimes post art i mostly shitpost
She/Her
https://www.artstation.com/maracerreti
Opinions are my own ♡
Critical Role @criticalrole.bsky.social The home of storytelling around the table! From our Campaign 4 saga in Aramán to Daggerheart and beyond - join the actual play adventure on Beacon.tv, YT, & Twitch
Robots Make Games @robotsmakegames.bsky.social Scuffed and unhinged two person Kiwi indie game studio. Making our first horror game: The Poacher. Posts by Karyn (phaiakia) (she/her). The professional one? And Fin (he/him). The argumentative one.
www.robotsmakegames.com
Steve Dennis @subcide.com By day, Staff Product Designer, writes occasionally about design, design systems, leadership, and tech @ clipcontent.substack.com. By day also (but the weekends) indie game dev of SpinShot for Playdate.
@dandersonerling.bsky.social @dandersonerling.bsky.social Just a guy who's avoiding the former bird site.
Hobbyist improviser, illustrator and game dev
Full time software developer
Scott Neely @scottdoesgames.bsky.social Game Designer, 3D Artist, approximately bipedal.
He/Him
Games Lecturer at SAE Institute
Alex @partiallydisassembled.net Programmer @studiodrydock.com, previously EA Melbourne. Also on https://twitter.com/AHolkner
Buddy Frost @buddyfrost.bsky.social Game designer at Frost Flame Games. (he/any)
Shaun Hammond @idiot.bsky.social UI man
Wishlist my latest: avs03.com
Did:
It’s Only Money - Usual Suspects
Icarus/Stationeers/Out of Ammo - Rocketwerkz
Made the logo for New Blood
Portfolio: iisshaun.com
Jeff 🌸 @peabnuts123.bsky.social Indie game dev, web developer, artist etc 💁♀️ Currently making PolyZone, a 3D 90’s-era fantasy console 🕹️💾 Pronoun flexible 🏳️⚧️ I made https://notime.zone
New Zealand
stevi 🇵🇸 @itsstevi.bsky.social 🏳️🌈🇳🇿 senior editor f(r)iction, illustrator, advocate. sir julius vogel finalist. gamedev: burger bois, amarantus, if not us.
🖤🤍❤️
Cameron Rooney @keyblademastercam.bsky.social NZ Game Developer 🇳🇿 | Programmer, Gamer, Father | Portfolio: theusualcam.wixsite.com/cameron-rooney | All you need is a little Heart ❤️ | 7.8.20
Luca @lucarosseels.bsky.social Game Developer and Artist
2D Game Artist @ CerebralFix
Aotearoa, New Zealand 
System Era Softworks 🚀 @systemera.net Official Bluesky account for Seattle-based game developer System Era Softworks. Currently working on @astroneergame.systemera.net and @starseekergame.systemera.net
Need support? Email Support@SystemEra.net!
Aggro Crab 💥🔪 @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social very professional indie game studio
💥publishing REBOUNDER
🦀made PEAK, Another Crab's Treasure, Crashout Crew + Going Under
✨https://bit.ly/CrashoutCrew
Unreal Engine @unrealengine.bsky.social Unreal Engine is the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D tool. Learn more about how to get started with #UE5: http://unrealengine.com/unreal-engine-5
Subnautica @subnautica.bsky.social Open world underwater adventure game for PC & Console by Unknown Worlds.
Astroneer (NEW GAME: STARSEEKER) @astroneergame.systemera.net A space sandbox adventure available on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, & Nintendo Switch! Developed by @systemera.net, also working on @starseekergame.systemera.net
Need help, or have a bug to report? Email Support@SystemEra.net
SOPA Games @sopagames.bsky.social Working on Charming Hill http://s.team/a/3195940 🎨 and DEEPLANDERS http://s.team/a/3192550 Wishlist now! 💙
That Ranga Guy @thatrangaguy.bsky.social Games recruiter for Australia and NZ @ Supaglu / Founder of Firestarters.games / OSINT / F1
tomofnz @tomofnz.bsky.social ғɪɴɪᴛᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴀᴄʜɪɴᴇ
Aʀᴛ - Bᴏᴏᴋꜱ - Dᴇꜱɪɢɴ - Uɴʀᴇᴀʟ
https://tomofnz.wixsite.com/tomofnz
amila @amilanuh.bsky.social currently working fourthshift.games/bus 🚌 a competitive board game about riding the bus. background in game ui/ux design and production. really enjoy cooking veggies!!!!!! and organizing events at @aucklandmakes.games
https://www.amilanuhodzic.com/
Tom Jensen @composertom.bsky.social Composer and wargame designer.
