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๐ธ Crafting a heartwarming narrative puzzle game.
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Soup for Soul | Peas & Quiet Games @peas-and-quiet.com ๐ฎ female indie dev trio from Hamburg, Germany
๐๏ธ former @ Osmotic Studios
๐ฑ peasful and quiet
๐ currently working on our debut game "Soup for Soul", a narrative cooking sim
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Mothership @mothership.blog Gaming coverage for her, them, and yes, him, too.
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Prev bylines at Rock Paper Shotgun, IGN, PC Gamer, Edge, Eurogamer.
Narrative for: Cataclismo, Creatures of Ava, and Moonlighter 2.
Jank @jank.cool The first good website about PC games. https://www.jank.cool/
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Official account for Vancouver Game Garden, a public event showcasing local games and art in Vancouver, BC!
June 13 & 14, 2026 | Roundhouse Community Centre
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Lifelong KC liver.
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Rogue @rogue.site A video game website run by humans.
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Team Cherry @teamcherry.bsky.social Sweet, round games!
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Ritual of Raven @ritualofraven.bsky.social ๐ฆโโฌ Ritual of Raven: witchy farm sim
๐ฑ Enchant Constructs to grow your garden
โจ Created by @SpellgardenGames.com
๐ Published by @Team17.com
๐ Play the Demo on Steam!
This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com No ads. No AI. Just videogame coverage that matters.
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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social "Leading" "engineering" at Messhof. Made Wheel World. Making a new thing!
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Wishlist Shallow Pond on Steam ๐ฆ
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AntDude @antdude.bsky.social I make videos essays about Nintendo games for the internet ๐ฎ
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Michael Frei ๐ชฐ @michaelfrei.io Makes games and animated films with his finger
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Made a video game called Time Flies https://timeflies.buzz
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(Berlin, Germany)
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Essy ๐โจ @esnueil.bsky.social (She/her) | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ | Cozy Inclusive Content Creator | Loftia Partner + Palia Partner | Storyteller, Software Engineer & Singer | https://esnueil.gg | biz: esnueilteam@gmail.com | https://twitch.com/esnueil | ๐!!!
Brave At Night @braveatnight.bsky.social Indie games development studio.
โ๏ธYes, Your Grace: Snowfall https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373090/Yes_Your_Grace_2_Snowfall/
๐Yes, Your Grace https://bit.ly/YesYourGraceGame
๐ง Mind Scanners https://bit.ly/MindScanners
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Ari Arnbjรถrnsson @flassari.bsky.social Senior Software Engineer, Developer Relations at Epic Games.
Former Lead Programmer on #Returnal for #PS5 @Housemarque.
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London Games Festival @londongamesfest.bsky.social 
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Gamesline @gamesline.net Video game features, reviews, interviews, podcasts, and more: We are your one-stop station for your gaming destination!
๐ฎ gamesline.net
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ON games journal @ongamesjournal.bsky.social The ultimate celebration of gaming's past, present and future - on.games
Dom Schott @domschott.bsky.social Freier Journalist, Ex-Archรคologe, Katermitbewohner. Mein Podcast: OK COOL.
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Bagpack Games @bagpackgames.bsky.social ๐๐ฎ
A small indie studio from Germany.
Currently working on Card Buster (with Vikka Games ๐) and The Patient! ๐ฎ
Check out our Steam developer page! ๐
๐ต https://bit.ly/bagpackersdiscord โ
๐ฎ https://store.steampowered.com/dev/BagpackGames
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Join our Discord for marketing help: discord.gg/v46rPzMrxe
Contact Email: alex@theindiexp.com
Whelm ๐งOut now on Steam @lessergames.com Official account for Whelm.
Whelm available now:
http://steampowered.com/app/2906320
https://ko-fi.com/lessergames
https://lessergames.com/
Riley MacLeod @rcmacleod.bsky.social Co-founder of Aftermath, a worker-owned site about video games, the internet, and everything that comes after. riley [at] aftermath [dot] site. Previously: Kotaku, Washington Post. Trans; he/him
https://aftermath.site/
GamesMarket @gamesmarket.global The Games Industry B2B Magazine for Europe, from Germany.
