🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social A semi-sentient colony of self-assembling, cooperative, biological nano-units. Still somewhat functional, despite its age. AI bad. 🏆IGF Narrative. 🚀Hugo Award Winning Caves of Qud Sproggiwood pronoun* BLM
Roxanne Blouin-Payer @rbpayer.bsky.social Game Designer, Crochet-lover, RPG fanatic
Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social Queer af founder of Glass Bottom Games. BAFTA Breakthrough. Working on Verminsteel! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4352280/Verminsteel/ (prev: SkateBIRD, Hot Tin Roof, etc). She/Her 🏳️⚧️
Luke Hebblethwaite @lukethehebble.bsky.social Video games / music / creative industries kinda guy.
Former Head of Games at BAFTA, prev. Insight Manger at Ukie
Runs UK Games Composers: https://gamescomposers.co.uk/
Here to fight the good fight for games.
Rip 'n tear until it is done.
Lydia Choy @choy.bsky.social Exploring sculpture and ceramics. Former director of Substance Modeler, Adobe Medium, games and film vfx.
Erik Robson @erikrobson.net Game/level designer | LFW | Valve (Portal 2, CSGO, DOTA 2, The Lab, Artifact) | Double Fine (Psychonauts, Brutal Legend) | 3DO ()
25+ years making games professionally. On Signal @ ErikRobson.47
Husband, father, PNW, living through Interesting Times
Jenna Stoeber @thejenna.bsky.social Expert in horror and video games
Making video essays and livestreaming
Master's Degree in Media and Culture
business inquiries: jenna.stoeber (at) gmail (dot) com
pronounced stee-bur, she/her
www.JennaStoeber.com
Émi 🥗 Caravan SandWitch @laitue.bsky.social 70% of my body is made of ratatouille.
Creative Director of Caravan SandWitch.
She/Her 🏳️⚧️
Bre Melvin (Animator Looking for Work) @89ravenwolf.bsky.social Looking for work. Formerly Lead 3D Animator @spryfox on Spirit Crossing, Cinematics on The Pathless, Lead Animator on Yami; Freetime Artist; NoAI; she/they 🖤🩶🤍💜 bremelvin.com
Bruce "86 47" Dawson @randomascii.bsky.social Retired tech-nerd. Unicyclist, kiteboarder, juggler, hiker, plays tennis and pickleball, advocates for pedestrian/cyclist safety. Windows ETW expert. LGBTQ supporter. Vancouver, BC
he/him
https://randomascii.wordpress.com/
Eric Neustadter (e) @thevowel.com (semi?) retired tech architect/tech exec. ex-Pokémon. ex-Xbox. labrador at heart. retro games & computers. go ducks, kraken, seahawks, sounders! he/him.
Dawn HQ @dawnhq.bsky.social Level Designer @ Mediatonic
SpacePrez @spaceprez.bsky.social Senior Game Engineer
He/Him/They 🏳️🌈
All views are my own and do not reflect my employer
Dan Pearce @gamedesigndan.bsky.social I make games in my pajamas. BAFTA Breakthrough, two time BAFTA award nominee and one time winner.
Working on SPACE WARLORD BABY TRADING SIMULATOR at Strange Scaffold
Prev: I AM YOUR BEAST, CRDM3, Clickolding, 10 Second Ninja X, Castles in the Sky
Heather Penn @heatpenn.bsky.social Designer, artist, Co-Director of Impossible Shape. Working on our studio's first game!
Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social Currently: CCO Yellow Brick Games, working on Eternal Strands (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/Eternal_Strands/ ). Formerly: Lead Writer for Jade Empire; Creative Director for Dragon Age. Always: dog lover.
Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social he\him, also a Dad
AD @ Spry Fox on Spirit Crossing
Open playtest: s.team/a/2321960
Black Trans Lives Matter
Matt T. Wood @matttwood.dev 🗡️ Founder/Director @ Double Dagger Studio (@doubledaggerstudio.bsky.social)
🎩 BAFTA nominated game creator
😺 Little Kitty, Big City 🏙️
💾 Previously worked on Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead, Portal 2, CSGO, etc
🧠 Team Neuro Spicy 🔥🥳
www.matttwood.com
Melissa Janowicz @deedlite.bsky.social Senior Gameplay Designer at Epic Games 🎮 Previously Respawn Entertainment, Microsoft, BioWare, Disney, lots of indie studios. She/Her.
Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social Writing, Systems, & All Things Narrative • Currently rebranding and playing with my cats Mugicha and Kupoccino ☕️ ✍🏼• Formerly State of Decay, Marvel’s Avengers, and NDAAAAs • ✨ • 🎙️ 1/2 of Furidashi Podcast • she/her
Diandra @mesaanasedai.bsky.social Narrative Director - iwot Games
She/They
Formerly: Crystal Dynamics, Blizzard, Aniplex, Carbine, Riot, BioWare
Co-author: The Definitive Game Narrative Guide
Opinions = my own
“I am the very model of a modern major general”
https://diandralasrado.com
Mary Yovina @adothenlunch.bsky.social Senior UI/UX Lead | UI/UX Manager at Insomniac • Previously Obsidian, Harmonix • (they/them) • http://maryyovina.com
|| Absolutely no A``I or N``F``T ||
Lana Bachynski @latienie.bsky.social Associate Art Director in R&D @ Riot Games.
Previously: animating on League of Legends & Heroes of the Storm | RAT stream leader, Tea Time Animation co-founder, and yoyo aficionado. #DLCbookclub #gamedev
Personal Account.
Bobby Stein @bobbystein.bsky.social Studio Narrative Director at ArenaNet. Dad, husband, musician, mentor, foodie, retro gaming enjoyer, and a few other things. I post about the games I'm playing, the food I'm eating, and occasionally the games we're making. Follows =/= endorsements.
JC Lau @drjclau.bsky.social A multi-award winning game developer. Game Changer, BAFTA, Next Gen Leader, Future Class. Originator of #WhatAGameDevLooksLike. She/they. I hope you like ferrets. 💜
Andrew Rennie 🏳️🌈 @nerdy4tw.bsky.social Senior UI/UX Designer at Respawn - Star Wars Jedi Team • Accessibility Advocate • Co-Founder @wecanfixitinui.com • Scottish • My Opinions • He/Him
https://linktr.ee/nerdy4tw
Kevin VanOrd 🏳️🌈 🐻 @fiddlecub.bsky.social 🏳️🌈 Game designer and writer: Divinity, Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity: Original Sin 2 | Your gay dad: partnered to Stephen and @cubgent.bsky.social | Doing my best
Steam / PlayStation / Xbox Live: fiddlecub
Signal: fiddlecub.85
Anna Brandberg @annabrandberg.bsky.social UX Lead @ Rift | ⏳Prev: The Outsiders, Funcom, EA, King
Time Person of the Year 2006 | Keynote Speaker | IGDA Next Gen Leader | Eyeroller in Chief | 🌍TCK 🧠ADHD 🩻EDS 🌈bi 🤘metalhead 🤓LoL dork 🔪Feminazgûl
Views are mine & you can't have them
she/her
Philip Drobar ➡️ Full Indie Summit Vancouver @philipdrobar.northsky.social Indie Gamedev (CHESTNUT GROVE, #GRIDHACK, #COGITO Godot template) at @thresholdanomaly.com
VFX Editor (Spiderman NWH, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, etc.)
https://www.philipdrobar.com/
he/him, Austrian 🇦🇹 in Canada 🇨🇦
Follows =/= endorsements.
ShawnTheMiller | PlayTiltshift.com @shawnthemiller.bsky.social Naarm | Melbourne based Solo(ish) Developer & Game Director.
Currently developing Tiltshift. An Arcade style dual stick action adventure game… With Robots! www.PlayTiltshift.com
https://linktr.ee/ShawnTheMiller
Ash Pinnick @tvdinnerdev.bsky.social Artist & Creative Director @ TV Dinner Studios ★ Prev: Starship Home, Cosmonious High, Color Space VR, Stadia R&D, Tilt Brush ★ 🤠🎮👽
Portfolio: ashleypinnick.com
Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social Co-founder and reporter @aftermath.site. Beats: labor, livestreaming. My book about Twitch, Stream Big, is available now. Formerly: The Washington Post. Send tips to nathan@aftermath.site or nathangrayson.666 on Signal
Aaron Jacobs @aaronmjacobs.com Senior systems programmer at @doublefine.com. Helped make Keeper, Psychonauts 2, Rhombus of Ruin, and Day of the Tentacle Remastered. I like taking pictures of space. Avatar by @michaelfirman.bsky.social.
Jaiden Gerig @jaideng123.bsky.social Gameplay Programmer & Designer 🎮 //
Sr. Gameplay Engineer @ Riot on TFT //
Formerly Pokemon GO //
I make a lot of silly things //
https://jaideng123.github.io/games/
Alexander Bruce @demruth.bsky.social I made Antichamber. Now I'm making something else.