Composer for Blackheart, RED ECHO, REKKR, the Ruins of Calaworm, and Outer Ring MMO - www.tom-jensen.com
Designer of Missile Threat, War by Sail, Lacquered Coffins, Hind & Seek, Ukraine 2022, Ostfront, etc.
Auckland Makes Games 🎮 @aucklandmakes.games AMG is a community organisation creating spaces for Auckland game developers to network, socialize, and grow.
↗️ https://aucklandmakes.games/wireframe
↗️ https://aucklandmakes.games/week
↗️ https://aucklandmakes.games/
NZ Game Developers Association @nzgda.bsky.social Supporting & developing the Aotearoa video games industry since 2001.
https://www.nzgdc.com/tickets-timeline
nathania @antlord.bsky.social Animator/mocap gremlin/3D artist
Animation Lead @spacerockgames.bsky.social
Community Organiser @aucklandmakesgames
Board Member @ NZGDA
Prev lecturer @ MDS, Anim Lead @ Mighty Eyes, 3D artist and animator @ SkillsVR, Conical
she/they 🇳🇿
Emily 🤓 @emilygamedev.bsky.social An Aussie game dev in Berlin 😈 narrative designer & writer for [REDACTED], former narrative designer, writer and community manager for Before We Leave and Beyond These Stars.
💛 Paige Wilson💛 @neosolarius.bsky.social I dont actually check this site much!
🌱 ughhhhgh i make content for game devs
🦀 Community and Marketing @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social
💌 paige@aggrocrab.com
Ben Taels @bentaels.taels.net Kiwi, Dad, Human Factors Psychology PhD, & Games User Experience Research.
Director of Intended Experience: https://intendedexperience.nz/
Formerly Epic Games, Player Research, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Te Manatū Waka, & Hamilton Zoo.
Philip Buchanan @philipbuchanan.bsky.social Indie Developer - It's Anecdotal. Creating 39 Days to Mars, Mini Matches, and Up to Par.
Jess 🍔 🔜 MIGW @jessmwoodward.bsky.social I am all about cats, strength training, and video games. 😌
Co-founder @ Mischief Makers Studio. NZ-based Freelance 2D Art Generalist. (she/her)
Currently making: Burger Bois!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3224290/Burger_Bois/
Carl Leducq @carlleducq.bsky.social Father | Producer at Cerebral Fix | Chairperson NZGDA | Prev. Futureverse Rocketwerkz WetaWorkshop Gameloft | Speaker
Battz @sambattz.bsky.social Lead Animator @ Shapefarm
Andrew Peek @andrewpeek.bsky.social Experienced QA Tester at PikPok
He/Him
Zac Watson @itsmisterzac.bsky.social Lecturer @ MDS NZ .
Software Engineer / Designer.
Views here are my own. He/Him.
Jared Trail @trailblazerr.bsky.social Lead Software Engineer at @A44Games | Co-founder and Lead Programmer at @rainbite | @jaredtrail on twitter | He/Him
Cameron Hopkinson @catrelatedpun.bsky.social NZ-based game accessibility consultant, composer, programmer, recluse, and enjoyer of naps. NZ Games Festival board member. They/Them
Reuben Terehu @javan606.bsky.social Ngāti Hine Tattoo Artist, Game Dev, and 3D Artist. Prev work: Guardian Maia with Metia Interactive. WetaFX MoCap Intern. Be groovy to each other
Harriet Prebble @harrietprebble.bsky.social Horror gameslinger @ PikPok Games. Actor @ Gail Cowan Management & BigMouth Voices. Freelance writer at various. Aotearoa New Zealand 💗🌵
https://linktr.ee/harrietprebble
M Dodd (Modd) 💖💜💙 @moddisms.bsky.social In my restless dreams I see that town
She/they
29
Dog mom, cat staff
Workin' on her Dogtorate (studying Virtual Pets!) at Waipapa Taumata Rau
Hugues Merle made the painting in my icon
David Mason @davidmasoncomposer.bsky.social Classical and Game Music Composer. Sound Designer/Sonic Artist.
[LOOKING FOR NEW WORK!]
Email: davidmasoncomposer@gmail.com
🎼 DREDGE, Penguin Colony, Life Eater, Denari, Truck-kun, CRDM3
🔊 I Am Your Beast, TMNT: Tactical Takedown
No AI
AirSalad @airsalad.bsky.social Some people call me Salad
elinguate @alexawhereami.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️ indie dev
bsg_alex @bsgalex.bsky.social Artist, video game nerd, caffeine addict. Working at Black Salt Games. We made a game called DREDGE
💫 Poppy 💫 @grubkiss.bsky.social Goblin artist 🧌✨ I work at Dinosaur Polo Club 🦕✨ they/them
⛓️💥 I make jewlery @ crush.maille on insta ⛓️💥
ren 🌱 @rensune.bsky.social nz game artist with many hats 🎩
⬥ 3D + 2D
⬥ shaders
⬥ nature nerd
linktr.ee/rensune
www.artstation.com/rensune
MattMakesSwords @mattmakesswords.bsky.social 3D artist, teacher, duck enjoyer (not to eat!! friend not foe)
ivysawras @ivysawras.bsky.social Aotearoa/New Zealand
20 Game Design Student at AUT
(she/they)
marcel @madmarcel.bsky.social Game developer, eater of sandwiches.
