Aaron San Filippo (✈️Madrid) @aaronflippo.bsky.social Owner of Flippfly (Race The Sun), and CEO of Player Galaxy, a new web games platform for UGC games.
The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com Satirical news by & for autistic people (poor things). Founded by Sara Gibbs & Elsa Williams; run by Sara Gibbs & Sarah Amero
It’s a Superpower?? is out now: https://allmylinks.com/itsasuperpower
www.thedailytism.com
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Alan Hazelden @alanhazelden.bsky.social Head Draknek at Draknek & Friends (@draknek.bsky.social). He/him.
Personal website: https://alan.draknek.org/
@ppiixx.bsky.social @ppiixx.bsky.social
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
Christine Love @christinelove.bsky.social game developer, yuri enthusiast, your beloved problematic girlfriend
Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social Author, Inspector Rebus (and other stuff). Edinburgh-based. More usually pub-based.
Wales Interactive @walesinteractive.bsky.social Award-winning indie dev, publisher, and FMV resurrector | 🧟
Sker Ritual 👹 Maid of Sker 💘 Five Dates 💉 The Complex 🎴 Into the Restless Ruins 💀 Dead Reset
Phoenix @phoenixstroh.bsky.social Technical Artist, Programmer, Educator. Currently working for Draknek & Friends on two game titles and teaching for the Endless Foundation
@mwcomposer.bsky.social @mwcomposer.bsky.social Senior Audio Designer @AurochDigital // #Boltgun // #MarHorizon // podcaster @FatherB4Me // @supportnsif 👋
Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social indie games // electronic music // words
Mode 7 // nervous_testpilot + _ensnare_ // Mode Collapse
mode7.games - indie games
nervoustestpilot.com - electronic music
modecollapse.com - words
Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social Outdated enthusiast
Studio Coordinator at Ground Shatter
2 Fights 2 Tight Spaces out Now! 👊🏼
Auroch Digital @aurochdigital.bsky.social We make games! Bristol-based development studio.
💥 Boltgun 2: http://bit.ly/Boltgun2
🩻 Warhammer Survivors: https://bit.ly/WarhammerSurvivors
💬 http://discord.gg/Aurochdigital
Ian Betteridge @ianbetteridge.com He of the eponymous law. FRSA. Good at writing and sums. Degrowther, and not a fan of capitalism. Your pal. The Eye of Sauron, but for headlines. Made by socialism and immigration, which seems to annoy people. Come for the headlines, stay for the Gramsci.
Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social by @nora.zone, huge thanks to @jewel.andraia.xyz, @bluebotsdonequick.com. it/its
Hawtpixel - Darrell Flood @hawtpixel.bsky.social 650 Fonts for just *$19!* https://hawtpixel.itch.io/hawtpixel-font-firesale
Artist, Game Designer, Font Designer, Dreamer.
FontCreator user, GameMaker user, ex-GameMaker staff, ex-GMC Jam host.
Born in Ireland. Lives in Japan.
Kevin D Schmitt @kevindschmitt.bsky.social Former Senior Designer, Core Team Disney collab @Epic Games.
Prev: Senior/Lead Designer, 343i (Halo), LucasArts (Rogue Squadron, Republic Commando), Rockstar (Bully), Zipper (SOCOM4)
Selzero @selzero.bsky.social Potty mouthed tourist android from the dystopian cyberpunk future
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
Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social Cailleach’s horrible wife living by the river tay. Part of the BAFTA Breakthrough programme 2025. My portfolio is here: https://linktr.ee/caraellison
Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social Writer & presenter for Quinns Quest & People Make Games. quinnsquest.quintinsdomain@gmail.com
Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com Co-founder of @aftermath.site. 📍Canberra, Australia. DMs open. Email: lukeATaftermathDOTsite
www.aftermath.site
https://www.lukeplunkett.com/
Ground Shatter 💥 2 Fights 2 Tight Spaces @groundshatter.bsky.social 🌟 Indie games studio from Bristol
💥2 Fights 2 Tight Spaces out now: s.team/a/3734890
🏹 Knights in Tight Spaces out now: http://s.team/a/2315400
Developers of @fightsgame.bsky.social and @kitspacesgame.bsky.social
Paul Colls @paulcolls.bsky.social Game Director at Beat Games/Meta, Former Sumo Digital, Fierce Kaiju, Rockstar Games & Activision/Blizzard dev, DJ, comic book geek and lifelong NFFC fan.
