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Kitten Cup Studio @kittencupstudio.bsky.social We're a small Toronto-based indie studio making games full of heart!
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Dave Proctor @positivelaser.bsky.social Director at Mighty Yell. All Systems Dance, The Big Con, A Knight in the Attic. Singer in a nerdy punk band. Relentless optimist.
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Hilltop Studios @playhilltop.bsky.social Toronto-based indie studio making story focused games & cool stuff. Currently making narrative roguelite horror Curse of Resthaven. Creators of the award-winning game Lil' Guardsman. Account run by Scott Christian - studio director, narrative and music guy
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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.
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Cococucumber @cococucumber.bsky.social Echo Generation 2 is Available Now on Steam and Xbox! ✌️ Toronto-based indie studio, creators of Ravenlok, Echo Generation, Riverbond + more! 🎮❤️
GuillaumefromRFN @guillaumenwr.bsky.social One of the hosts of Radio Free Nintendo, a podcast about video games. Which is what I'm mostly here to talk about, but not exclusively.
I don't have expectations of you following back if you're not overly involved in video games!
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Lunacy Studios @lunacystudios.bsky.social Creators of The House of Hikmah | Available now on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3451680/The_House_of_Hikmah?utm_source=bsky | https://lnk.bio/lunacystudios |
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Janette Reviews Indie Games for The Geekly Grind @possumcoffee.bsky.social AuHD schizoaffective sex positive cinnamon roll. Lover of indie games, anime, manga and romance novels. Sometimes a speed running host and prize maker. Writer for The Geekly Grind. Send all business inquiries to possumcoffee@thegeeklygrind.com.
Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social he/him. Co-founder of rogue.site. Guides writer, coffee drinker, probably sleepy.
Hearthside Games | Wishlist 86'd @hearthsidegames.bsky.social An Indie Game Studio 🇨🇦
🎮 86'd DEMO: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4256320/86d
👤 Discord: https://discord.gg/tABMF7TAsV
#Godot
F0lak 🇨🇦 @f0lak.bsky.social Solo Game Dev. Decent Cook. Millennial af
I like to make people smile.
Play my Funny Goblin Cooking Game, 86’d: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4256320/86d/
Rogue @rogue.site A video game website run by humans.
Jank @jank.cool The first good website about PC games. https://www.jank.cool/
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social Writer, journalist, and co-founder of PC games blog Jank.
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Prev bylines at Rock Paper Shotgun, IGN, PC Gamer, Edge, Eurogamer.
Narrative for: Cataclismo, Creatures of Ava, and Moonlighter 2.
Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age @jumpovertheage.com Writer, game designer, artist | Making SIGNET CITY | WISHLIST NOW - https://bit.ly/SC-Steam
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Susana Polo 🔜 NYCC @susanapolo.bsky.social She/her. Formerly senior entertainment writer and editor at Polygon. Founded The Mary Sue Dot Com way back in 2011. Writer/editor. For contact and more, check out: https://susanapolo.com/
Zoë Hannah is bisexual @zoehhannah.com @mothership.blog co-founder/managing editor ✨ i like books, games, feminism, and my dog. DM or reply for email!
Nicole Clark @nicoleclark.bsky.social writer, editor. ✍️ in ny times, sf chron, vox, and more. past: culture editor @ polygon, contributing editor @ catapult, writer @ vice. taiwanese american. actually just two small rabbits in a trenchcoat
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ZIPIT! Games @zipit-games.bsky.social 🪸a tiny game studio in nyc🪸
📧zipit.games@gmail.com
our videogame on the back of a giant flying catfish
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Jack Dunn @oddjackalope.bsky.social NYC-based Writer, Amateur Youtuber, mostly about video games, other times about history. Find me in GameObserver, GameCritics, Unwinnable, and Into the Spine. https://www.youtube.com/@OddJackalope
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Mothership @mothership.blog Gaming coverage for her, them, and yes, him, too.
mothership.blog
Maddy Myers 🏳️🌈 @midimyers.com Editor-In-Chief of @mothership.blog, podcast co-host of Triple Click and The Mutant Ages. formerly: Polygon, Kotaku, The Mary Sue, The Boston Phoenix. bonus side hustle: writing electro-pop music. she/her.
charlit ⭐️wishlist YS on steam 🪐 @charlit.bsky.social 3D / VR / Comics
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Grant Brunner @grant.videogame.town EIC of http://VideoGame.Town (he/him)
Trans rights. No war. Black lives matter. Fuck ICE. End capitalism.
