Stephen Hilger @stephenhilger.bsky.social I like drawing and writing. I also like talking about games on @intothecast.bsky.social and youtube.com/@memorycardmanuscript
Commissions open! https://ko-fi.com/stephenhilger/commissions
brendon bigley @bb.wavelengths.online i host a low key video game show called into the aether, write and make videos at wavelengths, manage overworld, and take photos! wow!
https://wavelengths.online
https://overworld.vg
Ben is Unionized and Writes Stuff @beewubs.bsky.social Game Writer & Narrative Designer for a popular demon-stabbing game. He/him. Unionized.
(Previous credits: Blade & Soul, MapleStory & MapleStory 2, WarHaven). Amateur gardener and foodie.
#Narrative
#GameDev
#Food
#Gardening
#Plants
Paolo Tajรฉ @paolo444.bsky.social Lead Game Designer on VTM - Milan Uprising and Palermo Conspiracies at Xplored. Previously: Saturnalia, FOTONICA, MirrorMoon EP, Escape room designer, Double bass. He/him
Been working on games for 15+ years
Mirek Stolee @mirekstolee.bsky.social Curator of tabletop games and puzzles at The Strong National Museum of Play | Texts & Technology PhD candidate at University of Central Florida (he/they)
Fabrรญcio Faria @bibicio.bsky.social Senior Gameplay Programmer at Epic Games - ๐ง๐ท
He/Him
Nate Purkeypile: Solo Indie Dev๐ค @npurkeypile.bsky.social Made The Axis Unseen, a heavy metal horror game: http://bit.ly/3ryQ6Zg and Deedlee! Doo! Carkour! ๐๏ธ๐ฅhttp://bit.ly/43ne3H0 Worked on Skyrim, Fallout, etc.
Steven Lumpkin @silent0siris.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer @ Riot R&D - Horizon Forbidden West - The Secret World - Warhammer 40,000 Eternal Crusade - RollerCoaster Tycoon World
Bea Livesey-Stephens @soupdragonbea.bsky.social researching disability and TTRPG safety tools forever and ever | also still a linguist | @gameassistyt.bsky.social | @TakeThis.org Accelerate Fellow '25 | @IGDAFoundation.org Grantee | pan-accessibility dreamer | crip and proud | she/her
Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com Brightening your day with uplifting, thoughtful, compassionate, and cozy games.
wholesomegames.com
Dr Aris Politopoulos @apolitopoulos.bsky.social Assistant professor Archaeology and Cultural Politics at Leiden University. Archaeology, play, video games, and politics.
Jess Kappeler @jkappeler.bsky.social Game designer, systems thinker, dad, lifelong learner, introvert. I donโt post much. Thoughts are my own.
Indie Game Lighthouse @indiegamelighthouse.com We're an Indie Game Podcast that focuses on giving a spotlight to indie game developers and their games around the world. You can find our bi-monthly episodes at indiegamelighthouse.com
CheeseTalk๐ง Uchan @cheesetalk.bsky.social Yuqian (Uchan) Sun | AI research artist (PhDing) | Artistic AI chatbot dev since 2018
Working on story-crafting #indiegame โ1001 Nightsโ
Steam demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2782660/1001_Nights_Demo/
Personal website: https://fakecheese.me
Earl Aguilera @earlaguilera.bsky.social Heard the cool people were here
Mark Danger Chen @mcdanger.bsky.social Games scholar, academic editor and coach, book cover illustrator, webmaster, PC builder, and Assistant Teaching Professor at Appalachian State U. Need input on a project? Hire me!
Letters to students: https://markdangerchen.net/letters/
Trezy @trezy.codes Maintainer @happyview.dev
Founder @cartridge.dev & @birb.house
Maintainer of HappyView, the Game Dev feeds, and @ozone.birb.house.
Oxford comma defender. He/him.
Mar, werewolf ABD @marscardua.bsky.social ๐ฆ๐ ๐ง๐ทโก๏ธ๐
raposabranca.com // raposabranca.itch.io
โขGame dev/educator/scholar
โขPhD-er (Comm, Rhet, & Digital Media)
โขIllustrator & Artist
โข"Oh yeah I did a bit of that too"
โขMade of screaming foxes
EN / ES / PTBR โข they
likes/follows aren't endorsements
Dali Dimovski, Your Friend! @dalidimovski.com Artist, Car Designer, Video Games, Writing and Videos. I have an insatiable desire to create.
I โค๏ธ #Detroit, sports, Uno & Mario Kart.
