Critical Distance | Whereโs all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social A community blog for videogame criticism and the preservation thereof. Publishers of This Week in Videogame Blogging and many fine Critical Compilations! https://critical-distance.com
Vixie Belle ๐ GATEWAY 2026 @vixiebelle.bsky.social Just a cute little eldritch horror who likes to tell stories, make art, costumes, and films.<3
Carlos Salazar โก๏ธ Gen Con @carlosmakesgames.bsky.social By night, your friendly barrio TTRPG designer. By day, a far left bilingual ed teacher. Detroit based. Latin and Jewish. Pronouns TBD. Free Palestine ๐ต๐ธ
You can find my socials and projects here: https://linktr.ee/carlos.makes.games
Tilly Bridges @tillybridges.bsky.social She/her ๐ฉท๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Star Trek, Monster High, writing credits: http://birdguest.com
Trans Tuesdays: http://tillystranstuesdays.com
Contact tillysbridges@gmail.com
Manager: Noah Jones FWRD MGMT
Lit Rep: D. Ellis Wilson at LGLM
https://ko-fi.com/tillybridges
Estebantxo @handle.invalid https://estebantxo.com
Cavenir of Secession Cycles @cavenir.bsky.social He/Him | ๐ต๐ญ | #ActuallyAutistic | #RPGSEA | 23y
A cosplayer since 03/14/2023
Questioning
Discord: Cavenir of Secession Cycles
https://secession-cycles.carrd.co
Ashley!! @SQXL @rvajoker.bsky.social Ash/Ashley
She/Her ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Games, Game Dev, Trans Girl Outfits, Sports, being gender.
Play my game!: https://rvajoker.itch.io/last-gasp
I'm trans, please support me: https://ko-fi.com/rvajoker
@guccibluntwrap.bsky.social my Champion โฅ๏ธ๐ฅโฅ๏ธ
No minors!!!
Quinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social #TTRPG game designer. Have written for WotC, Paizo, and many more.
Founder of Thoughtcrime Games. https://thoughtcrimegames.net
Courtney/Lucy ๐ from the river to the sea @magicalgurll.com she/her, doing her best
pfp by sinistarino
โจ art @art.magicalgurll.com
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Games by Sam @cluesbysam.com 
Erin/Ktulu (she/fae) ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @greatktulu.bsky.social Your resident trans femme demigirl eldritch horror ttrpg player/GM and occasional vtuber!
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https://venmo.com/greatktulu
https://www.paypal.me/greatktulu
https://ko-fi.com/greatktulu
https://linktr.ee/greatktulu
https://startplaying.games/gm/greatktulu
Sasha Reneau @22to22.bsky.social Various things. Artist, game designer, musician, podcaster, whalefall enthusiast, etc. Maker of Spindlewheel and other errata. devblog https://bsky.app/profile/teacabbage.bsky.social
Eric S @blkbishonen.bsky.social I love Game Dev! Flavors include Animation, 3D modeling, Character Concepts, Level Design, and Gameplay Programming.
Dissidia inspires me greatly.
Kyle Starr @kylestarr.bsky.social Husband โข Father โข Host of the Y-Button podcast (http://ybutton.online) โข Writes zerocounts.net
Chase Allhart @chaseallhart.com Friendly fella
I cohost @podtimism.bsky.social and @dotzip.online.
Listen to Podtimism here: anchor.fm/podtimism
Kim @ohkimmies.bsky.social Host of @weeklyfrogpod.bsky.social and @dotzip.online. She/her.
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
into the aether @intothecast.bsky.social a low key video game podcast by @stephenhilger.bsky.social and @bb.wavelengths.online produced by @ajfillari.bsky.social
support the show on patreon! - https://patreon.com/intothecast
visit our website! - https://intothecast.online
Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.substack.com Writer | Jewish/Latino | MFA Creative Writing | Critical Error Pod | JakeNoseIt โถ๏ธ Twitch | ๐ฉJake@SteinbergDrift.com | Debut Acquired โ
autumn wright ๐ @autumn-wright.com ๐งโ๐ป freelance culture writer, copy editor
๐ผ https://autumn-wright.com
๐ฐ https://autumn-wright.com/subscribe/
โ๏ธ autumnwright at protonmail.com
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John Voorhees @johnvoorhees.macstories.net I write and podcast at MacStories.net with @viticci.macstories.net and the MacStories team where we cover Apple, apps, videogames, and more.
