Tiny Glade 🏰🌿 @pouncelight.bsky.social #TinyGlade is a small relaxing diorama builder where you doodle whimsical castles, cozy cottages & romantic ruins.
🐑 http://s.team/a/2198150
💌 https://pouncelight.games/tiny-glade/
Shitesh Arihunta @arihunta.net Computer engineer and International Man of Misery. PSA: The internet is not real life. [he/him][📍Cape Town, 🇿🇦]
Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social Historian of storytellers.
18th century to today & beyond.
J.W.Liles Prof of English
Words: Polygon (RIP), LARB, etc
Next book: THE ACTUAL HISTORY OF ACTUAL PLAY (#TTRPG digital storytelling performance) (MIT)
ecfriedman.com
(free) patreon.com/ecfriedman
Inigo Quilez @iquilezles.bsky.social Math & Art Videos.
* https://youtube.com/Inigo_Quilez
* https://iquilezles.org
Created Shadertoy, Pixar's Wondermoss, Quill, and more.
Supergiant Games @supergiantgames.bsky.social Creators of Hades, Pyre, Transistor, and Bastion.
· Merchandise: https://supergiant.games/merch
· Discord: http://discord.gg/supergiant
George Batchelor @georgebatch.bsky.social co-founder of @milktooth.bsky.social making bad magpie
also to blame for bird alone & far from noise & hot date
georgebatchelor.com | he/him
Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social Writer of games, books, TV, film and comics. Co-Director of Narrativia. Cat Spooner. Flibbertigibbet. https://rhiannapratchett.com
starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io composer + arranger ☁️ // oboist, woodwinds, cello, keys, (erhu) ✨🍵
vancouver, bc 🇦🇺 | starlingoboe.com
Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social Writer & presenter for Quinns Quest & People Make Games. quinnsquest.quintinsdomain@gmail.com
hachinos🪐tiny cactus studio @hachinos.bsky.social 🇯🇵はちのす / gamedev / pixel artist
#SuperGlitterRush, #RedRocketDefencism, #Öoo
games: https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=tiny%20cactus%20studio
Finji @finjico.bsky.social Collaborative game studio by Rebekah and Adam Saltsman. 👑 We publish a bunch of cool video games. We make some ourselves too! linktree.finji.co
We're working on @usualjune.bsky.social right now!
NamaTakahashi @namataka.bsky.social Japanese Indie Dev / #Öoo / #ElecHead
『Öoo』 is Out Now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/oo/
Oskar Stålberg @oskarstalberg.bsky.social Game dev. Made Bad North and Townscaper. 
Oleg Dolya @watabou.bsky.social Procgen enthusiast: cities, dungeons, tarot, castles... antlers!... and other fascinating stuff. Many years ago I made Pixel Dungeon.
https://www.patreon.com/c/watawatabou
Kilian Eng @kilianeng.bsky.social Graphics artist
Rémi Verschelde @akien.bsky.social @godotengine.org project maintainer & @w4games.com co-founder (he/him).
Free and #opensource software advocate. #indiedev and #Linux gaming. Frenchman in Copenhagen.
Also on: @akien@mastodon.gamedev.place.
Victoria Tran ✨ @victoriatran.bsky.social ✨ Comms Director @ Innersloth/Outersloth/Among Us
✨ Wholesome Games organizer
✨ Forbes 30u30, Adweek's Creative 100
✨ Get my book Mastering Community Management: https://www.victoriatran.com/book
✨ My newsletter: https://www.victoriatran.com/newsletter
Team Lazerbeam @teamlazerbeam.bsky.social Yr new fav game-band!
🌈✨🍦💖🎸👽🍑🐈🛹✨🌈
Currently making: Shroom and Gloom 🍄 link below!
Past hits: Teenage Blob, Snow Cones 1 & 2, Wrestling With Emotions.
https://linktr.ee/teamlazerbeam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3602770/Shroom_and_Gloom_Demo/
amelia h @amegosh.bsky.social what?? huh?? contains artistic nudity
ameliaherman.artstation.com for professional work
sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social utility clown
writer & game developer & he/they
games @brainfruit.bsky.social
proprietor @ https://roblemsolving.com
cohost @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social
tools @ https://scripto.live
previously @ colbert
av by @garrett.bsky.social
banner by john hwang
Douglas Wilson @doougle.net 🎮 Mutazione, Saltsea Chronicles, Sportsfriends, JS Joust
🎓 Senior Lecturer (in Games)
🎭 Theater/clown w/ @melmcglensey.bsky.social
🎙️ Co-host @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social
🌏 Naarm/Melbourne (by way of NJ)
he/him
mastodon.gamedev.place/@doougle
Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social musician/illustrator/animator/etc.
https://www.louiezong.com
Ben McEntee @benmce.bsky.social run around, draw thing ✦ PDX ✦ Senior Concept Artist @ Gardens🌳 ✦ Contact: benmce.art@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/benmce.art
Romy 🦕 Making Fossil Quest 🦴 @niminy.bsky.social Game dev & artist from South Africa.
