Godmother @watchgodmother.bsky.social A ritualistic indie thriller film. Coming soon.
Emily van der Nagel @emvdn.bsky.social I research social media, platform studies, and digital intimacies.
My book, OnlyFans, comes out in October 2026 https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=onlyfans--9781509567188
Adrian Vergara @adrian.leveluptimes.com Videogames is one word.
I write and stream about them at https://www.leveluptimes.com
Matt Trobbiani @mtrobbiani.bsky.social Game developer from Adelaide Australia. Made Hacknet and Wrestledunk Sports.
Also played Trobbio in Silksong.
Email Matt at hacknet-os.com
Intarsia Interactive @intarsia.studio Handcrafting weird little games with weird little guys
https://intarsia.studio/
Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social Senior Game Designer at Mighty Games (Keywords). Coffee, game dev and painting minis, in no particular order... (he/him)
TOM @tomwalker.bsky.social I host the Great Australian Bake-Off. Check out twitch.tv/TomWalker and the podcast “BigSoftTitty.png” with my cool wife Demi
Kate Gray @hownottodraw.bsky.social I write games & jokes. Sometimes both.
⌛ past: journalist & presenter @ ONM, OXM, Nintendo Life, The Guardian, GameSpot, Xbox, Minecraft, etc
🔮 present: games writer @ Moonstone Island, Owlchemy, & Hello Kitty Island Adventure
@ Nova Scotia, Canada
Hewso @hewso.bsky.social Editor of Player2.net.au, Australia's 4th best video game coverage parody site.
Come for the games, stay for the BBQ. I make no apologies for food photo spam.
Join me here for the sweary version of my thoughts... he/him, writes on Ngunnawal land
David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social Writer, journalist, guy that says stuff (about stuff). Editor of The Shot. Anti-genocide. Special envoy for social discontent.
James O’Connor @jickle.net Games industry producer, narrative designer, editor and critic. Author of Untitled Goose Game for Boss Fight Books and (unannounced second book). jamesoconnorau at gmail.
Chloe Appleby @chloeappleby.bsky.social Award winning Games Curator at Powerhouse Museum Sydney.
ALT: GAMES curatorial lead.
Board Chair 🪑 at Freeplay.
Indie game lover. Pokemon freak.
linktr.ee/chloeappleby
Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social Awards-nominated freelance writer (ScreenHub, Kotaku Aus, Stevivor, PowerUp!, Byteside, Player 2, CheckPoint, SUPERJUMP, Qualbert, NG+, LT3, JPG). Highly opinionated on games, miniatures, & wrasslin'.
They/Them.
https://muckrack.com/jam-walker
Alice Clarke @alicedkc.bsky.social Multi-award winning freelance journalist specialising in technology, games, entertainment and opinion. Co-curator of the PAX Together area at PAX Aus.
Sea Lord, beyond the land there's another world @tycarey.bsky.social Co-founder/Creative Director League of Geeks, co-creator Armello, IGF nominated. Art Direction @ Chaosium. Former Board of IGEA. Solium Infernum (OUT NOW!) - I was discovered under a monolith.
David Smith @rhunwords.com Prev: Kotaku Australia, ABC Gamer. https://linktr.ee/rhunwords
Mei-Li Coolan @dashurie.bsky.social 🦦 Freelance Games Producer 🧙🐑👻
🐕 IGDA-F Next Gen Leaders Cohort Coordinator & NGL Alum '24
🐦⬛ Volunteer Org. and Art for brIGDA
🦭 Hobby Artist, Cosplayer, and Zinester @UncannyTitans
♏ She/Her • 🩷💜💙 • 媽媽
🗺️ Meeanjin 🖤💛❤️ (Brisbane, Australia) • AEST
kv @trepegroupie1.bsky.social Editor-in-chief at covergeek.com
Team Frosty Games Fest (as seen at Summer Game Fest!)
he/they
📧: kieron@covergeek.com
Summerfall Studios 🕯️Malys OUT NOW!🕯️ @summerfallstudios.com Creators of narrative-led, character-driven games. Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical. 🎶 MALYS OUT NOW!🕯️
http://bit.ly/playmalys 🕯️
http://bit.ly/getstraygods 🎮
Tamás @dereshamu.bsky.social Animation/Photography/Music #animator
https://tamasmolnar.net
https://szikrabab.net
Joaby @joabyjojo.com Games critic, author, podcaster. My new book Till The Heavens Burst is out now! https://joabyjojo.com/2024/11/15/till-the-heavens-burst-is-available-now/
James Swinbanks @jamesswinbanks.bsky.social former video games reviewer and podcaster, now just a games enjoyer. musician (bass and synth) and audio nerd. gamer. football (soccer) and motorsport fan. cat dad. #mufc
background by @aurahack.bsky.social
@lalbon.bsky.social @lalbon.bsky.social
Sam @korvys.info He/Him
Loading Ready Runner
Kiwi in Aus
Occasionally NSFW
Jamie Galea @jamiegalea.bsky.social Sometimes makes appearances on television, talking about video games, now trying to figure out what to do next. Australian living in Australia, don't get it twisted.
