Tony Elias @tonyelias.bsky.social Narrative Director @ Arcanaut. Fate of the Old Republic. Chronic reader, runner, film obsessive. Lit PhD. Worked on Shadow of War, Quantum Break, Alan Wake, Deadlight, Lost Odyssey, and others. He/Him.๐ฆ๐บ๐ฑ๐ง๐บ๐ธ
Against apartheid, against genocide.
Arcanaut Studios @arcanautstudios.bsky.social
Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social Game audio professor and radio host (Monday 7:00 PM, wkar.org) at Michigan State. Musicology via game studies. Go green! Thompson.RyanC@gmail.com
Watch me and my best friends stream Thursday evenings 9-11 PM Eastern at Twitch.tv/BardicKnowledge
Brie @briechindeyerle.bsky.social Game dev, Chrono Trigger enthusiast, theatre kid
Current: making an indie game about healers; GDC Advisory Board member
Previously: Gameplay Engineering Manager @ Riot Games R&D; Halo Infinite Multiplayer Bots Lead @ 343 Industries
www.briechindeyerle.com
Nat Loh ๐ DICE / GDC @natloh.bsky.social ๐ฑSustainable Leadership in Games๐ฎ
๐บ๏ธHelping Designers Navigate their Careers๐ป
๐ญAvailable for Design Consultation๐
https://www.linkedin.com/in/natloh/
https://www.natlohdesign.com/
Chris Proctor @dorukai.bsky.social Core gameplay designer and design director
Design Director @ Guerrilla Games
Ex-Bungie, 343 Industries, 2K Marin, Funcom, Bigworld
Pell โ๏ธ Spooktober Jam 2026! @pell.quest ๐ฆ Visual Novel Writer/Dev!
๐ฆ Never create alone!
๐ฆ Indie & VN Reviews @ https://pell.quest/
๐ฆ Indie Narrative Review videos @ https://youtube.com/@pellunderscore
๐ฆ Fuck terfs, support all strikes, stop killing people.
๐ฆ I'll end it thus.
Corina Diaz @corecorina.bsky.social Anti-drama Queen fighting crime in a future time.
Video Games Community Builder & Marketing Strategist / Anime Aficionado / Content Creator ๐ซ
Marketing @StudioImugi.bsky.social
Influencer & Events Mgr @SkystoneGames.bsky.social
corina@corinadiaz.com โจ
rokashi @rokashi.bsky.social Studio head at Hedgehog Dreams making Faraway Fairway for the Playdate ๐จ! Iโm a weirdo! Howdy! ๐๐พ
Raze and Rebuild Studio @razeandrebuild.bsky.social A new indie co-op studio that is rising from the ashes of the games industry. Founded by Tanya DePass, Tarja Porkka-Kontturi, Laura K Buzz, Ian Schreiber & other devs, creatives and leaders in the industry as members and advisors.
Jen @rinktorally.bsky.social I'm into figure skating and game development โธ๏ธ ๐ฎ recently moved here from a different account :-)
Tara Voelker @tarav.bsky.social Chaotic Neutral Game Dev | Co-Director of Award-Winning GA_Conf | BAFTA Member | Micro-brew beer slinger | Museum Docent | be accessible, do crime
Tim Sparks @timsparksgames.bsky.social Level Design Specialist at CD PROJEKT RED on Cyberpunk 2. I want to create immersive games and levels that offer players meaningful choices.
Zoรซ โBaddie Proctorโ Quinn @unburntwitch.com Game Dev, alleged writer, kind of comics person, former internet boogeyman. Please donโt tell anyone Iโm here, Iโm just trying to exist ๐คซ they/them
my DMs are broken
Get free 3d printed community protection whistles here: https://linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
Alina Christenbury @alinawithaface.bsky.social she/her | Game Maker / Designer / Programmer | currently: Disbelief (NDA) ๐คซ
prev: Ruckus Games (The Holdouts), The Coalition (Gears of War: E-Day)
I don't suffer bigots.
A better world is possible or else ๐
alinachristenbury.com
Strange Scaffold @strangescaffold.bsky.social A small, efficient game studio. Creators of I Am Your Beast / El Paso, Elsewhere / and more.
๐ถ Come hang with us in the Discord!
https://discord.com/invite/dog-airport-game
Stella Sacco @antlervel.vet writer โข narrative designer โข lesbian โข nyc
repped @ HMLA by @ninarichner.bsky.social
Filthy Houseplant @filthyhouseplant.bsky.social We're two devs in a trench coat making a narrative drawing game called Prickles!
