Joshimals 🌈 JWake Games 🎮🇨🇦 @joshimals.bsky.social Indie game developer and 3D modeller
Current maintainer of Send2UE and UE2Rigify: https://github.com/poly-hammer/BlenderTools
https://ko-fi.com/joshimals
WereCoder @werecoder.gamedev.blue 🕹️ Solo Game Dev 🎮 Former AAA Dev.
🌳 Working on a custom engine + survival game.
🔁 I repost Indie Dev progress.
Chase // SplendidDog @splendiddog.bsky.social Artist & GameDev! | 21 | I make things
Artist & Indiedev - (https://splendiddog.itch.io)
< Portfolio Site - www.pixbychase.com >
Artist @ High Fantasy Idle 💎
Fishtronomy out now! 🐟
Making MALCADE 🕹️
PfP art by CrowMesuro
beni @benithemaker.bsky.social game designer, trained as a playwright
built steamcapsule.com (acquired)
currently building @findgamepublishers.com
Ka Raima @dogkacique.bsky.social Concept Artist, character designer....And vtuber sometimes.
Vgen: https://vgen.co/KaoKacique
Artsation https://www.artstation.com/dogkacique
Twitch: Twitch.tv/DogKacique
Alina Christenbury @alinawithaface.bsky.social she/her | Game Maker / Designer / Programmer | currently: Disbelief (NDA) 🤫
prev: Ruckus Games (The Holdouts), The Coalition (Gears of War: E-Day)
I don't suffer bigots.
A better world is possible or else 😘
alinachristenbury.com
Sofia Elena @sofia-elena.bsky.social 3D game artist 🕹️🎨 | Based in Chicago 🏙️🌭🍺 From Austin, TX 🤠 | https://sofiaee.artstation.com/
Lumen Game Dev @lumengamedev.bsky.social Solo self-taught indie game developer working on a parody/anti-cozy game! Imagine Stardew Valley if it were self aware and poking fun at itself.
https://youtube.com/@lumen-game-dev?si=vK4OR6M6jwDpINyi
Nina Estrella (Zy) @zycoris.bsky.social Sr. UX Designer for Riot Games R&D, prev. VALORANT, 2XKO
✦ prev. Walt Disney Imagineering
✦ NZ → Sydney
@jschwartz84.bsky.social @jschwartz84.bsky.social Native NY'er, #Type1Diabetes Advocate, #Insulin4All, English Bulldogs
Principal Concept Designer @ Walt Disney Imagineering. My thoughts are my own.
Maynard Hearns @maynardhearns.bsky.social I make games for braver and kinder adults | Narrative Lead on Egg Hunt 2026 | previously Walt Disney Imagineering & Insomniac Games | Narrative Designer | Writer
Expect EarnestPosting
Frank Mezzatesta @frankmezzatesta.com I grew up in Oak Park Illinois and moved to LA in 1979 to work for Walt Disney Imagineering which I did for 41 years until spring of 2020.
Brice Croskey @progressland.bsky.social Production Designer at Walt Disney Imagineering. Former DL Jungle Cruise Skip. Tweets do not represent The Walt Disney Company.
Leif Jeffers @leifjeffers.bsky.social Animation Supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Studios
www.leifjeffers.com
Bret Bays @xhisdudenessx.bsky.social A Father of 3, Character TD at Walt Disney Animation Studios, Python coder, negligent Scrumbum, Club Sandwich Connoisseur, D&D player and schmuck :)
ヨーヘイ/Animator @yoheikoike.bsky.social Former Animator at Blizzard and Walt Disney Animation studios. ブリザード→ディズニー→今色々やってます。TokyoAnimUniteチケット https://www.cgarts.or.jp/event_seminar/tokyo-anim-unite/
Meg Park @megprk.bsky.social Art Director of Characters at Walt Disney Animation Studios 
Jeff Ranjo @jeffranjo.bsky.social Animation Artist
Currently @ Netflix Animation Studios
Formerly- Walt Disney Feature Animation, Sony Pictures Animation, Warner Bros. Animation, Illumination, Alcon, Jim Henson
Tyler Kupferer @tylerkupferer.bsky.social • Director of Cinematography (Layout) on Zootopia 2.
• Artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Art, Movies, LEGO, Theme Parks, Etc.