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Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social Award winning Director of Marketing & Communications in #GameDev
IGDA, BAFTA, Canadian Game Awards Judge.
Speaker, Educator, Advocate, Snacker & Flâneur!
Reach out if you want to work together or need help.
✉️raj@ohmpage.ca
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Jared Russo @jaredrusso.bsky.social Co-founder, CCO, and Mayor of Video Game Town. Check us out at https://videogame.town/donate/
Sean Jordan | Sharing Great Games You Probably Never Played! @greatestgames.substack.com There are tons of amazing video games that have been forgotten, overlooked or which never found an audience. I'm a researcher who's going through them and finding the Greatest Games You (Probably) Never Played!
Website: https://greatestgames.substack.com
✨ Buy Camille and Laura on Steam 💫 @bonjourborzoi.bsky.social Indie game dev from Montreal working on Camille & Laura, a narrative game about the daily life of a single mother. I make sad games. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3129110/Camille_and_Laura/
Travellers Rest @travrestgame.bsky.social Cozy and relaxing tavern-sim developed by Isolated Games, now in Early Access:
https://linktr.ee/travellersrestgame
Isolated Games @isolated-games.bsky.social A small IndieGameDev studio from Barcelona, developers of #BetweenTheStars, currently working on @travrestgame.bsky.social
Saleem @seemo.bsky.social Co-founder, Executive Committee @ko-op.com They/them. Free Palestine. Wear a mask.
Producer on Young Suns! www.youngsuns.com
David Carcasole @slybowser.bsky.social He/him
Gaming blogger - David's Folly on Substack | former Wccftech, PSU.com, words also w/XDA, GI.Biz, GD.Biz, IntoTheSpine, LostInCult, GameSkinny, and more.
lazyPYRO (Josh) @lazypyro.bsky.social I am a video games enjoyer, wife stan, & husky daddo. Lvl 38 (He/him, ADHD)
Twitch Streamer on temporary hiatus.
Links (VODS, Tiktok): https://lazypyro.carrd.co/
PFP: @datwondoude.bsky.social
Cover: @moboolyedits.bsky.social
KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com Worker-run game studio. Young Suns 🪐, Goodbye Volcano High 🦕, Ridiculous Fishing EX 🎣, Winding Worlds 🐛, GNOG 🤖
linktr.ee/koopmode
Iffi Mooz’pan @iffimoozipan.bsky.social (She/her)
Just a friendly 🏳️🌈transwoman🏳️⚧️. Sometimes I stream whatever's fixated my brain, chat about indie games, mental health, and anything else that crosses my mind in the hopes of sparking a little joy. 🌈☀️
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/iffimoozipan
Winter Burrow by Pine Creek Games @pinecreekgames.com We makes games inspired by nature that offer a world you can step into and explore. 🌱
We're currently working on the cozy woodland survival game Winter Burrow! 🐭
Wishlist & play the demo here: https://bit.ly/winter-burrow
Elisabeth Rose Astwood, MFA @threwen.bsky.social (they/she) Nurturing an equitable world through story | ND 💛 cats tea magic
Senior Producer + Narrative @superbrothershq.bsky.social
@studiolazulite.bsky.social
@queensguard.bsky.social
Organizer @pixelsandpoutine.bsky.social
Board @BabyGhosts.fund
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Studio Lazulite @studiolazulite.bsky.social Studio Lazulite is a transmedia narrative house nurturing an equitable world through story.
✨✨Wishlist EMBERS on Steam ✨✨
-------> https://linktr.ee/studiolazulite
Clerks & Quirks - Demo OUT! @altkeygames.bsky.social Indie studio from Quebec making Clerks & Quirks, a game about surviving corporate nonsense with friends!
Jordan Wood @thecrossoverappeal.com Founder + EIC: non-trivial.games
YouTube: TheCrossoverAppeal.
thecrossoverappeal.com for recs + essays
Games writing, music writing. Formerly games studies.
