Richard Cole @richardcole.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Digital Futures at the University of Bristol (Bristol Digital Futures Institute) and co-director of the #BristolDigitalGameLab
Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social Author: Children of Time, Shadows of the Apt, Final Architecture, City of Last Chances and others. adriantchaikovsky.com
C. Thi Nguyen @add-hawk.bsky.social Philosophy professor. My new book is THE SCORE, about true play, the limits of data - and why scoring systems can lead to beautiful games and soul-killing metrics.
zach @extrafabulous.bsky.social deogie comics @deogie.bsky.social
pervis comics @pervis.bsky.social
Hannah Christine @itmehannah.bsky.social Professional Creative. Full-time Cat Mom. Part-time Chaos Goblin. Artist/Designer. Voice Actor.
I'm also a...Writer, Streamer, Avid TTRPGer, Super Nerd, BIPOC, & AuDHD girlie just out here trying to live her best life & sur-vibing through it all! 🙃🙏
Brandon Sanderson @brandonsanderson.com #1 NYT Bestselling Author
The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Tress & more
Finished Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time
Milda Matilda Games @mildamatildagames.bsky.social She/her.
Amateur hour board game designer and publisher.
Turncoats, Pax Penning, and Hell-Raisers.
Dentist at times. 
A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social Label for Games and Playful Media.
A MAZE. / Berlin 2027 - 16th edition - May 5-8
A MAZE. Shop-Gallery - Summer break - Greifswalder Str. 14, Berlin
#arthousegames #indiegames #space #positivechaos #berlin #playfulmedia #AMaze2026
freya @spdrcstl.bsky.social ⚧ indie gamedev, writer, occasional musician. She/Her. Senior Designer at [horror game company]. Proud member of Domino Club. Made Videotome.
masto: https://timetheft.rip/@spdrcstl
games: communistsister.itch.io
website w/ contact info: spdrcstl.com
sean @seans.site i'm here but i'm not hanging out
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Mythwright @mythwright.com We publish awesome indie games ✨
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Mike Berg, We 🧡 Games @weheart.games A multi-contest-winning board game designer in rural Manitoba. I designed Tides (Button Shy), #ExoBase, and #Crownfell which you can buy here:
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/crownfell
More links:
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Golden Hell 🔜 EGX @goldenhellgame.bsky.social Beat cheating opponents in a gauntlet of high-stakes gambling games
Find us at EGX 2025!
NFTS Games
Sweet Dreams in Midnight Kingdom @sweetdreamsgame.bsky.social A medieval puzzle game where you, 👑 The King 👑 , must prove yourself by putting all your mischievous subjects to bed before sunrise 💤
https://linktr.ee/SweetDreamsinMidnightKin
NFTS Games
by Rabbit Hole Games
🌙 Are you wise enough to be king? ✨
zep.p8 @lexaloffle.bsky.social At @picopicocafe.bsky.social Making fantasy consoles and trying to make my way back to userland. #pico8 #voxatron #picotron
🦣 mastodon: http://mastodon.social/@zep
Shut Up & Sit Down @shutupshow.bsky.social board game videos and podcasts with heart!
https://beacons.ai/shutupshow
Alfred Valley @alfredvalley.bsky.social analog game maker and zine defiler (Lay On Hands, Thousand Empty Light, Cycles of the Eye, Brute Fort) - alfredvalley.itch.io
Karl Druid is FRONTIER SCUM @makedatanotlore.itch.io maker of ENNIE-winning ttrpg stuff and digital ttrpg paraphernalia. He/Him
Sean Murray @nomansbsky.bsky.social Hello Games founder. Light No Fire, No Man's Sky, Joe Danger, The Last Campfire
https://www.nomanssky.com/
martianwho @martianwho.bsky.social game developer
building a game about a bricklayer in a solar punk ‘Tulou’
I like weird, artsy, eco futurism stuff:
martianwho.itch.io
Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social Chief of Curiosity (He/Him) On a podquest to learn everything about #gamedev you never dared to ask...
Host of #ActualPlay #Improv #Game @achdilemmashow
Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social 👩🏻🦼🏳️⚧️💨
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https://cyborgurl.neocities.org/
Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social Writer & presenter for Quinns Quest & People Make Games. quinnsquest.quintinsdomain@gmail.com
Brilliant Indie Treasures @brilliantindietreasures.com Video games showcase event, aimed at finding the best indie video games and bringing light to them! 💎 Free to showcase.
