Leahbee @vgleahbee.bsky.social i'm the gamer wife with a cool daughter & indie publishing!
Neha @ Full Indie @nehapolitan.bsky.social Composer/SFX for indie games
Venba🍛 (sfx)
All Will Rise (sfx)
Thousand Hells (music)
Eternights ⚔ (sfx)
Six Ages 2 🌤
Playdate/Sweet Baby 🎈
Speaker du Franglais She/Her
www.nehapatelaudio.com
nehapatelaudio@gmail.com
Jennifer Svedberg-Yen @jenn-svedberg-yen.bsky.social I make stuff and write stuff.
Lead Writer, Voice & Localization Producer
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Find me on Insta @jennifer_svedberg_yen
Carol Mertz @carolmertz.itch.io Game designer at Innersloth on Among Us Story: On Guard.
Previously at Exploding Kittens. Also made HELLCOUCH, With You, We should talk, & more.
🎮 carolmertz.itch.io
🃏 bit.ly/carolsBGG
🌱 PlayWithYourOwnJunk.com
st. louis, mo | http://carolmertz.com
christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social Fleet Manager/Social Media Manager, 100 Yen Life + Gamecenter Arcade: www.100yenlife.com + www.gamecenter.gg | Video Producer @ Action Button | Seattle, WA | Think of Needs of Notice for Human Being
Dean Rands | Crowence @crowence.com “Game Designer and Developer” who is slowly imploding. Games are great.
Work and thoughts at crowence.com
(Sorry, but please don't ask me for money - I don't have any)
Jorrit Rouwe @jrouwe.bsky.social Lead Game Tech Programmer at Guerrilla Games, creator of the Jolt Physics library.
雄之助/Yunosuke @bassynk.bsky.social 曲をつくるひと / 雄之助 / Awairo
youtube.com/yunosuke23
instagram.com/bass_ynk
Greliz @greliz.bsky.social Draws nonsense and loves Gremlins 2
http://www.beyondthecanopy.com/portfolio/
beyondthecanopy.storenvy.com
greliz.itch.io
Velan Studios @velanstudios.com Independent by choice. Inventive by nature. Making games worth caring about since 2016.
@sonicfreak94.bsky.social @sonicfreak94.bsky.social Software Engineer & Reverse Engineer, PC Enthusiast & Classic SEGA fanboy
https://linktr.ee/sonicfreak94
Patrick T Johnson @patricktjohnson.bsky.social Head of Discovery @ Playstack // he/him // Creator of http://gamerbeware.co.uk // Ambassador @SafeInOurWorld 24 // Opinions are my own // Currently based in Tokyo 🇯🇵
Walaber @walaber.com JellyCar creator, lead designer of "Where's My Water?" | Making games solo and 1/2 of Toyful Games | ゲームを作っています！日本語だいたいワカル | He/him https://linktr.ee/walaber
ariana!! 🗡✨ @arianamperry.com 🏹 lvl 30 ranger | she/her
🎮 marketing & comms director!
💼 previous: Kakehashi Games, DreadXP Games, Armor Games Studios
✏️ fledgling graphic novelist
🇯🇵 日本語を勉強中
💖 enjoyer of dnd, cosplay, swords, and impulse purchases 🏳️🌈🗡️
all thoughts my own! :^)
Shuhei Yoshida @yosp-jp.bsky.social 
Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social Library Director @ Video Game History Foundation. Tea, birds, and weird old stuff. Maxis history expert, as seen on TV. ☕🐦📚 he/him
Dazz - Spriters Resource & DYKG @dazz.spriters-resource.com Creator behind @Spriters-Resource.com, @DidYouKnowGaming.com and @VGFacts.com
I stream on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thespritersresource
email: dazz@didyouknowgaming.com
John Ricciardi @johntv.bsky.social ハチノヨンとスパデラのジョンです。Tokyo-based game lover/gatherer and 8-4 & SDX co-founder. EGM alum. 集まり屋。(He/Him) くわしいことは本をみて下さい。
𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚎 🐊 @rosehammer.art perpetual dopamine machine
✰ art director/dev at @tempolab.games (Bits & Bops)
✰ animator at flying bark on Avatar Aang / Moon Girl / Rise of the TMNT / Monkie Kid
✰ opinions mine
Dylan Makes Games @dylancuthbert.bsky.social Ultra veteran game dev, I have made a /lot/ of games, some of them are hits! Some of them aren’t! But I love every one of them.