Bylines: Pixelbyte Gaming, JetsonPlaysGames, Exploits, Uppercut, Barely Textual.
🏳️🌈🇲🇽
Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net BLIND GAMER | Creator/Host | Available for Accessibility Consulting | Twitch Ambassador | #AMDAmbassador | Future Class 2020 | Biz: steve@stevesaylor.net
stevesaylor.net/links
North Shore - Ravine Studios @ravinestudios.ca ⛸️Ice Skating Game⛸️
Ravine Studios
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Wesley LeBlanc 🔜 TGS @wesleyleblanc.bsky.social Senior Associate Editor @ Game Informer | Previously: PR Specialist @ Vicarious PR, Freelance @ IGN and more | He/Him
📩 wesley@gameinformer.com
Maarti (developing Goeland 🎮) @maarti.net Indie game dev 🎮
Trying to help the animal cause 🐺
Currently developing Goeland:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2531840/Goeland?utm_source=bluesky
Indigo Doyle @indigodoyle.bsky.social Awesome 3D Artist and Indie Dev
Currently developing RollerGirl - @rollergirlgame.bsky.social
Co-Host of Bonus Stage Toronto - @bonusstageto.bsky.social
Bonus Stage Toronto @bonusstageto.bsky.social Free social event for Toronto Game Developers created by
13AM Games.
Co-hosted by Unai Cabezon & Indigo Doyle
Every 3rd Tuesday of the month!
https://linktr.ee/bonusstagetoronto
Speaker sign-up: https://bit.ly/3q8g2gY
Discord: https://bit.ly/487flFj
Grant Goodman 🏳️⚧️ @kingofspill.dev She/They - 29 - Senior Programmer @ Behaviour on Exterminauts (Opinions are my own) -
My Games: http://kingofspill.itch.io
Pixels & Poutine @pixelsandpoutine.bsky.social Pixels and Poutine is a space for Montréal game professionals, specifically (small) indies and remote workers that don't have a local home base to organize and meetup.
Join us! https://linktr.ee/pixelsandpoutine
Dory (she/her) @dford192.bsky.social 35 | Pun Maker | Gaymer | Graps Appreciator | Podcaster | Game Master| Self-Improver | & More!
Inverse @inverse.com Inverse is for the superfan in all of us. We take you deeper in the worlds of entertainment, gaming, tech, and science — and all the fantastic ways they collide.
Margot 🌿🎮💚 @margot-plays.bsky.social Coffee fuelled | Video Gamer | Women in Games Ambassador | Gaming - steam deck, Switch 2 | Based in UK
Video game related musings and 3-5 minute written reviews:
https://margotplays.substack.com
Good Game Lobby @goodgamelobby.com Indie Game Reviews + Weekly Newsletter + Discord Gaming Club
September's Game: Firewatch
https://goodgamelobby.com
#IndieGames
Taconite @taconite.bsky.social Game Dev and Math Nerd.
Making a couple projects:
- Dark-Fantasy Ancient-Greek Retro-FPS
- Meditative game about canoeing the Great Lakes
- Goofy Off-Road Rum-Running game
https://taconitegames.itch.io/
taru🦇 @taru-cozycube.bsky.social mrkt. & writing lead
@cozycubegames.bsky.social / penguin festival 🐧
she/her/ella | eng + esp
canada
back by unpopular demand.
pro-palestine. pro-trans rights.
anti-gen. ai.
Jonathan Ore @jonore.bsky.social Senior writer & editor for CBC News online. Won't stop talking about video games. One-time guest on the Giant Bomb @nite couch.
Bio & contact: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/author/jonathan-ore-1.3300194
Brad Shankar @ TIFF @bradshankar.bsky.social Gaming Editor at MobileSyrup | TMU alum | Views my own | brad@mobilesyrup.com | He/him | 🇨🇦 | https://linktr.ee/bradshankar
Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social ✨ i’m like if tifa lockhart loved carbs
☕️ features editor @gamespot.com
🌙 into grand stories, rpgs, mtg, anime, coffee & esoterica
🔮 as seen at giant bomb, kinda funny, game informer, the av club, collider, uproxx & uppercut