Industrial Designer/CCS Alum
EIC at SideQuesting.com
E: dali@sidequesting.com
Signal: dalibor.01
DaliDimovski.com
Lexie Rooks ๐ด @khalexie.bsky.social Narrative Realization Designer @ That's No Moon | Past: Night School Studio/Netflix, Jam City, Pixelberry, Big Huge Games, Bethesda | RPDR | AMC A-Lister | Best Bi๐ณ๏ธโ๐
dr. hazel ๐ฏ๏ธ @hazelmonforton.com award-nominated senior writer/narrative designer ๐ฎ๐
presently: Meow Wolf ๐ฉท๐งฉ
previously: Blizzard ๐โ๏ธ Bungie ๐๐ซ and Arkane ๐งก๐
english lit phd ๐๐ก personal account ๐๐น she/her ๐โจ
nyc ๐๐ to atx ๐ป๐ฆ
Kitfox Games ๐ฆ @kitfoxgames.com ๐ธ Making intriguing worlds with heart
๐ธ Streets of Fortuna, Dwarf Fortress, Caves of Qud, Ostranauts, Thousand Hells
๐ธ Join: http://discord.gg/kitfoxgames
Project Echo FPS @projectechofps.bsky.social Reviving the greatest era of the FPS Tactical Arena Genre.
Join the community: https://discord.com/invite/jzzaP73zYQ
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@projectechofps?si=MeUd_fs_o0vAnkQL
#fps #gaming #newgame
Carli Velocci ๐ฝ @carlivelocci.com Nonprofit comms professional by day, freelance writer & editor for video games, tech by night | just some aliens in a suit | They/she
Links: https://linktr.ee/velocciraptor
Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me Writer: Down With The Ship, Zephon, Endless Space 2 (rbryantfrancis@gmail.com)
Senior Editor: Game Developer (bryant.francis@gamedeveloper.com)
๐: www.bryantfrancis.me
๐ฅ: https://boxd.it/hp9UB
Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social He/him. Sr. Game Designer. Prev: Epic, Bungie, Turbine, more.
I run @HyruleInterviews.bsky.social
Blog: namelessquality.com
Portfolio: maxnicholsdesign.com
Pelle Cahndlerby ๐ฑ #Ultros @cahndlerby.bsky.social Writer, Narrative Designer, and Cosmic Muse on ULTROS with El Huervo & Hadoque | Creative Audio Director shaping the musical identity of Gimmick! 2 with David Wise | https://linktr.ee/cahndlerby
Former SteamWorld Loremaster โ he/him
Soph @serknowles.bsky.social Soph/Green | Lead Artist at Sad Owl Studios, working on Viewfinder | BAFTA Breakthrough UK 2024 | London UK | She/Her
RedFX @redfx.bsky.social Hey, I'm Nick, a realtime vfx artist from NZ. Looking forward to getting in touch with my fellow devs!
Nicole Lazzaro ๐ฐ ๐น๏ธ โ๐ @nicolelazzaro.bsky.social XR Hall of Fame | Designed 1st iPhone Game | 4 Keys 2 Fun. Unlocking human potential through play. Developer of Follow the White Rabbit Tales an XR mystery adventure you play in the real world with your real friends. Now soft launched on ๐ Vision Pro!
Adam Clarke @taribear.bsky.social Oh God oh geez.
Author M. I. Verras @miverr.bsky.social Renowned author, singer, pianist, music composer.
If not me, then no one else. Soon, you will know my name.
THE HIDDEN FACE is the metaphysical mystery book that STUNNED even people who didn't like reading! Get it here:
https://a.co/d/4lRdJee
โจ๏ธWhitneyโจ๏ธ @brightwhitney.bsky.social Award-winning narrative designer & writer๐ฎ
Future Class 2020, IndieCade (twice!), Top 100 Women in Games
Speculative fiction Author๐ฝ๐ฆ๐ฑ
Viable Paradise 24, SFWA, Codex
https://brightwhitney.com
Irene Centelles @irenecentelles.bsky.social Freelance VFX Artist
DM for any inquiry
Portfolio:
https://www.artstation.com/irenecentellesart
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/irenecentelles/
Adam Campbell @ac-revolution.bsky.social Program Manager
Co-founder @ pocplay.org
Andy @mrandyalex.bsky.social โ๏ธโค๏ธ๐
https://www.artstation.com/mrandyalexander
Kandi Jeanne @kandijeanne.blacksky.app Queer Nbi (she/her) | Award-winning TTRPG Designer & Writer @pubgob.bsky.social | Diana Jones Award Nominee | Software Developer kandijeanne.carrd.co
Emmy @emm1h.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/00Emmy_ | She/Her | Community Manager | Streamer
Jack Shergold @jackshergoldart.bsky.social Experienced Environment Artist @1010gamesltd.bsky.social
Game Credits:
Fable (2027)
Netflix's Queens Gambit Chess (2023)
BA Hons in Game Art & MSc in Game Design Graduate from the University Of Staffordshire
My Website https://jack-shergold.carrd.co
Sandra Catharin @sandracatharin.bsky.social TTRPG-Game Design-Creative Writing-Podcasts-Theatre/Dramaturgy-Pro Wrestling: anything with a story basically. she/her. The Netherlands.