Adam. Pottery Beard. @thatbeardoadam.bsky.social Ceramicist/Potter.
Former PR, marketing in games. Former game journalist. I do stuff for BitSummit and IGF. Geek and expensive-mead-wanter. My opinions are my own.
Lisy Kane @lisykane.com 🎮 WINGS Advisor, VicScreen Board, IGDA-F Board
✨ Production-for-hire (Massive Monster, onepixel. dog & more)
💜 Co-Founder Girl Geek Academy
🔄 Prev Kepler / Kowloon Nights, LoG
🌺 She/Her
🦘 MELB | Korean-Australian
https://linktr.ee/lisyk
amanda @amango.bsky.social makin stuff n playin stuff || 🎮 gameplay programmer @eveningstar.studio || she/her
Curiousjoi @curiousjoi.gg • dilly-dally shilly-shally • niche variety •
jrpg ‣ fighting ‣ retro ‣ action adventure
🔴┇mon - fri • 11am pst • twitch + YT
✉️┇curiousjoi@nani.gg
curiousjoi.gg
Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social Director of Pentiment, Pillars of Eternity I & II, Fallout: New Vegas. Studio Design Director @ Obsidian Entertainment. 🇺🇸EN/🇩🇪DE ♂
Interview/conference inquiries to pr@obsidian.net
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
ruari :3 | looking for work <3 @rawrku.bsky.social narrative & game designer | they/she | “irl maelle” | WomenIn 2026 DICE Scholar | nyu game design | S.K.R.U.B SQUAD | Diablo IV Level Design Intern | ruariroot.com
Daniel Bloodworth @dbloodworth2.bsky.social Video Games PR at Ukiyo Studios
Managing Editor at Easy Allies
Formerly GameTrailers, G4, Nintendo World Report
Covering video games since 1994.
esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social gameplay animator + consultant (she/her)
a lot of plants named Bob
one devious cat named Mo-Mo!
avoids direct sunlight unless it's for a Merlin lifer
linktr.ee/eskoko
Bennett @foddy.net QWOP, Getting Over It, Baby Steps
CHIKU Atataka / テトラポッド葉山 @my-syumi-game.bsky.social ■ Japanese Game Designer / Lead Level Designer
■ Independent Game Development Researcher
■ Monster Hunter Frontier, Dragon Quest XI, Contra: Rogue Corps, FOAMSTARS
■ CEDEC Game Design Track Chair: https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2025/en/
■ X: @my_syumi_game
Chris Wade @luckshotgames.com Game Director @ Luckshot Games: Big Hops & Sausage Sports Club. Previously: Owlchemy Labs, Battle Chef Brigade, Manifold Garden. Liker of rock climbing, running, sudoku, tiktok. Austin / Chicago guy.
https://linktr.ee/chriswade__
David Laskey @d-lask.bsky.social 🎮 programmer @ Evening Star
talk to me about volleyball, language learning, one piece tcg, or cycling. if you don't then i'll probably start talking to you about one of them lol
📍chicago
DELAYED HYPER CRITICISM - TARNISHED EDITION @daemon5000.bsky.social ex-naughty and kojima productions LA diamond dog, ex-capcom fighters.
tobal 2 best fighting game.
Dr. Robotmik @drrobotmik.bsky.social Robot/animation dancer, NPC, software engineer, gamer, chemist
Lead Backend Programmer at Innersloth
TikTok/IG/YT: dr.robotmik
Twitch: DrRobotmik
Jay Ma @jarmustard.bsky.social ・Reposts of game dev and art・
・Cofounder of Subset Games・
・she/her・
・京都・
Photography by Alfie Goodrich @alfie.photography Full-time pro photographer, creator & educator in Tokyo/Fukushima. Do walks & tours here, too. TV presenter for NHKWorld. Music lover. Antifa. Hasselblad Ambassador, 2015.
No Meta, Twitter or Amazon.
Free Palestine.
https://linktr.ee/alfiejapanorama
Al Yang @qqbert.bsky.social Studio Creative Director @NeoBards | Director - SILENT HILL f, Dynasty Warriors M, Resident Evil Resistance, FFXV Pocket Edition
Takenobu Mitsuyoshi @take-mitsuyoshi.bsky.social Since 1990, I have been working in the field of video game development as a sound designer. I have contributed to numerous projects for arcade video games, including "DAYTONA USA," "SEGA Rally Championship," and the "Virtua Fighter" series.
