Anna 🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social Freelance Game Writer & Narrative Designer | NOW: Kinali Works & Stupendium Softworks | Hugo finalist, BAFTA, DICE, Future Class | UVW-CWA | "Queen of the Freelancers" | ♐️ 💜🤍🖤💚 | she/her | annacwebster.com
Devan Soyka @windmilljouster.bsky.social Senior Narrative Designer at Crytek | She/Her | 🖤🤍💜 | A proud founder of the VOW game writers union | Opinions here are mine alone | PFP by @diansakhuart
Seb Downie-Blackwell @downieseb.bsky.social Games Industry Veteran of 27.2 years & 100+ games
Partner/Head of Production at Remote Control Productions
Managing Director at It Matters Games
Owner of NOTHING MATTERS
"Mr Gamescom" - Linkedin
Star of "Seb Simulator 25"
Your new dad.
Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games Gamedev, writer, researcher, vulgar lush. Making @DeadStaticDrive.com with @mike.reuben.games. I wrote a book once and I’ll bloody do it again if you’re not careful.
Naarm/Melbourne. 🏳️🌈 (she/her)
https://linktr.ee/leenavand
Leonard Skeonard @mike.reuben.games making Dead Static Drive with @leena.reuben.games
founder and owner/operator of the kurt russell fan club
Jordan DeVries🔜Rebel Scum Con @jordandevries.com UI/UX Director at Respawn (prev Star Wars: Zero Company, Jedi: Survivor), award-nominated, GDC speaker, custom LEGO designer, black cat guardian, they/them
Exceedingly personal account. 🇹🇼/🇨🇦/🇺🇲 living near Washington, DC
https://www.jordandevries.com
💉🔪🩸kelly 'arekay' yeo🩸💉🔪 @kellyarekayyeo.com Union Organizer & Game Producer on Diablo IV at Blizzard. Opinions my own. Previous 2D art lead at Immersed Games. pfp by @emmettcomix.bsky.social 🇸🇬 they/ₛₕₑ
#DailyMoch #OoTDev
Palle! @palleh.bsky.social He/him. Character Art Director at Ubisoft Massive in Malmö. The Division franchise. Union Member. Artist. Traveler. Nuisance. 🇸🇪🇩🇰🇨🇦🇬🇱
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.
iain @gameartacademic.bsky.social former AAA enviro, lead, indie and serious gamedev | senior lecturer | visiting fellow | researcher | designer | pixel & 3D artist | fine artist | machinema maker | folklore | magic | moss | cheese | tanks - *views mine*
https://iain-douglas.neocities.org
Will Mesilane @willmesilane.com I made Cult of the Lamb 🕹Accessibility Advocate 🤔Opinions are mine (and probably bad)
Senior Developer at SMG Studio
willmesilane.com
Dean Sinclair @deanomachino.bsky.social Senior Gameplay Programmer @ Companion Group
Ex-Mediatonic/Epic Games. Worked on Fall Guys.
Hearts. Scotland National Team. Vidya Games.
🏴
He/Him
Bobby Stein @bobbystein.bsky.social Studio Narrative Director at ArenaNet. Dad, husband, musician, mentor, foodie, retro gaming enjoyer, and a few other things. I post about the games I'm playing, the food I'm eating, and occasionally the games we're making. Follows =/= endorsements.
Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social Award-winning reporter. Senior editor (news) at Game Developer.
Previously seen in Edge, Stuff, and Wireframe.
Tips: chris.kerr@gamedeveloper.com / chris.kerr.gd@protonmail.com / DMs open / Signal: kerrblimey.43
Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social AI and creativity researcher (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
Liana Ruppert @dirtyeffinhippy.lianaruppert.com Community, VA, Creators, Marketing, Accessibility in games, books & TV. Owlchemy Labs Sr Comm Manager. TV-side:
✨Fallout
✨Vox Machina/M9
✨The Mighty Nein
✨Secret Level
Prev➡️Multi-award winning D2 CM/Accessibility Co-Lead at @Bungie, Game Informer,+more
Joe Fielder @joefielder.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer at Obsidian on The Outer Worlds 2. (Previously: Deathloop, Ghost of Tsushima DC, Star Wars Battlefront II, Flame in the Flood, some BioShocks). he/they, ADHD.
James Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie Art with machines; design at Publicis; enthusiastic cat herder.
www.pilcrow.ie
Bertine van Hövell @baroness.bsky.social Petting cats, herding cats, vacuuming cats. Certified narrative tool.