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Remnants of Yore - Playable demo out NOW! ✨ @remnantsofyoregame.bsky.social Indie game about a cat wizard with a magical antique shop-in development🏡✨
Play our demo on Steam now!
Discord: https://discord.gg/t6FxNh9SUr
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3653850/Remnants_Of_Yore/?utm_source=some&utm_medium=organic_bluesky
Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social video game writer & designer | he/him | https://benward.xyz
avatar by @michaelfirman.bsky.social
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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social Reporter covering video games at Game File (gamefile.news). Previously launched games coverage at Axios and MTV News. Was Kotaku EiC. stephen(at)gamefile(dot)news he/him
Georg Hobmeier @mercuryskies.bsky.social occultural game person, occcasionally political
works with causa creations, sefirot games & gold extra
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terri v @terriv.bsky.social making videogames! sludge life, guncho, disc room, high hell, dustbiters, heavy bullets, mundo lixo etc -> http://terriv.games 🇧🇷
Diego @diegochiodini.bsky.social Senior game programmer - Freelancer
Dune: Awakening @duneawakening.com #DuneAwakening is an Open World Survival game where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Out now on Steam, September 22 for console! Discord: http://discord.gg/duneawakening
Okomotive @okomotive.ch We are a Swiss game studio crafting atmospheric journeys with meaningful mechanics. Working on PinKeep. Creators of the FAR games and Herdling.
okomotive.ch
pondlife @withpondlife.bsky.social is making "pondlife: discone (a videogame)", a game where you parkour up uncharted mountains with your friends. wishlist on steam =)
https://s.team/a/2888670/
FrancisCostavolcano🖋️· Costavolcano Games🎲 @costavolcano.bsky.social 🎲&🐈 · FrancisCostavolcano, now I Create & Illustrate #Boardgames & Playing Cards www.Costavolcano.com
🇪🇺 Architect / Designer / Illustrator · 🏀🃏 · 🍁💪☝
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playtest @playtest.bsky.social he/him/his / gay / libra / ghost type / air bender / Terriermon stan
twitch.tv/playtest2
Blippo+ @blippo.plus Channel Surf ✺ New Wave ⚡︎ Television
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https://blippo.plus
Jay Ma @jarmustard.bsky.social ・Reposts of game dev and art・
・Cofounder of Subset Games・
・she/her・
・京都・
Jordan Magnuson @jordanmagnuson.bsky.social Vagabond game maker. TIGSource, Gametrekking, Loneliness, Game Poems, etc. https://jordanmagnuson.itch.io/
demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social they / them
supposedly in possession of pretty handwriting
award-winning toy maker ✦ digital humanist
luddite
Jacob McCourt 🔜 PAX West 2026 @jacob.bsky.social Videogame Showman | Indie Games | Creator Partnerships | He/Him | 🇨🇦 | mccojaco@gmail.com or me@JacobMcCourt.com
Host: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social & @leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/jacobmccourt
Mike Towndrow @itsmike.town Creative Director at Games Done Quick
@crowbar.diy | Prev. Six One Indie
Does good games work, has bad hair genetics.
Janet Garcia @gameonysus.bsky.social Critic, Video Game Consultant, Host ✨ Words at @PenToPixels.com. Convos at @minnmax.com, @pewpewbang.bsky.social, @remapradio.bsky.social, @TheIndieCouncil.com, & @GamesAndNotGames.com. Streams on Twitch.tv/Gameonysus.