Johanna Pirker #gdc25 @joeyprink.bsky.social Professor of Computer Science | Director GameLabGraz GameDevDays | #GameDev Research Science Tech VR AI | @TUGraz | past LMU ETH MIT EA | Forbes 30u30 Science | mountains ⛰️
twitch.tv/JoeyPrink
youtube.com/@JoeyPrink
jpirker.com
Miguel Dorta @miguedorta.bsky.social Making space game https://store.steampowered.com/app/3256790/Satelital/
Mitch・ミッチ @onimitch.bsky.social Indie Game Developer @ Two Tails.
The Mannequin, Bluey: The video game, She Could Fly.
Two Tailsでゲームデザイナー。日本語OK。
Posts in English & Japanese.
https://www.two-tails.com
Jeff STARGAZY Sheen @stargazy.com Since 2009, STARGAZY has made innovative games.
Democracy 4 / Democracy 3 Africa / Prison Architect
🔗 https://linktr.ee/stargazy
Dr Tomas Rawlings @tomasrawlings.bsky.social Game Developer. ex-VP Sumo Digital. Co- founder Auroch Digital & Bristol Games Hub. Award winning game designer. Co-founder Digital Tabletop Fest. PhD in Software Studies. BAFTA Member. Warhammer, RPG, Strategy, Horror, Sim & TTRPG fan. Climate advocate.
Matt Hansen of Matt Hansen fame @matthansenart.bsky.social Level 38 Lover and maker of things. Former art daddy at Obsidian Entertainment.
Terrible Maps @terriblemapshq.bsky.social The home of terrible maps with a pinch of humour
terriblemaps@gmail.com
Tim Watts @timboc.bsky.social Frustrated artist - dev, toolmaker, shaders
Nick Wheeler @nwheeler.bsky.social A reader and writer of words, and a creator of many unfinished games projects.- S Richard "Superpig" Fine @superpig.bsky.social Building things @ Unity; cooking other things at home.
Game Republic @gamerepublic.bsky.social Game Republic is the largest games network supporting growth & success for #gamedevs, affiliates & unis/colleges, running GaMaYo and #GRNewHorizons- visit gamerepublic.net or join The Great Northern Games Discord here -> https://discord.gg/y52sj4yMGn
Crispy Toast @crispytoastyt.newgrounds.com #Artist | #GMod #Animator | #Gamer | He/Him
#KoFi: http://ko-fi.com/crispytoast
PFP by @oocjz.bsky.social
#fanart / #ocart
#artcommissions are open! (1/5).
🚫NO NFTS and/or AI
TheGrahamZA | Narrative Designer & Writer @thegrahamza.bsky.social Narrative Designer, Writer & Localisation Editor.
I've worked on 15+ games, including Residual, Deck of Souls, Organs Please, and OverKnights.
I also build games in GameMaker.
Contact details and portfolio 👉 linktr.ee/thegrahamza
Helen Carmichael - Forbidden Solitaire @bchezza.bsky.social #GameDev with @greyalien.bsky.social at Grey Alien Games. Forbidden Solitaire, Ancient Enemy, Shadowhand, Regency Solitaire. Writer: Going Medieval & more…https://greyaliengames.com/blog/writing-editing/
Gurr.jpg @japethgurr.bsky.social Trying to leave the bird-site behind!
🕹️ Game developer 🎲 TTRPG enthusiast 🚮 Pun provider 📢 Vocal lefty 🧠 ADHD and MH advocate 🗣️ He/Him 💬 All opinions are my own ✨
Julia Kenny @julialkenny.bsky.social Doing bizdev + publishing consulting in games. Fan of passionate creatives, comedy, wholesome vibes and food.
Adam Campbell @ac-revolution.bsky.social Program Manager
Co-founder @ pocplay.org
Dave Springer @itsdavetime.bsky.social I do games stuff, mostly in Unreal.