Elegant Skeleton @elegantskeleton.org Research institute investigating the aptitude of humans in teams
elegantskeleton.org
League of Geeks (LoG!) @leagueofgeeks.com Crafting inspiring videogames and enthralling worlds, with exceptional people. 💖
Made Armello 🦁 + Solium Infernum 🔥+ Jumplight Odyssey 🚀
Currently hibernating. 🐻💤
Leonard Skeonard @mike.reuben.games making Dead Static Drive with @leena.reuben.games
founder and owner/operator of the kurt russell fan club
Donald Duong @anbear.bsky.social Television presenter, streamer and quizmaster of video games. Somehow an award-nominated journalist. Come for the video games, stay for the diversions into motorsports and musicals.
Terrence Jarrad @hailtonothing.bsky.social Archer. Performance engineer. Video games player and writer, from the era of print media. Remember that? Print media?
@hailtonothing@peoplemaking.games on Mastodon
Alex Smiles @phonicpod.bsky.social Senior UI/UX Designer + Occasional Game Designer - Solium Infernum, The Forgotten City, Need for Speed, DeBlob and more - www.userinterfaceinterface.com
The Pentaxian @the-pentaxian.bsky.social Amateur photographer and general ne'er-do-well.
All photos are my own, no sense in blaming someone else.
Jess Hodgson @jiggsy2point0.bsky.social Here I Am. Here I Remain.
Patch Kolan @patchkolan.bsky.social @PlaysideStudios Narrative Lead | Author of many games and books and such | Ex-@IGN | Ex-RebootPR | Come say hello!
robin uvw-cwa @rbn.fyi hi 💜
Designer of playful experiences. Looking for work! Prev: lead GD @ Lunacy, Reflector, Ubisoft... https://robin-v.net
him, lui 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
Intentionally spending my energy fighting the doom, not posting about it.
Pic by McSkirt https://linktr.ee/mcskirt
Daniel Vuckovic @vook64.bsky.social Working on @vooks.net for the last 25 years. Occasionally talk about Nintendo.
📍AU
Belle Belle @bellacollectanea.bsky.social Oversharing chatterer who likes cheese and also books. She/Her.
ally @allyhennessy.bsky.social 🪷just here for attention🪷 making games.
Josh W @mariobones.bsky.social The amiibo guy formerly of two underscores. Game design, writing, tester of software and patience. He/him
Not American!
Elissa @elissablack.com The lesbian roadkill of the information superhighway.
Makes games, shoots photos, does indie film. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🧛🏻♀️ she/her
Currently: Deck & Conn, Death by Scrolling, and Dungeons of Freeport.
www.FuntimeElectrics.com
www.GoodNameForABlog.com
Alanah Pearce @alanahpearce.bsky.social Voice Actor #Dispatch #Warhammer | Gamedev @layersdeep.bsky.social prev #GodofWarLaufey | Filmmaker @CharredPictures.com |
alanah@optshift.co
https://linktr.ee/alanahpearce
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
🥀𝕭𝖊𝖓𝖏𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖓 𝕰𝖊🥀MALYS: the Exorcist deckbuilder OUT NOW! 🕯️👹 @theboyofcheese.bsky.social Asian-Australian Art Heaux™️, Art Director for @summerfallstudios.com, Magic: the Gathering Illustrator, Dungeon Master, plays games on easy. (He/Him) 🦇❤️💜💙
NO AI / NO NFT | Opinions are my own
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
FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
GRAMMYS Lifetime Achievement Award
Questions or complaints,,, harass my management:
FlavorFlavMgmt@gmail.com
gavku @gavku.bsky.social Game dev artist.
Solium Infernum, Boomerang Fu, Hurtworld, Armello, blah blah blah
https://gavku.artstation.com/
Talia Effin’ Right @talzir.bsky.social Radiochemist, cyclotron scientist, shop steward, tunnel scurrier, zine lover.
Could be described as Australian - definitely living on unceded lands.
🏳️⚧️ They/Them 🏳️🌈
https://feminerds.tumblr.com/
Alex ✨ @alexbestie.com.au Probably on my phone // They/Them
👀 I’m gay ahahaahahaha
✨Games Content, Game Dev & Tiktok
✨SMM+Comms Manager @theindiexp.bsky.social
✨NextPlay // Features + News @nextplayau.bsky.social
📌ANZ GAME DEV/Media List BELOW!
