Jack Ryan 🙏🧪 @jacksonwryan.com not a spy.
investigative journalist.
President, SJAA.
Co-founder, CONTINUE magazine
i write about people, science, integrity, dodgy stuff, video games, art
newsletter: nobreakthroughs.com
Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch Designer making games and other playable things at @playables.net. Pocket Boss (out now! pocketboss.ch), KIDS, Plug & Play, Rakete, Drei and more: mariov.ch
Thana 🌳🌲 @thanaorchard.bsky.social pronounced "Thannuh"
west coast she-critter ░ 30s
gamedev + modding ▒ lowpoly + pixelart
fm chiptune + midi ▒ post-hardcore
my character creator: https://thanaorchard.itch.io/thanas-character-creator
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linktr.ee/thanaorchard
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Thana Orchard
Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social Multi-award-winning reporter at @kotaku.com. Formerly: @ign.com, @gibiz.bsky.social, and more. kansas city kansas city. She/her. Exuberant, always. Email: rvalentine@kotaku.com Signal: duckvalentine.47
Rebecca Fernandez O'Shea @rebeccafernandez.bsky.social Senior Graphics Programmer at Nixxes Software @nixxessoftware.bsky.social Previously TT Games and WeirdBeard Games. A member of Port Jackson Greens and the Sustainable Transport branch of Climate Change Balmain/Rozelle.
Gord McGladdery @asitp-gord.bsky.social Founder, Composer, Game Director @ https://ashellinthepit.com 🇨🇦
Composer: Among Us Stories: On Guard | NEATH | FNAF: Security Breach/RUIN | Rogue Legacy | Smarter Every Day | lots more
Creator of https://Fish.Game
Neven Mrgan @mrgan.com Creative Lead at Panic, working on Playdate, dev software, and helping publish games • Maker of games Blackbar, Grayout, Hidey Spot, The Barkless Doctrine, The Incident, Space Age, Stagehand • One of the good ones • Portland, OR • he/him
joey schutz @joeyschutz.bsky.social game designer | professor | boshi's place
my games live their humble little lives out here: https://jamschutz.itch.io/
Generally Kirp @generalkirp.bsky.social Space wizard and secretly a niche game designer. 
A Shell in the Pit @ashellinthepit.com ashellinthepit.com
#gameaudio
#gametrailers
made fish.game
70+ titles
Big Walk, FNAF, Pacific Drive, Little Kitty Big City, Untitled Goose Game, Chicory, Sneaky Sasquatch, Rogue Legacy, @smartereveryday
A Harrison @hyperlyss.bsky.social probably a bog spirit // Current: Head of Publishing @ Panic // Prev: That's No Moon; MWMi; The Game Band // My opinions are mostly dumb
they/them
Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com I work at https://panic.com
Find me at https://cabel.com
📍Portland, OR
Ka Teixeira @bitmoo.com 👤 2D/3D Generalist Artist & Gamedev
💻 Prev: Dreamfeel, Seasonspree, I Am Dead, The Wolf's Bite
🎨 Portfolio: https://bitmoo.me/
She/her. Brazilian in the UK. Allotmenteer. Cat mum. Kickstarting my Linux era.
🚫 NO genAI thanks.
Alan Hazelden @alanhazelden.bsky.social Head Draknek at Draknek & Friends (@draknek.bsky.social). He/him.
Personal website: https://alan.draknek.org/
kat @kgt.bsky.social [-o-]
microgames: https://chipswoon.itch.io/
everything else: https://kgt.dev
DMs closed bc Australia
@duncancorrigan.bsky.social @duncancorrigan.bsky.social 
James Manning @jimaroonie.bsky.social Videogames, digital cultural heritage and digital play cultures researcher. Lecturer, RMIT University. Co-Chair, Freeplay.net.au. Board member, DiGRAA. Managing Editor, Journal of Games Criticism.
common-or-garden Mads 🦆 @madmacsfuryroad.bsky.social Mads Mackenzie 💀 narrative game dev, mundane birdwatcher, sometimes cosplayer 💀 they/them, icon by Penta 💀 director @fine-fiends.bsky.social
Kevin Maxon @sonofbadru.bsky.social https://badru.graphics/
Seattle
he
elizabeth @macaroon1.bsky.social associate producer @ panic incorporated
crazymacattack @ twitch dot tv
📍 sf, ca
Oscar Brittain @moomoomang.bsky.social Slayblade | Nanomon Virtual Pet | Kardboard Kings | Desert Child | World's Fastest Pizza || 1/2 of Henry's House
📍Melbourne, AUS
Intarsia Interactive @intarsia.studio Handcrafting weird little games with weird little guys
https://intarsia.studio/
Golan Levin @golan.bsky.social Artist, researcher, educator, instigator. Chaotic Good.