Making Fossil Quest 🦕🦴
https://unsigneddoublecollective.itch.io/fossil-quest
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4105540/Fossil_Quest/
And Flibbius McDoogle 🐢🐸
https://linktr.ee/romylatter
The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social Maker of games and things, namely Cadence www.thefuntastic.com
⁂ @polclarissou.bsky.social 
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
adamatomic @adamatomic.bsky.social Independent game maker and industry mentor. @finjico.bsky.social co-founder and director on https://usualjune.com/
More games and talks and things at https://adamatomic.com/
@jennsandercock.bsky.social @jennsandercock.bsky.social 
Simeon Willemse @my4sthma.bsky.social Illustrator and
Game Artist at @clockworkacorn.com
Feather’s Edge by Clockwork Acorn @clockworkacorn.com We make timeless games with chunky designs
http://clockworkacorn.com
Wishlist Feather's Edge on Steam: https://feathers-edge.com/
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
Daniel Linssen @managore.bsky.social I make games
https://managore.itch.io/
https://bit.ly/leapyearonsteam
Martin 🐨 @lydmartin.bsky.social Sound purveyor for games!
Done work on: Sable, GoNNER, Dome Keeper, neverway , Tiny Glade, Townscaper, Manifold Garden
Mahdi Bahrami @bahrami.bsky.social made Engare and Tandis
Deon van Heerden @deonvanheerden.bsky.social Composer who revels in excess | Broforce, Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood and Teef, Chainstaff, Stick it to the Stickman | Co-Founder at PolyForge Media.
Playtopia Festival @playtopia.bsky.social An Indie Games and Immersive Arts Festival
Cape Town | South Africa
5-6 December 2025
www.playtopiafestival.com
#playtopia
By creatives For creatives
Empowering developers to reach the zenith of their creative ambitions!
Sex With Friends @sexwithfriends.bsky.social Because sex is better with friends.
The least sexy sex game where the objective is sex. Buy on Steam.
http://sexwithfriendsgame.com/
Melissa Nzuza @melissanzuza.bsky.social Director at The Playtopia Foundation
External Operations Manager at Free Lives
she/her 🐅
Matt W. @mattwilldev.bsky.social Game Developer. Making games with #GodotEngine
📌 Cape Town, South Africa
🎮 https://mattwilldev.itch.io/
Avery Trufelman @trufelman.bsky.social articles of interest
Free Lives @freelives.bsky.social Stick it to the Stickman, new update out now! : https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085540/Stick_It_to_the_Stickman/
Jemaine Clement @jemaineclement.bsky.social 
brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social New-post announcements (and general South African arts/culture/game dev/comics reposting) from brainwavez.org, an award-winning tech-culture blog anchored in Cape Town, South Africa.
Profile maintained by @mandyjwatson.bsky.social
anna ! @scrambieggs.bsky.social i’m anna
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
🇨🇦
Owen D. Pomery @odpomery.bsky.social Illustrator + Author
owenpomery.com
All the links: https://linktr.ee/odpomery
Adriaan @adriaan.games Director at Hidden Folks (https://hiddenfolks.com).
Game designer of many games (https://adriaan.games).
Usability contributor for the Godot Engine.
Organizer & investor at https://midgame.fund.