My podcasts: @appstories.macstories.net, @npc.macstories.net, @unwind.macstories.net, and @ruminate.macstories.net
Federico Viticci @viticci.macstories.net Founder and Editor-in-Chief @macstories.net. I write about iPad, iOS, indie apps, and making computers more fun.
I also co-host @appstories.macstories.net, a podcast about Apple and the world of apps, and @npc.macstories.net, a show about handhelds.
Enjoy The Heck Out Of Life @ethool.bsky.social Ice Cream in the Woods WILL return somehow, someday. Maybe on a narrowboat? ;)
(Not the originator of my username. But a loving tribute to the one who did.)
Here now because of fomo.
Peter McPherson โญ๏ธ PAX U @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social Board game designer: Tiny Towns, Wormholes, and Fit to Print. Rulebook writer.
He/him - Upstate NY
Upcoming releases:
Lodge
Antiquarians
Mortar & Hustle
petermcpherson.com
Discord playtest server: https://discord.gg/hvSuTk3XJF
Robert Ashley @robertashley.bsky.social A Life Well Wasted, I Come to Shanghai, always in the kitchen. Music, books, and games. Lexington, VA. www.alifewellwasted.com
https://icometoshanghai.bandcamp.com/album/low-pressure
๐ Brian Bucklew ๐ โอค๏ผโฟ๏ผโอค โ๐ฎ @unormal.bsky.social A semi-sentient colony of self-assembling, cooperative, biological nano-units. Still somewhat functional, despite its age. AI bad. ๐IGF Narrative. ๐Hugo Award Winning Caves of Qud Sproggiwood pronoun* BLM
Karen Twelves @ktwelves.bsky.social @ktwelves on the other socials
improvforgamers.com
karentwelves.com
If you use AI, don't follow me.
Alex @amorphophalex.bsky.social ๐จ๐๏ธ
โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐ฉต๐๐
๐ฉท๐ฉต๐ค
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โ ๏ธ๐ซdo not use for training. do not reupload
๐ https://amorphophalex.neocities.org/
๐ฐ https://patreon.com/aalleexx
๐ฐ https://subscribestar.art/amorphophalex
Rich Lescouflair @skydawn.bsky.social Creator of Worlds, Master of Dungeons, Slayer of Boredom. PoC Nerd.
ENnie award winning #TTRPG Designer/Publisher | Graphic Designer
Owner of Skydawn Game Studios: skydawngames.com
Creator of @espergenesis.com
Ken Lowery @kenlowery.bsky.social SATX-based writer and (ENNIE winning!) TTRPG designer who thinks about death the normal amount. VOID 1680 AM, No-Tell Motel, Lighthouse at the End of the World, Killer Ratings. linktr.ee/bannerlessgames
Avatar by @catie.bsky.social
The Pocket Dragon Pub ๐ GEN CON 2026 @thepocketdragonpub.bsky.social Welcome to the Pocket Dragon Pub, a place where stories come to life.
Cheers! Have a seat, grab a drink, and stay a while.
http://kck.st/44CU6vm
Jennifer Adcock @jenkatwrites.bsky.social TTRPG designer, cat servant, regency romance enjoyer, talks about movies too much
my website is here owlknight.games
Thosw ๐ฎ ๐ฅ @thosw.bsky.social Board Game Addict / BBQ Maven / Dexterity Games Guy for BGG.Con /
Board Game Designer / Maker of Old Fashioneds / Devourer of Tacos / Anteater Stan / Inventor of the Uvulaโข๏ธ/ Husband to That Woman Over There
I'm a very "stream of conciousness" poster.