Daniel Linssen @managore.bsky.social I make games
https://managore.itch.io/
https://bit.ly/leapyearonsteam
Sean O’Dowd @odowd.co odowd.co over a decade of game development with those at SMG, Crows Crows Crows, Mountains Studio, Apple Arcade, Twitch, Immersive Gamebox
Panic @panic.com panic.com • Maker of apps (Nova, Prompt, Transmit) • Publisher of Firewatch, Untitled Goose Game, Nour: Play With Your Food, Thank Goodness You're Here, Arco, Despelote, Time Flies • Oh, and also @play.date
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
popagenda @popagenda.co Pals doing indie publishing things
popagenda.co
Jessica Shipard @jessicashipard.bsky.social Co-founded Studio Folly, designed Gubbins (it's a word game) and Real Bird Fake Bird <3
Josefina Huq @josefinahuq.bsky.social writer + researcher of play + place!
🙃 josefinahuq.com.au
Hugh Davies @hughdavies.bsky.social Artist, Curator, Media and Games Researcher
President of Chinese Digital Games Research Association
https://www.hughdavies.au/
Dan @danferguson.bsky.social Game Developer🕹
Director @ dobdob.studio
WISHLIST pls :)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4260790/Ascent_of_the_Last_Colossus
He/Him
@dziff.bsky.social @dziff.bsky.social Independant art director & 2D/3D game artist
www.dziff.com
⁂ @polclarissou.bsky.social 
Tana ⭐ pls wishlist Shape Sender Deluxe @tanamakes.games makes games, does swing dancing & photography, and likes to talk
Director @deadteapot.games making Shape Sender Deluxe ⭐🟡🟧
ex-Technical Designer
@dinopoloclub.bsky.social on Mini Motorways & Mini Metro
he/him
Brendan Foley @brennydoon.bsky.social Melbourne - likes to hadouken and draw - currently playing with Ren'py - UX/UI designer at Museums Victoria
Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Full Indie Vancouver @writnelson.bsky.social Running @StrangeScaffold.bsky.social Wrote for MtG, Borderlands 4, I Am Your Beast & more. Lead VA in Hellraiser: Revival. BAFTA nom. Christian! He/Him. Repped by CAA.
lowpolis @lowpolis.bsky.social sonic references
https://lowpolis.click
Indie Dev Digest ANZ @indiedigest.dev Bringing indie dev news for Australia & New Zealand straight to your inbox. The Indie Dev Digest (est. July '24) is a newsletter round-up of information for digital game developers across Australia and New Zealand, primarily in the independent games space.
zac @duck.pizza bread eater/code boy | webmaster of poly.pizza + bino.gg | 🏳️🌈
Liam Esler @liamesler.bsky.social Executive idiot at Summerfall Studios, creators of Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical and upcoming exorcism deckbuilder, Malys!
🏳️🌈 he/him
Teddy Dief @teddydief.com Director/Designer of Videogames
◆ Hyper Light Drifter
◆ We Are OFK
◆ Glitch City LA
◆ prev: Square Enix, XBox, Disney
⟡ IGF & Peabody Winner
⇒ https://linktr.ee/teddydief
Scott from Fuzzy Ghost @scott.fuzzyg.host I put the "Ghost" in Fuzzy Ghost. Also the visual stuff. Also the story stuff.
This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com No ads. No AI. Just videogame coverage that matters.
Fully independent, commercial free, and reader-funded.
https://thisweekinvideogames.com/
cain @cmddx.itch.io makes weird horror games
check out PROXIMATE
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2957800/PROXIMATE/
https://cmddx.itch.io/proximate
contact@cainmaddox.com
melbourne. he/him 🏳️⚧️
Emma Koch @emmakoch.bsky.social Senior 3D Artist and Game Developer.
Making internet fan art when I can. Flying by the seat of my pants.
https://www.artstation.com/ekoch
Tim Dawson @ironicaccount.bsky.social indie game dev
Assault Android Cactus🔋, Unpacking📦, Tempopo🌷
Tex makes Key Fairy 🏳️⚧️ @soyoudontneedto.bsky.social Oh No! Oh Dear! Oh My!
Games...person?
