KO_OP: ๐ช Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com Worker-run game studio. Young Suns ๐ช, Goodbye Volcano High ๐ฆ, Ridiculous Fishing EX ๐ฃ, Winding Worlds ๐, GNOG ๐ค
linktr.ee/koopmode
Akupara Games @akuparagames.bsky.social ๐ขTortoise-powered game publisher
๐ขBehind The Frame, GRIME, Absolute Tactics, Rain World, Astrea + MORE!
Andy Vatter @andyvatter.bsky.social Senior Designer II (previously Lead Designer) at Squanch Games, makes a bunch of other stuff too, you get it
She/her to you, bub
Esse House UK @essehouse.bsky.social For the community, by the community ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Visit | https://www.essehouse.co.uk
Cursed Magic @cursedmagic.bsky.social We are an indie game studio based in LA, making games inspired by the anime of our childhoods~ โจ
Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social Prime Minister of Canada and Leader of the Liberal Party | Premier ministre du Canada et chef du Parti libรฉral
markcarney.ca
Tiani Pixel @tianipixel.bsky.social she/her | ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Game dev/Pixel Art/3D
Made UNSIGHTED, working on ABYSS X ZERO: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2872300/ABYSS_X_ZERO/
zaratustra @zaratustra.bsky.social a real good person in a real bad place
http://zaratustra.itch.io
Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social Serving the video game industry through breaking news, insight on game industry trends, expert advice & resources, and more.
Press requests: news@gamedeveloper.com
Tips: tips@gamedeveloper.com
amos @fasterthanli.me hi, I'm amos! ๐ they/them ๐ฎ "most level-headed AI user" ๐ซ working on something dataflow-shaped ๐ฆ known for teaching rust and not much else
๐ https://fasterthanli.me
๐บ https://youtube.com/@fasterthanlime
Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social https://mossmouth.com/
Tom Fulp @tomfulp.newgrounds.com I run Newgrounds, co-founded The Behemoth, made a game about The Room and I'm currently making Nightmare Cops!
Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social gay artist, game dev // website: https://debacle.us // auckland, aotearoa new zealand
just released Radiator Forever, a gay game collection: https://radiator.debacle.us
making Tryhard, a gay rugby RPG: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/Tryhard/
Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners.
I analyze the video games market in Asia & MENA.
I post insights about the video games industry, as well as thoughts on tech, politics, history, science and public transit.
Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social Cailleachโs horrible wife living by the river tay. I develop & write tv and videogames, and direct and cast voice actors for various different places. Part of the BAFTA Breakthrough programme 2025. My portfolio here: https://linktr.ee/caraellison
alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social ๐น an aperol spritz in human form ๐น
๐ senior reporter @ digiday ๐
๐ The Rage Game: Video Games and the Politics of Reaction due out summer 2027 ๐
(views expressed are mine alone)
meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social narrative design |ALL๐ฅWILL๐ฅRISE - Thirsty Suitors - 80 Days | pleasures counter to capitalism-colonialism | technopolitics ๐+๐น liberation
Tyler Glaiel @tylerglaiel.com Programmer / Game Designer. Closure, The End is Nigh, Bombernauts, The Basement Collection, Succubox, Fracuum, Aether, and more! Current Project: Mewgenics!
tylerglaiel.com
Liz Edwards @lizaledwards.bsky.social Senior Character Artist โจ
Kait Tremblay (they/them) @kaittremblay.bsky.social Narrative Director on Ambrosia Sky @softrains.bsky.socialโฌ.
Horror writer, former book editor, genderfluid and queer. Rep'd by Jake Babad, WCA
Also: Seasonala Cemetery, A Mortician's Tale, Grindstone, Watch Dogs Legion
www.thatmonstergames.com
Wren Brier @wrenegade.bsky.social Creative Director of Unpacking๐ฆ, currently taking a break from game dev to enjoy other things life has to offer.
Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social Playful.
elizabethsampat.com
vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.social she/her. musician, writer, podcaster, weird vidgame person http://www.patreon.com/ellaguro
Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social ๐ญ๐น He/him. Senior Writer, @brasslionent on Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver. Video games. Comic books. Blackness. Past: @Kotaku, @io9, #RiseOfTheBlackPanther, @Marvel #MilesMoralesPS5. Next: Batman/Static: Beyond from @DCComics EvanNarcisse.com
Anisa Sanusi @studioanisa.bsky.social ๐ฎ Product Manager & UX Lead, 1TK Games
โ๏ธ Founder of Limit Break Mentorship
๐๏ธ Forbes Under 30, and GI biz Top 100 Influential Women in Games
๐ BAFTA member, jury chair, award winner
๐ฒ๐พ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐บ Malaysian based in the UK
Douglas Wilson @doougle.net ๐ฎ Mutazione, Saltsea Chronicles, Sportsfriends, JS Joust
๐ Senior Lecturer (in Games)
๐ญ Theater/clown w/ @melmcglensey.bsky.social
๐๏ธ Co-host @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social
๐ Naarm/Melbourne (by way of NJ)
he/him
mastodon.gamedev.place/@doougle
Leonard Skeonard @mike.reuben.games making Dead Static Drive with @leena.reuben.games
founder and owner/operator of the kurt russell fan club
Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social That guy from No More Robots
mike at nomorerobots dot io
@nomorerobots.io
Chris Charla @iocat.bsky.social Videogames at Xbox; zines, books, videogames, and skateboarding very slowly at home. I main Bluesky.
Amora B. @amora.ink Practically dripping with ennui.
Tamagotchi collector and character designer on Celeste currently working on something secret!
See more of my art at:
https://amora.ink/
Brazilian/Canadian
She/her
Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social One of the people who makes People Make Games.
chris@peoplemakegames.com | Signal: chrisPMG.31
Jill Murray @jillmurray.bsky.social Narrative Director for videogames at discoglobe.ca. MFA Creative Non-Fic student at UKC. Luddite in the historical sense. She/They www.jillmurray.com
๐ Cyn โจ @obicynkenobi.bsky.social Director of marketing & community teams. 14+yrs in game dev. VanCity๐จ๐ฆ
Previously: company of heroes, dawn of war, marvel contest of champions, transformers forged to fight, squad, starship troopers
Work With Indies @workwithindies.com A kind job board and inclusive community supporting careers in #indiegames.
Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social Director of BAFTA-winning indie game studio Size Five Games
EARTH MUST DIE | Lair of the Clockwork God | The Swindle | Behold the Kickmen | Ben There, Dan That! | Time Gentlemen, Please! | Gun Monkeys | Privates | Gibbage
www.sizefivegames.com
Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social game designer
Harrison G. Pink @gilespink.bsky.social Award-winning Game Designer. Lead Narrative Designer - @shinyshoegames.bsky.social. Tall Bermudian ๐ง๐ฒ. Tiki-drink enjoyer. Prev: Cyan (Myst, Riven), Blizzard (Diablo IV), Telltale (TWD, TFTBL), 2K (Mafia III) - www.harrisonpink.com - NO AI NO NFTs
Danielle Partis @daniellepartis.bsky.social Editorial @wire.xbox.com. Former news editor gamesindustry.biz. Chattin' about riffs, robots, D&D, Warhammer and video games. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social Game urbanist, game designer. Occasional city geographer, author, researcher, and educator. Teaching at D6 Learning.
โก๏ธMarina Dรญez ๐ Gamescom @ninfadp.bsky.social Spanish Award-Winning Emotional Game Designer โ Game Director for Oh Apollo! @ Blue Backpack โ Take Us North // The Berlin Apartment // Dordogne โ Consultant โ @Forbesunder30 2021 โ ๐ she/her
Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com Freelance Tool Design Director, Workflow Consultant @ https://rystorm.com/
Previously Hytale, Apple, Guerrilla, IO-Interactive, and more. Organizes the Tool Design & OpenUSD Roundtables at GDC.
I get really excited about workflows!
A Profound Waste of Time @apwot.bsky.social Award winning indie magazine, celebrating games as an art form. ๐ Est. 2016
www.apwot.com
Tom Happ @axiomverge.bsky.social Indie gamedev who made Axiom Verge. Special needs dad. Curious about everything. Likes too much stuff and tries to do it all.
axiomverge.com
axiomverge2.com
thomashapp.com
Tanat (making Building Relationships) Boozayaangool @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com quit tech to make the most stupid game possible
๐ฉ Building Relationships ๐๏ธ
indie dev - GDC Speaker - He/Him ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
pole dances to video game music
pls wishlist ๐
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2666920/Building_Relationships
IGDA @igda.org The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the largest non-profit membership organization in the world serving all individuals who create games.