Marlon West @marlonweststl.bsky.social I make animated stuff
At Walt Disney Animation Studios
Shannon Hallstein @theblueleviathan.bsky.social Visual Development Artist and Character Designer 🌸
Skydance | Walt Disney Animation Studios |Warner Brothers | Dreamworks TV| Disney TV
Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social I'm that YouTuber who taught you how dishwashers work. Guess I'm tryin' out the whole Bluesky thing now.
he/him
https://www.youtube.com/technologyconnections
Indie City Games @indiecitygames.org Chicago nonprofit community supporting the local game development scene with exhibitions, playtests, meetups, game jams and more!
Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/indiecitygames
Itch: https://indiecitygames.itch.io/
https://www.indiecitygames.org
🚫🤖🚫
BradStar | Game Dev @bradstar879.bsky.social Indie Game Dev | Software Engineer | Rubik’s Cube Artist
Co-founder of @lostgatorco.bsky.social
Working on That Time I Got Trapped in an Office Dungeon -> store.steampowered.com/app/3424620
Also made Murder At Midnight-> store.steampowered.com/app/1578890
Eyecager Sketchbook @amberbladejones.bsky.social Art Director on Knights of Guinevere✦ Sketchbook Acct
Portfolio Account ► https://bsky.app/profile/eyecager.bsky.social ✦ NO AI ✦ FUCK AI ✦
Wurm Fud (in dev: DOUR TOWER) @wurmfud.itch.io Chicago artist/gamedev. Horror games, art games, and RPGs in no particular order. Overly fond of skeletons holding swords. Chicago Indie organizer.
Wishlist Dour Tower! https://s.team/a/5090590/
Check out Slaughter Void! https://s.team/a/3333980/
Adam Gaddis @agaddis1.bsky.social Freelance 3D artist. Worked on the indie game Broombot battlegrounds. Download here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2262620/?snr=1_5_9__205
serial shitposter
🚫THIS IS AN ANTI-GEN AI PAGE🚫
Gen ai accounts who follow me will be blocked!
Sonk @sonki-boy.bsky.social Harrison || 24 || He/him || Chicago Game Developer || your local blonde boy
Pfp: @yeeobun.bsky.social
https://sonki-boy.itch.io
CURRENT GAME: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4775480/TO_THE_CENTER_OF_THE_EARTH/
HagermanHour @hagermanhour.bsky.social Independent Developer | Building Mods since 2001 | Twitch Affiliate | Streams Game Development (Top 10% 2023, 2024)
https://hagermanhour.itch.io/roguemelee
https://linktr.ee/hagermanhour
#solodev #indiedev #gamedev
Fancy Goose @fancygoose1775.bsky.social Indie Game Dev
UMB 2025
My cat is my biggest fan
lvl 23
Jenn Overton @jovertones.bsky.social Sound Design and Implementation for games!
Game Dev at The Pardo Brothers LLC
Chicago
(She/Her)
VRCC @vrcc.bsky.social The OFFICAL VRCC Bluesky Account
The VRCC is the BIGGEST VR Community!
We have tons of the best VR YouTubers & Devs!
Owned by @Superpopfizz
If you're followed by this account, and you're not in the VRCC that means you're invited!
Check pinned for more!
Juice_Baby @juicebaby.bsky.social Creator of joy games, appreciator of art, living creature under the sun
My games: https://juice-baby.itch.io/
Join my server to get updates whenever I post a new game!
https://discord.com/invite/TZBCZz9GE9
dylan @dylanhlava.bsky.social Level / Game Designer at Rolve
Buckle @kingofjohto.bsky.social Chicago Based Indie Game Dev
20
Any Pronouns
Hi
Big Boss @ Micromanagement Games @micromanagementgames.com Indie game developer focused on accessible management games. Platforms of choice are Rust and the Bevy game engine.
👉 Currently working on a shopkeeper game with an attitude.
Swarmforge @swarmforge.bsky.social Hi! We're Swarmforge, a miniscule indie #gamedev studio in Chicago.
Wishlist SOLARFLARE today!
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3941030/SOLARFLARE/
Discord: https://discord.gg/vPbpk5TB86
Bun Gun @bungunart.bsky.social Chicago based artist, primarily games
Cat enjoyer
Check out my latest projects:
https://skeeeth.itch.io/degausser
https://knaughts.itch.io/anathema
Business inquiries: bungunart@gmail.com
#art #gamedev
Clarrisa @clarrisawoods.bsky.social Indie Game Dev | 2D/3D Artist | He/Him 🏳️🌈
Working with UE5 + Blender
🎮 Prev: Borderlands 3
📄 Open for opportunities
🔗 clarrisawoods.carrd.co
🎨https://vgen.co/Clarrisa
Gerald Kelley @geraldpkelley.bsky.social I make games and art - Tech Artist for Zynga - Creator of Abzorb and DeckStacker
geraldp.net
Fervir @fervirgames.bsky.social Working on RRRATGAME in #godot
Creator of Creature Keeper
BATTLE SUIT ACES OUT NOW 🤖 @team.trinketstudios.com An anime-inspired, card-battling, narrative-focused RPG from the makers of Battle Chef Brigade. Play now!