Charlie! Charley! Charlee! @thecharleswebb.bsky.social Narrative Designer and Writer, formerly, Playstation London Studio, Rocksteady, Hangar 13
Member, IWGB Game Workers Branch
Black, semi-notable queer.
https://webbconarrative.journoportfolio.com/
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
Ben M-J @vben.bsky.social Creative Content Manager at Larian Studios. BAFTA Member, also secretly 2 kids in a really big coat. Was: NoE, REWIND, Rebellion. He/him.
Daniel @c418.org I Music sometimes 🐈⬛
Shana T Bryant @mushroomqueendom.bsky.social executive producer, games. mooostly indie VR these days. also comics/ books. ex-Capcom/Xbox/Midway. game nerd. 👾 art nerd. 🎨 creator: @terribleallies
Ozzie Mejia @ozziemejia.bsky.social Senior Editor working hard at @Shacknews.com for 10+ years, Cherry Coke drinker, lover of positive things
Masao Kobayashi @megamasao.bsky.social Japanese games producer based in Montreal. Working in games since 2006. (Any pronouns)
Join our producer discord! https://forms.gle/i1pJ4eSthKVDpcPb6
joe tirado @staymighty.bsky.social Seattle based Marketing Director at System Era Softworks. Solving visual problems since 2010. Co-Founder at LatinosInGaming. Probably making something. 🇵🇷🇨🇴
Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social Award winning Director of Marketing & Communications for video games.
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
🍁Toronto, Canada
Innersloth @innerslothdevs.bsky.social  A small team of sloths
 Games:
@AmongUsGame, @AmongUsVR & The Henry Stickmin Collection
 Fund: @Slothfund
 Merch: @ShopAmongUs
AstridMie @astridmrefstrup.bsky.social CEO @wingsfundme Parttime law student. Dyslexic ✌️She/her.
Indrani @indrani.bsky.social 🕹️ Game designer @durontogames.bsky.social
🎲 Community @blacktabbygames.com, @sunsetvisitor.studio
🐉 Co-founder @desisndragons.bsky.social
🌍 Find me @ indrani.me
🏳️🌈 She/they 📍Mumbai, India 😴 Probably tired
Lisy Kane @lisykane.com 🎮 WINGS Advisor, VicScreen Board, IGDA-F Board
✨ Production-for-hire (Massive Monster, onepixel. dog & more)
💜 Co-Founder Girl Geek Academy
🔄 Prev Kepler / Kowloon Nights, LoG
🌺 She/Her
🦘 MELB | Korean-Australian
https://linktr.ee/lisyk
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
it forest @fortebass.bsky.social CEO/Co-Founder of Innersloth/Outersloth
Original Programmer of Among Us
Tired but it's fine
Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social artist of sorts
Yoshi Yoshitani @yoshiyoshitani.bsky.social Freelance Illustrator, Tarot & Oracle of the Divine Creator
Eisner Nominated
📧 yoshi@yoshiyoshitani.com
Literary Agent: Thao Le at Sandra Dijkstra Lit Agency
Shop & Links yoshiyoshitani.com/click-me
Using #tarot #oracledeck #art
Check Art Only Feed
Dom2D 💜 @dom2d.bsky.social Art, game design, doodles.
Here for nice/cute/weird board games, video games, illustrations, and pals. Worked on Dig Dig Dino, Bomb Busters, Flinthook, Dig! Dig! Dino!, Geek Mind, BioGems, Where's Waldo, and so on!
Jan Willem Nijman @jwaaaap.com Game designer: Dustbiters, Disc Room, Minit, Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing, Luftrausers, Super Crate Box, and many more. 100% of @vlambeer.com.
www.jwaaaap.com
Justin Chan @justinchan.bsky.social I create Illustrations & Concept Art for games!
Naturalist and Photographer
www.justinchan.art
www.inaturalist.org/people/7104488
Mike Futter | Wishlist The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham! @futterish.fsquared.biz Dir of Ops and Publishing, Causeway Studios. Producer, Strange Scaffold. Founder, F-Squared LLC, consultant, co-host of @VirtualEconCast.com. Author, The GameDev Business & Budgeting Handbooks
Mike@causewaystudios.com / mike@fsquared.biz
michaelfutter.com
D, Hunter of the Dead 💙🌙✨ @dekubrush.bsky.social Sr Character Artist on Overwatch ✦ He/Him ✦ Tarnished ✦ Personal account, my views are MINE!
Valentine Powell @valentineirl.bsky.social Queer nerd who makes stuff for video games (they/them). Current: Wizards of the Coast. Formerly: Crop Circle Games, Playable Worlds, Blizzard.
Opinions posted here do not reflect the opinions of my employers either present or past.