Worker-owned, independent medium.
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Imprint: https://www.gamesmarket.global/imprint
Jacob McCourt @jacob.bsky.social Videogame Showman | Indie Games | Creator Partnerships | He/Him | ๐จ๐ฆ | mccojaco@gmail.com or me@JacobMcCourt.com
Host: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social & @leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/jacobmccourt
Turbo Dog Games | Spiritstead @turbodoggames.bsky.social Indie game dev team that is building โจmagical worldsโจ
Play Spiritstead demo๐ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3501540/Spiritstead/
Discord! ๐ https://discord.gg/7N98WgTewm
https://turbodoggames.com/
Beidi @tinystorm.bsky.social Indie dev / Art Director who loves storytelling. linktr.ee/beidi
Working on The Daughters of Time. One step at a time. ๐น๏ธโจ
tinystorm.co.uk
Other game I made๐LUNA The Shadow Dust
store.steampowered.com/app/465100
Fandom Ledger @fandomledger.com Video Game and anime news and reviews. Plus a bunch of other fun shit. @advanced.gg partner. Pokemon, Umamusume, and Hololive are the best.
https://www.fandomledger.com
Culture Crave ๐ฟ @culturecrave.co The latest pop culture news โ mostly movies, TV, video games, and social media ๐ฅ๐ฎ
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Thomas Brush @thomasbrush.bsky.social Follower of Christ, husband, dad. Creator of Twisted Tower, Neversong & Pinstripe! Learn dev at http://FullTimeGameDev.com!
Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games Award-winning senior video editor @GameInformer.com
โข Musician โข 3D Artist โข reality tv sicko
Game documentaries: Patreon.com/ViewportVideo
Photos + travel: Instagram.com/itsVanAken
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๐Minneapolis ๐ง๐ซ
Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social Executive Editor at Game Informer. Host of the All Things Nintendo podcast.
๐ St. Paul, MN
Marcus Stewart @marcusstewart7.bsky.social Senior Associate Editor @gameinformer.com | Business Inquiries: marcus@gameinformer.com | I livestream! https://www.twitch.tv/marcusstreamsgames | He/Him
Matt Miller @matthewmiller.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief at Game Informer. Video and tabletop gaming, music, and speculative fiction enthusiast.
Patrick Klein ๐ PAX West @auditor415.bsky.social Gamer, co-host of the Boss Rush Network and host of the Boss Rush Bookclub.
Some people think I'm funny. I just think I'm funny looking.
Maschinen-Mensch ๐ค Mother Machine ๐ค out now! @maschimensch.bsky.social Berlin-based indie studio, made Curious Expedition 1 & 2, and just released Mother Machine!
Get it on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1555980?utm_source=MM_bsky
Cosmetics pack: https://shorturl.at/qM9hE
Raw Fury I REGIONS OF RUIN: RUNEGATE IS OUT NOW! ๐ป @rawfury.bsky.social Indie Game (un)Publisher | Kingdom๐ Esoteric Ebb ๐ฒ Moonstone Island๐ Blue Prince ๐ Blake Manor ๐ Monsters are Coming ๐พ Last Man Sitting ๐ช
Armor Games Studios @armorgamesstudios.com Indie game publisher supporting developers from across the globe in realizing their creative vision with sustainability and care. Pitch to us!
armorgamesstudios.com
Nintendo Dads @nintendodads.bsky.social A family friendly weekly podcast focused on Nintendo with a rotating cast of dadbods | Contact at NintendoDads@gmail.com
The Darkest Files ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ @thedarkestfiles.paintbucket.de The Darkest Files is a historical investigation and courtroom game based on true crimes during the Nazi era. Investigate cold cases and win them at court. Release 25 March 2025
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/The_Darkest_Files/
Corey Hudson Dirrig ๐ PAX West 2026 @coreyinhd.com Cofounder and CEO at Boss Rush Media. Overseer of the Boss Rush Network. On-Air Host, Creator, Editor, Writer, and Producer.