Steam: https://t.co/KEwMsjZDhS
PS5: https://tinyurl.com/3afpp5mh
Switch: https://tinyurl.com/7amc5fef
Discord: http://discord.gg/trinketstudios
Eric Huang @trinketeric.bsky.social Trinket Studios art guy
Megan Varde 🐴 @mvardeparty.bsky.social 3D environment artist @YoungHorses.com on Bugsnax and something else 👁️👁️
I have approximate knowledge of many things
⭐️ she/her
📍Chicago
💍 @hatsproductions.bsky.social
pfp by @tgi.bsky.social
Joey Bleau @jbleau.dev 🏢 Senior Software Engineer II, World of Warcraft
💪 Proud WoWGG Union Member
📍Ann Arbor ➡️ SoCal ➡️ Chicago (current)
🇺🇸 🇩🇪
All views are my own. I periodically delete old posts. I sometimes delete brand new ones.
Allard @a11ard.bsky.social He/him. CCO Jackbox Games, makers of Quiplash, Trivia Murder Party, Drawful and 70 or so other weird party games. Dog dad.
Chicago/Malmö.
Neave Rimanic @neaveart.bsky.social 🎮 Lead Gameplay Animator - #JudasGame @ Superseed Studios
🐺 Gameplay Animator - Edenfall @everfluxgames.bsky.social
🏫 AnimSchool Instructor
Lead Animator 🐀 TMNT: Mutant Mayhem 🐵 Monkey King 🍄 Smurfs
#GameDev
Nick McKay @nicholasmckay.bsky.social Chicago indie game dev by day
... and the same by night
Warren Arnold @warrrenarrrnold.bsky.social Director and writer at Jackbox Games, well-meaning oaf
Vanderbilt, baby!
Josh Wade @joshwade.xyz Working on Coven of the Chicken Foot!
Programmer & Tools Engineer w/ Wildflower Interactive.
Previously at Iron Galaxy and Big Huge Games.
Icon by patreon.com/ICELEVEL
He/Him, 29
https://linktr.ee/heyjoshwade
Dave Finseth @davidfinseth.bsky.social Senior Product Manager on MTG Arena at Wizards of the Coast | Cooking, Games, Travel | He/him
Simon @slepkin.bsky.social Chicago-based #gamedev. I like swarms and robots and unfortunately complex interlocking mechanics!
Wishlist https://store.steampowered.com/app/3941030/SOLARFLARE/ before it releases on May 27!
Studio: @swarmforge.bsky.social
Gamejams: knaughts.itch.io/
Zuhn @kevinzuhn.bsky.social Creative Director at Young Horses 🐎 (Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Bugsnax) I play all of the games.
They/Them
Ina Tomecek @inababeena.bsky.social 2D/3D Artist Game Artist in Chicago ▫️Working on Wylde Society @studiodrydock▫️ Previously at Gold Creek, Shiny Shoe, Gamefam▫️Frog 🐸 and Fish Enthusiast 🐟
inatomecek.com
Sherstee @sherstee.bsky.social Founder & Director @ Webthruster Games 👩🏻💻
- | Gamedev🕹️
- | Writer ✍️
- | Composer 🎻
- | 3D Artist 👾
- | Creature Designer 🧌
- | Actress 🎭
Co-Producer @ KONSOLL 🕹️
Julien @julienaubert.bsky.social Indie game dev, working on a puzzle fighter. SW engineer (20yoe, ex Apple), B.Sc in Physics. Nostalgic for vintage computers, love the demoscene. Live in Barcelona, grew up in Sweden.
📬 join my mailing-list: https://www.starshadestudios.com
PlayStation @playstation.com Official PlayStation account. Updates on PS5, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation Plus, PS4 and more.
Jazztronauts 🍉 @jazz.foohy.net Jazztronauts is a cooperative theft-em-up gamemode for Garry's Mod where you travel between worlds to steal things for a notorious gang of omnidimensional cats!