https://sandracatharin.carrd.co/
Michael Hancock @personofcon.bsky.social Phd haver and UWaterloo English instructor. Interested in games, digital media, comic books, and gamebooks. He/him
Alex Earle @thealexurl.bsky.social ๐พ Producer at @radicalforge.bsky.social
โจ BAFTA Member
๐ค Host of Yorkshire Games Festival
๐น๏ธ Producer on Vampire Survivors VR and Beat Saber
๐ฎ Prev: Gun Jam VR, Zombie Army 4, Minecraft Dungeons, Rust CE
#BlackLivesMatter
#FreePalestine
He/Him
Hervรฉ Gengler @hervegengler.bsky.social Creative Director & Co-Founder of Alvera Studios
20+ years of Game Design experience. Passionate about systems and RPGs.
Worked on Fable (Xbox), The Crew 1&2 (Ubisoft), Wakfu (Ankama), etc.
Views are my own. ๐ง๐ช #GameDev #GameDesign
www.alverastudios.com
Josh Scherr @joshscherr.bsky.social โช PAST: Naughty Dog; co-writer/narrative designer Uncharted 4, Uncharted:The Lost Legacy, The Last of Us Pt II
โถ๏ธ NOW: Cautionary Tales game narrative consulting
๐ฃ๏ธ video games, baking, bad puns, shitposting
๐๐ณ linktr.ee/joshscherr
โค๏ธ fix your hearts or die
Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social Freelance graphic designer, mostly books and TTRPG related things (Beadle & Grimmโs, Brotherwise Games) | animation http://multiplex10.com/watch | portfolio http://gordonmcalpin.com ๐ต๐ญ๐บ๐ธ
Sam Making Games @atreyeu.bsky.social ๐ซ Community Manager @ Hutch Games
๐ป Solo Game Dev - Making IdleSettlers
๐ฑ Plant Grower
๐ณ๐ฟ in ๐ฌ๐ง
๐ง Thoughts my own
Greg R. Buchanan @gregbuchananwriter.com Bestselling Novelist. Writer of Video Games & TTRPGs. Hank Hill Apologist. Rep by ANA/CAA.
NO MAN'S SKY | SIXTEEN HORSES | DARK SOULS: EYES OF DEATH | MAGIC: THE GATHERING
Cats: Bucket, Table, and Mop.
gregbuchananwriter.com
harrison "moss" -> PAX West @mossmakesgames.bsky.social Game Designer at @alienfruit.games! They/He. Seattle. I like creating thoughtful, vulnerable experiences. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ AuDHD.
Play Dungeon Bodega Simulator on Steam now!
Portfolio: https://harrisonbolin.com
SpacePrez @spaceprez.bsky.social Senior Game Engineer
He/Him/They ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
All views are my own and do not reflect my employer
๐LOGโN๐๐PaxU @holloworange.bsky.social I talk about TTRPGs, magical girls, and giant robots.
Any/All (agender) | Mixed | Queer (Bi) | BLM โ๐ฝโ๐พโ๐ฟ| ๐
Admin for bsky.app/profile/apocunlimited.bsky.social
Here's my carrd: https://holloworange.carrd.co
Boxman214 @boxman214.bsky.social I like games of all kinds
https://boxman214.itch.io/
Mike Ditchburn @skudfisher.bsky.social Game developer. Miniatures painter. Sometimes I do bad art. See my painted minis Instagram.com/skudfisher
Fletcher Studios - Maker of Booper games! @fletcherstudios.bsky.social Dev of 'Booper, Get Home!' a videogame based on kid drawings! fletch@fletcherstudios.net #GameDev #OculusStart #OculusLaunchPad #Autism Our mobile game is available https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.FletcherStudios.BooperPrelude
Pikachu Mariachi @pikachumariachi.bsky.social Writer & Narrative Designer @WaifuTacticalForce.bsky.social Formerly @HyperBeard. Gentleman in the streets, freak in the (Google) Sheets. He/Himbo
Meghan Blythe Adams (they / them) @mblytheadams.bsky.social Assistant Teaching Professor in Game Development & Interactive Media at Ontario Tech University, writer of tawdry queer romance games. Personal account: opinions do not represent my employers.
Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social Portfolio and contacts at aavoigt.com
TTRPG Videos: https://youtube.com/@aavoigt
Co-host: https://www.youtube.com/@mortifiedpod
Games: http://aaronsxl.itch.io
He/him
Jess Rowan Marcotte @jessromarcotte.bsky.social game & narrative designer, maker, writer. 1/3 of @softchaos.bsky.social. ๐36. Queer, trans, Mi'kmaw & Eurosettler mix. Organizer of @qgcon.bsky.social & other queer COVID-cautious events.
they/them
https://softchaos.games
https://faenotype.design
jacob mills โ๏ธ๐ฆ๐ฒ @jacobwmills.bsky.social currently freelancin' level design at Denkiworks ๐ฆ. previously a Senior Level Designer on Rollerdrome at Roll7 ๐ผ๐ซ. Sonic the Hedgehog fan ๐ฆ. he/him ๐
๐คฎ jacobmills.co.uk
โ https://ko-fi.com/jacobwmills
Sam Roberts @ashtonesq.bsky.social #GameDev. Curator, Educator, Designer. Co-founder @indiecade. Lecturer @ UCI Informatics. Churning.
Alien ๐ฝ Max | gamedev ๐บ๐ฆ @alienmax.bsky.social Game developer from Ukraine. CHARGE.R (Unreal Engine 5), Erra: Exordium (Unity)
๐ https://store.steampowered.com/app/4524700/
๐ฎ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1224030/
๐ง https://www.youtube.com/@alienmax-repository
Alexander @alexyoungblood.bsky.social
Adrian Hermann @anitchang.bsky.social Professor Univ. of Bonn. Director at FIW ๐๐๐ and Study of Religion (he/him). Religion/cultural studies/documentary film/Southeast Asia/TTRPGs.
Jeremy Vanhoozer @vanhoozerbot.bsky.social Geek Dad. Artist. Creative Director. Drawer of Robots. Maker of games. Formerly Bungie, Magic Leap, PopCap, EA, CN, Disney. he/him - Thoughts are my own.
Safe In Our World @safeinourworld.org The video games mental health charity supporting devs and players ๐ [No. 1183344] ๐ Check out our linktree for support, helplines and where to find us! ๐ช http://linktr.ee/safeinourworld
Tony @tony.coculuzzi.social โข Programmer @innersloth.com
โข Prev: Cuphead lead dev + Florence lead prog + other things
โข Making cool things as @wilder.games
โข Married to @farah.coculuzzi.social
๐จ๐ฆ Ontario, Canada
https://tonycoculuzzi.com
joemag @joemag.games Lead game designer at Redux Games, 3D printer, mad scientist. opinions mine. Ex-Blizz, Niantic and Riot.
prev known as joemag_games or joemag3D
he/him
Joe Wintergreen @joewintergreen.com video game dev. weird west, influx redux, much much more
buy influx redux: https://store.steampowered.com/app/867150/InFlux_Redux/
internet blog on the internet: https://www.joewintergreen.com/
friendly dev chat: http://discord.gg/TyexPhe
he/him
Landon Noss @landon.wtf Innovation and Engineering leadership @ SIEA/PlayStation (HERE UNOFFICIALLY, NOT MY EMPLOYERS POSTS), former Obama.org Eng director, 24 years in the industry and counting. Rooting for you. Make magic, make art. AMA.
Rosie T @rtparty.bsky.social ๐ Games Bundle Person
๐พ Game enthusiast
๐งถ Crochet Hobbyist
๐ค Ex Podcast host
๐ Patron @ Safe In Our World
๐ฌ Advisory Board Member at iGGi
๐ง Mental Health Advocate
๐ GIBiz Game Changer โ23
๐ฟ Plant based
linktr.ee/rtparty3
Lou Anders @louanders.bsky.social Author/Game Designer (he/him): NORRรNGARD TTRPG campaign setting. Hugo/Chesley winner. https://linktr.ee/louanders #ProtectTransKids #NoNazisInValhalla
Trent Hergenrader @thergenrader.bsky.social
Stephen T. Slota @steveslota.bsky.social Co-author of The Worldbuilding Workshop: Teaching Critical Thinking and Empathy Through World Modeling, Simulation, and Play
Learning Scientist, EdTech Expert, Instructional Designer, GameDev, Former K12 Teacher
They|Them ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฎ https://www.steveslota.com/
Chris Pioli @cpioli.bsky.social Gameplay Engineer and Game Designer. Loves Nintendo, Square-Enix, Sony, Jedi, Muppets, and cooking! Opinions are my own and do not represent my employers!