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4038920/Prickles/
Discord: https://discord.gg/dbVW8UQxnn
saraofwhimsy @saraofwhimsy.bsky.social Crafts, roses, and puppy pics! The dogs are in charge. She/her.
Handmade items: https://www.whimsystation.com/
T-shirts & more: https://www.bonfire.com/store/whimsy-station-design-shop/
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/saraofwhimsy
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
โ๏ธVideo Game Tax Credit manโ๏ธ @belthazzar.bsky.social Shitpost enthusiast
Very into sharing
he/him
Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social TV Writer: Dinosaurs, Buffy, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Game of Thrones, The OC, Gilmore Girls, Once Upon a Time, Jessica Jones, Foundation, Artful Dodger, Fallout...
gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com gamedevmap is the world's first living map and catalog of game development organizations. We are a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
https://www.gamedevmap.com/donation_form.php
BancyCo @bancy.co Husband-and-wife #indiegame studio in Toronto, Canada. ๐จ๐ฆ Made ๐ฑ Home ๐ Alone With You ๐ Worse Than Death ๐ Neo Harbor Rescue Squad
๐ bancy.co
๐ https://linktr.ee/bancyco
Katie @kaitrielle.bsky.social Narrative Designer. Looking for work.
Elf Enthusiast. ๐ค๐ฉถ๐ค๐
Thoughts & opinions are my own (as no one else would want them).
Aardvark Book Club @aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social Book Box Shipping to USA & Canada ๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ
Independent Small Business & Hint Freaks
https://aardvarkbookclub.com/
Dowager Allison Salmon @codecrafty.bsky.social I've made a bunch of games and a couple kids.
Programming Design Patterns Wonk.
Chaotic bi ๐ฉท๐๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐
I would rather be outside
My opinions are my own. She/Her.
RJ Lackie @rjlackie.com Writer @ Epic Games. Screenwriter. Emerging tabletop RPG designer. Gay as hell, broken in a fundamental but amusing way, and trying his best to make you laugh and/or cry.
He/him.
WanderingDM @wanderingdm.bsky.social Lead Narrative Designer: VtM: Eternal Whispers, writer on the Witcher TTRPG by R. Talsorian Games, AP streamer (twitch.tv/wanderingdm). Pan. Disabled. Opinions my own.
Excerpt of my portfolio can be found here: https://wanderingdm.carrd.co
sol @spider.florist web dev, game dev, obligate parasite
making games about bugs but very slowly
he/him
โ ๏ธ THIS IS A MOIETY RESPECT ZONE - PRO-GEHN DโNI โ ๏ธ
CoffeeOwlyArts ๐จ COMMISSIONS OPEN! @avaltor05.bsky.social Level 38 * Queer Owly * Rat Parent * Coffee Lover * Deaf * Autistic
Artist and Wanna-Be-Game Tester (My words are my own) NO NFTS *They/Them*
BE PREPARED
Cozy After Dark Showcase @cozyafterdarkshow.bsky.social Get cozyโฆ then get a little weird.
The Cozy After Dark Showcase is where soft vibes meet strange stories, eerie moments, and games that arenโt afraid to shift the mood.
www.cozyafterdark.io
Jess @jesscapade.bsky.social Community Manager previously at @Bethesda #TheElderScrolls, #Starfield, #Creations, #Fallout ๐
She/Her/They ๐๐๐
@Jess_capade on Twitter/X
dalisay @dalisaymt.bsky.social โญ๏ธ cat enthusiast, creative and art directorโญ๏ธ
โญ also i'm getting back into fine art โญ๏ธ
โญ marketing @ Winged Canvas, CONTINUE โญ๏ธ
Dosa Divas Out Now @outerloopgames.bsky.social Dosa Divas - out now on Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox. A fully remote indie game studio and previously made Thirsty Suitors and Falcon Age.
https://outerloopgames.com/dosa
Dame Sabriel Mastin @sabriel.gay TTRPG editor and writer for hire. Director/GM. Trans shieldmaiden. Lesbian. ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ She/Her (Say-bree-el). https://sabriel.me
Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.com Romancing the Vote, coming to save a democracy near you in July 2026. (We run an auction to raise money for voting access, because voter suppression is BAD.) Run by Courtney Milan & Kit Rocha more info @ romancingthevote.com
Nessa โจ @nessathewriter.bsky.social freelance game writer/narrative designer (Borderlands 4โs Loveless, Endoparasitic/Endoparasitic 2, Star Trucker, a bunch of other stuff) open to new work!! โจ #1 Ratatouille Fan โจ she/her
my website has pictures of my dog: https://www.nessacannon.com/
Maciej - Mackerski @farplane.bsky.social Lead Game Designer @blooberteam
Combat and Game Designer of #silenthill2remake #silenthill
previously Designer of #terminatorresistance @TeyonGames
I love video games from late 90's and early 2000's
๐ซ NO Gen-AI ๐ซ
anthony @panecasio.com seasoned indoorsman. over a decade of making video games, somehow. he/him.