Email: janet@pentopixels.com
LA 📍🇲🇽🇵🇷
CGDannyB ▶️ PAXU 🎲 @cgdannyb.bsky.social 🎮 #INDIEGAME CONTENT CREATOR
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Solo.to/cgdannyb
Roger Reichardt - The Gamerheads Podcast @rogueleader76.bsky.social Co-founder and EIC of @gamerheadspodcast.com
Husband/Father/Journalist
Email: roger@gamerheadspodcast.com
https://www.gamerheadspodcast.com/
Luke Lewis @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social Host/Producer: Crossplay Conversations & LukeWarmGames
Account Manager @ Vicariously & V Publishing
KFBF | He/Him
Email: luke@lukewarmgames.com & luke@vicariouspr.com
Asa Bebout-GreenRiver 🪶 @agreenriver.bsky.social Husband & Dad, Afro-Indigenous, He/They;
Talent @ Gamers Outreach
EX-Qualcomm, Take This, Games Hotline |
content: BorderlineEntertainment |
biz: entertainmentborderline@gmail.com
Trina ✨ @trinaaballerina.bsky.social Games Journalist & News Coordinator @gamerheadspodcast.com & host of @heykiddopod
Gamer | Dancer | Swiftie | Healthy Lifestyle | Wanderlust Ethusiast | She/her
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https://trinaaballerina.carrd.co/
Contact me: Trina@gamerheadspodcast.com
Adam | The Tier List @adamgumby.bsky.social Podcaster | Gamer | D&D | KFBF |
Streaming - twitch.tv/adamgumby
Producer @tierlistgaming.bsky.social
Writer @gamesandwich.bsky.social
Email: agumbert90@gmail.com
Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social He/him. Games critic and Tales from the Backlog podcast host- one game per episode, in depth, no spoilers until we warn you.
Podcast/YouTube- https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog
Support- Patreon.com/realdavejackson
The Greatest Story Ever Played @storyeverpod.bsky.social We are a book club style podcast focused on story driven video games. Each episode we do a deep dive into a different game.
https://linktr.ee/thegreateststoryeverplayed
Mary Kish @merrykish.bsky.social Head of Community at #Twitch. 1/3 #fireescapecast. What's life if you never take off your pants and slide on the ice once in a while.
Sarah Podz 🌸 @sarahpodz.bsky.social 🌼 Fields of Mistria Marketing Manager
🌻 MinnMax Cohort
🌷 Twitch Partner
🌱 Helping indie games reach their players - consulting spots open
Matt aka Stormageddon @djstormageddon.com Podcaster. DJ. Writer. Jewish Non-binary Pansexual. Chappell Roan, Kesha, Ariana Grande, CRJ & TSwift Super Fan. Venom lover. Dog Pawrent.
My podcasts:
“Fun” & Games Podcast
https://funandgamespod.com/
Reignite
https://reignitepod.libsyn.com/
Gen Moonen @ I'm so so tired @gnoisegenerator.bsky.social 🎙️Voice Actor (Pro Studio) | 🎧 Podcaster | 🎵Musician | 🕹️ Nerd
They/She
🎧"Fun" & Games Podcast - funandgamespod.com/
🎙️ genmoonen.com
Harry L @illgrillchill.bsky.social Educator, Gamer, and Published Author
Writer @theindieinformer.bsky.social
Former @SixOneIndie.com
Always finding ways to implement videogames in classrooms.
Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social He/Him
Co-Founder & Editor-at-Large @skyboxcritics.com
SkyboxCritics.com
https://www.patreon.com/skyboxcritics
Writer @ IGN, GameSpot, Kotaku, etc.
Podcaster | Singer | Drummer
http://linktr.ee/ribnax | Inquiries: brian@skyboxcritics.com
Corey Hudson Dirrig 🔜 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
Kyle Stephenson @mrkstep.bsky.social Brand Manager at @akuparagames.bsky.social.
Co Founder of @pstrophyroom.bsky.social.
Prev: @sixoneindie.com
Trophy Room Email: kstep7137[@]gmail.com
Lover of all video games, platinum trophies and Starburst Jellybeans. Be kind to each other.
Steph ➡️ PAX West @klimovauthor.bsky.social 🦋VP of Media Relations: Boss Rush Network
🦋Copy Editor: https://bossrush.net
🦋Co-host: Boss Rush Podast
🦋Host: Boss Rush Spotlight interview series
Isaiah Smith @isaiahsmith.dev Developer building and breaking things online | @GamesAndNotGames.com co-host | dev & design behind Photomode.io, @PenToPixels.com, and more
BaronJ67 LV1⚡️ @baronj67.bsky.social Communications Director For
@LV1Gaming.bsky.social
Full-time Space Cowboy
... Still carrying That Weight
He/Him
Black/Cahuilla
Baron.J@lv1gaming.com
Gaming News - Lv1gaming.com
Youtube - Youtube.com/lv1gaming20
Patreon - patreon.com/lv1gaming
Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷 @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk Curated game news for game workers & gamers
I run @LostInCult.co.uk's games label • Indie Mixtape creator • Debug IGA winner • BAFTA full Member • ex Super Rare/Numskull/journo • indies + physicals ❤️🏳️🌈
ryan@lostincult.co.uk
“Fun” & Games Podcast @funandgamespod.bsky.social A show about the changing landscape of gaming. Chats w/ guests in & outside the industry. Hosted by @djstormageddon.com & @gnoisegenerator.bsky.social.
