cass @cassgray.bsky.social game developer, cat owner, spooky things enthusiast ๐ป she/her
Alexander Swords @alexanderswords.bsky.social Playful storyteller. Engaging educator. Maker of games both serious and not. Working on Totem Teller and other unannounced things.
They/them
alexanderswords.com
Dream Team Supreme ๐ค ๐งช Wishlist Now! @big-adventure.bsky.social A strategic roguelike deckbuilder, pilot a giant mech and fight bizarre monsters.
Single player & co-op | Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3208500/Dream_Team_Supreme/
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๐ฎ Latest Gaming Buzz ๐ฎ @latestgaming.buzz ๐ฎ Latest Gaming Buzz
Fresh updates from across the gaming world, indie devlogs, gamedev tips, engine updates, release news, tools, tech, and everything in between.
๐น๏ธ Reposting the best from #gamedev, dev studios & indie creators.
๐พ Always Stay inspired.
United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social We are United Videogame Workers, an industry-wide union working to build a game industry that works for us. โ๐ฝโ๐ฟโ๐ผโ๐พ Affiliated with CWA and CODE-CWA.
JOIN US: https://uvw-cwa.org/membership
Lucy ๐พ ๐ BitSummit @squarienicks.bsky.social ๐ฎ๐๐โจ๐
Wellington, NZ
QA @ Dinosaur Polo Club
Liam Esler @liamesler.bsky.social Executive idiot at Summerfall Studios, creators of Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical and upcoming exorcism deckbuilder, Malys!
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ he/him
Victoria Tran @tieniesz.bsky.social 
Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social https://mossmouth.com/
Lucas Pope @dukope.bsky.social Game developer. Mars After Midnight, Return of the Obra Dinn, Papers Please, Republia Times, Helsing's Fire, Mightier, etc.
WINGS @handle.invalid Investing in the best PC indie games from studios led by women & gender marginalized devs.
Everything good comes with a side of WINGS. ๐ฅโก๏ธ
๐จ www.wingsfund.me/pitch ๐
IGDA Foundation @igdafoundation.org The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Foundation is a global charitable organization serving underrepresented and marginalized developers, and individuals interested in a career within the gaming industry.
Women-Led Games @womenledgames.com Summer Game Fest Edition: June 4th 4PM PT https://youtube.com/@Women-LedGames | Highlighting women in the games industry, sharing their projects, and their experiences.
joe tirado @staymighty.bsky.social Seattle based Marketing Director at System Era Softworks. Solving visual problems since 2010. Co-Founder at LatinosInGaming. Probably making something. ๐ต๐ท๐จ๐ด
Zea @zeawolfe.bsky.social Co-Director @midnighters.games โซ๏ธ GameDev Publishing & Agency โซ๏ธ previously Head of Production @cultofthelamb.bsky.social โซ๏ธ Humanist โซ๏ธ she/they
Dave NewBlood @dave.newblood.games The @NewBlood.games guy
Email: Dave@NewBlood.games
Trent Kusters @trentkusters.bsky.social studio director League of Geeks โข co-host AIAS #GameMakersNotebook โข GDC board โข co-creator Armello + Solium Infernum + Jumplight Odyssey
Balancing Monkey Games ๐ wishlist Beyond These Stars! ๐ @balancingmonkeygames.com ๐ Indie game studio from Aotearoa
๐ Making that cool space whale city builder game
๐ฌ https://discord.gg/balancingmonkeygames
โจ BEYOND THESE STARS โจ
Wishlist + demo on Steam! http://bit.ly/spacewhales
Auckland Makes Games ๐ฎ @aucklandmakes.games AMG is a community organisation creating spaces for Auckland game developers to network, socialize, and grow.