Business Inquiries: coreydirrig.biz@gmail.com
Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/iamcoreyinhd
Shacknews @shacknews.com Gaming News on the Cutting Edge of Technology. Independently Owned. #DoitforShacknews
Read articles about gaming, tech, & finance at shacknews.com
Watch us live on Twitch at twitch.tv/Shacknews #ShackChat
Boss Rush Network @bossrush.net Website: https://bossrush.net | The Boss Rush Network brings together a group of friends from around the internet to create podcasts and content centered around video games, entertainment, and more.
Andrea Rene @andrearene.bsky.social ๐ค host
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๐๐ป steward of fun times
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Secret Lab @secretlab.games Secret Lab builds games. We're best known for Night in the Woods, and the Australian ABC Play School games, as well as @YarnSpinner.dev. We're currently building I Feel Fine, written by Ryan North, and Leonardo's Moon Ship. No GenAI, please.
Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison @hey.paris Game Dev? Producer? Writer? Historian? Programmer? Chihuahua butler?
Co-founder @secretlab.games (Night in the Woods, I Feel Fine, Leonardoโs Moon Ship) + @yarnspinner.dev
Pres @TasGameMakers.com
@themartianlife.comโs husband.
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Miri Teixeira-Connor @miri.bsky.social โ๏ธGames journo
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๐๏ธQuaker
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Jordan Middler @jordanmiddler.bsky.social Journalist, VGC.
Host, The VGC Podcast.
Scotland.
Shuhei Yoshida @yosp-jp.bsky.social 
Paste Magazine @pastemagazine.bsky.social The heart and soul of music journalism.
David Jaffe @davidscottjaffe.bsky.social 
Hbomberguy @hbomberguy.bsky.social ๐ฅ๏ธ Gaming Youtuber, Media Critic, Philosopher King ๐คด
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๐ฉ Enquiries to contact@hbomb.zone
Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com News + Opinions. UK based. One person mostly.
Support on Patreon: http://patreon.com/gamingonlinux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com (official account).
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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social โ
NO WAR
Ex-EGM/1up, blazing new trails in gaming with PlayStation. (Expressed opinions are my own, and not that of my employer.) RESIST / Stay Woke ๅคงไธๅคซใ ใๅ้กใชใ (He/Him)
Playdate @play.date A brand new handheld video game system from Panic.
โก๏ธ Available at https://play.date
๐ฌ Need help? Go to https://help.play.date
Messhof @messhof.bsky.social Nidhogg, Flywrench, Wheel World. Check out Blood Dungeon at https://blooddungeon.com
/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social We Make Crowdfunded Video Game Documentaries. Watch our docs at http://YouTube.com/noclipvideo. We also do underground games coverage at https://www.youtube.com/@Noclip2.
Josiah Renaudin @josiahrenaudin.bsky.social PS Plus Content Acquisition at PlayStation. Former Commercial Lead at EA and Producer at Tangent Games. Published on GameSpot and IGN. Founder of The 1099 Podcast.
Brian Altano @brianaltano.bsky.social Executive Producer of Creative/Talent at IGN. Hosts videos. Writes scripts. Makes music. Plays video games. Cooks food. Collects toys. Eats pizza. Stays busy.
https://www.patreon.com/ThisThingRules?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator
Panic @panic.com panic.com โข Maker of apps (Nova, Prompt, Transmit) โข Publisher of Firewatch, Untitled Goose Game, Nour: Play With Your Food, Thank Goodness You're Here, Arco, Despelote, Time Flies โข Oh, and also @play.date
Edge @edgemagazine.bsky.social The future of interactive entertainment
Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social jon
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Into The Spine @intothespine.bsky.social Stories about video games and what they leave behind /// Patreon: http://patreon.com/intothespine /// Founder: @diegoarguello.bsky.social /// Email: contact@intothespine.com /// https://intothespine.com/
SUPERJUMP @superjumpmagazine.com Multi-award-winning creative collective. Purveyors of wonder, imagination, and insight from the world of video games.
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๐บ https://www.youtube.com/@superjumpmag
insert credit @insertcredit.com The only show about video games. W/ @frankcifaldi.bsky.social
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