🕵 Indie Dev
🖋 Freelance Game Designer and Writer
🎮 Worked on Old Skies, Stellaris, At Eve's Wake and more
✨DGA Board Member - Consultant VAF
🕸 www.lostagain.nl - DM open
...
she/zij 🇳🇱🇪🇺
Andrei Pechalin @apechalin.bsky.social Videogame words mainly in Edge and Eurogamer.
andreipechalin@gmail.com
www.pechalin.com
Julian Day @julianday.ca Poet, gamedev (Shadow of the Wyrm), pixel artist, composer. Editor/publisher, null pointer press. Chapbooks: Late Summer Flowers (Anstruther Press), Orbits (Model Press). he/him
Website: julianday.ca
Fedi: @juliancday@writing.exchange
Will Overgard 🔥Silksong Enjoyer @willovergard.bsky.social Broadcasting as Viking Blonde by day and the games industry's moss covered shaman by night 🔥 [He/Him] BAFTA Games member and indie game fanatic 🔥 DM's Open for business, bisdev and tepigs
Best found at https://www.twitch.tv/Viking_Blonde
James B. Jones @jamesbjones.com Award-winning video game wordslinger | not-so-award-winning author | Oxford comma enthusiast | baseball nut | son of Detroit | DMs [regrettably] Open
Matt @graventhered.bsky.social Game Designer, sharer of dogs, he/him
Avatar by @unholyvashti.bsky.social
Mary Kenney @marykgames.com Senior Writer on Cyberpunk 2. Associate Narrative Director on #WolverinePS5. Author/Writer: Gamer Girls, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Walking Dead. “The shiny Pokémon of games writers” -Aidan Moher
Leo Andrade @wizleo.bsky.social Narrative designer, game writer, translator. I should probably skeet more about these and less about lifting stuff.
https://linktr.ee/leoandradewriter
Anna Megill @annamegill.com Lead Writer on Cyberpunk 2 at @CDPROJEKTRED • Fable • CONTROL • Dishonored: DoTO • Avatar: FoP • Guild Wars 2 • Award-winning game writer & author • The Threshold Kids are my fault, sorry • www.annamegill.com
Caretaker of HiMirri.bsky.social
Rachel Vought @rachelbydesign.bsky.social Lead Quest Designer for World of Warcraft. I make quests, manage designers, and have random thoughts about many things. All views expressed are my own. She/her.
Anna Funk @annafunk.bsky.social Sr. UX Designer @Playstation, Photographer, and Professional Skedaddler. Loves space, both outer and personal. She/Her 🩷💜💙. Posts are all my own.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/annafunkdesign/
Molly Maloney @llyann.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer at Remedy. Formerly of Bad Robot, Telltale. I draw pictures sometimes.
eric stirpē @stirpicus.bsky.social Dad.
Writer for Games + Animation.
Currently Sr. Writer at Remedy.
Prev @ Telltale, Fortnite, MultiVersus, Netflix, others.
He/Him.
Mgmt: Gotham Group (TV/Film/Comics)
www.ericstirpe.com
Russ Petersen @nitemoogle.bsky.social He/Him. Designer at Bungie on Marathon. This is a personal account. Former: Cliffhanger, Possibility Space, World of Warcraft
Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com Director of @necrosoftgames.com, panelist on the @insertcredit.com show, recovering journalist, and resident of the city of Oakland California.
Chip (aka Josh) @chipcheezum.bsky.social It's me, Chip Cheezum. Senior Video Artist at Remedy Entertainment. Old school let's player. My opinions are my own. (he/him)
https://youtube.com/ChipCheezumLPs
https://patreon.com/chipandironicus
http://chipandironicus.com
Chris playing Splatoon Raiders @lampshade124.bsky.social I like things such as video games and music. I will post about those things. It will be fun.
I write about games here:
www.talontrotgames.com
Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social games journalist only by the most technical of definitions of both those words.