Luis Loza @donatoclassic.bsky.social Creative Director for Pathfinder at Paizo. I dream words, write stories, play games, and eat tacos. BLM. Trans Rights. Opinions are my own. he/him- L Landon @lmcdowell.bsky.social
Heather Cleveland @snorkelhead.bsky.social Perpetually drinking coffee | Atlantic Canada | Sr. Game Designer @ HB Studios | she/they ๐
rudeboy @rude.land engineer @ the believer company working on a p cool game
Ted DiNola ๐ NZGDC, MIGW @esdin.net Developer Evangelist @ Xsolla | Game programmer, designer, and consultant | Helping folks build games, studios, and other things with intention
Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social Chief Creative Officer: http://Spryfox.com
Blog: http://lostgarden.home.blog
@Danc@mastodon.gamedev.place
Game Design: Triple Town, Alphabear, Road Not Taken, Cozy Grove, etc- J Jared @jaredblanchard.bsky.social
Tom Williams @tomwilliams.phd Human-Robot Interaction researcher, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Colorado School of Mines.
Author of "Degrees of Freedom: On Robotics and Social Justice" (MIT Press 2025).
Personal: tomwilliams.phd
Lab: MIRRORLab.mines.edu
Stacey Mason @stcymsn.bsky.social โง Interactive narrative innovation & research
โง Senior Quest Designer: Cyberpunk 2
โง Prev R&D: procedural narrative, hypertext lit
โง Narr design analysis: twitch.tv/CerebralArcade
โง Opinions mine
โง More: staceymason.info
Vรญctor Ojuel @victorojuel.org ๐ฎSenior Narrative Designer
๐ตโโ๏ธ #ProjectChamois detective game
๐ Lecturer @ESAT
๐Previously: Coloratura, RiotForge, Temtem, Altered Alma, Wildermyth...
๐ฌ๐ง Writers Guild of GB
๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ he/him
๐ฅ๏ธ victorojuel.org
๐ ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW PROJECTS!
Jeff Smith @jeffsmith.bsky.social Game designer and developer @ Incoming Games. Shadow of Aya coming soon. https://www.shadowofaya.com
Taylor but in Seattle @taylorannnx.bsky.social She/Her
Puerto Rican-British TTRPG game designer #WotCStaff
Opinions are my own
๐ต๐ท๐ฌ๐ง
Banner by @maorinerd.bsky.social
๐ง taylorannnavarro@gmail.com
Nate Innovates @nateinnovates.bsky.social
Nitai Bessette @nitaib.bsky.social Game developer. Canadian. One quarter sheepdog.
Nitai.com
Mark Mandel @neurotic.bsky.social Staff Developer Advocate for Games at @Discord.com.
Founder on Agones and Quilkin OSS projects for multiplayer games.
Was at Google Cloud for a long time.
Occasional YT & Twitch.
he/him.
Ashraf (ูกู ู) @ashtaf130.bsky.social Duck lover and game developer. I make games, write stories, and run communities. He/him
Eli Neugeboren @enoogs.bsky.social Artist, professor, dad, Brooklynite. First full-length graphic novel โWhatever Happened to Frankie Kingโ is out now!
https://linktr.ee/enoogs?fbclid=PAAaZaq2dabO-9EpMKK3ttkrFWek5FuYMK1uV13uwQm-zJUXIi-K2Gld1Sz-8_aem_ARNkWLdETow5wnYffg94fHDTf2qTeTr-V
JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social Private account, mostly Warhammer;
Senior Game Designer for EA DICE;
Worked on games you know and on games precious few played.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jandavidhassel
Nessa โจ @nessathewriter.bsky.social freelance game writer/narrative designer (OnlyCans, Endoparasitic/Endoparasitic 2, Star Trucker, Borderlands 4, a bunch of other stuff) open to new work!! โจ #1 Ratatouille Fan โจ she/her
my website has pictures of my dog: https://www.nessacannon.com/- H @handle.invalid @handle.invalid
Pseudo-Psy Studio @pseudopsyplay.bsky.social Pseudo-Psy Play is is an eccentric blend of a side-scrolling shooter and a point-and-click adventure.
Wishlist & Follow now on Steam: โก๏ธ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1859970/
Geoffrey Bunting @geoffreybunting.bsky.social lingering phantom of a journalist for the verge, wired, rolling stone, the new york times, and more. former book designer. cfs/me. find me at geoffreybunting.co.uk for now. he/him.
tips and faint praise to g.a.bunting@gmail.com | signal: gabunting.89