https://madmarcel.itch.io
Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1589820/Denari/
Discord: http://discord.gg/cP4jfRu
Leith Caldwell @leithcaldwell.bsky.social 
~ Tom Butler ~ @butlerr.bsky.social Senior game designer @DinoPoloClub.
Co-founder and designer @Rainbite.
TTRPG Game master | Circus practitioner
Jacob Connelly @jacobgc.bsky.social Just a silly man full of joyful whimsy.
Senior programmer at Arrowhead Game Studios.
✨Chantelle Cole✨ @chanticole.bsky.social Game Development Sector Rebate Programme Director for NZ on Air | Former CEO at Dinosaur Polo Club | Former Board Member, Treasurer, and Sponsorship Director at NZ Games Festival | she/her
Pedro Klein @pedroklein.bsky.social Technical Artist and Game Designer
Co-founder of @liquidstatic.bsky.social
NIGHT BUS on Steam!
Mitch Cramer @heavyeyed.bsky.social media analysis made sad
youtube.com/c/heavyeyed
Hecknbees @hecknbees.bsky.social They/she • Community Manager for Video Games
Streaming on twitch again 🥰
Toitū Te Tiriti | Free Palestine
https://linktr.ee/hecknbees
Bex @bexsayswords.bsky.social Global Community Development @BonfireStudios
Formerly: Community Lead at Grinding Gear Games working on Path of Exile for 10 years / Community at Riot/
Dylan Richardson @dibby.bsky.social 🦕 senior game designer @ dinopoloclub
🌈 disney nerd | lego lover | child at heart
🚂 he/him in welly, aotearoa new zealand
Lyra @lyracl.bsky.social art person
🏳️⚧️ She/They Genderfluid Rascal
📧: lyracl3d@gmail.com
bsg_joel @bsg-joel.bsky.social Programmer, writer & community on DREDGE 🎣 at Black Salt Games 🇳🇿
Nebula, Hugo and 4x BAFTA nominee.
Sean Flannigan @radnom.bsky.social Game developer (programmer, designer, etc.) most recently worked on The Plucky Squire.
Aotearoa New Zealand
Veselekov @veselekov.bsky.social Ngāi te Rangi. Hi-octane third international universal donor O NEG. Made award winning video game Umurangi Generation. Making Penguin Colony
Regan - FF7 Unity Development @rmusicdev.bsky.social Game developer, NZ 🇳🇿🎮
Trying to remake FFVII in Unity.
Likes RPGs 🗡⚔🛡🔫🪃🏹
Ngāpuhi/Tainui/Tararā
Francis Kirkpatrick @frakirk.bsky.social Co-founder of @LiquidStatic.bsky.social
I'm a game designer with a lot of tech art experience and a software engineering degree, so uuhhh I'm a technical designer I guess?
Living in Aotearoa.
He/him
Izzie Kirkpatrick @enkirkpatrick.bsky.social Co-founder & Concept/2D/UI Artist @ liquidstaticstudio.com | Aotearoa | they/she | 🍉
Crayonix Games @crayonixgames.com Rollick N' Roll is OUT NOW! 🎉
💙 https://s.team/a/3274880
🎵 @richarrest.itch.io
🌏 ōtautahi, nz
Skull Issue @gothpink.bsky.social Spooky Gamedev Doll. Keeper of useful sarcasms.
Making Southwoods, a surreal co-op horror game.
Also making Revenant's game, by @luigiyagami.bsky.social.
