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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social Senior Reporter @ Kotaku
Reporting on the biz, culture, & horniness of the game industry
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Signal: @adashtra.87
Discord: @adashtra
๐Northeast Ohio
๐ per aspera, ad astra ๐
She/her
The Indie Informer @theindieinformer.bsky.social The Indie Informer celebrates gaming's creative, touching, and innovative titles.
https://TheIndieInformer.com/
Hello@TheIndieInformer.com
www.youtube.com/@theindieinformer
www.twitch.tv/theindieinformer
Aureus (Moral Anxiety Studio) @moralanxiety.bsky.social We marvel at the serenity of the forest, and crave the shroud of its silence.
The person behind Roadwarden and Windy Meadow. New game in the works.
Andrew F. Sullivan @afsulli.bsky.social one vile task after another. EARTH FILLED WITH BLOOD - a novel forthcoming from Gallery Books in 2027.
author of The Marigold, WASTE, All We Want is Everything, and co-author of The Handyman Method. www.andrewfsullivan.com
Adam Rosenberg's Net-Force @geminibros.bsky.social [WIP] and hired gun in the video games industry. Background in editorial, marcomm, production, and creative.
Lover of dogs, music, video games, geeky shit, cannabis, my biofamily, my chosen family, mental health, and kindness.
wherewasigoing.pika.page
Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social Organizational psychologist @Wharton. #1 NYT bestseller: THINK AGAIN. Podcasts: Re:Thinking & WorkLife. Diver. Arguing like Iโm right, listening like Iโm wrong.
Stella Sacco @antlervel.vet writer โข narrative designer โข lesbian โข nyc
repped @ HMLA by @ninarichner.bsky.social
Reese Valentine @areeseofcake.bsky.social they/them. Co-founder of @amelore.coop, i lov vidya gaems.
Amelore (ADHD gremlin mode) @amelore.coop Worker coop making digital games & stories. โ๏ธ Wishlist Motivation Monsters https://lnk.bio/s/amelore/motivation โ๏ธ
https://lnk.bio/amelore
piq @piquancyyy.bsky.social Music lover, speedrunner, hopeless romantic, eternal optimist ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
she/fae
Alyssa Wejebe @alyssawejebe.bsky.social Writer + Editor. Current/Previous clients: Unwinnable Monthly, Yen Press, Tapas, J-Novel Club, Ideas on Fire, Strange Horizons, ArtStation Magazine, SOLRAD Magazine + more. Tessera Editorial alum. Website: https://alyssawejebe.carrd.co/
Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.
jess mercury @powernappin.bsky.social they/them | 29 | OC enthusiast, occasional artist, & local cryptid | producer/director for various animated/online things
Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team i'm the most RESPECTFUL transsexual journalist in the worldโข
@khronos.world
tightpussy.shop
katea.gay
she/her
people i've turned trans: 265
Were You Followed @wereyoufollowed.bsky.social A female-led start up game studio based in Australia.
Working on our first title, Incarnal, a romance-focused game about intimacy, vulnerability, healing, and loving against all odds.
With monsters.
hmblgrv @humblegrove.bsky.social A storytelling co-op based in the UK. Currently working on A Line Held Tight ๐ฐ Creator of No Longer Home ๐ Support us @ patreon.com/humblegrove
Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog Trans liberation and information security. @transsafety.network
Manchester, UK
Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com Known for Old Skies, Blackwell, Technobabylon, Primordia, Unavowed, Hob's Barrow, and more! Working on: Nighthawks, Gilt, [REDACTED], [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]. Discord: http://discord.com/invite/kj2mkWs
Indrani @indrani.bsky.social ๐น๏ธ Game designer @durontogames.bsky.social
๐ฒ Community @blacktabbygames.com, @sunsetvisitor.studio
๐ Co-founder @desisndragons.bsky.social
๐ Find me @ indrani.me
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ She/they ๐Mumbai, India ๐ด Probably tired
Wallace @exalclaw.com Wallace Truesdale: Runs exalclaw.com | Seen at Unwinnable, Stop Caring, Mothership, etc. | Weak against soft cookies (and maybe news bloopers) | he/him
๐ฌ: exalclaw@proton.me
Rachel Watts @rachelwatts.bsky.social ๐งฉ Marketing @draknek.bsky.social
๐ Co-host @indieventurepodcast.co.uk
๐ Author of COCOON: Design Works @lostincult.co.uk
๐ Bylines @ RPS, GamesRadar+, PLAY, PCGamer, Edge etc
๐ง rachelwatts150[a]gmail.com
she/her/ace
Robin @spectrerobin.bsky.social @Twitch Affiliate (twitch.tv/spectrerobin). Creator of @UnEarthTheGame (jag.itch.io/unearth). Sr. Editorial @GAWeekly. I just like making stuff. All opinions are my own.