Ted DiNola 🔜 NZGDC, MIGW @esdin.net Developer Evangelist @ Xsolla | Game programmer, designer, and consultant | Helping folks build games, studios, and other things with intention
Andrew Carl @andrewcarl.bsky.social He/They, #GameDev Senior Systems Designer at Respawn. Prev work: Skylanders, Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy, Destiny 2 THPS 1+2 at Vicarious Visions, Diablo IV at Blizzard. Views are my own
Ianipoos @ianipoos.com Prev: CAPY, Drag Her!, Shadows of Mordor, Overwatch.
Triple-A burnout interested in indie games and all the joy therein. 🏳️🌈
https://www.ianipoos.com
Emma Kidwell @emmakidwell.bsky.social Award-nominated writer | Contracting @ Ruckus Games 💀| Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, Civilization VII, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Hindsight | Opinions my own | ForbesUnder30 2021 | TGA Future Class 2023| BAFTA Connect | https://www.emmkid.info/ |🇺🇸/🇯🇵
Dora B @heyitsdora.com Release management and production @strangescaffold.bsky.social
Director of Production and Operations @insertdisc5.com
Producer for Truth Scrapper, In Stars and Time, etc.
No AI. Opinions are my own.
She/her. SO normal.
https://heyitsdora.com/
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
🇨🇦
Madison Côté @madisonrcote.bsky.social Co-Founder @cozycometgames.bsky.social | Interactive Arts Alberta (@iaalberta.bsky.social) | Women in Games Ambassador
In ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ/Edmonton (Treaty 6, #YEG)
she/her
Bongane Mahlangu @bonganivizdev.bsky.social Art Director/t/Cinematic Artist Open for work
Him/He
Cape Town
Dosa Divas Out Now @outerloopgames.bsky.social Dosa Divas - out now on Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox. A fully remote indie game studio and previously made Thirsty Suitors and Falcon Age.
https://outerloopgames.com/dosa
david goldfarb @locust9.bsky.social founder and studio creative director at The Outsiders. New Yorker. Made some games, wrote some games. Battlefield Bad Company 1/2, BF3, Killzone 2, Mirror’s Edge, Payday 2, Metal Hellsinger, others. Making (redacted) : a new game.
Ty 💀 @tys.work I delete my posts often.
Follow me on mastodon - ty@slime.land - https://slime.land/@ty
Cofounder of Comradery.co
Working on a game called High Iron Manifesto
Teaching evil game design ideas to America's youth
Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com Queer Entertainer and Podcaster
Streaming only the coolest games
@twloha.bsky.social Streamer Ambassador
Host of @whatchadoingpod.bsky.social podcast
🔗 https://mattcaulder.carrd.co/
Gregorios Kythreotis @eteogreg.bsky.social Director @eteogames.bsky.social • Creative Director of Sable
eteogames.com • Director at Shedworks
ben burbank @bburbank.bsky.social video game programmer at valve; ex-campo santo, double fine, ea. I believe in you, so go for it.
エンディングまで泣くんじゃない。
avatar by @michaelfirman.bsky.social
Ana Opara @anopara.bsky.social Procedural art nerd, ½ of Pounce Light with @h3r2tic.bsky.social, co-creator of #TinyGlade a diorama doodling game 🏰🌿 s.team/a/2198150 🏳🌈💟
Nick Verge @nickverge.bsky.social popagenda Co-Founder
Tanya Kan 🌸🏳️🌈🍁 @vividfoundry.bsky.social Vivid Foundry's Founder. She/They; BiDemi. Dev since 2012. 2D+3D art, game design, game writing, production, teaching. We made the award-winning Solace State: Embolden activists, take back power from big corp!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/928000
Donald Harris @tallgamer.bsky.social On a mission to increase #diversity in the #games industry. Creator of ATX Game Makers
& Sol Rivals passion projects!
Executive Producer @Farbridgeco
www.donald-harris.com
Tom Lavery @tomlavery.bsky.social Character animator In Ottawa Canada. Tangled the series-Hilda-Centaur World-Inside Job-Clone High-Exploding Kittens-Wylde Pak & more. Also indie board game & TTRPG designer (They/them)
Opinions are my own. Against AI art & Nft’s
Alariko @alariko.bsky.social a failed art account 24 A dude. I do sell prints, please DO NOT contact me about nft stuff thanks. alariko771@gmail.com
Laine Nooney @ 🔥🗑️🔥 @lainenooney.bsky.social 💾 associate prof of computers + video games @ MCC @ NYU
🕹️ managing ed of ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories @romchip.bsky.social https://romchip.org
🍎 The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal
https://linktr.ee/lainenooney
they/them
Steve Watts @sporkyreeve.bsky.social Editor at GameSpot. No, not the store in the mall, the other one. (he/him)
Adam Bromell @adambromell.info ├─SYSTEM ERA SOFTWORKS
├── Co-found, Direction, Vision
├─CREATOR & CONSUMER
└──Art, Design, Photography, Games
Kate Sánchez ➡️ Gamescom @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social EIC & Co-Owner @butwhytho.net
Bylines: MMORPG, MtGSalvation, IGN
9-5: BizOps @ Owlchemy Labs
5-9: Film/TV/Video Game Critic
24/7 Chingona
Sports Girlie
Freelance games consulting (mock reviews, sensitivity reading, etc)
📍Austin, TX
💌 kate@butwhytho.net
Catt Small @catt.design Designer with too many hobbies in Brooklyn. I run @gdocexpo.com in my spare time. People go "ooh" when I say I make video games.