Southwoods Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/StrangeRitual
Tip Jar: https://ko-fi.com/skull_issue
Purple Moss Collectors @purplemosscollectors.com Tiny game studio, we made Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers - http://playdndg.com
How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social Woman & POC-led studio creating beautiful, family friendly games. Working on How Was Your Day? A supernatural coming-of-age mystery thriller set in 80s NZ about light vs dark, facing fears and finding your true self.✨Wishlist: https://shorturl.at/W2gFi
Q!✨✨ @qtee314.bsky.social Award Nominated Game programmer @ Ninja Kiwi, Queer, Coooooool person (She/They)
Victoria Tran ✨ @victoriatran.bsky.social ✨ Comms Director @ Innersloth/Outersloth/Among Us
✨ Wholesome Games organizer
✨ Forbes 30u30, Adweek's Creative 100
✨ Get my book Mastering Community Management: https://www.victoriatran.com/book
✨ My newsletter: https://www.victoriatran.com/newsletter
Casey Lucas @bimbo.phd game dev / comics editor / author
probably worked on that thing you like
lapsed hockey reporter / aotearoa based
represented by ed wilson @ J&A
these views represent my employers so hard that my boss is actually holding a gun to my head as I type this
Brews & Bastards | Happy Hour Update OUT NOW! @brewsandbastards.bsky.social An intoxicating dungeon crawler, overflowing with action-packed combat, potent brews and outlandish bosses. Coming to Xbox and PC | Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2556240/Brews__Bastards/ | Discord: discord.gg/2vjFq3ZxBb
Zag @geoffkeene.bsky.social Design Director / CEO of Deep Field Games 🌌
Lead on Abiotic Factor 👨🔬 abioticfactor.com
Lead on 🌫️
Creator, Designer, Writer of Unfortunate Spacemen 🧑🚀
Located south of south 🇳🇿
Nick Folkman @nickfolkman.bsky.social Writer/Twin w/ maxfolkman.bsky.social • Now: Senior Writer at Insomniac Games • Past: Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, We Lost Our Human, Massive Chalice • Also co-host @scriptlock.bsky.social
Max Folkman @maxfolkman.bsky.social Writer, Director w/ @nickfolkman.bsky.social • Now: Senior Writer @ Riot Games • Prev: Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank, Miles Morales, MASSIVE CHALICE • voice on @scriptlock.bsky.social • Rep: Dallaslyn Lamb
Fnife Games @fnifegames.bsky.social 🌈 Ōtautahi indies making queer narrative games: Small Town Emo (Gay GameBoy Walking Simulator) & ShelfLife: Art School Detective (Mystery Adventure Dating Sim)
sniff us at fnifegames.com
Burger Bois | Mischief Makers Studio @mischiefmakers.studio We're a scrappy indie team from Aotearoa making games that tingle the brain and tickle the weenus - like Burger Bois! 🍔
http://wishlist.burgerboisgame.com/
#cozygame #cookinggame #wholesomegame
Belle @iscvelle.bsky.social Please let me goon in peace
Tana ⭐ pls wishlist Shape Sender Deluxe @tanamakes.games makes games, does swing dancing & photography, and likes to talk
Director @deadteapot.games making Shape Sender Deluxe ⭐🟡🟧
ex-Technical Designer
@dinopoloclub.bsky.social on Mini Motorways & Mini Metro
he/him
Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social A handful of humans creating games with relatable simplicity.
We make Mini Metro, Mini Motorways, and 🕵️ secret other stuff
Proudly based in Aotearoa/New Zealand!
Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com 🚀 Indie game studio from Aotearoa
🐋 Making that cool space whale city builder game
💬 https://discord.gg/balancingmonkeygames
✨ BEYOND THESE STARS ✨
Wishlist + demo on Steam! http://bit.ly/spacewhales
corner @bowcoy.bsky.social art goblin on the internet
please buy my game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2003490/Toroa_Skycall/
Mickey @mickeytreadwell.bsky.social Ōtepoti busybody
Councillor @ Dunedin City Council
Developer @ Atawhai Interactive
Green Party hard
Stef Peacock ✨ @stefpeacock.com Senior UX/UI Designer / UI Artist @ Runaway Play in Aotearoa. Used to help run NZGF. Loves coffee, food, D&D, sport, too many other things.
Overuser of heart emojis. Bi he/him 💖
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Bunguin Games @bunguin.games Indie studio based in Aotearoa, New Zealand
Developer of @headlicegame.com and @coldsalvage.com
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2851800/Headlice/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2368320/Cold_Salvage/
Runaway Play Games @runawayplaygames.bsky.social Runaway is an independent game developer based in Ōtepoti, New Zealand. We make beautiful games inspired by the natural world. 🦋
☀️ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/3arvau5S4g
www.runawayplay.com
Josh K✨ @blametherobot.bsky.social Māori Content Creator || Senior Community Manager
@PikPokGames
🇵🇸 cowboy bebo @hinenauhea.bsky.social ☁️🫧 māori emo gamer girl 🫧☁️
🙂↕️🤝 buy toroa: skycall plz 🤝🙂↕️
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2003490/Toroa_Skycall/
NZ CODE @nz-code.nz Fostering a creative digital industry underpinned by video game development and training pathways in Aotearoa New Zealand.
TOROA: SKYCALL OUT NOW 🌊☁️ @atawhaigames.bsky.social 🌦 tiny game studio in ōtepoti, new zealand
☁️ Toroa: Skycall is OUT NOW on Steam!
💙 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2003490/Toroa_Skycall/
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