Chris Wilson @chriswilson.dev Design Director @ Cardboard Sword
Craig Morrison @silirrion.bsky.social https://www.feelinstrangelyfine.com/
Design Director @ Toca Boca | Founder http://startmakinggames.com | Once of Azeroth, Rubi-Ka, Hyboria, & other battlefields | Enthusiastic Optimist | Globetrotter | BAFTA Member | Painter of plastic things
Myka @puzzledpolygon.bsky.social Senior Hard Surface Artist @ Remedygames
aka Sebastian
Pan, ND - They/Them
GER/ENG/FR
https://artbysebastianschulz.carrd.co/
I make music:
https://tobuildtheirbeacons.carrd.co/
https://northexit.bandcamp.com/music
Views and opinions are my own!
jacob mills ✉️🦝🚲 @jacobwmills.bsky.social currently freelancin' level design at Denkiworks 🦝. previously a Senior Level Designer on Rollerdrome at Roll7 🛼🔫. Sonic the Hedgehog fan 🦔. he/him 💀
🤮 jacobmills.co.uk
☕ https://ko-fi.com/jacobwmills
Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.social Perpetually annoyed game designer, writer, mediocre musician. Chief Creative Officer at @fasttravelgames.bsky.social. Be nice.
Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
Erik Robson @erikrobson.net Game/level designer | LFW | Valve (Portal 2, CSGO, DOTA 2, The Lab, Artifact) | Double Fine (Psychonauts, Brutal Legend) | 3DO ()
25+ years making games professionally. On Signal @ ErikRobson.47
Husband, father, PNW, living through Interesting Times
Jon Vernon @onlyindevon.co.uk Digital yokel.
Between the moor and the sea.
Co-founder / director of @dartmoorcollective.org
#MDANT
Dartmoor / Music / Photography / Landscape / Bikes / Sea / Surf
https://refrakt.app/losingthelight
JC Lau 🔜 Gamescom! @drjclau.bsky.social A multi-award winning game developer. Game Changer, SPG100, BAFTA, Next Gen Leader, Future Class. She/they. I hope you like ferrets.
Dan Johnson will design games for food @coil.bsky.social Schipperke owner @PNW
Game Systems Designer, one half of Secret Dinosaur and also the other half (previously Blizzard, Bungie, Irrational, etc)
Hire me! https://linktr.ee/djdesign.dev
#GameDev
he/him
🔥 Napalm ErAnn🔥 @annlemay.bsky.social Narrative Director @ Highdive · Game Dev since 1997 · I swear a lot ·🧂🧂🧂
She | They · 🖤🤍💜 · 🏳️🌈 · BLM · Stop AAPI Hate · 💙 · Per aspera ad astra · Do not obey in advance · #ATINY
Co-author of The Game Narrative Toolbox: https://tinyurl.com/NarToolbox
AdrianAtterbury @notupmytrousersyoudont.com Specialist Biomedical Scientist (Microbiology).
- Will science for cash.
- Come follow me, you won't learn anything but we'll have a blast.
Petter @petterm.bsky.social Narrative Designer at Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft. Will probably mostly post nonsense about video games, books, writing, counter-culture and whatever random hobby I'm obsessed with this month. He/him.
eric van allen @seamoosi.bsky.social Video Editor @ Game Informer | 1/4 of Axe of the Blood God, 1/2 of Normandy FM | he/him | leading Devil Survivor aficionado | eric@gameinformer.com
Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social Writer, narrative designer and games educator in U.K. HE. Based in Yorkshire.
Tombattey.com
tami lam @cuppy.bsky.social sr. game producer @ scopely, soccer mom, minivan fan, bookworm, lover of all things cozy. I mostly talk about parenting my two boys and MNUFC.⚽️ Minnesotan in SoCal #AbolishIce #BlackLivesMatter 💙
Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social PhD student researching working class identity, 'deindustrialisation,' & deficit narratives.
Also: writer, photographer, docu producer (@lonelytower.bsky.social), general annoyance.
📍NE England |🤸♀️ she/her | MDANT 🏅| 🔗https://linktr.ee/mariegardiner
Michael Barclay @michaelbarclay.bsky.social World Design Director on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet at Naughty Dog fae Dundee, Scotland.
linktr.ee/michaelbarclay
stephen pero @pero.gg narrative designer? / comedian?? / normal guy???
Nata Pokrovskaya | book on narrative design 🔜 | #RadioArctica @natahq.bsky.social filmmaker ➡️ narrative designer
http://pokrovskaya.com
Coming soon: my book on narrative design across media
Making #RadioArctica game
they/them
#IStandWithUkraine
nickbell 🆗️ @nick.aetheric-games.com Indie game generalist at Aetheric Games some of the time, and game dev lecturer at Edinburgh College other times. Undercover, queerly neurospicy nerd, attempting to infiltrate the normals with a big coat and a fake moustache. https://aetheric-games.com
DreStation @drestation.bsky.social 🏆 BAFTA winning Game Designer
🔎 Unearthing the hidden stories behind interactive entertainment
🔗 https://linktr.ee/DreStationXX
Lis @thewritegame.bsky.social Creative Lead: Disney, 20th Century Games.