design portfolio: panecasio.com
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Dave Kellett @davekellett.bsky.social DRIVE: drivecomic.com
SHELDON: sheldoncomics.com
COMICLAB: comiclabpodcast.com
STRIPPED: tv.apple.com/us/movie/stripped/umc.cmc.1lhp6few408zy4r3dlow5evv1
James Horgan @krett.bsky.social Lead Game Designer. Formerly: Paladins, Realm Royale, Smite, Martial Arts Tycoon: Brazil. My views don't represent anything at all.
Mike Crassweller @zoomba.bsky.social Studio Leader & Game Producer. Been doing this game thing over 20 years. Made games for everything from embedded web browsers to VR and latest gen consoles. He/Him
All views posted are my own.
https://www.sixbrickgames.com/
Leena ๐ต @leena.reuben.games Gamedev, writer, researcher, vulgar lush. Making @DeadStaticDrive.com with @mike.reuben.games. I wrote a book once and Iโll bloody do it again if youโre not careful.
Naarm/Melbourne. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ (she/her)
https://linktr.ee/leenavand
Shiny Shoe @shinyshoegames.bsky.social Indie game dev studio based in San Francisco, CA. Creators of Monster Train, Inkbound, Monster Train 2, and more!
Theo Priestley @theopriestley.net Narrative Designer/Game Writer/Screenwriter/Author/TTRPG Designer/Transmedia Consultant.
Chair of an environmental charity.
IGDA and Limit Break mentor.
Scottish, too many tattoos, not enough cats.
Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com Wrote some books, won some awards. Strong feelings about plants. She/her
Bloodstone Books @bloodstonebookshop.bsky.social Online bookstore for fans of scifi, fantasy & horror.
Shop: BloodstoneBookshop.com
Mairรฉad "Maisie" ร Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social Game developer.
Previous credits incl SSE @ Diablo 4, Destiny 2, EA Sports, Frostbite. Now micro-indie (@odorchaidhe.games)
Tรก mรฉ i mo chรณnaรญ i mBรฉal Feirste.
๐ข Gaeilge, English, ๆฅๆฌ่ช
๐ก Magyarul, Espaรฑol, Franรงais
๐ด everything else
Sam ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @samgauss.bsky.social UI Designer | UI Artist | Concept Goblin @ Question Games
"Be Authoritative, Sam's Very Favorite Shit"
๐ Baltimore
๐ค He/him and yet a forever horse/girl
๐ samgauss.com
Stacey Fakename @electrogoth.bsky.social Indie game dev and out of work AAA Designer/Programmer who's worked on Square/Enix & Sega published titles, PUBG, and all kinds of educational content including an installation at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Madison, WI
๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ค
monica @oneiroboros.bsky.social writer, producer/PM, larper. prev: One More Multiverse. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐. she/any. words in hexagon magazine.
Colin McInerney @colin.how Game designer, programmer, writer.
Studio Head @pedalboard.games.
Sometimes @strangescaffold.bsky.social and @criticalbliss.bsky.social
Website: http://colin.how
Buy CRDM1RR: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3830150
Ryan is making Button City Soccer Days @subliminalman.bsky.social made a game about a fox and an arcade and now he's playing soccer.
Button City (https://www.buttoncitygame.com) Subliminal Gaming (https://www.subliminalgaming.com) โ still masking
tart๐ @wyrmforge.bsky.social 90% of my body is composed of halloween โง freelance concept artist, illustrator, art director ex: concept artist @RiotGames โง ๐ฎ๐ช โง they/them bisexual at large โง portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/thesweetesttart
Catherine Smith-Desbiens @csdesbiens.bsky.social Just a game dev from Montreal, co-founder of Girls on Games.
๐ฉโ๐ป She/Her/Elle
๐จ๐ฆ EN/FR
๐ https://www.csdesbiens.com/
Pillow Fight Games @pillowfight.io A boutique indie games studio specializing in gorgeous 2D experiences. Heaven Will Be Mine, Later Alligator, and the Game Changer Season 7 ARG. Now making: Dragon Care Tarot.