⚡️Marina Díez 🔜 Gamescom @ninfadp.bsky.social Spanish Award-Winning Emotional Game Designer ❀ Game Director for Oh Apollo! @ Blue Backpack ❀ Take Us North // The Berlin Apartment // Dordogne ❀ Consultant ❀ @Forbesunder30 2021 ❀ 🌈 she/her
Juliette Love @juliette-love.bsky.social Game sound designer, composer and cellist
Three Bean Salad Podcast @threebeansaladpod.bsky.social www.threebeansalad.org
Ruan Rothmann @rrza.bsky.social Game developer at Free Lives. GORN, Broforce and more. More cat photos please
Ulysses 🦎 @ulyssesatsea.bsky.social Sartorial Sound Designer, Tangential Voice Designer
🎭Nightmare Operator, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, Loddlenaut and more and more and more 🎭
www.ulyssesatsea.com
Roman Mars @romanmars.bsky.social Creator of 99% Invisible, Trump Con Law, A History of the US in 100 Objects, Power Broker Breakdown- http://99pi.org
TEDTalk on flags w/ over 7M views
NYT Bestseller The 99% Invisible City: http://99pi.org/book
East Bay, CA
Alum: Oberlin, Simon's Rock, UGA
Kai @garbagefox.bsky.social QA specialist in Game Dev, lazy artist, doll collector, wannabe voice actor🐦⬛
28♍They/Them🏳️🌈
Maybe a witch, maybe just weird🦊
I mostly lurk here for art and videogames 🌌
Johann Ungerer @kaegun.bsky.social Entrepreneur, solution architect, game developer, armchair philosopher.
Sean Goncalves @the-son-of-wolf.bsky.social Indie Games Designer, Interested in all aspects of gaming.
Currently working as Head of Quality Assurance @24bitgames
He/Him/They/Them
AlbaBG 👽 @albabbgg.bsky.social 🌞 ESP/ENG/ 日本語 (20%) @grogcult.bsky.social is my son 🐸🔮
🖤D&D/MTG Secret Lair official artist / albabg.es
LINKS( ✌︎'ω')⬇️
https://linktr.ee/albabbgg
jukio kallio @jukio.bsky.social Composer. Fall Guys, Minit, Dave the Diver, Nuclear Throne, Minecraft remix, Celeste B-sides, Luftrausers, etc. he/him. Wanna work with me? Great! Contact management at katariina@1358cr.com
Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social Writer of games, film & fiction.
IGF nominated Narrative Excellence.
Father of Coco.
The Unwoven Warrior out now in South Africa. (Seeking reps in N America)
Open for consulting & commissions
kez_✨🍉 @kezliquescent.bsky.social Full time operations manager, occasional streamer, fledgling indie dev.
For professional enquiries, email: kez.liquescent@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/kez_liquescent
Jean Roux @jeanroux.bsky.social I'm an artist with experience in the video games, animation and TTRPG industries. contact: jeanrouxart@gmail.com
Jean-Luc @stateofdelirium.bsky.social 🎮 QA guy
🎭 Stand-up comedy @ First Draft
🦆 Silly duck
Find me around Playtopia, Maker's Massive, Super Friendship Arcade, First Draft Comedy, and Armchair.
Mandy J Watson @mandyjwatson.bsky.social Tech-culture journalist. Copy editor. Game dev. Hire me!
World expert in South African comics (#sacomics) published after 2000.
Words: https://brainwavez.org/
Tiny games: https://mandyjwatson.itch.io/
Masked up in Cape Town, South Africa.
Boiled Goose Games @boiledgoosegames.bsky.social Game dev miscreants from Cape Town, SA.
https://boiledgoosegames.itch.io
Chris Basson @bassoncj.bsky.social https://chris.basson.io/
Samuel Burnett @desktoysam.bsky.social South African hobbyist gamedev making whatever this is https://desktoy.itch.io/
https://www.youtube.com/@DeskToyStudios
The Beardly Ben @thebeardlyben.art He/him. Cape Town based bearded Illustrator & games animator at @freelives.bsky.social. Husbear of @dwuff.com. Metalhead. TTRPG enthusiast. Cat and dog dad. Bisexual.
✉️ thebeardlyben@gmail.com
linktr.ee/thebeardlyben
FUCK AI
Niall Rixon @niallrixon.bsky.social South African Animator/Illustrator.
Likes books, history, ttrpgs, board games, videos games, and podcasts too.
No A/I here
Richard Bolland @studiobolland.bsky.social 🇿🇦 Making games & interactive animation at https://www.studiobo.io/
Robert Shenton @miltage.bsky.social Solo game dev. He/him.
HeroDeVT @herodevt.bsky.social Hero Dev VTuber
Content Creator of Destiny 2 and other games | Game Developer | Gamer | AuDHD | VTuber | Enby 🏳️⚧️ | Just trying my best
Richard @nekropants.bsky.social Game developer and appreciator of fine dogs.
Nightschool Studio/Free Lives/Team Lazerbeam
Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com artist 🌟 tech artist 🌟 game developer @ Free Lives 🇿🇦
Working on Dressmaker, previously Terra Nil, Fortnite, Broforce, GORN, Genital Jousting
Sam Alfred @vfqd.itch.io Game designer, currently working on Combolands @cruxgames.bsky.social
Previously, lead designer of Terra Nil
https://vfqd.itch.io/
Bafta nom
Robbie Fraser @squidcor.bsky.social South African indie developer at Free Lives. (He / Him).