Ancient History Fangirl @ancienthistoryfan.bsky.social Poison assassins โ ๏ธ
Mythological mayhem ๐งโโ๏ธ
Ancient history podcast ๐บ
New Season: Ancient Natural Disasters launched 7.6.23
The Habibis @thehabibis.show The Habibis is three game developers, inshallah, drinking some good Arab Tea, inshallah, each week, inshallah. @fawzi.zone & @osamadorias.bsky.social & @ramiismail.com discuss games & media & life as a bunch of Arab game devs living all over the world
Party of One Podcast @partyofonepodcast.bsky.social An actual play podcast where the gaming table is always set for two. Award-winning actual play podcast. More TTRPGs featured than any Actual Play in the history of the arform. Get it where you get your podcasts!
Website: www.partyofonepodcast.com
GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social The world's leading games industry website. Got something to tell us? Email news@gamesindustry.biz
Plotbunny Games @plotbunnygames.bsky.social Verlag fรผr Rollenspiele und Erzรคhlspiele auf Deutsch und Englisch #pnpde ๐ฐ // Publisher of TTRPGs and story games in English and German #TTRPG ๐ฐ gefรผhrt von // run by @curiouscat.bsky.social
plotbunnygames.com
Possible Worlds Games @possibleworlds.bsky.social Award-winning publisher of unique, engaging TTRPGs.
www.possibleworldsgames.com
Stephanie Bryant (she) @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy Game designer, GM-for-hire, rock star, and project manager.
[bridged from https://dice.camp/@mortaine on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Mythworks is making the Myth Work @mythworks.bsky.social Original Worlds. ๐ Original Stories. ๐
Award-winning TTRPG and Indie Comics publisher. ๐
Find your next adventure at myth.works! ๐ก๏ธ
Linktree ๐ฒ: https://linktr.ee/mythworks
Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social Thief of Joy: A Comedy Special NOW ON YOUTUBE
Host of The Downside Podcast
If I have to post on another one of these things Iโm gonna kms
@datafist.bsky.social @datafist.bsky.social 
Silly Stu Reborn @sillystu.bsky.social can I sing 4 u?
icon by @extradoodley
Kirk Hamilton @kirkhamilton.com I make music and podcasts. Host of Strong Songs ๐ถ and Triple Click ๐พ
strongsongspodcast.com
tripleclickpodcast.com
KirksNotes.com
Profile pic: Alicia J. Rose
Dani ๐ก๏ธโค๏ธ @bitterthorne.bsky.social Current obsessions: Shakespeare, The Magnus Archives, TTRPGs (she/her).
Dev Coordinator on Daggerheart.
@colleenky.bsky.social @colleenky.bsky.social Musician, accidental accountant, intentional public servant. Voted Most Likely to Listen to JoCo. She/they. Opinions are my own.
Joseph Fink, we're going to win @planetoffinks.bsky.social Welcome to Night Vale, Alice Isn't Dead, Unlicensed, also several books. #1 AI hater.
All you fascists bound to lose
Alice Poole @feypop.com Fantasy. Books. RPGs. I'm Alice! (she/her)
I make TikToks and games and sometimes I even finish them.
https://feypop.com
"The Femme Moriarty of RPGs" - a friend
cygnoir @cygnoir.net ๐ฆขโ๐ค ยท writer, librarian, diarist ยท probably thinking about fountain pen ink
โโบโโ โพ โโบโโ
๐ก https://cygnoir.net
โจ she/they
๐ซ๐ป @funkyplaid.bsky.social
๐ https://gkeenan.co/fm
Thomas Vander Wal @vanderwal.bsky.social Was on Twitter from 2006 and Mastodon from 2016. Mastodon is my primary short sharing space.
Erika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social Rook, Rika, The Ghost of Yลtei | Worlds Beyond Number | D20, Dropout, Crit Role | BAFTA loser. Um, Actually CHAMPION | Gender๐: all pronouns
Kes @akestrelrose.bsky.social l'bean burrito head
brainfruit! @brainfruit.bsky.social game studio of @robdubbin.bsky.social and @garrett.bsky.social, your pal
buy our wares:
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we've made:
โจ https://starfriends.online
๐ฐ https://brainfruit.studio/games/jackpot
๐ฑ https://moss.town
โฆand more!
jetlagthegame @jetlagthegame.bsky.social your place for the finest jet lag news
[unofficial, glad to hand this over to the crew :)]
straight out of the greatest city in the wooorld babyy
Rabbi Rachel Barenblat @velveteenrabbi.bsky.social Rabbi, writer, mom; author of 70 faces, Texts to the Holy, Crossing the Sea & more; blogging as Velveteen Rabbi (velveteenrabbi.com) since 2003.