Daniel Draper @draperdanman.bsky.social Solo Indie Dev @ Mirror Door Interactive. Prev EA, Sledgehammer Games, Samurai Punk. Making jank jam games is very appealing to me. He/Him
parse 🔜 anthro socal #d10 @parsenoire.com 🇵🇭🏳️🌈 • 30s • he/him • border collie
furry game dev & top dog @animalworkshop.co
🐶🌌 cargo space https://awks.co/patreon
🟨🚀 rocketpult mini https://play.date/g/rtptm
📦9️⃣ previously @jackboxgames.com
pfp: doginacafe
bg: kasettetape
🔗 https://parsenoire.com
Asher Vollmer @ashervo.bsky.social Recovering game developer. Made Threes + Beast Breaker. he/him
Allen Murray @allenmmurray.bsky.social The internet is dumb and I apologize for building it. I make video games and music. Head of Studio at ZA/UM. Got COVID from the pit at a Turnstile show.
superfunc @superfunc.bsky.social video games
🌜 czar @ yoyogigames
🌞 HW @ playstation
· interested in perf stuff, custom engines
· made Gun Trails for playdate (https://play.date/games/gun-trails/)
· previously at that's no moon, nvidia, netflix, disney and pixar
merrigo @merrigo.bsky.social amanda | pixel art maker & enjoyer | : )
☀️ www.merrigo.co
☀️ prints: inprnt.com/gallery/merrigo
Grimelios @grimelios.bsky.social Programmer, streamer, and cat owner. Indie game developer. I also do speedruns.
elizabeth @macaroon1.bsky.social associate producer @ panic incorporated
crazymacattack @ twitch dot tv
📍 sf, ca
alexis nedd @alexisthenedd.bsky.social Kirkus-Nominated Authoress, Freelance Dragon Expert, Conversation Designer, and Fashion Archivist. I wrote DON’T HATE THE PLAYER and HOW WE PLAY THE GAME 💙 🎮 💜 She/Her
Portfolio & Clips: https://www.alexisthenedd.com/
Ryan Da Fun @animationmerc.bsky.social 25 years of GameDev and Animation.
Station Wagon influencer on walkabout.
Former Anim Director on SoD 3 and Perfect Dark. Animated on Battlefield 3/4/1/V, Alan Wake, Killzone 2, Treyarch's Spider-Man games and more.
Daniel Robson @nomoredaniels.bsky.social IGN Japan Executive Producer + bizdev at Sankei Digital.
IGN JAPAN エグゼクティブプロデューサー+産経デジタル事業開発担当です！
Games, music, movies, pop culture 🔥
Born 🇬🇧 Based 🇯🇵
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
Dan Ryckert @danryckert.com Owner and Chief Content Officer of Giant Bomb. Co-Founder of the Fire Escape Cast. Formerly WWE and Game Informer. Got married at a Taco Bell.
Support the fully independent Giant Bomb: https://www.giantbomb.com/join
sam | リノ 🥊 Tokyo Game Show @rinoaskyes.bsky.social Narrative ✏️ Publishing Director @ Neon Noroshi | Co-Founder SEA Games Showcase | 🎙️: 20m Podcast | GDoC Scholar 2026 | Future Class 2023 | Muay Thai | 🇲🇾🇦🇺🇯🇵🇸🇪
Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social A blog about old games. Written by Ashley Day
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com
Marty Hess @martyhess.bsky.social Business Development at PlayStation. Used to work at Bungie, Respawn, and Xbox. Husband and father. Habitual lurker.
