Mike Daw @mike-daw.bsky.social www.mikedaw.com
Gary Pinkett @garypinkett.bsky.social Developer type person, love retro gaming.
Currently working on a game called “Space Pizza” for the ZX Spectrum Next.
WEBSITES
🌏 https://spacepizza.co.uk
🌍 https://garypinkett.co.uk
zep.p8 @lexaloffle.bsky.social At @picopicocafe.bsky.social Making fantasy consoles and trying to make my way back to userland. #pico8 #voxatron #picotron
🦣 mastodon: http://mastodon.social/@zep
Jas Austin @iamxero.bsky.social Veteran game developer. Making them for over 45 years. If I'm lucky you may have played some of them.
Wil Overton @wiloverton.bsky.social Drawer of some silly pictures. Ex of Rare and various other game devs. Helped make the UK's first anime magazine and games mags like Super Play and N64 in ye olden days.
Website - https://wiloverton.com
Shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/SuperKosmikatClub
Natascha Röösli @funcom @tascha.bsky.social Global senior PR at Funcom | I ❤️ communities, media and content creators |
Working on Dune: Awakening | Conan Exiles | Metal: Hellsinger | Dune: Spice Wars | 49yo teen | Multiple Sclerosis Fighter | Nerd | Fitness Nut | she/her
charlie @charliemakesthings.bsky.social i make video game things. Formerly charliesgames, now charliemakesthings. https://charliemakesthings.com/
K @korruptor.eurosky.social Casualty of the console wars. Contains nuts. Takes may be hot.
https://www.triple-eh.com
ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social A wave of ZX Spectrum magazine nostalgia.
Metadata from the ZXDB database, which is mostly-accurate but expect oddities.
Completely unofficial!
PixiJS @pixijs.com Official account for PixiJS, the HTML5 Creation Engine
Website: pixijs.com
Source: github.com/pixijs/pixijs
increpare @increpare.bsky.social Game developer in Berlin, innit.
www.increpare.com
Atari Scene News @philsan.bsky.social by Filippo 'Philsan' Santellocco, retrocomputers user, coder, preservationist and collector. Atari and Jay Miner's machines (Atari VCS, 800, Amiga) fan.
https://x.com/Philsan69
https://mastodon.world/@Philsan
https://demozoo.org/sceners/62866/
ZX Spectrum Next Official @specnext.com The ZX Spectrum Next is the official recreation of the legendary ZX Spectrum home computer using FPGA technology, updated for the 21st century!
Visit us at: www.specnext.com
Terrible Toybox @terribletoybox.com Official account of Terrible Toybox, creators of modern classic adventure games, including Thimbleweed Park and Return to Monkey Island. 🏝️
Founded by @grumpygamer.com
Badger Punch Games @badgerpunch.com We’re two old school Norwegian gamedevs with a passion for creating new games for retro & modern platforms.
#C64, #Amiga, #evercade, PC and more 🕹️
www.badgerpunch.com
Wishlist Roguecraft DX: http://thalamus.link/roguecraft
#gamedev #indiegamedev #c64
Paul Pridham ⛈️ @madgarden.bsky.social Indie game developer, of a sort. Retro games, glitchy synth, C, FORTH, blacksmithing. Made Death Road to Canada, EGGNOGG+, Punch Quest, and some other stuff
RiK @ilyo.bsky.social Gentleman of a certain age.
Teacher of many things.
I’m a very reasonable man. Once.
a stinky ox 🐂 @stinkyox.bsky.social I am an ox that makes games and lightsynths. Recreational shepherd.
Craig Grannell @craiggrannell.bsky.social Writer for hire. Mostly tech, Apple, games, retrogaming, design. Smashes out words for Stuff, Wired, TapSmart and others. He/him. GF/DF. Likes Lego and Mini Schnauzers. Email: hello at craiggrannell dot com // https://linktr.ee/craiggrannell
Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social Game, TV & Film dev. Studio Head (Digital Eclipse/Atari), Ex-Journalist(NextGen), Hacker(DK Pauline), Atari:GameOver, Creator(#IDARB): Man(child)-of-Action.
Digital Eclipse @digitaleclipse.bsky.social We give gaming's history the respect it deserves. Devs of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, Tetris Forever, Wizardry: PGMO, Atari 50, TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection, & more. Disney Afternoon Collection OUT NOW.
Visit us at digitaleclipse.com!
