52 Pickup Studios 🎲🃏♟️ @52pickupstudios.com duo creating new original tabletop games every month from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Our games use stuff you already own!
40+ original games on Patreon part of the 52 Pickup zine series patreon.52pickupstudios.com
Jean Blue AKA LookingForMyBlueSky @missblueaudios.bsky.social 18+ | Creator of adult content and terrible jokes | Nanni in #suckerforlove | DM for business
Audios: https://www.patreon.com/lookingformybluesky
N00dz: https://www.onlyfans.com/lookingformybluesky
Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com Helping you find the coolest games made in Australia & Aotearoa NZ 🍦🎮 Join the Frosty Fans mailing list to stay up to date! 👉 https://frostygamesfest.beehiiv.com
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Powered by @nz-code.nz and @strangescaffold.bsky.social
Sol_Mooney @solmooney.bsky.social Digital Artist ✦ Character Designer ✦ Illustrator
20+ ✦ NZ ✦ He/They
FFXIV ✦ ZZZ ✦ HSR ✦ LOL
Cranky Chibi Cthulhu🐙Steam Demo Available NOW!! @littletlalocinteractive.com Kvlt creative team making an 8-bit style, retro shmup/STG. I (lead designer) attempt to keep our online presence relevant.
WISHLIST Cranky Chibi Cthulhu! rb.gy/8g1gcl
All opinions and typos are my own! #gamedev
Locomalito @locomalito.com Hobbyist developer of traditional video games: #MalditaCastilla #Hydorah #TheCurseOfIssyos #Gaurodan #AbbayeDesMorts #Darkula #Verminest #8bitKiller and more… locomalito.com
MrAwolf @mrawolf.bsky.social Indie game dev.
Metal.
Creator of Slain and Valfaris working on SLain2.
Bat Galactic @batgalactic.bsky.social Game dev. Developing Bat Galaxy, a Star Fox and Panzer Dragoon styled rail shooter with exploration.
Steam (soon): https://store.steampowered.com/app/3075430/
Kickstarter (sooner): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/batgalaxy/bat-galaxy-rails-adventure
TheSomeguy009 @someguy009.bsky.social The Gunner Green!
Game Developer, Artist in training, STG player, Kamen Rider Fan, more things I can't fit on this description!
Leader of Team Overloaded
fawdot @fawdot.bsky.social A guy who likes and makes bullet hell games. Also make music, and the occasional drawing.
Developer of Gentei Shooter, DotBullet, etc.
beware of reposts⚠️🔞
https://fawdot.itch.io/gentei-shooter
Conor O'Kane @conorokane.bsky.social Game Developer, Miniature Painter, Simulation Engineer.
http://cokane.com
Cαrínα ᓚᘏᗢ @carina.delachancla.com Doujin Shmup dev
Retro game music composer
Third Strike Dudley ﾐ 🥀
Metalhead
Vinyl collector
Digital/Vinyl mastering
CRT TV pics
Team Grybanser Fox
💖 YM2151, YM2612
🏳️⚧️ Sacramento
https://linktr.ee/carinad3a
No nudes, N F T's, C r y p t o, or A I
Ben Hickling // MNKY @benhickling.bsky.social Artist / Game Dev / Current project: Ex-Zodiac (out in early access now!) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249480/ExZodiac/
Huey Games @hueygames.bsky.social Game dev studio. Turn-key Porting powered by HueyCore. Co-Dev. Full-Cycle. Original IP.
R @rayala.itch.io #IndieGameDev producer & scenario writer.
Games are my body, visual novels are my blood.
Jason Koohi @zanrai.bsky.social Game Design, Art, Music, Voice. Half of Team Zanrai w/ @excelynx (over on Twitter).
We're developing #VISEGUNNE. Wishlist on Steam today!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2882040/VISEGUNNE/
Shinu Real Arts @shinurealarts.bsky.social Shinu Real Arts is a solo indie game developer. Released Wings Of Bluestar On Steam and consoles, please support the game if you like shmups.
My new projects are a 2D metroidvania and a pixel art shmups.
Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social Game dev from the Vancouver area. Senior Game Designer at Studio MDHR. Views are my own.
Making Chronoblazer, a 2D shmup with progression and light exploration, in my spare time.
https://adammcdonald.itch.io/
https://adammcd.com
Shoot the Core-cast @shootthecorecast.bsky.social We're a shoot-em-up podcast covering the genre from its humble beginnings through the most current danmaku and indie games. Check out our Discord server to play along each month with our games! https://discord.gg/5vxmupVfDe
Binary Clone (HyperTyper 2000) @binaryclone.bsky.social Developer of HyperTyper 2000 with @vaaasm.com. Musician.
Occasional pixel artist. Jack of all trades. They/them
Wishlist HyperTyper 2000 on Steam! s.team/a/3125430
Drawmi @drawmi.bsky.social Professional UX/UI & Graphic Designer. Hobbyist Artist/Gamedev.