Dannyartmcm @dannyartmcm.bsky.social Wizards of the Coast 3d character artist
https://www.artstation.com/dannymcm
Thomas @renefoetsie.bsky.social He/Him. Auditor. Passionate about gaming, video editing, music & graphic design.
Halston @halston.bsky.social 
ritchie ❤ @ritchie.acidiclight.dev KDE Accessibility Engineer (working with KDE e.V.)
Blind game developer and a very ritchie ritchie <3
Views are my own. This account cross-posts from Mastodon, but sometimes I check it.
Trinket Ben @ben.trinketstudios.com I principally wear a programmer hat at Trinket Studios. Arguably I wear other hats there too, but they're tinier and sillier. Battle Suit Aces, Battle Chef Brigade, and a handful of other Unity tinkerings. he/him.
Victoria Rogers 🪴 @mimimerlot.bsky.social 💼 Marcomm Director in Video Games, used to be in tabletop
🧑🏻🍳 Culinary and Fermenting Enthusiast
📝 Writing a middle-grade fantasy series for femmes with ADHD
♿ ADHD, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cane User
👥 They/Them
🍁 Canadian
🖤🩶🤍💜
Views are my own.
Stoff @stoff.bsky.social Senior character modeler and indie dev of
Infinite Sky and @robodome.astralcoast.com
Streams Fridays at 7pm PDT http://Twitch.tv/StoffCreates
Young Horses @younghorses.com Creators of Bugsnax & Octodad! Out NOW PS5, PS4, EGS, Xbox Series X|S, Windows 10, Steam, and Nintendo Switch eShop! Join our Discord at http://discord.gg/younghorses . Links to our games and places to buy them -> bugsnax.com | octodad.com- J @jackhaehl.bsky.social @jackhaehl.bsky.social
Jordan Orelli @jordan.orel.li platform engineer at Whatnot, game design MFA from DePaul
https://orel.li/
Bluesky @bsky.app official Bluesky account (check username👆)
Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social I design & write stories about online society, virtual embodiment and the technocapitalist future. game dev, presenter, consultant et al
Everything is narrative design
mean lesbian 🏳️🌈 she/her
https://linktr.ee/leighalexander
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
Kevin Geisler @luthyr.bsky.social Programmer/Producer at Young Horses, creators of Bugsnax & Octodad.
Hobbyist Photographer. Perpetually on FFXIV.
sam @samloeschen.bsky.social "Leading" "engineering" at Messhof. Made Wheel World. Making a new thing!
Damion Schubert @zenofdesign.com a longtime industry vet, I make games and lead design teams, and am looking for my next opportunity. Check out my rarely updated blog at http://www.zenofdesign.com
I'm a white cis straight male (he/him), an ally albeit an occasionally imperfect one.
Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. cannot overstate the degree to which this is a personal account
Greg Wohlwend @aeiowu.com Hard to pronounce videogames.
🐑💬🐝🔒❤️ (♂️) @bobbylox.bsky.social Award-winning Educational-Games Designer, Toy Inventor, Alt.Ctrl Maker. Chicagoan. Former Bit Bash person. Apologetically Me. https://bobbylox.com
˗ˏˋ Neelam ˎˊ˗ @neee.bsky.social She/Her | ✨Chicago-based✨
Senior 3D Artist @owlchemylabs.com
3D Contract Artist @StrangeScaffold.bsky.social
Art Director @lostgatorco.bsky.social
Prev: HakJak Studios, Funomena
neelamjani.com
✨ Opinions are my own ✨
🚫 Say No to AI 🚫
matt viglione @mattviglione.bsky.social I make games at SomaSim. I help run the Chicago Game Lab. I live in Chicago. Go Sox.
Trinket Tom | Battle Suit Aces OUT NOW @tom.trinketstudios.com Battle Suit Aces coming Oct 7!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870530/Battle_Suit_Aces/
President/Programmer of Trinket Studios. Battle Chef Brigade,
Battle Suit Aces; Previously Wideload/Disney; Tall; He/him; tom@trinketstudios.com
Benn Marion @bennmarion.com Artist and GameDev - artstation.com/benn
gabriel @yraelf.bsky.social 
Robert Zubek @rzubek.bsky.social Making games for longer than seems advisable.
Recently, AI lead at Take-Two; earlier at SomaSim, Zynga, EA etc.
Doctor of AI, under the hippocratic oath bound to help all game AIs.
Author: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262043915/
Hello from Chicago!