Gryzor87 @gryzor87.bsky.social Videogame musician: Deathwish Enforcers, Hydorah, Maldita Castilla, Battle Princess Madelyn, L'Abbaye des Morts and some projects: Sounds shadows, Cyberpast
Locomalito @locomalito.com Hobbyist developer of traditional video games: #MalditaCastilla #Hydorah #TheCurseOfIssyos #Gaurodan #AbbayeDesMorts #Darkula #Verminest #8bitKiller and more… locomalito.com
SarahJaneAvory @sarahjaneavory.bsky.social #Writer, #coder. Code C64 games in my spare time. No to genAI. Released my #BrileyWitch #C64 #RPG via http://itch.io. Also owner of 3 cats.
https://sarahjaneavory.itch.io/
Jan Willem Nijman @jwaaaap.com Game designer: Dustbiters, Disc Room, Minit, Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing, Luftrausers, Super Crate Box, and many more. 100% of @vlambeer.com.
www.jwaaaap.com
Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social 🎮 tech artist/shader sorceress/math dork
🌐 acegikmo.com
🎥 youtube.com/@acegikmo
🏗️ Shader Forge / Shapes / https://half-edge.xyz
📡 ex-founder of Neat Corp
🪡 neoluddite
my kids:
🥪 @toast.acegikmo.com
🥗 @salad.acegikmo.com
🐈⬛ @thor.acegikmo.com
John Parker @middaparka.bsky.social An old and broken software developer with an interest in vintage computing history and preservation.
Made @retrospecs.bsky.social and making @pixel-processor.bsky.social
Ineffectually fighting the death of possibility / living the #MECFS dream. 🤔 #pwME
Chris Kohler @kohler.bsky.social Editorial Director of the BAFTA-nominated Tetris Forever and more at Digital Eclipse.
Co-host, Good Job, Brain! WIRED editor from 2005 to 2017. Well-known Japanese curry enjoyer.
Games, books, bio, etc: http://www.chriskohler.biz
Guy @littleplanetguy.bsky.social ⦿ Computer games developer
⦿ Past: Bullfrog, MuckyFoot, Lionhead, MyLittlePlanet
⦿ Present: DeepMind
Gaz Liddon @gazaxian.bsky.social Cautionary tale
Jayenkai [J-N-K] @jayenkai.com I enjoy creating. A.I. can no doubt do a much better job, but I carry on creating because I enjoy doing it, and have nothing much better to do.
https://AGameAWeek.com
Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social Game urbanist, game designer. Occasional city geographer, author, researcher, and educator. Teaching at D6 Learning.
Hoffman @h0ffman.bsky.social you know.. that one.
Andy Roberts @scaryfish.bsky.social Aka Thalamoose. Opinions are mine.
Infinite State Games @infinitestategames.bsky.social Charlie & Mike aka ISG. Two friends making games together for 15+ years. Posts by Mike.
www.infinitestategames.com
We made 3DDMR, Rogue Aces, Frutorious, Family Tree, Horatio Goes Snowboarding, Don't Die Mr. Robot and more
@pugfuglygames.bsky.social @pugfuglygames.bsky.social 
Heart of Neon @d0kk.bsky.social A Scottish filmmaker living in Brooklyn NY, making a documentary about an English video game designer who lives in Wales. 
Thalamus Physical @thalamusdigital.bsky.social Indie Developer & Publisher of Retro | Mobile | Console games.
Web: thalamusdigital.co.uk | Merch: thalamus.shop
TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social Hi! I'm Tim Schafer!
Founder, Double Fine Productions
Official DF account: @doublefine.com
Please report bugs to http://support.doublefine.com
Press: pr@doublefine.com
Rob, The Bishop Of Bobbins @fishwithlasers.bsky.social ACAB includes Mappy.
Rob. Writes and writes about videogames. Ex remakes person, ex legend. Grumbles, watches tat films, does some box art doodling and stuff. Disabled, depressed, tired. Terfs and bigots shit off elsewhere.
He/Him
http://www.robf.me
Matthias Zarzecki @matthiascode.bsky.social FOLLOWS YOU. Freelance Senior iOS & Flutter Engineer. Form. Chrono24, OetkerDigital, IBM. Making iOS Videos! Also Unity, VR, XR. Not on the 30u30 list, opinions are my own
https://linktr.ee/matthias_code
Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social The real Minion.
The one with more W.I.P.s than there are stars in the (blue)sky.
EGVroom @egvroom.bsky.social Dad. Making Game Boy games: Roguecraft GB, OutRun GB, Cave Dave, Hero GP, Starseed, Block Droppin, Word Forward + more.