Wishlist Art Strikers: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3384330/Art_Strikers/
Oab @im-oab.bsky.social Solo-indie dev | Making auto-battler game called `Fruit vs. Aliens` : http://s.team/a/3235740/ | Made four shmup games. (`WDF`, `USG`, `Flesh` and `miniStrike`)
More games: https://linktr.ee/Pollapee
Boghog @boghogstg.bsky.social I'm a gamedev (he/him)
Working on ARMED DECOBOT | Mechanical Star Astra. Game designer for Gunvein
I also have a game design blog/patreon & make vids :
https://www.patreon.com/c/Boghogooo
https://www.youtube.com/@boghogSTG
LMG3864 Games @lmg3864games.bsky.social Indie Videogame Developer.
Open for job offerings.
Where to find me: https://linktr.ee/lmg3864
Attrition: lmg3864.itch.io/attrition
Aerostrike: store.steampowered.com/app/2303500/MF01_Aerostrike/
Potatostrike: https://lmg3864.itch.io/potatostrike
Scowsh @scowsh.bsky.social Musician, shmup/stg enjoyer, & educator. Creating music for games 🎶🤘🎶
Nathan Fouts, ChainStaff is Out Now @mommysbestgames.bsky.social #GameDev since 1994. I do action mechanics with a twist!
Made "ChainStaff" https://tinyurl.com/chainstaff
Made Shoot 1UP, Serious Sam DD, Pig Eat Ball, Bumpy Grumpy. Worked on POSTAL, Resistance Fall of Man, Ratchet n Clank.
http://www.mommysbestgames.com
skalt711 @skalt711.bsky.social ~ I want you to fly again.
He/him
Martin Mauersics @maus-games.at Engine Programmer and Game Developer 🇦🇹 🏳️🌈
https://www.maus-games.at/
🚀 made the colorful shoot 'em up Eigengrau
⚔️ now working on a colorful action-adventure
🚧 always tinkering with a custom game engine
gen AI is stupid 🤖
avatar by Karakalth 🐭
Diego Cambre @diewtiful.bsky.social ✦ 2D artist ✦ game designer ✦
📬 commissions open
💌 diego.cambre@gmail.com
🕸️ https://linktr.ee/Diewtiful
Phenomena Embattled @phenembattled.bsky.social Sci-Fi shoot 'em up set on earth and the rest of the gigantic universe. Pilot trans-medium vehicles and battle fleets, swarms and giant alien craft.
Developed by LightInt
ZOE Begone! Out now on PC and consoles! @retchyyy.bsky.social Solo #indiedev working on ZOE Begone!
Wishlist on Steam http://store.steampowered.com/app/1266610/ZO…
#shmup #STG同好会
http://discord.gg/nwX4CeT
MagnaRemora @magnaremora.bsky.social Designer/Composer/SFX/VFX/Indie Dev.
Creator of Shoot 'em up titles: Tastrion and Atomanta
minsoft @minsoftgames.bsky.social Creator of Vyrzon for the Vectrex. Currently working on Vyrzon II, an old school vertically scrolling shoot-em-up.
Cannot see DMs.
Schildmaid MX out on all current consoles and PC @hitpstudio.bsky.social We are Michiel and Hans and we make fresh new video games #Gamedev - Our #shmup Schildmaid MX is on Steam now and coming to consoles soon.
kornodd @kornodd.bsky.social Drawing stuff - developing Rainchaser:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3169300/Rainchaser/
kornodd0g@gmail.com
http://ko-fi.com/kornod1
https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/33530133
The One Man Army Game Studio @tomagamestudio.bsky.social #indiegames creators of: I Got Isekaid Into A Shmup, #Overdriven series, #Hexapoda, #ZikSquare, #Harvester of the Dead
Kevin Minh || making vidya 🔮 @kevinmonitor.bsky.social 23, he/him, 🇻🇳, 🏳️🌈
super difficult bullet hell maker i think
art #kevinArt, gamedev #kevinDev
profile banner: thatonefrogxd
pfp: panncake
@kevinminh_alt on twt
my games: kevinmonitor.itch.io
commissions: vgen.co/kevinminh
Deep Waters (no ai) @deepwatersgame.bsky.social A tense deep sea adventure game made by Idle Hands
Manufacture 43 @manufacture43.com 🥐 Indie Video Game Creation Studio based in Bordeaux, France.
🚑 Highway to Heal, Drive Fast and Take Care of Adorable Folks! (Steam)
💥 Pawarumi, a Neo-Aztec Shoot'em Up! (Steam, Switch, Xbox One, PS4)
Typhoon Unit ~ Butterfly Requiem @typhoonunitgame.bsky.social Side-scrolling bullet hell #shmup by @ghostlyfeline.bsky.social! Switch heroes on the fly!
Wishlist on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1198710/Typhoon_Unit__Butterfly_Requiem/
CROW'S NEST @crowsnestdev.bsky.social indie dev(s) rollingcrow and co. making fast and arcadey games (usually shmups!)
banner by plunch
https://crows-nest.itch.io/
https://www.youtube.com/@crowsnest_dev
ArtByTucho @artbytucho.bsky.social Seasoned Artist/Gamedev. Co-founder of http://UFOCrashGames.com and http://MadrugaWorks.com
Portfolio: http://artbytucho.com
Wishlist Centipede Simulator: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3922090
#noai
Rietly @rietly.bsky.social I'm a newbie game developer.