DMs open or heyalexbestie@gmail.com
@cdoomjester.bsky.social @cdoomjester.bsky.social
Jessica Shipard @jessicashipard.bsky.social Co-founded Studio Folly, designed Gubbins (it's a word game) and Real Bird Fake Bird <3
Kineticist @kineticist.com The preferred website of pinball nerds everywhere.
https://www.kineticist.com/
Newsletter = This Week in Pinball.
Awards = The TWIPYs
For pinball community content feeds, see @pinbott.gg
Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social Twitter escapee. Lecturer and researcher in communication, media and its influence on democracy. Post in my personal capacity.
Seamus Byrne @seamusbyrne.me Human intelligence for a synthetic age. Analyst exploring the friction between humans and AI. PhD candidate at UNSW / ADM+S researching generative authenticity. Regular on ABC radio. Living on Gundungurra land.
Sav Wolfe @transwitcher.bsky.social Triple Award Winning game developer, Manager of Events, Content and Communication at IGEA, Content and Admin on GCAP, horror freak, crafts, thanatology and cryptozoology. Trans and queer!
Was previously TimesNTroubles on the other sites.
Stephen Berg 🎮 @stephenrberg.com @spungegames.com Technical Director. I love superheroes, comics and wrestling. I collect retro gaming stuff. He/Him #gamedev
https://www.stephenrberg.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@stephenrberg
Samuel Schultz @lunick.itch.io Used to do QA work, "a public person of the internet".
Michael Irving @mikeirvo.bsky.social Science journalist and copy editor at ScienceAlert. Attempted author. Obsessive Simpsons collector.
MostStrange @moststrange.bsky.social In love with teengkoh. Site art by tabrakadabra. He/him. I'm not okay.
Elizabeth DeLoria, Pope of Chili-Town @yourdadloves.me 伶俐. Writer, localization & narrative - prev Gameranx, WWG. Sámi. Assistant narrative and localization on (redacted game.) Sometimes comms. I wear more hats than the cast of Oppenheimer. Not American and not in America.
https://linktr.ee/elizabethdeloria
Michael Allen @mikeythelucky.bsky.social Music Composer
Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social Making comedy adventure game 'The Dungeon Experience' with Bone Assembly
Made the game 'Paradigm'
ruby! @rubyinnes.bsky.social agent of chaos at massive monster & back pocket | former slopstress at kotaku au | illustrator
Kelsey Gamble @kindofsquishy.bsky.social Studio Momager for @newblood.games. Executive Producer for Oddlark. Publishing Producer for hire. For legal reasons I am a joke and so is everything I say
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
darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social Partially irresponsible for @folly.studio, Dogpile, Gubbins, Real Bird Fake Bird, etc etc
Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison @hey.paris Game Dev? Producer? Writer? Historian? Programmer? Chihuahua butler?
Co-founder @secretlab.games (Night in the Woods, I Feel Fine, Leonardo’s Moon Ship) + @yarnspinner.dev
Pres @TasGameMakers.com
@themartianlife.com’s husband.
📍lutruwita 🚫 no crypto/AI
Michael Vatskalis @prometheus110.bsky.social 5+ Years Gameplay Programmer | http://twitch.tv/prometheus110 |
Bradley Hennessey (Verbal Void) @mebradhen.bsky.social 👾 -HEY GAMERS- 👾
Just your local Neurodivergent Game Designer and Solo Dev ♾️
➡ Designer at Gameloft Brisbane
➡ Solo Dev working on Neurodivergent Adventure Game "Verbal Void"
Wishlist "Verbal Void"
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1713980/Verbal_Vo
Adam Can't See @disisdaadam.bsky.social Despite my best efforts I've made a few games
Epileptic Tech Director @lemonadegames
I help @summerfallstudios & others
Former child.
He/him
Goldie @cityloop.bsky.social it’s me
Alexandria Pagram @humblekraken.bsky.social Goblin by day 🌻 Game developer by night 🦇
(She/her) 🖤🤍💜
Brisbane-based Software engineer
Currently part-time Software Engineering Manager in I.T, part-time solo game dev.
Previously at @leagueofgeeks.com
David Olsen @ddsd.dolsen.net Craft beer, Pinball, NRL, Startups, Hard Techno - Sydney, Australia.
Josh👽🐝 @joshalanb.bsky.social |~ indie studio director @oddlark.com 🐦⬛ ~|
|~ technical art is my love language ~|
|~ prev. The Gardens Between, Jumplight Odyssey & an unreasonable amount of cancelled projects ~|
Dave Harmon @daveharmon.bsky.social hello gamers
Scarlet Moth @scarletmoth.bsky.social Artist & Designer | Cosplayer | RPG fan | Video Essayist | Actual swarm of moths | Neurodivergent | She/They | Opinions are my own
✉Business email: scarlet.moth@outlook.com
Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social Irrepressible MS-DOS Game Archaeologist
(Silly Aussie DOS Freak)
https://czecha.boo 🦘
Shoot me an email if you need a quick response!