I will pet your dog!
Jamie Lowes @jamielowesdev.bsky.social Video game programmer since 1997, still coding!
(Colin McRae Rally, Dirt Rally, Sega Rally 3, Chopper Mike, COD:MWII).
Street Fighter player.
Motorcyclist.
Roy @animalsonwheels.co.uk A bit rubbish.
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
PuttyCAD - Ric @puttycad.bsky.social Game artist and illustrator. Also make retro games with friends at puttycad.itch.io Writer of comics at odbolz.co.uk #puttycad #puttycadpresents #odbolz #cartoonsbyRic #retrojotter #zxspectrum #retro
Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social Serving the video game industry through breaking news, insight on game industry trends, expert advice & resources, and more.
Press requests: news@gamedeveloper.com
Tips: tips@gamedeveloper.com
Julian "Jaz" Rignall @jazrignall.bsky.social Playing video games since 1976.
Writing about them since 1983.
CommodoreBlog @commodoreblog.uk Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!
#commodore #c64 #amiga #atarist #zxspectrum #videogames #retrogaming #70s #80s #90s 👾🕹
Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social Very part time games dev, tinkering with 80's 8-bit inspired goodness. Author of retro inspired titles Klass of 99, Melkhior's Mansion and Undrium.
Currently working on Playdate projects.
http://www.bitglint.co.uk
Hayden Scott-Baron @docky.games Game Designer.
Previously: Ustwo Games, Microsoft/Xbox, Frontier, Planet Coaster, Jurassic World Evo, Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 and more. He/they.
Anisa Sanusi @studioanisa.bsky.social 🎮 Product Manager & UX Lead, 1TK Games
⚔️ Founder of Limit Break Mentorship
🎖️ Forbes Under 30, and GI biz Top 100 Influential Women in Games
🏆 BAFTA member, jury chair, award winner
🇲🇾🇬🇧🇪🇺 Malaysian based in the UK
Daley @daleywow.bsky.social 15 years in the games industry. Branding, Community and Strategy. Chaotic good. Stuck in the 90's.
https://ko-fi.com/daley_wow
Raph @raphdee.bsky.social Been a Gamedev for 10 years, now full time streamer! I do first playthroughs of older games I never had the chance to play.
🖤 Twitch streams at 1PM EST weekdays 🖤
For more: http://linktr.ee/raphdeslandes
Mattias Gustavsson @mattiasg.bsky.social Hobby game dev, making retro style games: mattiasgustavsson.itch.io and public domain C libs: github.com/mattiasgustavsson
I write about things at mattiasgustavsson.com
Feel free to DM me about anything
Dan Scales @danscalesdev.bsky.social Senior Unity Developer at Maze Theory - working in VR :^) Often found walking aimlessly in the Peaks.
He/Him
Robin Levy @roblevy101.bsky.social Creative for hire since late 1987 who never specialised. Co-creator of Armalyte, Ruff n Tumble & more; 3d & pixel art, music, & game design. Current dev: Armalyte Ultra. I also paint. Same username elsewhere.
Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social https://mossmouth.com/
Johan Peitz - Icy Tower is coming soon! @johanpeitz.com #pixelart and #lofi enthusiast obsessing over small games with big pixels.
Wishlist Icy Tower - http://s.team/a/3014860
Get picoCAD 2 - https://s.team/a/3675940
Get the inside scoop with my newsletter:
💌 https://apskeppet.se/newsletter.html
Mike Dailly ™ @mdf200.bsky.social Game programmer, creator of Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto. Comments are my own and those of the voices in my head.
Support my work:
http://www.patreon.com/mikedailly
http://www.lemmings.info
https://mdf200.itch.io/
http://www.youtube.com/mikedailly
Jett @monstersgoboom.com They/Them enby game developer.
Working professionally in the game industry since the late 80s. with UE5 currently.
Ex C.O.D. developer.
#C64 #NES #SNES #MEGADRIVE #AMIGA
https://monstersgoboom.itch.io/
Mario Zechner @mariozechner.at You may know me from the Austrian parliament or national library, "hacktivist", computers this and that.
https://cards-for-ukraine.at
https://www.wired.com/story/heisse-preise-food-prices/
@badlogic@mastodon.gamedev.place
https://mariozechner.at
Xor @xordev.com Building FragCoord.xyz
xordev.com
☀️🌸idspispopd🥀🌙 @bhaalspawn.bsky.social Etsy.com/uk/shop/YavinPaints
SubStack: https://idspispopd.substack.com/
Emperor's Hand, Doom Marine & heroine of Darkmoon. Maker of LEGO PC Cards.