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.
Jesper Juul @jesperjuul.bsky.social Video game theorist, author of Half-real, A Casual Revolution, The Art of Failure, and Handmade Pixels.
New book "Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64" out Dec 10th 2024! https://jesperjuul.net/c64
https://jesperjuul.net
Vadym, friend of eggbug @yellowafterlife.bsky.social I write tools and code for videogames!
Links and newsletter: https://yal.cc/links
Rosa ๐ @purecelain.bsky.social www.rosacarbo.co.uk
๐ฎ CD sona bona
๐ซ Freelance game design atm @ Panic Stations
๐ Spanish in UK
๐ผ Prev Preloaded, APWOT, Improbable, LoveShark, Nexus...
๐ 30u30 2016, IGDA Next Gen Leader 2020, Campaigner of the Year 2018, BAFTA juror
โ๐ผ she/her
Squidly @squidly.newgrounds.com Squid-shaped dev on Renaine
I stream #gamedev weekdays โก๏ธ twitch.tv/squuuidly
@streamnotifs.bsky.social for stream notifications
Scott Hartsman @hartsman.bsky.social Shipping talks, bullshit walks. I've worked on a ton of MMOs and other online games. Mostly helping games startups these days. Also, corgis. Specifically, one large, lazy one in particular.
__eirik @strotchy.bsky.social https://garyyk.com
Clifton B @cliftonb.bsky.social Designs games with time mechanics || Organizes Demospree || Throws One Drop yo-yos || He/they || Ask about my research & product design workshop!
Play Seasonspree on Switch! https://bit.ly/seasonspreeswitch
Not on Steam! https://bit.ly/seasonspreesteam
Shams jorjani @shamsjorjani.bsky.social CEO Arrowhead Game Studios and video game "enthusiast". Still not a vampire.
Harrison Lemke @hplemke.bsky.social knyght full of thought and slepy โข musician (harrison lemke, brother android, dragon warrior) โข game dev (boots quest dx) โข he/him
Tom Sennett @tomsennettgames.com Award-winning indie game designer, web developer, and artist from Philadelphia (he/him). RunMan, Deepak Fights Robots, One Million Stars, Hugby, and more https://tomsennettgames.com
Jason de Heras ๐ฎ @jasondeheras.bsky.social Co-Game Director on the Star Wars Jedi team at Respawn/EA. Design Director Jedi: Survivor/Lead Combat Designer Jedi: Fallen Order. Combat Design God of War 3/Ascension. 2x Evo Finals Street Fighter.
https://www.jasondeheras.com
Kris Antoni - Toge Productions @kerissakti.bsky.social Founder of Toge Productions #gamedev #indiedev from Indonesia.
Made: CoffeeTalk, Infectonator.
Ben Porter @eigenbom.bsky.social Game developer for life. I made MoonQuest and many other things. AAA gamedev by day. On the web at https://bp.io. Also https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@eigenbom.
Change my profile pic: https://bp.io/app/avatar
Historically: https://twitter.com/eigenbom
Erlend Grefsrud @erlendgrefsrud.bsky.social Games for computers. More or less recovered after finishing โ๏ธGo Mecha Ballโ๏ธ: https://t.co/DzRqWvFIVR
Current thing: Stomp City
Renee Gittins | Indie Game Dev @rikukat.bsky.social Plays video games. Makes video games. Helps others make video games.
Developer of "Potions: A Curious Tale"
PotionsACuriousTale.com
Kate Barrett @thewaether.bsky.social "Her Generation's Greatest Wordsmith" / I'm the b!tch!! I'm bisexual and I WILL bring it up!! I make games at https://thewaether.itch.io/
https://www.patreon.com/amyrot
https://ko-fi.com/thewaether
main blog at: https://katebnormal.tumblr.com/
Lola @lolashiraishi.com
BT @borystrienin.com indie games business @rcp.family
publishing https://songs-of-silence.com
borystrienin.com
Joana Vieira (Ziraeliss) @ziraeliss.bsky.social Solo dev and founder of Negative Sun Studios. Narrative and Game Designer. Portuguese currently in Malmรถ, Sweden ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ต๐น
Emelie Edholm @emelie.bsky.social Cat herder for a bunch of gfx folks at Rockstar.