Mr John Robertson @robbotron.bsky.social Comic/Cult Leader/THE DARK ROOM 🍍
London. Work: Lee@gagreflex.co.uk ON TOUR ALL 2026! Next tour stops 5-30/8 EdFringe 5 Sept PAX West 9-12 Sept Asylum NEW YORK CITY and MORE!
Kris Straub (كريس)📍PAX West @krisstraub.com LOCAL58TV, Candle Cove, All Houses Matter. Cartoonist, presenter, humor scientist. K’thriss on #acqinc, PAX. He/him 🇪🇬
woody 'a video game producer' woodstone @woodlund.bsky.social vidya gam producerrrr @ Beethoven & Dinosaur 🎻🦖
worked on 💿Mixtape!💿 (https://youtu.be/aQoEd5rnxiQ)
previously worked on The Artful Escape and more
he/him
Alexander Perrin @alexanderperrin.bsky.social Codirector at 2pt Interactive
Creators of Heavenly Bodies 🛰️
You can get Short Trip on Steam now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3187700/Short_Trip/
Serrels @serrels.bsky.social Will you CONTINUE?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/continuemagazine/continue-a-defiant-new-videogames-magazine
Jack Ryan 🙏🧪 @jacksonwryan.com not a spy.
investigative journalist.
President, SJAA.
Co-founder, CONTINUE magazine
i write about people, science, integrity, dodgy stuff, video games, art
newsletter: nobreakthroughs.com
Shaneus @shaneus.bsky.social I'm just happy I got my handle on here. Go me.
meredith 🙂↕️ @merryh.bsky.social 🙋🏻 hello!
🦋 head of marketing @wingsfund.me
🔑 bizdev & production consultant
💜 ex @summerfallstudios.com / @wearevicscreen
🏢 cofounder @accessunlockanz
💌 curator for @indiedigest.dev
🦋 she/her
🎮 merryh.dev
Mig Considine @migsommar.bsky.social 🌿 a druid and an author by night | sm/pr girlie by day | games, pop culture & horror | she/her
📕 These Tainted Things out now
https://linktr.ee/migsommar
Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social Associate Professor: videogames, creative labour, cultural industries. Gamemaker and critic. NTEU member.
The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist (MIT Press): http://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545402/
Brisbane, Australia | he/him | can't access DMs sorry
Hammy 🦘 @hammymcd.lorcana.community 🌈 (he/him)
🎲 Board games et al 🎭
✨Mostly Lorcana atm 🤷♂️
🗺️ Ballarat, Wadawarrung Country 🦘
🦁 Founding member @pridelands-collective.lorcana.community
Morgan, Occasionally 🌙🐀 @volanare.bsky.social Games & Arts Producer. Solium Infernum.
NB. Wurundjeri land. They/them.
https://morganlittle.dev/
@romeshpanditha.bsky.social @romeshpanditha.bsky.social
Russell @russelldilley.bsky.social he/him ~ game developer (tech + design)
Recent projects:
• Wayward Strand, with my friends at ghost pattern
• Jumplight Odyssey, with a stellar team at LoG
Ken @ P2 PixelCast @pixelhunt.bsky.social Once Australia's foremost free gaming ezine. Now a long-running podcast. This account is held by Ken. Find the PixelCast and my video stuff on Player2.net.au.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenleefh/
Matt West @acdiplomatt.bsky.social CFO of the Michael Bolton GIF Posting Association
Aspen @aspenforster.bsky.social Tech Artist / Software Engineer in Naarm/Melbourne
💖🛼🏳️🌈🧶🏸✨
she/they
Dan Vogt✨ @danvogt.bsky.social Creator of DATA WING and Skyward Journey. Formerly co-founded Halfbrick. 😊✨ he/him
📍 Brisbane, Australia
🌐 danvogt.info
elroy @elroyonline.com Just another below average white guy (he/him)
https://linktr.ee/elroyonline
Jessica Citizen @dotarray.bsky.social I believe Spence Olham, but if I'm here I'm likely procrastinating on something I really should be doing.
Dead Walshe @deanw.xyz Dean Walshe:
3D Art lead on Wild Bastards and Void Bastards
Past games I have worked on include Stellar Warsy things and the Borderlands Interquel doodad.
https://deanw.xyz/
(He/Him)
Mikey @madwebskills.com Just a rad Aussie dude who likes video games and beer. Loves retro awesomeness (C64, Amiga, 8/16-bit consoles), making cool web stuff, amateur game dev and beer. Definitely not a raccoon in a man suit. Beer.
Tony @tony.coculuzzi.social • Programmer @innersloth.com
• Prev: Cuphead lead dev + Florence lead prog + other things
• Making cool things as @wilder.games
• Married to @farah.coculuzzi.social
🇨🇦 Ontario, Canada
https://tonycoculuzzi.com