SJ💤 @azurecoffin.bsky.social They/Them ✨ Desi ✨ Talent Manager & Partnerships at G FUEL✨ Volunteer at ENTRY-LVL & AAPIG Prev: AIAS, AGM
📧: sj0singh00@gmail.com
PFP by @swiffyink
Prev: GDC CA, AIAS
my opinions are my own
Jaclyn Seto (Jackie) @jaccplays.bsky.social Senior Writer on Apex Legends at Respawn Entertainment
(she/her) 🇨🇦🇭🇰🇨🇳
IGDA-F Next Gen Leader 2024
Opinions my own
Books Schwartz 📚 @sunshineduk.bsky.social Sr Narrative Designer at Microfun ✨ Prev: Drydock, Sony Santa Monica, Possibility Space, Molasses Flood/CDPR, Ubisoft, Lifeline, Wayfinder ✨ larprunner, YA writer, ADHD, queer as heck ✨ they/them
Adam Dolin @adamdolin.bsky.social GameDevDolin.com
Anna 🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social Freelance Game Writer & Narrative Designer | NOW: Kinali Works & Stupendium Softworks | Hugo finalist, BAFTA, DICE, Future Class | UVW-CWA | "Queen of the Freelancers" | ♐️ 💜🤍🖤💚 | she/her | annacwebster.com
Nhi Do @nhitendo.bsky.social she/her
Actor • VO Actor • Event Host
Parts made in Vietnam, Assembled in 🇨🇦
Libra with Capricorn Rising
See me: #SawtoothMountain #Invasion #SightUnseen #DoorMouse #Watchmen
Hear me: #CassetteBeasts2002 #1000xRESIST #LegoFriends
http://www.imdb.me/nhido
Fūnk-é Joseph @funkefly.bsky.social 💌 writing + game design at PUG!
🏰 publishing jr @ Larian on Baldur’s Gate 3+ ⚔️ funkbug.ca ⚔️ :o) they/them
isa @isadora.codes debugger queen ✨ working on Neverway and my own engine! co-founder at @coldbloodinc.studio ✨ forbes 30u30
WISHLIST NEVERWAY ✨ http://steam.neverway.co
and more ✨ http://isadora.codes
Evening Star @eveningstar.studio Games that shine bright. Based in Los Angeles, London and Melbourne ⭐ Penny’s Big Breakaway is available now!
Cortana 🌧️ Napping @cortanav.bsky.social “A goth Slut!” - Trixie Mattel
Dachshund Maven. Bearded Lady. Retired Cowgirl.
she/her
UX, UI, IA, && Accessibility for the games you like. Enforcer at PAX.
Seattle — Duwamish Territory
joeycarpenter.design
Terry Goodwin @terrygoodwin.bsky.social Studio Director & Game Director at Lab42 Games, a Sumo Digital Studio. Worked on Yakuza/Sonic/HFF/Tales of the Shire/lots. Non-binary 🏳️🌈 They/Them - A Storied Life: Tabitha out now!
Eka | Dosa Divas @ekanaut.bsky.social Out now https://outerloopgames.com/dosa
Director on Dosa Divas, Thirsty Suitors, Falcon Age. Co-Founder and Creative Director at Outerloop Games. Design, narrative, art, biz, UI/UX, production, photos. Uplifting marginalized devs.
SON M. 🔜 TGS @bogboogie.bsky.social Award winning court jester📍 chicago
founder, director, designer
co-founder & creative director @ perfect garbage | senior narrative @ elsewhere | d.i.c.e. juror | comics: currently The Hollowed Night #3
theboglands.com
Jared Rosen @neoncircus.bsky.social Multi-award-winning author & cool animal skull. Senior Narrative Director @ Turtle Rock. Prev Riot, Blackbirds, Dream Daddy, BFF, many others.
Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social my novel WANTING is now available for preorder 🥹 out from tin house July 1, 2025 ☺️💕 www.clairejia.com
Trent Kusters @trentkusters.bsky.social studio director League of Geeks • co-host AIAS #GameMakersNotebook • GDC board • co-creator Armello + Solium Infernum + Jumplight Odyssey
Sean Dick @seandick.net Rogue gameplay programmer Puppy Truck, Tonight We Riot, ReBop Blasters
https://dean-sick.itch.io
Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social Solving Game Discovery at WeLoveIt.io • Founder, Dejobaan Games • Prev. Steam Labs @ Valve • 30 Year Veteran Game Dev • Boston!