Working on cool stuff like Alien, Predator, Simpsons, etc. Fmr Senior Game Writer, Narrative Designer
Opinions are mine. she/her
https://www.thewritegame.com
Peter Hansen @pitecohansen.bsky.social Brazilian game dev based in Brighton, UK
Previously Head of Tech at FuturLab (PowerWash Simulator 1 & 2), currently working on some cool stuff :)
Escolhido do Botafogo também!
Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com Video Game Vids: YouTube.com/tamoorh
GSW Vids: youtube.com/@justuspodcasts
Instagram: instagram.com/tamoorh
Contact: businesstamoorh@gmail.com
joemag @joemag.games Lead game designer at Redux Games, 3D printer, mad scientist. opinions mine. Ex-Blizz, Niantic and Riot.
prev known as joemag_games or joemag3D
he/him
Martin Rak @martinrak.bsky.social Landscape photographer obsessed with trees and fog based in Prague, Czech Republic.
www.martinrak.cz
www.bohemianjourneys.com
Davey Jones @daveyjones.bsky.social Undistinguished Viz cartoonist
Travis Bone @furturtle.bsky.social Furturtle Show Prints. Illustrator, Printmaker. I like your band. I hate AI.
Buy my chicken at: furturtle.com
Tomas Sala @falconeerdev.bsky.social Creator of the Falconeer,, Bulwark, Shipshaper and the Moonpath SKyrim Mods, passionate about games as Art. Honorable Luddite, Chaotic Creative Dad Game Dev, working on Ancient Waves. Creative Cockroach most comfortable behind the fridge.
Mikko Rautalahti @mikkihel.bsky.social I do game narrative stuff. Also some other narrative stuff! Also just stuff.
dr. hazel 🕯️ @hazelmonforton.com award-nominated senior writer/narrative designer 🎮📝
presently: Meow Wolf 🩷🧩
previously: Blizzard 💛⚔️ Bungie 💙💫 and Arkane 🧡🐀
english lit phd 🎓🗡 personal account 🍞🌹 she/her 🌑✨
nyc 🍕🐁 to atx 🌻🦇
Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social Director of BAFTA-winning indie game studio Size Five Games
EARTH MUST DIE | Lair of the Clockwork God | The Swindle | Behold the Kickmen | Ben There, Dan That! | Time Gentlemen, Please! | Gun Monkeys | Privates | Gibbage
www.sizefivegames.com
Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social Level Designer, Artist, Teacher. He/Him.
Expect photography and game dev stuff.
Etherborn is my baby.
Worked on Ritual Tides, After Us, Terracotta, Blues and Bullets and some other secret stuff.
🗣️ 🇪🇸🇺🇸🇯🇵
Photography ig: mind.dispersion
Design Reviewed @designreviewed.com 
sisi jiang @six6jiang.bsky.social they/them/他
senior games writer // former hoyoverse scriptwriter // ex-kotaku reporter // 3x award nominated game developer // forbes 30u30 // midautumn game is my baby
Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social He/him. Sr. Game Designer. Prev: Epic, Bungie, Turbine, more.
I run @HyruleInterviews.bsky.social
Blog: namelessquality.com
Portfolio: maxnicholsdesign.com
Alison Lührs @alisontheperson.bsky.social Narrative Director at Bungie. Personal account.
alisonluhrs.com
Danni W. 🌱 🔜 SDCC @dpandaheart.bsky.social Art Director at Self Hunter Studio
Co-Owner/Manager of @gamedevperkup.bsky.social ⚔️
3D Enviro Artist @HeartMachineHQ
Scholarship Manager @gdocexpo.com 🫒
Creator of @thepeepsdiscord.bsky.social 🌱
|| Opinions my own♡
📨 daniellewallacearts@outlook.com
Asatiir @asatiir.itch.io Tired gamedev, headphone and handheld dork, likes watches too. Sometimes youtuber.
AI cockroaches DNI - you will be blocked.
Games here: https://asatiir.itch.io
YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@asatiirstales
Julie but Summer Ready 🌅 @sparklyjulie.bsky.social UX Director @ Escape Velocity Entertainment • Prev Bungie, Riot, Epic • Mom friend + mom • Swears a lot but cares a lot • She/her
Chella Ramanan 🇬🇩 @chellaramanan.bsky.social Games Writer: Massive Entertainment #AvatarFrontiersofPandora
Co-director @ 3-Fold Games: Before I Forget, WindrushTales. BAFTA member.