✏️ #TillysArt
⛓️ #TillysKinks
📚 #TillysCursedLibrary
🥯 #MayTheBagelsBeWithYou
⛓️ #TillysCabinetOfCuriosities
J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com He/him. Game Designer. Co-Founder at Minor Key Games, Senior Programmer at Gearbox. Married to @spiffysteph.bsky.social.
https://linktr.ee/piratehearts
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Philip Bak @philipbak.bsky.social Programmer | Epic Games | Fortnite
Ste Pickford @stepickford.bsky.social Full time video game developer. Some time comic artist.
Not won an award since Primary School.
Christer Kaitila [GameDev] @mcfunkypants.bsky.social Optimist #gamedev since 93. Keynoted two Ludum Dares and a Global Game Jam. Wrote 2 paper books, 80 songs, and 150 game jam games.
http://christerkaitila.com
http://soundcloud.com/mcfunkypants/
mcfunkypants.com
christerkaitila.com
onegameamonth.com
Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social Indie developer since 2005, owner of Grey Alien Games. Working on Forbidden Solitaire (watch the trailer!) Creator of Ancient Enemy, Shadowhand, Regency Solitaire + more. Retro games fan. Please buy our games. Thx. https://www.greyaliengames.com/
Andy Hodgetts @captainbinky.bsky.social Co-Founder and Plebeloper at The Indie Stone, working on Project Zomboid and attempting to annihilate dandelions from my back garden.
xot @xot.bsky.social Nullius in verba
Terry Cavanagh @terrycavanaghgames.com mostly cat pictures
He/him
Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com The worlds largest online #GameJam, established in 2002. Join us every April & October. #LDJam
nivs @nivrig.bsky.social Respawned 80's game developer. Dodgy Rocks, Turbo Tomato, Rogue Declan. Working on porting Lumo to Amiga, amongst other things.
Sean Noonan @seannoonan.bsky.social Lead Designer on SENTRY. Level Designer on Compound Fracture. Previously responsible for level design on Gears Tactics, Star Citizen, Far Cry & Watch_Dogs among other #gamedev projects.
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
Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com A person you meet in the forest, who just puts their finger to your lips to shoosh you, and then gives you the budget for your game.
Shahid Kamal Ahmad @dancingmonkeys.net “A punk existentialist coder alive to his mortality, standing in wonder at the world”
Code, Games, Words, Coaching, Music and #LFC
Subscribe to my my Substack where I write about lessons from my life in games: newsletter.dancingmonkeys.net
Tom Francis @pentadact.com Designer/writer/coder on Gunpoint, Heat Signature, and Tactical Breach Wizards. More on those and other things I write or do or be: https://www.pentadact.com/
Jim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social Writer. Makes books, games.
Co-founded Rock, Paper, Shotgun and Big Robot (Sir, You Are Being Hunted). Now: TEETH RPG, MILESHIPS. And https://oldmenrunningtheworld.com/
email: jim at big-robot.com
GameMaker @gamemaker.io Make Games Faster!
https://opr.as/BS-GameMaker
SaraJS @sarajs.games A growing chorus of contradiction.
Game Developer.
Currently on: Deltarune & PokeyPoke💎
YouTube, Twitch etc: https://linktr.ee/sarajayess
Support: http://patreon.com/sarajs
She/Her
Russell Kay 🔜 TGS @russellkay.bsky.social Head of GameMaker, veteran game programmer - Lemmings, GTA, EA F1, Medal of Honor, Quidditch and many more
Kenney @kenney.nl ✨ Creating public domain game assets for over 10 years!
www.kenney.nl
Pascal / Orangepixel @orangepixel.net indie game dev since 2004
@orangepixel
weekly: http://youtube.com/user/orangepixelmobile
daily: http://discord.gg/orangepixel
Kate Miterko @katemiterko.bsky.social Visual Designer VR/AR (UX) @Lenovo 🌿 Illustrator 🍃 Studio Violinist for Games (OTWD, Manifold Garden, Sniper Ghost Warrior C2) + Animation
Mark (Nocturne) Alexander @nocturne.bsky.social Indiedev, Goth, Tech Writer. Working at Asobo on MS Flight Simulator. BIG fan of everything science, tech, gamedev. Technical editor on many GameMaker books, and I wrote the original GM manual! (GM feed here! https://tinyurl.com/GameMaker-Feed )
He / Him