Alan Pfeifer @arp2.bsky.social Drummer for Flummox; Coffee/Drums/Coffee/Dogs/Coffee/Coffee
https://onlyfans.com/u515316162
https://mobilepool.bandcamp.com/
cathy @cathywags.bsky.social 
@madbrain.bsky.social @madbrain.bsky.social 
Ben Bertoli @radishgames.com Indy-based board game designer, games journalist, and teacher 📚
Designed Bark Magic, Head Hauntcho, Mythic Menu, and Sands of Crime (coming soon!) 🌵
Bylines at Polygon, Game Informer, IGN, APWOT and many more 🫠
Hayes Madsen @solfleet.bsky.social Freelance Games and Media Reporter. Jr. Producer at Strange Scaffold. Formerly Inverse. Words at, RPG Site, Rolling Stone, more. RPG aficionado. Bisexual.He/they. madsenhayes@Gmail.com. Signal: HayesM.26
winter 🔜 full indie @gapmoe.me game audio villainess for 💢🦀
🎵, sfx, and more ❄️ if it's sound related, i've done it~
transfemme
she/it • 🔞
Matt Clawson @claw.dev work: union software developer and agitator
interests: cooking, vintage electronics repair, video game history, woodworking
he/him, nj
Katie, LLTID (little lady till i die) @katieandcatburger.bsky.social YouTube Videosmith | indie games & video essays | Big Aunt Energy | I'm like a truffle pig for indie games | VTuber too I guess | she/her
https://youtube.com/@KatieAndCatburger
amadeus @amadeus.wtf literally nobody
Gabby DaRienzo @gabbydarienzo.com game developer / artist
gabbydarienzo.com
Julian Spillane @julianspillane.bsky.social CEO of Komi Games. Wishlist Gemini X now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4360760/Gemini_X/
Worked on Marvel MaXimum, Star Wars, KOF XV and Psychonauts 2! Co-created Use Your Words! Expect game, wrestling, synth music and horror content. He/him. 日本語OK!
Darby, mother of Spanky @ddddarby.bsky.social My dog's name is Spanky, I live in the Bay Area, and I'm a product designer @GitHub
Katie Chow @katiechow.bsky.social I miss my pre-internet brain. Words for hire. Formerly The A.V. Club and BlackBook. Seen in Pitchfork, Vice, Paste, and more. https://linktr.ee/katiechow
Ernie Costa @handle.invalid CloudOps at #Commvault 🔹 Microsoft #MVP 🔹 #AzureLocal, #DIY, #HomeGym, #LGR
Willy Hardy @will.ly 
Peter McConnell @petermcconnell.bsky.social Composer of music for video games and film, electric violinist and kazoo virtuoso 
rogerclark @rogerclark.bsky.social DDR player
5141-5915
Robert Reed @robreedwrites.bsky.social Freelance wordsmith.
Biracial (Black/White). he/him. L.A. based. Omaha, NE born and raised.
Roy Nathan de Groot @royndegroot.bsky.social Pixel artist/Programmer/Game Designer/Dad. Super Crate Box, Serious Sam: Random Encounter, Luftrausers, Whipseey, Last Mage Standing and ULTRABUGS (eventually)
Psynwav @psynwav.bsky.social They/Them // Bisexual // Scottish // BLM // Trans rights are human rights // I'm gonna work for videogames when I grow up! (currently working for videogames.)
Bryant Cannon @lasercannon.bsky.social Game Developer. Night School alum. OXENFREE | Afterparty | OXENFREE II | Black Mirror: Thronglets
he/him
João Brant @joaobrant.longhathouse.com Fiz Dandara faz tanto tempo (com uma galera) que to virando a Kelly Key dos Games
Gamedev e asneira 🏳️🌈 ele/dele
Pat @chorizofan420.bsky.social He / Him
Editor Jockey
Unity, Unreal, Radiant, DOOM
Lynds Gallant @apocalynds.bsky.social ✨Freelance Art Director✨Prev: @PlayStation✨Chaotic Good✨She/Her✨
GWIZ 🎧🌙✨ @gwizofthestars.com DJ ✰ Music Producer ✰ Milky Way Galaxy
Stock Car Driver - Street Stocks, Legends | Music for Video Games, TV & more!
Now Booking | contact@gwizofthestars.com 🎧
Work3Studio - Banana Bash! NES ROM Demo OUT NOW! @work3studio.bsky.social Tokyo based, Pro game dev since '89 (Ocean, Core, Wayforward, Nintendo, iNiS, Valhalla, EXA and more)- Still working on BANANA BASH for NES!
work3studio.weebly.com
東京に住んでるゲームを作る人。ファミコン用サル★カニパニックのディレクター、デザイナー,ミュージシャンです！
#nesdev #nes #famicom #retrogaming