Would love you to play Key Fairy: keyfairy.com.au
Other games/art/blog-posts?
yes: neighbourhoodsnake.com
she/they
Mickie @hey-mickie.bsky.social Product Dev @ New Blood
Getting oil in hair @ Underside of my mazda
Dead Walshe @deanw.xyz Dean Walshe:
3D Art lead on Wild Bastards and Void Bastards
Past games I have worked on include Stellar Warsy things and the Borderlands Interquel doodad.
https://deanw.xyz/
(He/Him)
Veselekov @veselekov.bsky.social Ngāi te Rangi. Hi-octane third international universal donor O NEG. Made award winning video game Umurangi Generation. Making Penguin Colony
Ruth Bosch 🇯🇵 TGS @ruthbosch.bsky.social Concept Artist & AD making Shady Business! @shadybusinessgame.bsky.social
Prev: League of Geeks, Massive Miniteam & Studio Fizbin. Freelance Artist on Horizon Forbidden West, Guild Wars 2, Vampire Therapist & more.
https://linktr.ee/ruthbosch
Sarah Pavlich @thegooflord.bsky.social Freelance QA Analyst and union organiser | A lovely QA person that loves QA | Join your union @gameworkersau.bsky.social | They/Them
riprip @ripripworld.bsky.social trans rights and videogames and chill
we made a cute game enginneeee❤️🔥 (✿◡‿◡) www.wareware.rip
a messy games label consisting of @spiders.rip @krisekrise.bsky.social @c7eopatra.bsky.social @robinvehrs.bsky.social
Amy PJ 🌺 @hellomisspotter.com video games + marketing + probably photos of my dog 👩🏼💻 the @FrostyGamesFest.com girl 🍦 ✧* kiwi in sydney *✧ she/her
buzzbang.co @buzzbang.bsky.social marketing support to help ANZ indie game makers succeed (hi, it's @hellomisspotter.com 🫶🏻) 🐝💥 contact, creator + media forms: http://buzzbang.co
Mahli-Ann Butt @mahliann.bsky.social Game Studies’ Feminist Killjoy | she/her
Katsumi Yoshida @yozibak.bsky.social game dev/programmer/tech artist/composer
メルボルンでインディーゲーム作ってます。
working on canvasstreet.net
yozibak.com
Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social musician/illustrator/animator/etc.
https://www.louiezong.com- R rory @rorydoinstuff.bsky.social not sure i will use this much. website: https://rory.green
Leah J. Williams @legenette.bsky.social we all come from the woods when you think about it
she/her
Serenade @serenade.games We put on alternative games events!
Next: ???
Prev: FORM, Tangents @ Sabby ALT: EX @ Powerhouse ALT: GAMES, #gameaweeksyd2025, Serenade Showcase @ #SXSW Sydney 2023, Games Spaces for Static Vision, Ink Jam Sabby https://serenade.games
Lego Lost At Sea @legolostatsea.bsky.social Writer, beachcomber, all at sea. Founder of the award-winning Lego Lost At Sea project. Current Archaeology Rescue Project of the Year. Author of Adrift, The Curious Tale of the Lego Lost At Sea. Cornwall. MD ANT.
Rianna @vividfax.bsky.social Game designer & programmer ✤ co-organiser of Advent.js, knitwear designer ✤ prev Hollow Ponds, Stellar Cartography, Treeplanter ✤ https://vividfax.itch.io/
it forest @fortebass.bsky.social CEO/Co-Founder of Innersloth/Outersloth
Original Programmer of Among Us
Tired but it's fine
Ben Abraham @afterclimate.com.au I research games + sustainability, currently working for the Sustainable Games Alliance to produce a methodological standard for measuring games emissions.
https://afterclimate.com.au/
https://sustainablegamesalliance.org/
Was @afterclimate on Twitter
shelley 💤 @shelleylowe.com 🍩 刘嘉莉 • she/her • 🥝 • melb, australia
🍞 programmer @ 2pt interactive • prev brimstone, bunnyhug, league of geeks
🥟 https://shelleylowe.com/
Nina Freeman @ninamarie.bsky.social Game Dev for 14 years - Principal Narrative Designer for Dontnod MTL/Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, also makes indie games like Cibele, Last Call, how do you Do It? etc etc | stream: twitch.tv/ninamarie | games: ninasays.so
droqen and 24 others @droqen.bsky.social 
ally @allyhennessy.bsky.social 🪷just here for attention🪷 making games.
Kara Stone @solarserver.games artist and game designer www.solarserver.games
www.karastonesite.com
@unseconds.bsky.social @unseconds.bsky.social I want you to pretend that you know me, and because you know me everything I do makes sense.