My links - https://linktr.ee/spectrerobin
OctaveX @octavex.bsky.social 
Angela O'Hara @fellmina.bsky.social Creative Director at A Thinking Ape Entertainment. Fantasy artist and creator of The Moonstone Diadem comic.
๐Portfolio: cara.app/fellmina
๐Website: artbyangela.ca
Natalie // DeathByGigglz @deathbygigglz.bsky.social Marketing/community/influencer swiss army knife @YellowBrickGames ๐ โช๏ธ Prev. Lead CM Dead By Daylight ๐ โช๏ธ Professional pun master, Polish-Canadian trash panda ๐ฆ
Nick van Vugt @nicktrunks.bsky.social 15+ years of Community Management experience. Film and media enthusiast. Opinions are my own. (he/him) nicktrunks.com
Gabby HC @scriblit.bsky.social Comedy writer & Author. Repped by JFL. Dead Funny History, Horrible Histories & Horrible Science! Loadsa R4 stuff! And more! Buy the Darkwood Trilogy or Rooks Trilogy or Cursed Under London! ๐ with the ๐ซ. Avatar by Tealin!
14 Hours Productions @14hoursproductions.bsky.social A small indie studio made up of incompetents, fools, and street thugs. We like to make cute games about eggs. Sometimes we also make dark games about espionage and spies.
Wishlist our newest game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4377480/Burn9/
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social freelance journalist | previously wired, axios, the verge | seen in nyt, 404 media | nyc | signal meganfarokhmanesh.76 | face god and walk backwards into hell
Jessica Cogswell ๐ธ @jessicogs.bsky.social โจ iโm like if tifa lockhart loved carbs
โ๏ธ features editor @gamespot.com
๐ into grand stories, rpgs, mtg, anime, coffee & esoterica
๐ฎ as seen at giant bomb, kinda funny, game informer, the av club, collider, uproxx & uppercut
Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social Gamedev, Animator at Evening Star. Was Animation Lead on Wanderstop, Dungeons of Dredmor.
Demo reel is here: https://auratriolo.com/
Also find me on mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@MOOMANiBE
Pete from Fuzzy Ghost ๐ MIGW @fuzzyg.host IGF Nominated, Freeplay & AGDA winning, queer game making duo based on Turrbal and Jagera Land - Brisbane. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Freeplay board member
linktr.ee/_fuzzyghost_
Sam Barlow ๐ฅ @mrsambarlow.bsky.social Writer & Director of ๐ฅ IMMORTALITY - "10/10" Edge ๐ฅ HER STORY - Telling Lies - Aisle - Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - He/Him
NEXT! โ PRECOGNITION and PROJECT D - Two new and mindblowing horror games coming in your future
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 ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ she/her
https://linktr.ee/leighalexander
Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social Indie Game Person of Interest.
Strategy / Marketing / Biz Dev / Events
(Prev: IGN, Indie MEGABOOTH, Geek & Sundry, Gametrailers, X-Play)
I talk about indie games, board games, tRPGs, and other assorted experiences. (He/Him)
Chris Biagini-Foote (they/them) @honestindies.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ games/anime/campy vampires/board games
Interviewing indie devs about their games and themselves. Highlighting indie games whenever possible.
Free Patreon.com/cw/HonestIndies
youtube.com/@HonestIndies
honestindiespodcast@gmail.com
No Gen AI
Lucy James @lucyjames.games Video game enjoyer @lookingfor.game podcast: @friendspersecond.bsky.social email: hello@lucyjames.games
Jank @jank.cool The first good website about PC games. https://www.jank.cool/
Graham Smith @grahamsmith.bsky.social Studio manager/producer @suspicious.dev. Co-founder @jank.cool. Previously: RPS, PC Gamer, Crate & Crowbar, Eurogamer, Dicebreaker.
Arden Osthof @ardenost.bsky.social Freelance Senior Narrative Designer.
Helped make The Division 2, Anno 1800 & 2205, Red Kiss, Mars Vice & more.