Designer of Dustbiters, Anger Foot, and Genital Jousting.
Kirsten-Lee @kirstylee.bsky.social CEO at Evil Landfall? 😈 Selection committee member at WINGS 🪽
David Hecker @davidhecker.bsky.social I like fluffy things and lovely people and playing games and tinkering with things I’m just not clever enough to do for a living.
Bongane Mahlangu @bonganivizdev.bsky.social Art Director/t/Cinematic Artist Open for work
Him/He
Cape Town
Jack Ex_Ludis @ex-ludis.bsky.social Game developer @ Clockwork Acorn. Retired marxist. Colonial philistine.
https://ex-ludis.itch.io/
Ashveer @ashcubed.bsky.social South African | Love #SciFi | Corpo Netrunner | Indie Unity Game Developer
Check out my portfolio here ashjugdav.com
Hyphenza @hyphenza.bsky.social Drum & bass Person / Community Manager at Free Lives
https://linktr.ee/hyphenza
Dorian @damousey.bsky.social Producer - available/LFG.
They/them.
Game making, naps, art making and other drugs (because lupus)
Artwork purchasable from damousey.me
Ben McInnes - Making 💀👑 @benmcinnes.bsky.social Designer, programmer and occasional hardware tinkerererer
One half of @lootdonkey.bsky.social
Making Fool King (Wishlist now)
He/him
raxter @raxter.bsky.social they/them, myth, minor legend, artistic technician, that person you've met at that thing way back yeah I was so sure when I saw you that we met somewhere a year or so ago how are things since then?
am looking for work! ➤ http://raxterbaxter.com/portfolio/
Steven Tu @tuism.bsky.social VR, game dev, illustrator. Sticker collector. Makegamessa. Burner. Karaokeist. Seamstress. Animal magnet. He/him. With 24bitgames🕹️ linktr.ee/tuism
TheGrahamZA | Narrative Designer & Writer @thegrahamza.bsky.social Narrative Designer, Writer & Localisation Editor.
I've worked on 15+ games, including Residual, Deck of Souls, Organs Please, and OverKnights.
I also build games in GameMaker.
Contact details and portfolio 👉 linktr.ee/thegrahamza
Danny Day @dislekcia.bsky.social IGF award-winning game developer. BJJ brown belt. Retired online community leader. Inline vert skater in a previous life. Gifted kid to adult ADD pipeline. Leftist, feminist, antiracist, anticolonialist South African. he/him
Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com Posts by @itshannahflynn.bluesky.com, communications director. Mandrake is a narrative rural life sim, coming to Steam Early Access. Also Fallen London, Sunless Sea, etc. Press: press at failbettergames.com
Kiana Mai @kianamai.bsky.social 29 y/o | Storyboard Artist/Director @ DisneyTVA | 🇯🇵🇯🇲 | 🏳️🌈 | she/her 💕
Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co Narrative @inkle.co he/him
Writer: TR-49 / EXPELLED! / A Highland Song / Heaven's Vault / Overboard! / Over the Alps / Sorcery! / 80 Days. ink co-creator.
Cade Peterson @caderageous.bsky.social 🎥🤩 Exec. Prod. of The "Legends of Adventure" doc coming soon
Formerly at Apple, PlayStation, Sephora, MidBoss
Any pronouns are ok.
https://midboss.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/midboss.bsky.social
itch.io @itch.io Open indie game marketplace and DIY game jam host
Account support? Email support@itch.io
❗📢 You can use your itchio URL as your Bluesky username, check here: https://itch.io/user/settings/bluesky
Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social Long Time Internet Guy
Aabria Iyengar @aabria.bsky.social she/her | @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social | your story friend on Dimension 20 // Critical Role // The Adventure Zone and more! |
Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet. 
Josh Ruben @joshruben.bsky.social horror making noise boy
Ginny Di @ginnydi.com youtuber, cosplayer, tabletop gamer, singer ✖️ she/her ✖️ http://ginnydi.com
Brennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social Please consider donating to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund —> https://www.pcrf.net
Kate Gray @hownottodraw.bsky.social I write games & jokes. Sometimes both.
⌛ past: journalist & presenter @ ONM, OXM, Nintendo Life, The Guardian, GameSpot, Xbox, Minecraft, etc
🔮 present: games writer @ Moonstone Island, Owlchemy, & Hello Kitty Island Adventure
@ Nova Scotia, Canada