โ๏ธ https://aucklandmakes.games/wireframe
โ๏ธ https://aucklandmakes.games/week
โ๏ธ https://aucklandmakes.games/
NZ CODE @nz-code.nz Fostering a creative digital industry underpinned by video game development and training pathways in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Mario Wynands @mariowynands.bsky.social Game developer, business owner, food wrangler (PikPok)
Shannon Hale โจ๏ธ @haleceon.bsky.social Game Artist | Animator. ๐ฝโจ
Artist and User Experience Designer at Dinosaur Polo Club making Mini Motorways and more!
https://haleceon.art
Carl Leducq @carlleducq.bsky.social Father | Producer at Cerebral Fix | Chairperson NZGDA | Prev. Futureverse Rocketwerkz WetaWorkshop Gameloft | Speaker
Elaine Gรณmez โจ @elainegomez.bsky.social ๐ฎ Founder & Game Director | Midnight Hour Games
๐ต๐ท๐ฉ๐ด President | Latinx in Gaming
โจBAFTA Breakthrough US 2024
๐ชถEnrolled tribal member, Higuayagua Taino of the Caribbean
Anna Barham ๐ NZGDC @annabarham.bsky.social 2026 NZGDA Chair. Managing Director of Balancing Monkey Games. Beyond These Stars is coming 15 October!! on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2295060/Beyond_These_Stars/
Girl Geek Academy @girlgeekacademy.bsky.social ๐ฉโ๐ป๐ Girl Geek Academy: Achieving gender equality in tech! ๐ Bringing 1M women & girls into tech careers by 2030 through games, startups, 3D printing & more
www.girlgeekacademy.com
Dan Golding @dangolding.com Professor of Media at Monash University. Composer for games like Untitled Goose Game, Frog Detective, Mars First Logistics. Host of ABC Classicโs โScreen Soundsโ (Sat 6pm).
dangolding.com
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/
Victoria Tran โจ @victoriatran.bsky.social โจ Comms Director @ Innersloth/Outersloth/Among Us
โจ Wholesome Games organizer
โจ Forbes 30u30, Adweek's Creative 100
โจ Get my book Mastering Community Management: https://www.victoriatran.com/book
โจ My newsletter: https://www.victoriatran.com/newsletter
Lisy Kane @lisykane.com ๐ฎ WINGS Advisor, VicScreen Board, IGDA-F Board
โจ Production-for-hire (Massive Monster, onepixel. dog & more)
๐ Co-Founder Girl Geek Academy
๐ Prev Kepler / Kowloon Nights, LoG
๐บ She/Her
๐ฆ MELB | Korean-Australian
https://linktr.ee/lisyk
Calliope Ryder >NZGDC @callioperyder.bsky.social Made that hobbit game.
Gamedev, Producer, Artist, PR
On some neat lists (hi ma!)
Now: game analytics platform director @ GYLD. Resident cozy-game-expert @ Dragon Snacks.
Prev: Lead Producer on Tales of the Shire @ Wฤtฤ Workshop, Gamerunner @Starcolt
Celia Hodent @celiahodent.com Author #TheGamersBrain & more books on games / cog science โข Indie consultant, ex-dir. #UX @ EpicGames Fortnite, LucasArts, Ubi โข Phd psych โข She/Her ๐ซ๐ท ๐บ๐ธ
celiahodent.com
Lorien Ellen (LoriiPops) @lorienellen.bsky.social Game Dev, Guitar, Art, Rollerskating, Spirituality. Skuffed Twitch Partner.
Bachelor of Computer Systems Student 2025-27
Osama Dorias @osamadorias.bsky.social Creative Director @heartloopgames.bsky.socialโฌ . Prev: Blizzard, WB Games, Ubisoft, etc... One of the Habibis. Professor at Dawson College. GDC Advisor. TEDx Speaker.
Jason Imms @jasonimms.bsky.social Product Manager at a place to be disclosed later | Founder and board member of Tas Game Makers | Former Freeplay board member | Recovering games journalist | peoplemaking.games/@jasonimms | He/Him
Stef Peacock โจ @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 ๐
Free Palestine ๐ต๐ธ
Tanya X. Short @tanyaxshort.bsky.social Captain of Kitfox Games (Streets of Fortuna, Boyfriend Dungeon, Dwarf Fortress, Caves of Qud). Co-director of Pixelles & Polaris. She/her. Be full of love. Put in the effort.