At the moment I am developing a mobile shmup game «Hiyumi's Nightmare».
Here I publish devlogs on my games.
Jake @jakemacher.bsky.social Artist, Animator and Game Dev. My game Sofia the Witch Curse of the Monster Moon for Gameboy Color is available for pre-order. Try the demo
https://jakemacher.itch.io/sofia-the-witch-demo
https://www.bitmapsoft.co.uk/product/sofia-the-witch/
danbo @danboland.net video game programmer, lua and love2d. blue revolver (+double action). scrandle.
https://danboland.net
Neurocrasher @grant42.bsky.social I'm not AI, but I *am* artificially intelligent.
www.gougblog.com
fruitbatsalad @fruitbatsalad.bsky.social Retro video games | Game dev | Shmups | He/him | One half of @chaindamagegames.bsky.social
Lilac 0 | OUT NOW ON STEAM! @playlilac0.bsky.social Working on Lilac 0 and sharing progress with you :)
Krystian Majewski @krystman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Born in Warsaw. Studied design at Köln International School of Design. Indie game designer now. IGF finalist. Teaching Game Design. 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇱 He/Him
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@krystman, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Romain Macré - Wishlist Alexus 2040 on Steam @romainmacre.bsky.social Wishlist my retro fixed shooter Alexus 2040 on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3584730/Alexus_2040/
I'll talk about game dev, game design, side projects...
Works at Nitrome, lead programmer on Shovel Knight Dig.
Claymatic @claymatic.games We’re Claymatic Games! Working on Platypus Reclayed and Knuckle Creek 🚀 Specialising in claymation art style, couch-coop, local and multiplayer games
🤖 claymatic.games
Sunny @sunnysytam.bsky.social Creator of Danmaku Unlimited 1, 2, 3 and creating more
bulo studio @bulostudio.bsky.social Bulo studio is an independent game development studio, working on the SHMUP CREATOR, a shoot 'em-up creation tool.
#shmup #STG #demoscene
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289520/SHMUP_Creator/
Nilbog @nilboglive.bsky.social Metal Goblin Vtuber!
https://www.nilboglive.com/
Nnnn @nnnn.cat I make obscure games for obscure hardware.
マニアックなハード用マニアックなゲームを作っています。
❤: Noise, horror, holography, vectrex/光速船, Playdate, P/ECE, 戦国TURB
STG Shmups @stgshmups.bsky.social I run different initiatives around STG/shmups/Shoot 'em ups, trying to consolidate communities and help gamedevs, publishers, content creators and shmup fans.
SEN 👾 @shmupdb.bsky.social Anime, Manga & Video Game Art
Projects: linktr.ee/shmupdb
Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social gay artist, game dev // website: https://debacle.us // auckland, aotearoa new zealand
just released Radiator Forever, a gay game collection: https://radiator.debacle.us
making Tryhard, a gay rugby RPG: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/Tryhard/
Monster Hunter @monsterhunter.capcomusa.com Monster Hunter Wilds is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC/Steam on February 28, 2025. #MHWilds #MonsterHunter
👉 https://monsterhunter.com/wilds
🔧 http://capcom.com/support
ESRB Rating: E10+ - T
Publer @publer.com Schedule your Bluesky posts with Publer!
💚 Social Media Management Platform for Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X, LinkedIn & more!
Learn more: linkie.bio/publer
EPG - Teeto OUT NOW! @eatpantgames.com We made Teeto! Grab it on Steam, PS5 and Switch 1/2 🩵 http://s.team/a/2783370
Ninja Kiwi Games @ninjakiwigames.bsky.social Game dev and creators of Bloons TD 6, Bloons TD Battles, Bloons Card Storm, and SAS Zombie Assault 4.
More Awesomer.
Discord: http://discord.gg/ninjakiwi
Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA) @igea.bsky.social Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) is the industry association representing developers, publishers & distributors of video games in Aust & NZ.
@nzgames.com @nzgames.com 
NZ Game Developers Association @nzgda.bsky.social Supporting & developing the Aotearoa video games industry since 2001.
https://linktr.ee/nzgda
Wishlist Bashful Adoration On Steam! @kittywampusgames.bsky.social 💕H: Eggiyo on X
💕Developing an indie game about cute witches and love!!
💕 https://www.kittywampusdev.com/
Bunguin Games @bunguin.games Indie studio based in Aotearoa, New Zealand
Developer of @headlicegame.com and @coldsalvage.com
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2851800/Headlice/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2368320/Cold_Salvage/
PLECTRUM SOFT - Wishlist Project Mix! @plectrumxr.bsky.social VR Game Studio developing Project Mix, an anime slice-of-life VR cyberpunk bartending game.
Wishlist our game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2439770/Project_Mix
Discord: discord.gg/TY3wck2YPW
Bluesky @bsky.app official Bluesky account (check username👆)
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