Outersloth @outersloth.com We fund game.
By Innersloth.
https://outersloth.com/
Casey Yano @caseyyano.bsky.social Mega Crit's Cat Walker. Independent Game Developer
Slay the Spire & Untitled Projects. He/Him
Fer Rodríguez @ Guadalindie 💧 @fergueza.bsky.social maker of pew pew games at midnight munchies
made one btn bosses and its pretty cool i promise
onebtnbosses.com
ruby0x1 @ruby0x1.ca narrative designer / tech witch / game designer / writer / art / audio •👩💻Mossfield Origins/Archives • co-founder https://anypercent.studio • creator https://createwith.luxe • http://wren.io • mov ax,13h • she/her 💾🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Innersloth @innersloth.com wow we are so back (it's so over)
made Among Us, Henry Stickmin etc etc too lazy to fill this out now
https://www.innersloth.com/
remy siu | 1000xRESIST @remysiu.com founded indie game studio sunset visitor 斜陽過客 • made 1000xRESIST
Peabody Award Winner, Hugo and Nebula Nominee
www.remysiu.com
Joseph Humfrey @joe.inkle.co Co-founder of @inkle.co, narrative game studio.
⛰️ A Highland Song
🤖 TR-49
🚢 Overboard! & Expelled!
🕌 Heaven’s Vault
🌍 80 Days
🖋️ ink
📱 Apps @ https://Selkie.Design 🦭
🏴🇩🇪
Daniel Marx @danielmarx.bsky.social Game and Narrative Design @ Tiny Roar. Co-creator of the Orwell Series and Closer the Distance. Mentor at Games Lift Incubator. He/him. EN/DE. Spelled like Karl.
Hannah Nicklin @hannahnicklin.bsky.social 15+ years of writing, game & narrative design. Recently worked on: Black Mirror: Thronglets; Saltsea Chronicles; Mutazione. Prev. Creative Director of gutefabrik.com. Author of writingfor.games. PhD in play as anti-capitalist practice. Bike person.
Mooneye Studios @mooneyestudios.com Indie Game Developer & Publisher
#LostEmber | #SmushiComeHome | #FarewellNorth | #HavenPark
#ColorsOfIndie
https://www.mooneyestudios.com/
🏳️🌈
Ysbryd Games | LOVE ETERNAL OUT NOW! @ysbryd.net We’re a boutique video game publisher working with game devs the world over to publish games that have spirit, like VA-11 HALL-A, WORLD OF HORROR and Demonschool!
campsite.bio/ysbrydgames
nell @nellraban.com a woman with no common sense
Chella Ramanan 🇬🇩 @chellaramanan.bsky.social Games Writer: Massive Entertainment #AvatarFrontiersofPandora
Co-director @ 3-Fold Games: Before I Forget, WindrushTales. BAFTA member.
Former games journo. Brit Caribbean living in Sweden who loves books & films.
🩷💜💙Marie-Michelle Pepin🩷💜💙 @mariempepin.bsky.social Senior 3d Character artist in the game industry,
Gouache painting enthusiast
Currently working on Blackfrost: The Long Dark II
Paula Beakes 🔜 SGDA Games Day @paulabeakes.bsky.social ✨ Freelance Schedule Open ✨
📨: contact@paulalucasart.com
🌐paulalucasart.com
makin' games. 2D+3D / Art Lead
all round art gremlin
SGDA Trustee // 30U30 // BAFTA Connect
Catherine Unger @catherineunger.bsky.social Art Director making games ✦ Making Bad Magpie ✦ Art for The Mermaid Mask ✦ BAFTA Breakthrough ✦ She/her 🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/Catherineunger
christa 🌻 @christapaolucci.com 🥕 artist & tiny creature enthusiast
🦊 community @ spry fox
🎮 prev: strange scaffold, winter burrow, ooblets
linktr.ee/itsachrista