Coffee and a stiff drink, please.
Scott @positronplays.bsky.social ๐ ๏ธ Senior QA Analyst at Epic Games
๐บ Sometimes Youtuber / Twitch streamer
https://linktr.ee/PositronPlays
Jan-Bart van Beek @janbart.bsky.social Studio Director & Art Director at Guerrilla Games. Original concept creator of Horizon Zero Dawn. BAFTA & Golden Calf winner. Poweruser of the word Basically.
Paul Grzymkowski @paulogy.com Lover of games, music, movies & staying thoughtful among the chaos. Watch me sprout more awesome / awful / clever / crazy ideas than I know what to do with :-)
[ http://www.paulogy.com ]
Trudi Castle @trudicastle.bsky.social Associate art director on Darkest Dungeon 2! Outdoor enthusiast, coffee drinker, gamer
Vancouver, BC/ Londoner
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.
Nazih Fares ๐ Spawn! Angoulรชme @nazihfares.com ๐ผ Game Producer @Savoirludique.com
๐ Making the game @ArabMisfits.com
๐ Vice Chair of @IGDA.org Game Credits SIG
๐ฟ @BAFTA.org Member and Jury
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Non-binary | He/They
๐ฃ๏ธ EN/FR/AR/ES/and more languages
๐ท Olympus EM-1 and Pixel 7 Pro
Jack The Generalist @jackgutmann.bsky.social Freelance Games VFX Artist
Podcast host: The Generalists: Where game devs spill the tea with 0 filter.
Full episodes on YT, Spotify & Apple Podcast
https://linktr.ee/jack.the.generalist
Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com Videogames PR and consulting. 3MA panelist at large and volunteer tall ship sailor. A bit of voiceover, occasionally.
Gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight
๐The spacious Philadelphia suburb of Delaware
๐พ www.twitch.tv/eenbou
ianboudreau.com
Myriameใป๏ผ๐ฆ @mllepilgrim.bsky.social Event Producer at @iii-initiative.bsky.social ใป Excecutive Producer gamedev.world ใป Production ConsultantใปPhotographer
Worked on POSSESSOR(S), Beast Breaker, & a lot of other stuffs~
she/herใป๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐
Julie Elven @julieelven.bsky.social Soundtrack vocalist ๐๏ธ for #JamesNewtonHoward, #LorneBalfe, #HorizonForbiddenWest, #HorizonZeroDawn, #InfinityNikki, #Netflix, #BAFTA, #CriticalRole, #BBC, #TheGameAwards, #WorldofWarcraft, #LeagueofLegends & more โค๏ธ she/her โข ๐
GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social The world's leading games industry website. Got something to tell us? Email news@gamesindustry.biz
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.
Nathalie Lawhead @alienmelon.bsky.social i make experimental games, net-art, software ~Tetrageddon, Everything is going to be OK, Electric Zine Maker, BlueSuburbiaโฆ
๐ฅ http://tetrageddon.com
๐ฆ http://unicornycopia.com
๐ alienmelon@mastodon.social
๐ they/them โญ๏ธ๐ฆ
โ
all work completely human made
Patrick Klepek @patrickklepek.bsky.social editor @ Remap // editor @ Crossplay // pr: patrick@remapradio.com and patrick@crossplay.news // tips: patrick.klepek@protonmail.com // signal: 224-707-1561
Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com Co-founder of @aftermath.site. ๐Canberra, Australia. DMs open. Email: lukeATaftermathDOTsite
www.aftermath.site
https://www.lukeplunkett.com/
Lucy Blundell ๐๐ Wishlist Ace & Aro: Heart-to-Heart on Steam! @kinmoku.bsky.social Independent Game Developer โ Made One Night Stand and VIDEOVERSE, now working on Ace & Aro: Heart-to-Heart | IGF | Indie Cup | Previous EA Chillingo | Brit residing in Germany | Invisibly disabled | She/They ๐ค๐ฉถ๐ค๐
www.kinmoku.games
Mary Kenney @marykgames.com Senior Writer on Cyberpunk 2. Associate Narrative Director on #WolverinePS5. Author/Writer: Gamer Girls, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Walking Dead. โThe shiny Pokรฉmon of games writersโ -Aidan Moher
Morgan Lockhart @mizdoomcookie.bsky.social Writer of video games, books, short stories etc.