Former games journo. Brit Caribbean living in Sweden who loves books & films.
Danielle Lalonders @dlalonders.bsky.social creative director, educator, & food blogger (she/they) | made @validategame.com
Sam Carlisle @sam-carlisle.bsky.social Been gaming way too long to still be this bad at it.
Game dev with a focus on External Development. Ex Xbox | ex Sumo Digital (views are my own)
Kelsie @kdlunas.bsky.social Senior Narrative Designer @ Obsidian (The Outer Worlds 2). Here for the shitposts. Opinions are my own, etc
Andrew Crawshaw @andrewcrawshaw.bsky.social Gamedev and 1-person studio @ThunkdGames Past credits: The Magnificent Trufflepigs, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Amnesia: AMfP. Also run gamedev networking events.
https://linktr.ee/andrewcrawshaw
Kate Hovdestad @hopefulbullshit.bsky.social Senior Producer @ Noodlecake
@yxerollerderby #65 "California Screamin'", Mom, CA Native,
🩷💜💙. She/Her.
Previously Worlds Untold, Blizzard Entertainment, Wizards of the Coast
Sam W @samwrite.bsky.social Games for GQ. http://samwhite.xyz
Steven Lumpkin @silent0siris.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer @ Riot R&D - Horizon Forbidden West - The Secret World - Warhammer 40,000 Eternal Crusade - RollerCoaster Tycoon World
Josh @joshmlabelle.bsky.social Narrative Designer & Writer || Creative Director on Disney Dreamlight Valley ||"Hunter: The Reckoning - Day for Night" coming Sept 2026 || "A Crown of Sorcery & Steel" out now || tied 1st place IFComp 2020🏆|| Opinions my own || www.joshlabelle.com
Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com Videogames PR and consulting. 3MA panelist at large and volunteer tall ship sailor.
Gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight
📍The spacious Philadelphia suburb of Delaware
👾 www.twitch.tv/eenbou
ianboudreau.com
Comfortably Joe @hennejoe.itch.io ⚔️ Making a dark fantasy game
🧐 Playtest Research Manager for Epic Games on Fortnite / Fall Guys
🔨 Hobbyist Level Designer
🏆 2 Time GDQ Hero
🐀 #1 Skaven Enjoyer
🐶 Pomeranian Poster
⚽ Play Up Pompey
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/
molly carroll @mollygos.com here on earth to fart around. community director @gardens.dev
prev: Baldur's Gate 3, Steam, Starbound, more.
meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social narrative design | 🌏ALL✊🏾WILL⚖️RISE🌍 | Thirsty Suitors / 80 Days / Sable | pleasures counter to capitalism-colonialism | technopolitics 🍞+🌹 liberation
Calligram Studio @calligramstudio.com Eleanor 🎨 Alex 🎹 and Jigmé ✍️ we made Phoenix Springs. Next: I'M YOUR HOST, an audio deduction game where you must restore a lost podcast.
🎧Wishlist I'M YOUR HOST s.team/a/4720280
🏝️Play PHOENIX SPRINGS s.team/a/1973310
✌️Explore www.calligramstudio.com
Finally, I have become Video Games @videogames.bsky.social Martin. He/him. Norwegian.
I talk & write about video games. Even wrote a book. Now touring schools.
Make music as Nachtleben - check out my Heartslow EP:
https://nachtleben.bandcamp.com/album/heartslow
My Norwegian alt: @krushdbug.bsky.social
Aaron Riccio @illogicaljoker.bsky.social video game reviews @ slantmagazine.com
cryptic crossword solves @ twitch.com/thatcrypticguy
Damion Schubert @zenofdesign.com a longtime industry vet, I make games and lead design teams, and am looking for my next opportunity. Check out my rarely updated blog at http://www.zenofdesign.com
I'm a white cis straight male (he/him), an ally albeit an occasionally imperfect one.
Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social Microplastics, they’re fantastic. Content Director @ GLHF. Consultancy, mock reviews. Did some writing for a video game called The Axis Unseen.
Jenna "the" Yow @jannouna.bsky.social narrative designer & general menace @ko-op.com
they/them 🇱🇧🇺🇸
https://jannouna.dev/ | https://jannouna.itch.io
turnways • Tyler Windham @turnways.bsky.social Lead UI Designer & Illustrator | Polyarc, Firaxis, Tripwire, CCP/White Wolf | I draw things and make bad puns | He/Him