Guy 'Yug' Blomberg @yug.bsky.social Aussie in NYC || Biz Dev @gcxevent.bsky.social @stridepr.com
Founder @thegameclub.bsky.social @thegig.bsky.social @nygamesweek.bsky.social
Previously Director of DreamHack, E3, PAX, The Mana Bar
https://linktr.ee/yugstar
Indie MEGABOOTH @indiemegabooth.bsky.social Individually, weโre TINY. Together, we are MEGA.
Jair McBain @jairmcbain.bsky.social Conjurer of video games. โจ Co-director @midnighters.games | Head of Ops/Production at @landandseagames.bsky.social on Altoโs Adventure & Summerhill. Prev: Funselektor on Art of Rally and Absolute Drift + Dinosaur Polo Club on Mini Metro & Motorways.
Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet. 
Dan Vogtโจ @danvogt.bsky.social Creator of DATA WING and Skyward Journey. Formerly co-founded Halfbrick. ๐โจ he/him
๐ Brisbane, Australia
๐ danvogt.info
Navi @naviverse.bsky.social Let's be honest. This is mostly going to be pictures of Mochi.
Pixelles @pixellesmtl.bsky.social Nonprofit empowering more women & other underrepresented genders in game development. Volunteer-run and based out of Montrรฉal (Canada), we organize free career development opportunities โ in-person and online.
โน๏ธ http://pixelles.ca
โ๏ธ info@pixelles.ca
Bella Margaux @bellamargaux.bsky.social senior programmer at PikPok
lead programmer on Clusterduck
she/her
Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social Principal Technical Artist on the Developer Relations Team for Unreal Engine. Generally handle Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia with Epic Games but sometimes you'll find me elsewhere. Have a tendency to rant.
๐ซ Poppy ๐ซ @grubkiss.bsky.social Goblin artist ๐งโจ I work at Dinosaur Polo Club ๐ฆโจ they/them
โ๏ธโ๐ฅ I make jewlery @ crush.maille on insta โ๏ธโ๐ฅ
Joshua Boggs @jboggsie.bsky.social Game Director & Designer making the hardboiled https://stealth.game @sleightofhand.game
ร Made Kojima's GOTYใ FRAMED ใ
ร Proud Dad / multi-award winning clichรฉ
ร He/Him
Tana โญ pls wishlist Shape Sender Deluxe @tanamakes.games makes games, does swing dancing & photography, and likes to talk
Director @deadteapot.games making Shape Sender Deluxe โญ๐ก๐ง
ex-Technical Designer
@dinopoloclub.bsky.social on Mini Motorways & Mini Metro
he/him
Dylan Richardson @dibby.bsky.social ๐ฆ senior game designer @ dinopoloclub
๐ disney nerd | lego lover | child at heart
๐ he/him in welly, aotearoa new zealand
๐ต๐ธ cowboy bebo @hinenauhea.bsky.social โ๏ธ๐ซง mฤori emo gamer girl ๐ซงโ๏ธ
๐โโ๏ธ๐ค buy toroa: skycall plz ๐ค๐โโ๏ธ
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2003490/Toroa_Skycall/
claire barilla @ceebelsy.bsky.social Publishing Producer Prev: Astra Logical, Secret Mode, RiffRaff ๐ She/her๐ฑ
Jess ๐ ๐ MIGW @jessmwoodward.bsky.social I am all about cats, strength training, and video games. ๐
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/
Jacob Connelly @jacobgc.bsky.social Just a silly man full of joyful whimsy.
Senior programmer at Arrowhead Game Studios.
~ Tom Butler ~ @butlerr.bsky.social Senior game designer @DinoPoloClub.
Co-founder and designer @Rainbite.
TTRPG Game master | Circus practitioner
๐ณโต @treeboater.bsky.social Aleksis ~ Senior Programmer @ Dinosaur Polo Club ~ he/him ~ ๆฅๆฌ่ชใงใk
Tom O'Brien @suddenlytom.bsky.social assoc lead tech artist @ playground games - just a lad trying to convince people that math can be fun
Aidan @quillbit.bsky.social Senior Artist, Lead Artist on Mini Motorways
Blake Wood @blakeart.bsky.social Art Director @ Dinosaur Polo Club. blakemwood.com