📨: press@funandgamespod.com
🔊: https://funandgamespod.com
💵: https://www.patreon.com/c/funandgamespod
Emily | No Small Games @ Home @aspecificegg.bsky.social Co-founder & host of @nosmallgames.bsky.social | Indie games critic | Fullstack Web Dev by day | Streaming indies on Twitch by night
https://nosmallgames.com/emily-merritt/
📧 Biz: aspecificegg@gmail.com
Kelsey Kate 💛 @kelseykate.bsky.social Life is better when you game 🎮 | 🏴 | I'm on a Mission to Find Cute and Cozy Games!
Email: kelseykateyt@gmail.com
Find me on other platforms here: http://msha.ke/kelseykate
dotzip @dotzip.online A podcast about big games in small packages. Each Monday, hosts AJ, Kim, Chase, and Robin discuss a short indie video game or TTRPG. Part of The Worst Garbage.
Check the schedule or submit games @ dotzip.online
Support the show @ https://ko-fi.com/dotzip
Brenden Groom @begroom.bsky.social host, editor, co-founder Pass The Controller www.passthecontroller.io
@passthecontroller.bsky.social
indie game bad boy
#PlayMoreIndies
DM for work email
he/him
John Carson @johncarson.bsky.social Video Games’ King of Late Night, Freelance Writer, Up to something probably - Previously: Associate Editor Game Informer | Reach me @ johncarsongames@gmail.com
Get "Back TO Work" Selious @getselious.bsky.social Hi! I'm GetSelious a Contributer on @theouterhaven.net I'm a huge nerd who loves FF14, indie games, retro games cooking, Manga & Liquid Death. Streams @ twitch.tv/getselious
Other Social Links: https://linktr.ee/Getselious
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Sithscott @sithscott.bsky.social IT Specialist
Game Enthusiast at TheOuterHaven
email : Sceet77@hotmail.com
or Email for content creation: scotta@theouterhaven.net
Pixel Project Radio: A Video Game Podcast @pixelprojectradio.bsky.social The video game podcast analyzing the games we love - and some that you love, too!
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Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social Commercial Analyst | Game Reviews, Insights and Satire | Numbers Enthusiast | Electronicore Enjoyer | Views are my own.
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Contact Me ✉️: thatonegameanalyst@gmail.com
play.nice.kids | Playlog Podcast | So Many Games @playnicekids.bsky.social 🇧🇪 non-binary indie game lover.
One half of the Playlog Podcast with CGDannyB
Reviewer for somanygames.co.uk
Mental health advocate.
Protect trans kids 🩷🤍💙
Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games Award-winning senior video editor @GameInformer.com
• Musician • 3D Artist • reality tv sicko
Game documentaries: Patreon.com/ViewportVideo
Photos + travel: Instagram.com/itsVanAken
Inquiries: alex@gameinformer.com
📍Minneapolis 🧊🚫
Wander @wanderbot.bsky.social Actually Human. Indie Game Curator, Artist, & Essayist
(He/Him) 🚫No AI
https://wanderbot.carrd.co/
Nerder She Wrote @nerdershewrote.bsky.social Boutique Indie Game Marketing www.nerdershewrote.com
The Gamerheads Podcast @gamerheadspodcast.com An accredited OpenCritic outlet celebrating 10 years of video game reviews, interviews, and industry coverage. New episodes every Tuesday.