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ They/Them ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Hire me for your projects: https://diorama-machine.com/
Mei-Li Nieuwland @liea.nl Illustration - https://liea.nl/
Production - https://redkissgame.com/ by @wispfire.com (2027)
Rusty Lake ๐ฃ Servant of the Lake out now! @rustylake.com Creators of the praised Cube Escape series and the Rusty Lake adventures! Tag us with your #rustylake fanart! Servant of the Lake is out now! ๐งน
https://linktr.ee/rustylake
Cel Davison @celdavison.bsky.social writer/artist/musician
part of story telling workersโ co-op @humblegrove.bsky.social
they/them
UK, Calderdale based
Laure @laurebye.bsky.social ๐ฎ Producer @ indie publishing label Fellow Traveller
๐ท flickr.com/people/laureb/
she/they
Chrissy Bee (Chris Butler) | Open For Unity/C#/C++ Contract Work @avalix.bsky.social Freelance Unity/C#/C++ Generalist & Lead Programmer @ ZA/UM on Disco Elysium for Mobile / Zero Parades | ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ|๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ| Board games | Cat Dad
Prev. Work: As Dusk Falls, Seraph, Ironcast and more - linkedin.com/in/avalix
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Trans Rights are Human Rights ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
CONTINUE Magazine @continuemag.bsky.social A Very Good Videogames Magazine.
Home to the Mad Conts, our backers, our friends.
Issue 01 coming soon!!
www.continuemagazine.com
Meredith Gran @meredithgran.com Perfect Tides - http://tinyurl.com/vbf9wzab
Perfect Tides: Station to Station - OUT NOW! https://tinyurl.com/34f4m9jy
Comics @ http://www.octopuspie.com
remy siu | 1000xRESIST @remysiu.com founded indie game studio sunset visitor ๆ้ฝ้ๅฎข โข made 1000xRESIST
Peabody Award Winner, Hugo and Nebula Nominee
www.remysiu.com
Luke Lewis @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social Host/Producer: Crossplay Conversations & LukeWarmGames
Account Manager @ Vicariously & V Publishing
KFBF | He/Him
Email: luke@lukewarmgames.com & luke@vicariouspr.com
Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social host and founder, Post Games
co-host, The Besties
https://www.patreon.com/c/PostGames
https://postgame.substack.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/post-games/id1815131711
Signal: plante.01
Visai Games | Venba is Available now!! @visaigames.bsky.social Toronto based studio working on telling intimate stories with interesting mechanics.
Our first game was the award winning Venba! 
sunset visitor ๆ้ฝ้ๅฎข | Prove You're Human - Wishlist Now! @sunsetvisitor.studio sunsetvisitor.studio makes diverse narrative games through the lens of speculative fiction.
1000xRESIST | s.team/a/1675830/
Prove You're Human | s.team/a/4533950
DISCORD: discord.gg/sunsetvisitor
Antoine Mayerowitz @antoine.mayerowitz.io Half of @hushcrasher.bsky.social - PhD in economics / data science / generative art. Paris.
mayerowitz.io
Julie Belzanne @juliebelzanne.bsky.social CEO of Hushcrasher | We break down the video game industry
Newsletter: https://newsletter.hushcrasher.com/
Regional Pricing tool: https://hushcrasher.com/tools/steam-regional-pricing
@hushcrasher.bsky.social
Hushcrasher @hushcrasher.bsky.social We break down the video game industry.
Run by:
@juliebelzanne.bsky.social & @antoine.mayerowitz.io
Joshua Hood @joshlhood.bsky.social Producer and general contributor to cool games! Ex-Phoenix Labs, Rockstar North, Sony.
GG TRIBUNE @ggtribune.com The Best Publication to Read on the Toilet.
A subsidary of Freelance Mutts, acquired by Layoff Larry.
GGTribune.com
Support Us: patreon.com/ggtribune
Subscribe to the Newsletter: ggtribune.com/newsletter/
Rami Ismail (ุฑุงู
ู) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
No Small Games @nosmallgames.bsky.social ๐๏ธ Indie Game Recap and Review podcast
๐พ Hosted by Emily @aspecificegg.bsky.social and Kate @katerblossom.bsky.social
๐ Find us wherever you get your podcasts
www.nosmallgames.com
๐ง Business: nosmallgames@gmail.com
P.A. Bastien @pabastien.bsky.social Formerly Animation, Now Game Dev
Drew Cartoon Dogs
Assistant Director and Writer at Mischief
Director of "Project Blindface" at Mischief
It's not revenge. It's Punishment.