Lead Gameplay Engineer.
he/him
Dibely 🐙 @dibely.bsky.social Lead Unity developer @ Nomad Games | Ex EA, Chillingo, TootleGames, Eurocom
Game dev | VR | Retro games | Boardgames | D&D | Miniature painting | Space LEGO | Electronics | Robotics | Films | Anime | Niwaki | DCFC
Views are my own
http://dibely.com
Lupine Wolf @lupinewolf.bsky.social Former games journalist and underground internet sensation in my homeland turned invisible ex-writer in the first world. He/Him. UK
Gamebrit @gamebrit.bsky.social British Gaming Culture
Cinzia Musio 🏳️🌈 💖 🇵🇸 @geekybaking.bsky.social Pronouns: They/She
Programme Manager @ Ukie
Director @code_coven
🏆TGA Future Class 21; GiGaming 20;
@MCV_Develop
WiG & IRL Diversity Champion
https://linktr.ee/cinzia_musio
Snipehunter @snipehunter.bsky.social #GameDev on Warcraft, Diablo, Starcraft, Fear Effect, Nightcaster, Auto Assault, Rift, Destiny 2, and more.
Punk as fuck and twice as nerdy.
Opinions are mine alone.
Kil @femburger.bsky.social i make video games work, when the industry allows
otherwise i make reactive visuals and VJ at music events
living in sunny Birmingham (UK), originating elsewhere
she/her
Julien @julienaubert.bsky.social Indie game dev, working on a puzzle fighter. SW engineer (20yoe, ex Apple), B.Sc in Physics. Nostalgic for vintage computers, love the demoscene. Live in Barcelona, grew up in Sweden.
📬 join my mailing-list: https://www.starshadestudios.com
Jamie Ogle @jamieogle.bsky.social Dad
Data Designer @ R* North
Some terrible games I’ve made:
https://jamieogle.itch.io/
Ollie Judge @olliejudge.com Story things, games, movies and probably a bit of cooking. 🧭. Narrative Person @ Chapterists. Building worlds you can step inside.
https://chapterists.com | https://olliejudge.com
Gideon Cresswell @gideoncresswell.com Indie game developer 🎮 Cat dad 🐈⬛ Bookworm 📚 Racing driver 🏎️ Funko Pop collector 📦 Poker player ♣️ Chelsea FC ⚽️ deadmau5 🎵
www.gideoncresswell.com
thehauntedfishtank.itch.io
Rob Davis @rbdavis.bsky.social Game designer for 20+ years. Previously Design Director at Playniac, Take-Two (Star Wars: Hunters), Sumo, TreesPlease. Art, music, tabletop games fan. Views my own. Also @rbdavis on that other platform.
Tom Gilchrist @itsgilchristgames.bsky.social Head of Partner Success @readyplayer.me |Part-time game dev @4MBInteractive | Running, gaming, coffee, Arsenal |📍London
theUncommon @theuncommon.bsky.social An ambulatory Chinese Room and Game Design nerd with well structured code.
Lead Game Designer at Rebellion North.
These thoughts are mine, but you are welcome to them.
Wildwood Hearth & Horizon @wildwoodgame.bsky.social Former artist @ Unity. Working on Wildwood: Hearth & Horizon, an atmospheric survival game.
Wishlist on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2258490?utm_source=blsk
Jamie D @uk-resistant.bsky.social Freelance VFX, Tech artist & Art director.
Also a solo indie game developer.
Games I've made:
Hellscreen - https://t.ly/5nPhB
VaporwavePinball - https://t.ly/hGSlh
#Indiedev #gamedev #techart
Mark Ripley - Games Industry Dinosaur @markripley.com Fractional CTO. I help tech startups scale. Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo indie dev.
LinkedIn: https://markripley.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf
Indie: https://wearedinosaurs.uk | https://bonk.ooo
Bench (Ben Frenchman) @benfrenchman.bsky.social Writer and Narrative Designer. Names and flavour text for Magic the Gathering; previously Lorcana, Lively, Fusebox, Nintendo. BAFTA Connect member. Ask me about my fairy cat game 🧚🐱
LewieP @lewiep.bsky.social BizDev Exec for Develop:Brighton.
Formerly of NSPCC, Lionbridge & Fanatical. SavyGamer Founder.