Email: info@gamerheadspodcast.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gamerheads
Pass The Controller @passthecontroller.bsky.social Video games & nerd culture
Pass The Controller Podcast
Bits & Brews
Play More Indies.
passthecontroller.io
playmoreindies.com
#PlayMoreIndies
Sean Garmer @w2msean.bsky.social 39, Hablo espanol 🇻🇪. Gamer Dad. Write Reviews & News @theouterhaven & @411mania. Love JRPGs, Music Games, Indies. Host Video Games 2 the MAX. Bio: https://muckrack.com/sean-garmer/bio Email: sean.garmer@theouterhaven.net YT: https://youtube.com/@w2mnetwork
Aster @astertales.bsky.social (she/they) Social Media & Community Director at finjico.bsky.social
John Wahl @midlifesidequest.bsky.social Host of MIDLIFE SIDEQUEST
The over the hill gaming podcast
New episodes every Thursday
🔗 https://audioboom.com/channels/5088798-midlife-sidequest
Joseph Moran @mrbadbit.bsky.social Co-founder / Host @PSTrophyRoom.bsky.social
Email: mrbadbitgames (@) gmail(dot)com
My thoughts are my own. (He/Him) 🇵🇷
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
Manda Farough 🔜 GCAP | Causeway Studios @amandafarough.ca Dir. of Production, Causeway. Exec. Prod. & Writer (Truck-kun, TMNT: Tactical Takedown), Strange Scaffold. Principal narrative (Terrible Lizards, GNAW). Award-nominated Multiclasser. @virtualeconcast.com cohost. Queer mama. amandafarough.ca 🇨🇦
Danny Peña @godfree.bsky.social Founder & host of @gamertagradio | President of D&R Media Consulting | Podcaster Hall of Fame inductee | Business Inquiries: danny@gamertagradio.com
dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social maker of video game documentaries @noclip, alternative game coverage @noclip_2, selling out with style @SecretTape and F1 chat @shiftf1podcast. Irishman inside an American.
Robin Bea @robinbombus.bsky.social extremely hireable games journalist, co-host of @girlmodepod.bsky.social, @insequence.pictures, @dotzip.online and twitch.tv/parallelplayers!
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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social Indie Game Person of Interest.
Strategy / Marketing / Biz Dev / Events
(Prev: IGN, Indie MEGABOOTH, Geek & Sundry, Gametrailers, X-Play)
I talk about indie games, board games, tRPGs, and other assorted experiences. (He/Him)
Joseph Hooper @th3hoopman.bsky.social Only a software developer so I can fund my video game obsession and feed my dog.
Owner - CantPause.com / YouTube.com/@cantpause
Writer @theindieinformer.bsky.social
Co-Host @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
joseph.cantpause@gmail.com
Crossplay Conversations @crossplayconvos.bsky.social @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social, @jacob.bsky.social, @th3hoopman.bsky.social & @clairebearrose.bsky.social dive into games while keeping it light.
https://www.crossplayconvos.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@crossplayconvos
plnk.to/crossplayconvos
Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com Makes the most normal videos on YouTube.
Also a cohort on MinnMax.
https://jacobgeller.com/
CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social Twitch Streamer | YouTuber | Blogger
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North East England | She/her
Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social Trans. Tall. Tired | Writer w/ bylines @ Polygon, Kotaku, AV Club, and more | Host @ Girl Mode | she/her | email: willa.d.rowe@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/thewillarowe
TinyGaming @tiny-gaming.net >>> https://www.tiny-gaming.net/ || Little Games, Little Time, Big Fun || A blog dedicated to tiny gaming - Indie games that can be completed in one sitting or played in short sessions!
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Dan Colonna @danomak.tv youtube video game guy
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Jamie Sharp @jaysharpwrites.bsky.social Dad of 3 & Husband. Bonus Action fam. Ex staff writer of True Trophies, Gamepur and Destructoid, words in Lost in Cult, Switch Player Magazine, PCGamesN, and other cool projects. He/him, all thoughts are my own and I apologise for them in advance.
The SML Podcast @thesmlpodcast.com A terrible podcast that talks about video game news, reviews, and interviews since 2013! We're old!
Guaranteed at least one laugh per episode!
Posts by a nobody to everybody
But Why Tho? @butwhytho.net Butwhytho.net is an independent media outlet covering video games, film, TV, anime, and comics.
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Email us: info@butwhytho.net
Axe of the Blood God - An RPG Podcast @bloodgodpod.bsky.social An Independent RPG Video Game Podcast
Hosted by Eric Van Allen, Nadia Oxford, and Victor Hunter.
Web: https://bloodgodpod.com.
AD-FREE and bonus episodes at: http://patreon.com/bloodgodpod