Lead developer on PUTRID/SHARP and the background artist on Parasensor :]
Tanat (making Building Relationships) Boozayaangool @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com quit tech to make the most stupid game possible
🏩 Building Relationships 🏘️
indie dev - GDC Speaker - He/Him 🏳️🌈
pole dances to video game music
pls wishlist 👇
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2666920/Building_Relationships
Nicholas Zhang @nicholaszhangaudio.bsky.social technical sound designer / programmer @ashellinthepit.bsky.social
#gameaudio
Em @emaudible.bsky.social Hello! 🏳️🌈
Workin with A Shell in the Pit making noises on indie games. Big Walk, Untitled Goose Game, Night in the Woods, Chicory, Pacific Drive, Tchia etc
Day of the Devs @dayofthedevs.org Founded by Double Fine and iam8bit. indie games are good.
localthunk @localthunk.com Literally a fool
Creator of Balatro ( @playbalatro.com )
Business/Media: balatro@playstack.com
Blog: localthunk.com
Direct contact: localthunk.contact@gmail.com
🇨🇦
darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social Partially irresponsible for @folly.studio, Dogpile, Gubbins, Real Bird Fake Bird, etc etc
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
frostygamesfest.com
Powered by @nz-code.nz and @strangescaffold.bsky.social
Opal Winter @cloudyopal.bsky.social Illo - kidlit - games
Currently just existing
Brendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social 🍊 Founder of http://blendogames.com
🍊 Most recent release: SKIN DEEP http://blendogames.com/skindeep
🍊 Co-founder https://glitch.city
suzanne @binarypartitioned.space — binarypartitioned.space
— level/environment designer 🔨
— previous work: Skin Deep 🐈🛰
— current work: Sleight of Hand 🕵️♀️🃏
— hitscanner apologist ⚡
— tired trans woman ⚧️☣
— 💜 @maddievivrose.bsky.social
— 📍 Melbourne, Australia
Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social The world's longest-running festival celebrating the art and culture of independent games and playful media. Established in 2004.
freeplay.net.au
Konstantin Kopka 🌱 Ghostbutter @ghostbutter.com Independent game development in Japan
Based in Tokyo 🇯🇵
If you’re looking to bring your game to #Switch2:
👉 ghostbutter.com/porting
Warp Door @warpdoor.com 🚪 An observatory in the middle of nowhere 🚪
📧 warpdoor@gmail.com
amelia laughlan 🌸 @maarlzipan.bsky.social Game Producer at @hipsterwhaledev.bsky.social (✿˙ᗜ˙)੭ avid reader 📚 sometimes writer 📝 日本語少し話せる★彡 (she/they) based in Melbourne https://marlzipan.carrd.co/
Adriaan @adriaan.games Director at Hidden Folks (https://hiddenfolks.com).
Game designer of many games (https://adriaan.games).
Usability contributor for the Godot Engine.
Organizer & investor at https://midgame.fund.
Pippin Barr 🤔 @pippinbarr.bsky.social Game maker. Writer. Associate Professor of Computation Arts at Concordia University in Montréal. Ways of Playing.
https://pippinbarr.com
https://waysofplaying.games
Steph @stepwest.bsky.social a filthy casual, a nonsense storyteller. join your union and give to mutual aid.
RMIT Games @rmitgames.bsky.social News from RMIT's Bachelor of Design Games program from students, instructors, and researchers.
🧚♂️🧩🎲🎨
📍 Melbourne, AU
leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social hi it’s leura 🦭 im making an architecture game called…. canvas street!!!! please wait in eager anticipation!!
I don’t wanna verify my age so you can email me if you want :)
leura@apartment809.com
Sea Lord, beyond the land there's another world @tycarey.bsky.social Co-founder/Creative Director League of Geeks, co-creator Armello, IGF nominated. Art Direction @ Chaosium. Former Board of IGEA. Solium Infernum (OUT NOW!) - I was discovered under a monolith.
Maya @may.as goddess of rot
https://may.as/
Jake Clover @jakeclover.bsky.social Games: https://jdques-clover.itch.io/
Drawings: https://jake-clover-art.bigcartel.com/
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jacquesclovere/
Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social Indie Developer/Director @ Polygon Treehouse (Mythwrecked & Röki) • BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 • BAFTA Games & The Game Awards nominee • 2 x BAFTA Juror • Industry speaker & mentor • He/him
Dundee (Scotland)
https://www.polygon-treehouse.com/
Chris Cox @closecosmos.bsky.social Art Director (prev Roll 7 / ustwogames) 🌙 Illustrator 🌙 AD on Apple Design Award winner Ordia 🌙 Bafta Breakthrough Brit 🌙
adriel x @adrielxyz.bsky.social Senior 3D game artist from France - he/they
formerly @onemoveawaygame @dreamfeel
adrielxyz@outlook.com
https://adriel.xyz
queer, trans, adoptee, & a bunch of other things
don't repost my art thx
Guinevere @kelp.bsky.social 
nolen @itseieio.bsky.social the internet can still be fun!
https://onemillioncheckboxes.com • http://eieio.games • https://everyuuid.com • https://onemillionchessboards.com