Co-founder http://yourbayit.org. She/her.
Doll King Eclipse @eclipse.gay Darling Demon Eclipse. Creator of euphoric, sticky adult TTRPGs. Doll King. Director of Sapphicworld. Priestess of Faggot Games. Member of youarebeheld.bsky.social.
More at eclipse.gay, email darlingdemoneclipse@gmail.com. Icon by Ira Prince.
Bridgett Jeffries- Symphony Entertainment @symphonyhorror.bsky.social symphonyentertainment.com
Horror ttRPGs. Indie Systems. Organic Content. Player Agency.
We offer a symphonic approach to gaming. Publishing. Writing. Podcasting. Streaming. Gaming.
๐ Queer Black Woman Owned ๐- B body_pilot @bodypilot.bsky.social Internet musician, DJ and artist.
Learning how to music.
https://linktr.ee/bodypilotmusic
Sam D @diceexploder.com TTRPG designer, podcaster, screenwriter. Be your own algorithm.
https://www.diceexploder.com/
https://sdunnewold.itch.io/
@elindalstal.bsky.social @elindalstal.bsky.social Queer Nordic Larper and tabletop game designer with cool animals from the north of Sweden
Pew Pew Bang! @pewpewbang.bsky.social A video game podcast where every episode is a slumber party! Every other Monday listen to four women from around the game industry talk games, stories, and life advice. Part of the @minnmax.com podcast network.
Dr. Emily Price @emilyprice.bsky.social Digital Editor
PhD in Medieval lit๐
Columnist @ Unwinnable Magazine ๐ป
Books Editor @ Exploits
Words @ Polygon, Post45, Digital Trends, Edge, etc.โ๏ธ
https://emily-price.neocities.org
inquiries: eaprice.work@gmail.com
Haley MacLean @haleyfax.bsky.social Head of Video Game Practice at Voyer Law, IP/tech/corporate
@minnmax.com Community Manager, Cohort and Bonus Pod host
@pewpewbang.bsky.social co-host
Email: haley@voyerlaw.com.
PP: @hugop_arts
She/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Dawn Dudley @prairiedawn0123.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Law Student in Texile, ACLU-MN, UMN Law, Opinions are my own
https://linktr.ee/PrairieDawn
@1000ratsinacoat.bsky.social @1000ratsinacoat.bsky.social 
Tony Shadwick @numbski.bsky.social Unix sysadmin, network engineer, Perl coder. Lift weights when I am not sick, and mod retrogames whether I am well or not. Former host of hksilver.net and 14x JoCo Cruiser+1 Virtual
Merlin Mann @hotdogsladies.bsky.social In another life, we were arsonists.
Randall Munroe @xkcd.com 
Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social Your Cartoonist Uncle
LICD.com - New comics seven days a week! - he/him/unca
Patreon.com/LardeSouza
lar at lartist dot com
Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/UncaLar/
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social 9 years in the NFL. 2 rings. #9years2rings
The Scamperbeasts @scamperbeasts.bsky.social Sugar, Spice, Smudge and Saja, and occasionally guest animals and humans.
๐จ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ธ Zoรซ Keating @zoekeating.com Cellist, Composer, Charismatic Musical Microfauna in Vermont
music.zoekeating.com
she/her
Paul and Storm @paulandstorm.bsky.social Two guys, lotsa songs, and a cruise (http://jococruise.com). 3 seasons of "MST3k", plus Despicable Me 2 (long story). P=Paul, S=Storm in posts. Both he/him.
They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social Official. Our new LP The World is To Dig is here at TMBGshop.com. Multi-night stands in Boston then on to Austin Dallas Houston Minn St Paul DC and beyond www.TMBG.com for tickets.
Ted Leo ๐ @tedleo.bsky.social โnortheast guitarโ; he/him/any; useful promo stuff is @realtedleo on insta*ram, tedleo.bandcamp.com
JosephScrimshaw @josephscrimshaw.bsky.social Writer & director of new horror film, Dead Media. Coming soon to a theater, streamer & physical media near you. A frozen pizza + a martini = a gourmet meal (he/him)- A Aimee Mann @aimeemann.bsky.social Singer-songwriter working on a graphic memoir.
Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social TV & standup & improv & podcasts, hardly any movies
paulftompkins.com/live
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social You know... the weird one.
Jean Grae @jeanofthegraes.bsky.social Multidisciplinary artist. Writer. Casket edger. Decentering men hobbyist. International treasure. Gender transcendent โจ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Pre-order my book (and audiobook):
In My Remaining Years. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250857538/inmyremainingyears
Jonathan Coulton @jonathancoulton.bsky.social 
Sus @suse.bsky.social Your friendly neighbourhood German. Agent of Awesome.
Kimploded @kimploded.bsky.social I am the real Squirrel Girl. Like, for real.
Erik Lars Myers @eriklarsmyers.com Author, artist, giant nerd.
I used to make beer, cider, and mead professionally.
Now, I'm Managing Director of a small theater company in North Carolina. He/him.
I have friends everywhere.
Daphne @daphnesak.bsky.social ๐งก๐ค๐ฉท she/her ๐ฉท๐ค๐ฉต
Music-maker. Motion graphics animator & special effects compositor. Gadget tinkerer. Splatoon mistress. Maker of silly jokes
Jody L @bigdumptruck.bsky.social I think weird things and write half of them down. You know me from Twitter and IG. Here for the absurd humor
Linktr.ee/bigdumptruck
Richard S. Crawford @underpope.com Writer, reader, Episcopalian, editor of Daikaijuzine.org, and so on. Member of Codex and SFWA. Also I like cats. He/Him. 
Mike Andrews @bit0.com (he/him) Server/net/infosec nerd (Fark). Keywords: JoCo Cruise, MSTie, ๐ข, IPv6, bourbon๐ฅ, hubby/stepdad, failed ๐ธist. Then it gets weirdโฆ
Raccoon Fink (aka Benjamin Reed) @rangerrick.bsky.social F/LOSS geek โข general nerdery โข way too into collecting (and sometimes even drinking) whisky โข I write electronic/ambient/dungeon synth music as Raccoon Fink โข he/him
https://music.raccoonfink.com/
https://linktr.ee/RaccoonFink/
Rachel/tikva @tikva82.bsky.social Disability and public health geek. Guide dog handler. Queering up your disability rights and cripping your queer pride. Basically a very sweary golden retriever. Go Sox! She/her/hers. Not actually born in '82.
Ali Grotkowski @alikira.bsky.social Information Professional, Parent, Librarian, Kiwanian, Writer, Board Gamer, Geek, Contest Entrant and more! She/Her
Juliana Finch @writeplayrepeat.bsky.social singer/songwriter, concert host, and drink slinger. HIS, REL, and folklore nerd. adoptee. dual citizen ๐ฎ๐น. she/her. ๐
ATL>AVL> Bull City.
I am writing you love notes.
https://bio.site/julianafinch
Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social Songwriter, writer writer, director of MusicAlaska / AKIMI, probably owes you an email.
Still rockin on Bandcamp, Twitch, and Patreon.
Jim Boggia @jimboggia.bsky.social As Seen On Twitter. And Threads. And Instagram. And 11 Other Top Hits!
JoCo Cruise @jococruise.bsky.social A cruise full of music, comedy, gaming & general nerdery | Sails Feb 20-27, 2027 from Ft Lauderdale to Antigua, St Thomas & Half Moon Cay. Visit jococruise.com for more info #jococruise
Tuesday Badell @americanoonline.com she/e, thriving in the lou
http://americanoonline.com
Joel Watson @hijinksensue.bsky.social writer, voice actor, musician, 3D printer | former cartoonist & podcaster, current creative producer for AAA game dev | He/Him | opinions = mine
https://linktr.ee/hijinksensue
Jackie Kashian @jackiekashian.bsky.social ๐คTouring Stand-Up Comedian
๐ New Special/Album Alter-Kashian soon
๐บSee me on Comics Unleashed After Midnight, HBO, NPR, Conan, Corden, & more!
๐คPodcasts โ Dork Forest๐ณ Jackie & Laurie Show๐ง