Ruairí Rodinson @ruairirodinson.bsky.social Genderfluid He/They, 🏳️🌈 Bi & Northern Irish.
May Contain: GameDev, Furries and Plastic Models.
Studio Head & Game Director - Rho Labyrinths GmbH
Business & Press Contact: rr @ marsvice .de
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
Jacob Keane @keane.games Principal Programmer on Viewfinder
Previously: SUPERHOT VR, MekaMon, Babel: Tower to the Gods
Working on too many side projects that i'll abandon half way 🙈
Ask me your most cursed Unity questions!
He/Him
Ryan Simpson @thecodetroll.bsky.social UI Engineer with UX interests.
Working on Battlefield
Jonas 'The Rising Star' Gawe @jttg.bsky.social What a(n award winning) silly man
Program Manager @ https://limitbreak.co.uk
Community Manager @ https://electricsaint.co.uk
Voice Actor - https://jonasgva.co.uk
Freelancer - https://jttg.carrd.co
Spotlight - https://app.spotlight.com/2211-8948-5465
James Hannett @hannett.dev Full time computer weirdo. Games, infosec and devops in no specific order.
Agecaf @agecaf.bsky.social He/him, mathematician, gamedev, Mexican- Spanish, based in the UK. I've made a rhythm game called EternAlgoRhythm. I'm working on a multiplayer puzzle game called Spaceabon Twogether.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2678290/EternAlgoRhythm/
Mark Drew @markdrew.bsky.social No longer working in games. Made Harvest Hunt and Please Comply (check em out on Steam!)
Wearer of hats and moustaches.
Makes Magic DevOps at DistroKid.
📍London/Brighton
Oxford Indies @oxfordindies.bsky.social Indie game developers in Oxford, England. Lunch on Fridays 1pm! Drinks sporadically! Follow for updates. https://discord.gg/x8YSeEv
Jenn Frank @jennatar.bsky.social jennfrank.net ✑ jennfrank.bearblog.dev
Ted DiNola 🔜 NZGDC, MIGW @esdin.net Developer Evangelist @ Xsolla | Game programmer, designer, and consultant | Helping folks build games, studios, and other things with intention
N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social Writer. She/her.
Richard Whitelock @rpgwhitelock.bsky.social Game artist in the UK with over two decades experience in game development, technical art, environments, lighting & FX. 🕹️Flock, Frozen Synapse 2, Quiet as a Stone, AllSky. 🌅 I love making atmospheric and evocative worlds.
richardwhitelock.com
Rob Schmitt @schmitthot.bsky.social Professional code monkey. (Very) amateur electronics hobbyist. Owns too many vintage computers — mostly DOS, Commodore and Apple ][.
Looking for interesting retro computing folk to follow? Check out my starter pack: https://go.bsky.app/DQLbgsE
Gavin Harrison Sounds @gharrisonsounds.bsky.social Composer on The Precinct, Pathway, PC Building Simulator 2 & many others...usually found behind a synth somewhere in Suffolk.
Solomai @solomai.eurosky.social VFX Artist who used to animate characters and stuff.
Chronic problem solver
I sometimes make things that look and sound cool
Also dogs are cute.
Mash SC @mashpotassium.bsky.social Plebeloper and/or Art Director at the Indie Stone, maker of Project Zomboid. I do arty stuff!
nora "the tea kobold" rude (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone botmaker, jeweler, queer, kobold, glass wizard, husband haver, capitalism hater. they/them ze/hir https://nora.jewelry/ https://nora.zone/ @nora@blob.love on fedi. see @infinitescream.bsky.social if you want to see my posts (rude). shop is closed
Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social You know... the weird one.
Grace Bruxner @gracebruxner.bsky.social ive decided to post……. gracebruxner.com for work stuff
Laralyn McWilliams @laralyn.bsky.social Game designer and leader since 1994: Free Realms, Full Spectrum Warrior. Many awards including Lifetime Achievement. Also speaks about game dev wellness.