Tucker Hazell @tuckerhazell.bsky.social Host of Dev Dive and Back Log Banter. Independent video game researcher and game dev interviewer. | He/him | tucker@dev-dive.com for interview inquiries
kv @trepegroupie1.bsky.social Editor-in-chief at covergeek.com
Team Frosty Games Fest (as seen at Summer Game Fest!)
he/they
๐ง: kieron@covergeek.com
Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social Video game critic, Editor-at-Large @ Polygon. Formerly Digital Trends, Inverse, Hard Drive
i am never doing โdiscourseโ i do not know what random post you are talking about
Patrick Klepek @patrickklepek.bsky.social editor @ Remap // editor @ Crossplay // pr: patrick@remapradio.com and patrick@crossplay.news // tips: patrick.klepek@protonmail.com // signal: 224-707-1561
Remap Radio @remapradio.bsky.social A new adventure from the people who brought you Waypoint Radio, funded by you.
Support us at www.remapradio.com 
Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social Former Producer/Head of PR at MyDearest. Used to write about games at GamesBeat, Game Informer, Kinda Funny, Restart Dot Run, Fanbyte full time; IGN, Kotaku, Washington Post, basically everywhere freelance. Contact: imran@prosekhans.com. He/him.
David Mason @davidmasoncomposer.bsky.social Classical and Game Music Composer. Sound Designer/Sonic Artist.
[LOOKING FOR NEW WORK!]
Email: davidmasoncomposer@gmail.com
๐ผ DREDGE, Penguin Colony, Life Eater, Denari, Truck-kun, CRDM3
๐ I Am Your Beast, TMNT: Tactical Takedown
No AI
Ben Kosmina @kosmologyb.bsky.social Associate Product Manager for Fellow Traveller | he/him | ace | opinions are not that of my employers
I like good movies and terrible movies, and I have two cats. Narrative games are rad too
Veselekov @veselekov.bsky.social Ngฤi te Rangi. Hi-octane third international universal donor O NEG. Made award winning video game Umurangi Generation. Making Penguin Colony
ORIGAME DIGITAL @origamedigital.bsky.social Creators of Umurangi Generation and Penguin Colony
M.| Game Dev. ๐ฎ @fizzackz.bsky.social 32 | Au
- Married to @veselekov.bsky.social
- ORIGAME DIGITAL @origamedigital.bsky.social
- Chief Operating Officer
- Lead Executive Producer
- Entrepreneur
#BizDev #IndieDev #GameDev
- Creators of #UmurangiGeneration and #PenguinColony
Feztivus aka Felicia @feztivus.bsky.social PR, video games, gamedev, tabletop, conlang. SAM at @twofrogs.biz. On I Speak Giant. Making Breakaway TTRPG. @gameworkersau.bsky.social. Making a language. AuADHD. Ace. ๐ฉ๐ฅโฐ๏ธ
Aftermath @aftermath.site Aftermath is an independent, worker-owned website about video games and internet culture.
www.aftermath.site
WispRoy @wisproy.bsky.social I blog about #indiedev, food & my dog! ๐ถ Narrative Designer of https://wispfire.com ๐ Volunteer at https://games4diversity.com ๐ Buy Herald: bit.ly/herald-steam ๐พ Wishlist Red Kiss: bit.ly/RedKissSteam ๐๐ฉธ
Twonks @twonks.bsky.social Cartoons and comics by Steve Nelson.
Manager: michael.krell@sixteenth.com
https://linktr.ee/twonkscomics
Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social Director of Pentiment, Pillars of Eternity I & II, Fallout: New Vegas. Studio Design Director @ Obsidian Entertainment. ๐บ๐ธEN/๐ฉ๐ชDE โ
Interview/conference inquiries to pr@obsidian.net
Francisco Gonzรกlez @grundislav.games Indie adventure game developer.
Iโve made Rosewater (IndieCade nominated), Lamplight City, Shardlight, A Golden Wake & the Ben Jordan series.
Currently working on #ProjectLion
http://grundislav.games
White Blanket Games @whiteblanketgames.bsky.social ๐ปNightly terrors by @octavinavarro.bsky.social & @susannagranell.bsky.social
๐ฎMidnight Scenes, The Supper, The Librarian & Unwelcome.