Inquiries: info@pillowfight.io | Bug reports: support@pillowfight.io
Kyle McKernan @spacetreasured.bsky.social Award-winning game director, designer
@ko-op.com
Co-director, Goodbye Volcano High
Lead UI/UX designer, Young Suns
Director, ********
Jim Shepard @madjackmcmad.bsky.social Gamedev, Dance, Dice, Sandwiches. Noble service, cheerfully rendered. This class also โจwields magicโจ
FF12==BestF12.
Amy Hennig @amyhennig.bsky.social Co-President, New Media, Skydance Media โ MARVEL 1943: RISE OF HYDRA and STAR WARS. Formerly Director / Writer, UNCHARTED franchise, and LEGACY OF KAIN / SOUL REAVER series.
Under Construction @alannatriste.bsky.social She/Her, That weird girl that just remembers shit, Certified Forklift Trainer, One of your friendly, neighborhood Traders
bridget! @brdgtwnn.bsky.social ๐ฎ Gameplay Programmer
๐ฉโ๐ป worked on #MinaTheHollower, Crash Bandicoot 4
๐พ I like making enemies, objects, bosses, npcs, systems, etc ๐คก ๐๐
๐ looking for work or a silly side project
Lauren Kenner @laurenkenner.bsky.social marketing @ noodle cat games
home diy & fantasy enthusiast ๐ก๏ธ
Nowhere Bookshop @nowherebookshop.bsky.social We are a bookstore and cafe in San Antonio, Texas.
www.nowherebookshop.com
Ave ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @avemakesgames.bsky.social Technical Lighting Artist @ TNM, PNW, trans girly, lesbian, what more terrifying words can i add?
I mostly share peoples art and occasionally say something dumb :p
Celeste Gamble @sandboxalchemy.bsky.social Senior Environment Artist
...exploring the universe / engineering worlds
Previously: @Cyan @SanzaruGames @Meta
Ray West @raywest.bsky.social Grizzled games industry veteran. Unabashed political junkie.
Ian Bates @theredshirtguy.bsky.social The Red Shirt Guy from Blizzcon 2010 through 2019; check out my writing at Blizzplanet and https://iancasteenbates.wixsite.com/ian-bates--tales-of
Nerdforge @nerdforge.bsky.social ๐ฅ Martina & Hansi - ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ง๐ง!
โก ๐๐ณ๐ต | Tech | ๐๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ค & ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ด
Laura E. Hall @lauraehall.bsky.social Mysteries, puzzles, adventures. I make games, write books & preserve immersive history. PDX. They/she
Immersipedia coming soon ๐
PLANNING YOUR ESCAPE (Simon & Schuster), KATAMARI DAMACY (Boss Fight Books)
โจ lauraehall.com
๐ cfia.org
๐๏ธ secretlives.games
Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social Award winning Director of Marketing & Communications in #GameDev
IGDA, BAFTA, Canadian Game Awards Judge.
Speaker, Educator, Advocate, Snacker & Flรขneur!
Reach out if you want to work together or need help.
โ๏ธraj@ohmpage.ca
๐Toronto, Canada
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ @sievish.bsky.social a real human bean. graphic designer & artist in games and comics.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ : Image, Naughty Dog, 3W3M, Perfect Garbage, Dark Horse, Draknek, Manifold Garden, a coffee shop in Boston, โช แตโฟแต แตแตโฟสธ แตแตแตแตแตแตสณแต โช
๐๐๐/๐๐๐
๐๐ฌ๐๐โค๏ธ (โ๏ธ) @bobbylox.bsky.social Award-winning Educational-Games Designer, Toy Inventor, Alt.Ctrl Maker. Chicagoan. Former Bit Bash person. Apologetically Me. https://bobbylox.com
Matt Braly @radrappy.bsky.social Director/Animator - created Amphibia
Steven Sugar @stevensugar.art Art Directing at Pillow Castle! Previously: Concepts at Possibility Space ๐ฎโจ BGs at DisneyTVA ๐ฆ๐ and Cartoon Network โญ๐
For work inquiries, email me at StevenSugarArt@gmail.com!
Dana Terrace @danaterrace.bsky.social Artist, writer, director, & show runner.
I draw body horror. Not online much.
๐ชKnights of Guinevere
๐ฎThe Owl House
๐ฏ๏ธSkin & Bones
SLOP DETECTED @slop-detected.bsky.social Informing people when game devs use AI.