A SPELL FOR MIDWINTER'S HEART out now
Rep: Aurora Fernandez @ Trident Media
Games: GW2, Tell Me Why, Halo, Rift, and more
http://www.lockhartwrites.com
blender bitch | making a karate-kid like beat 'em up ๐ข @luluuland.bsky.social Luiza Diniz
Senior game artist and co-founder at @ragdollfrog.bsky.social |
IGDA F Next Gen Leader | prev: senior 3D artist at Timberline Studio
https://linktr.ee/luluu_land
Indrani @indrani.bsky.social ๐น๏ธ Game designer @durontogames.bsky.social
๐ฒ Community @blacktabbygames.com, @sunsetvisitor.studio
๐ Co-founder @desisndragons.bsky.social
๐ Find me @ indrani.me
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ She/they ๐Mumbai, India ๐ด Probably tired
๐ฎ Silvia Gaetano โ @meowstations.bsky.social I handle comms in games | Safe In Our World & Pioneers of Game Dev Austria Ambassador
๐๐ฎ | ๐ฃ๏ธ ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ซ๐ท ๐ช๐ธ ๐จ๐ณ
She/Her (they/them ok) | Views mine, kinda fruity ๐ kinda kinky ๐คซ
๐ linktr.ee/meowstations
Fawzi Mesmar (ููุฒู) @fawzi.zone Creative Director on BGE2 @Ubisoft Award winning game designer, author, public speaker, serial expat, 1 of @thehabibis.show opinions are my own. he/him. ๆฅๆฌ่ชOK๐โโ๏ธ
keita takahashi @kt.uvula.jp uvula.jp
Laura E. Hall @lauraehall.bsky.social Mysteries, puzzles, adventures. I make games, write books & preserve immersive history. PDX. They/she
Immersipedia coming soon ๐
PLANNING YOUR ESCAPE (Simon & Schuster), KATAMARI DAMACY (Boss Fight Books)
โจ lauraehall.com
๐ cfia.org
๐๏ธ secretlives.games
Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social Producer. Co-host, Shift+F1. Formerly: Digital Eclipse, Cloth Map, Giant Bomb.
https://drewscanlon.com
danielleri @danielleri.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief at GameDeveloper.com, Berklee College of Music game design lecturer, BJJ Purple Belt ๐คผโโ๏ธ, hobbyist game dev and pixel artist, sometimes screenwriter, fitness dork, volunteer EMT. She/her.
Grace Bruxner @gracebruxner.bsky.social ive decided to postโฆโฆ. gracebruxner.com for work stuff
Dr Holly Nielsen @hollynielsen.bsky.social Historian of play | PhD | @ihr.bsky.social Fellowship | Game developer | Writer & narrative designer - Thousand Hells, Amberspire, Neurocracy & more | Currently working on a secret thing
Repped by Will Francis at Janklow & Nesbit
she/her
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.
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
๐จ๐ฆ
Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com Director of @necrosoftgames.com, panelist on the @insertcredit.com show, recovering journalist, genre cinema enjoyer, and resident of the city of Oakland California.
Laine Nooney @ ๐ฅ๐๏ธ๐ฅ @lainenooney.bsky.social ๐พ associate prof of computers + video games @ MCC @ NYU
๐น๏ธ managing ed of ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories @romchip.bsky.social https://romchip.org
๐ The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal
https://linktr.ee/lainenooney
they/them
Kenney @kenney.nl โจ Creating public domain game assets for over 10 years!
www.kenney.nl
Dianna ๐ฉ๐ด @grlpants.bsky.social IP/Partnerships Producer | #gamedev
D&D #DM & #TTRPG Player|
Red Mage & Spoony Bard
AfroLatina & #Bronx as fug | ๐ฉ๐ด
She/ Her
#Dragonage is Life
Reformed Theater Nerd |
Owner of @thesecretlantern.bsky.social
Still Fighting.
https://solo.to/grlpants