๐Just released #AmongGraves
๐ https://www.whiteblanketgames.com
#indie #horror #adventure #games
Jess Haskins | The Game Editors @jesshaskins.bsky.social Game editor, narrative consultant, community organizer, educator. Adventurer and tea fiend.
Editor of IGF winner Titanium Court!
โจI elevate games with rigorous professional editing, narrative polish, and VO.โจ
thegameeditors.com
jesshaskins.com
Natalie Checo @heartimecia.bsky.social yennefer + judy alvarez + caleb propaganda machine | writing and marketing in games | game design consultant | GLAAD QED '26 | GDoC scholar '24 | future class โ20 | she/her
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
Teddy Dief @teddydief.com Director/Designer of Videogames
โ Hyper Light Drifter
โ We Are OFK
โ Glitch City LA
โ prev: Square Enix, XBox, Disney
โก IGF & Peabody Winner
โ https://linktr.ee/teddydief
jenny @qdork.bsky.social posting (at least) 1 video a day until my video game, CONSUME ME, sells one million copies.
buy now! ๐๐๐๐๐
iOS:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/consume-me/id6769877287
steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2359120/Consume_Me/
Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social Indie game Scout.
Formerly itch.io, Humble Bundle, Destructoid.
Technically an award winning journalist and print photographer. Technically.
Show me your cat.
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.
Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies
ZachSCARY Johnson @zachstronaut.com Game and Network coder for @StageFrightGame.bsky.social by Ghost Town Games. Director of Joggernauts by @spacemacegames.com. Minneapolis creative dev (he/him). Salty.
Cat selfie enthusiast.
Visit: zachstronaut.com
Kate Gray @hownottodraw.bsky.social I write games & jokes. Sometimes both.
โ past: journalist & presenter @ ONM, OXM, Nintendo Life, The Guardian, GameSpot, Xbox, Minecraft, etc
๐ฎ present: games writer @ Moonstone Island, Owlchemy, & Hello Kitty Island Adventure
@ Nova Scotia, Canada
Jeremy Peel @jeremypeel.bsky.social I do words for the likes of PC Gamer, IGN, Edge and The Guardian, and consult for games studios. Developers and publishers: if you're looking for a seasoned mock reviewer, let's talk!
Kliwe | Maria Hejlek @kliwe.bsky.social She/Her. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Designing games and DMing my friends, these are a few of my favourite things.
Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com Lead staff writer at SteamHype.com - PC gaming demystified - Veteran games crit, news & curation. Hyped for games of all shapes & sizes. Formerly RPS, PC Gamer & PCGamesN. He/Him
Find my other work, Steam Curator page & emails at dominictarason.com
Nathan Fry ๐ @frydro.city ๐ Marketing @fellowtraveller.games
๐ฎ 1/2 of @hybridfiction.bsky.social
๐ Author of Double Fine Chronicles
Support my game at bit.ly/stratagem-lost-demo! All opinions are my own. โI like Darkstalkers for the lore.โ
doc @docseuss.bsky.social ADIOS. HARDSPACE. PARATOPIC. Narrative Designer. Creative Director. Game design consultant.
http://patreon.com/docgames
http://medium.com/@docseuss
http://paypal.me/stompsite
Two Frogs in a Trenchcoat @twofrogs.biz We're Two Frogs in a Trenchcoat! A small indie game PR and marketing team helping your game make a bigger splash in a crowded pond ๐
๐ธ ribbit@twofrogs.biz
jasmine james ๐ Barcelona Game Fest @jasmo.bsky.social Indie game marketing. Account Director @ Two Frogs in a Trenchcoat.
๐ธ: jasmine@twofrogs.biz
I bring a kind of clown reaction photos and bad dad jokes vibe to the party that everybody loves actually (she/her)
Sara Hebert @saratoga.bsky.social Doing marketing at @human.computer where we make games! Previously at Night School! My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud. Please send coffee.
https://shebert.me
Abhi | Venba @brownmoney.bsky.social Creative Director at Visai Games
Making games that tell intimate stories with interesting mechanics, like Venba!
/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social We Make Crowdfunded Video Game Documentaries. Watch our docs at http://YouTube.com/noclipvideo. We also do underground games coverage at https://www.youtube.com/@Noclip2.
Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social Co-founder and reporter @aftermath.site. Beats: labor, livestreaming. My book about Twitch, Stream Big, is available now. Formerly: The Washington Post. Send tips to nathan@aftermath.site or nathangrayson.666 on Signal