Holly Gramazio @hollygramazio.bsky.social Writing, game design, etc. Adelaide, London. Wrote a novel called “The Husbands”.
book: https://lnk.to/thehusbands
newsletter: https://buttondown.email/holly
info: http://hollygramazio.net
ig: https://www.instagram.com/holly_gramazio/
pic: Diana Patient
Anita Sarkeesian @anitasarkeesian.bsky.social ✨Things and Stuff✨
anitasarkeesian.com
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
Tweety @sanyaweathers.bsky.social Community weenie, writer, easily amused. Interests: SFF books and shows, crochet, cats, beagles, doing one’s best even if one’s best kind of sucks. Trying to do something useful to Push Back Against Bullshit each day for 1461 days.
Lum @brokentoys.social aka Scott Jennings. "a writer of some cursed repute" - @ed3d.net
MMO game dev for too long. Wrote that blog you snorted at in 1999. Currently working on an arcane hex and counter wargame from the 1970s, only on your PC.
signal: lum.66
Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social I design & write stories about online society, virtual embodiment and the technocapitalist future. game dev, presenter, consultant et al
Everything is narrative design
mean lesbian 🏳️🌈 she/her
https://linktr.ee/leighalexander
Josh Drescher @joshdrescher.bsky.social Video game producer/occasional human.
RAP SHEET
Wolfjaw, Hypixel/Riot, Bethesda Softworks, PLAYStudios, EA, BioWare, Mythic Entertainment, Rocket City Studios
Views expressed here are my own.
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
Nick Dymond @monomoon.bsky.social game/music/sound designer. Lover of films, games, ttrpg, everything audio. Worked on Shadows of Doubt, Silt, Cosmic Express, The Colonists + others. https://linktr.ee/monomoon_sound
Lukas Roper @lukasroper.bsky.social I'm a Technical Lead at Virti. Background in games and VR development!
Views are my own and don't represent my employers etc.
Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com 2D illustration, animation and design. In Bristol, UK
http://2dforever.com
Jo Haslam @joannahaslam.bsky.social Design Director at @snapfingerclick.com • Ops Lead at Limit Break • BAFTA Breakthrough '21 • The Game Awards Future Class '21 • Formerly Mediatonic & Relentless • Lover of trash TV & baking
Anna Hollinrake 🌤️ @annahollinrake.com Creative Director @electricsaint.bsky.social
BAFTA Breakthrough // artsy weirdo // illustrator, gamedev, stubborn idiot 🧹🏍️
she/they
annahollinrake.com
👇 Wishlist Crescent County 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2202650/Crescent_County/
Martijn van der Meulen @yesdogman.bsky.social Studio Co-Founder & Development Director @ Snap Finger Click, creating ✨multiplayer party games✨ for PC & console: UNO, Awkward 2, and more.
Previously: Electronic Arts, PlayStation, Relentless Software. Also dad, immigrant, BAFTA member, and gamer. He/him
Callum Uwunderwood @callum.uwu.biz Co-founder @ IndieBI & Uwu Advisory, advisor @ Kepler Interactive💃
Biz @ PVKK/Gang Beasts/The Baby in Yellow
Board @ Radical Forge -------------Past: Robot Teddy, Among Us, SUPERHOT VR, Oculus, Kowloon, Raw Fury
Kat Welsford @popelady.bsky.social Digital Marketing Manager at Megabit Publishing
UKGI & LG Admin!
PR @DissidentRPG & @TeamFolon
@specialeffect Ambassador
#BAFTACrew
@thegameawards Future Class ‘21
@forbes 30u30 ‘22
viki ✨ @alittleredpanda.bsky.social Tech Art & VFX | BAFTA Connect Member
💜 love aerial hoop, banging tunes, and making art with code💜
Currently based in Tokyo 💫 she/they
viki-scull.carrd.co
Thomas BIDAUX 👁️ 🔜 DICE Europe @icotom.icopartners.com 🙋 Co-founder of @icopartners.com | @crowdfunding-agency.com | @mightymerch.store
👾Supporting self-publishing game companies (Strategy | Marketing | PR)
🙆♂️Crowdfunding specialist (Kickstarter Community Advisory Council member)
Ant Workshop @ant-workshop.com Indie game dev working on cool games.
Into the Restless Ruins 🃏 coming soon http://s.team/a//2877770
Dungeon Golf ⛳️ OUT NOW! http://s.team/a//2144040