Stellar Tabby @stellartabby.bsky.social This is @synchra.bsky.socialโs personal (non-game dev) art account!
Brandy Camel @dayntee.bsky.social Senior Community Manager @ Turtle Rock Studios. Producer, Writer, Voice Actor. Opinions are mine. Prev: Xbox Game Dev, Firewalk, WotC (D&D), Blizzard (Diablo).
Cats, beer, video games, and tabletop. Also feral fangirl. Lives in Solavellan Hell.
twenty - she/her @twenty20sight.com ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Cis-les tombutch; she/her(s). Gamer, #TwitchAffiliate, musician, licensed LMT, former educator. Older than I look. Merch available at https://twenty20sight.com/, links and more: https://t20sgaming.com/links
Lady S (she/her) @ladystorytelling.com Feminist film and media scholar. PhD. Queer author. Gamer. Digital Marketer. Cat mom. No gen AI. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ https://ladystorytelling.com/
Abigail Kabaker @akabaker.bsky.social she/ her . museum collections professional. Lifelong Maryland resident. Talks about museums, horror, video games, science, politics, and pop culture. Views are my own.
Darya @daryam.com I make videogames and talk about them. Currently with Epic Games. Giant Elder Scrolls nerd. Opinions don't represent employers.
julie muncy @julie.radiantarray.io writer, gamedev, video game consultant, homosexual. don't call me a solo dev. an example of the live mas mentality. Interstate 35, out now. making: UNANNOUNCED (TBD) https://store.steampowered.com/app/3283890/Interstate_35/
freckledsprog @freckledsprog.bsky.social And his brain has been mismanaged with great skill
Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social Bestselling author of THEY KNEW, HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY and THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP.
https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/
Wren Brier @wrenegade.bsky.social Creative Director of Unpacking๐ฆ, currently taking a break from game dev to enjoy other things life has to offer.
Rim ๐ธโจ๐ ๐ Gamescom @rimaj.bsky.social โฆ Marketing & Partnerships Lead @ Untitled Advertising ๐ฎ
โฆ ADHD & Cancer-free ๐
โฆ Thrower of axes ๐ช
โฆ She/Her ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
โฆ ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ง
Magnus ๐ฑ @haffisnatten.bsky.social Technical Game Designer, 3D Artist & Unreal Generalist | Enjoyer of art made by humans | He/Him
Line Bering @bering.bsky.social I dive into new things in Indie development in my spare time. This feed is a reflection of that - https://www.shapeshiftentertainment.com/
#gamedev #unity #UE5 #gameart #Indiegame #dkgame #godot
Julia Perdigueiro @juperdida.bsky.social Video Game Developer, Programmer, Nerd
"I get by with a little help from my friends"
My views are my own
leslee @leslee.bsky.social games producer, mom of two, ex-Netflix/Riot/Meta/Blizz, middling tiktoker
drew ๐ GeekGirl Con @imodrew.bsky.social Drew | your favorite AAA/Oscar award winning texture artist (Looking for Work!) | Gamergate alumn |pfp ๐ธ sterlinganalog
poly/ENM | she/her |๐Seattle
Krys Loh @pseudomachine.bsky.social producer @ Innersloth for Among Us Story: On Guard (they/them) ๐
Natalie (Tali) Vancouver era โจ @talidev3d.bsky.social 3D Artist @ Sunset Visitor
Previously 3D Environment Artist @: Giant Squid (Sword of the Sea) & Iridium Studios (People of Note)
Indie Game dev ๐ฎ | hEDS ๐ฆ| Farming sim enjoyer ๐ฉโ๐พ๐ฎ
Portfolio: https://nataliespitzel.myportfolio.com/
Nick Crosgrove - Gameplay Engineer for Hire! @occultgamedev.bsky.social Looking for my next gig in games!
Creative & Gameplay Lead at FateBound
Former Senior Gameplay Engineer at Question Games
Husband, Dog Dad, He/Him
Halloween Appreciation Account (gcmaybe) @gcmaybe.bsky.social Unapologetic Halloween appreciation account until Nov. (at least)
Yay! Somewhere to put my cat pictures!
Programmer at Strange Scaffold (currently).
Technical Designer / Gameplay Engineer at Question (recently).
Question Games @questiongames.bsky.social We are an indie game studio, and the creators of The Magic Circle, The Blackout Club, and The Killing Stone (OUT NOW on Early Access!)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/?snr=1_5_9__205
Follow us here and https://bsky.app/thekillingstone.com.