Stu Maine @stuartmaine.bsky.social Veteran video game designer and writer. Author of I'm Too Young To Die and Hurt Me Plenty with Bitmap Books, and Designing Video Games with White Owl.
🌸 Mochi Moshi! JRPG + Roguelike Dev 🌟 MOCHI CONQUEST ▶️ Wishlist @mochiconquest.com 👺 MOCHI CONQUEST | A unique Turn-Based Roguelike JRPG Dungeon Crawler
⛩️ Wishlist Now on Steam! Demo coming soon 🔥
▶️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3518510/Mochi_Conquest?utm_source=bsk
🎮 JRPG at Heart, Roguelike in Spirit
David Amador @djlink.bsky.social Indie game developer (like that movie) running Upfall Studios. Maker of Quest of Dungeons, Vizati and other weird games.
https://www.david-amador.com
https://www.upfallstudios.com
📍Portugal
Claire Blackshaw @evilkimau.bsky.social Creative Programmer and VR junkie.
Personal Account. Technical Director @ FP ex Adobe / Mm / Sony / Climax among others
Samantha Mackenzie Greer @sammgreer.bsky.social Making trailers. Making comics. She/her
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Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/samanthamackgreer
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Joshua England @mospheric.bsky.social Lead Environment Artist at Cold Iron Studios | ADHD | He/Him
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Brutalismbot @brutalismbot.com Béton brut for bluesky — by @spice.bsky.social
🇮🇷#NoWar
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🇵🇸#FreePalestine- R Rob Myall @robmyall.bsky.social Lead Programmer at Rebellion. Collector of cancelled TV. Fan of intfiction / sci-fi / urban fantasy / politics / beer.
Fran Vergara フラン @franvergara.bsky.social ¡Hola!
◼︎Freelance Lighting and Marketing Artist
◼︎ Sea Of Thieves, Until Dawn 2, Horizon Call Of The Mountain
🔗 https://linktr.ee/franvergara
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Liverpool, UK
Romain Barrilliot @skacky.bsky.social Level Designer @ Arkane Lyon | Previously 3D Realms, Streumon Studio | Project Director on The Black Parade for Thief | Opinions are my own | Immersive Sims forever!
Raze and Rebuild Studio @razeandrebuild.bsky.social A new indie co-op studio that is rising from the ashes of the games industry. Founded by Tanya DePass, Tarja Porkka-Kontturi, Laura K Buzz, Ian Schreiber & other devs, creatives and leaders in the industry as members and advisors.
Female Feedback Film Festival @femalefilmfestival.bsky.social The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF) was created for women filmmakers and screenwriters. The goal is to showcase the best of female talent from around the world.
https://femalefilmfestival.com/
https://filmfreeway.com/FEEDBACKFemaleFilmFestivalFFFF
ESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int Sharing news on Europe's human and robotic exploration, from astronaut training to the next giant leap to the Moon and Mars.
Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social Galway-based studio, passionate about FPS games.
romerogames.com
stu @bakelord.bsky.social Game developer @ Claymatic. Previously: The Chinese Room, Sumo Digital, Just Some Games, Circle Studio, Core Design and Criterion. Old.
Björn Mattsson @persmats.bsky.social Computer person, game AI enthusiast, musician, and gamer. Part-time solo game dev, part-time game programmer at Paradox Interactive.
Wishlist my game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4516020/Gravity_Slugger/
Daniel Burke - 🍺Innkeep @innkeep.bsky.social He/Him | Australian living on noongar boodja.
Lead developer of 🍺Innkeep @ Boot Disk Games | Husbando/Dad | Once a Jpn-Eng translator.
Steam👉 https://mythwright.gg/Innkeep
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Ioannis Karavas (resting feat Gamescom) @karavas.io My name is John (Ioannis), an experienced software engineer from Greece 🌞🌊 , trying out my luck in Game Development. I promise I'm not that shy- just under multiple NDAs :D
Bal @balbafu.bsky.social
spzi 🌸 @spzi.net 26 | Professional VFX / 3D Artist • Filmmaker • Gamedev 🫧 🏳️⚧️
she/her
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🟢 ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/spziii
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Gamedev: @oldaysstudios.com
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Kitty Crawford @kittycrawford.com Freelance Creative Producer of remote indie teams http://kittycrawford.com
Co-Director @murdermeetcute.com: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4253020/Murder_Meet_Cute
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Ask me about my freelance producer discord.
Astrarium Digital @astrariumdigital.bsky.social ✨🎮Helping indie games find their players! 🎮✨
We help indie developers grow wishlists & launch with confidence - games don't fail because they're bad, they fail because no-one sees them.
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Grant Stoner @supercrip1994.bsky.social Award-winning disability reporter | Words:
CanIPlayThat, Fanbyte, IGN, LauncherWP, WIRED etc. | email: Grantthedisabledgamer@gmail.com (he/him)
Newsletter: https://accessgranted.ghost.io
Portfolio: https://muckrack.com/grant-stoner-1
Martijn Folmer @martijnfolmer.bsky.social Dutch roboticist | indie game dev
I post updates of my video game development, art progress and nerdy hyperfixations
#NoAI, and no crypto
Please check out Broom and Boom : s.team/a/3673790
#GameDev #indiedev #solodev #gamemaker #godot
Patrick Willems @patrickhwillems.bsky.social Directs things. Made a movie about a coconut. Trying to sell out. he/him
Hayes Madsen @solfleet.bsky.social Freelance Games and Media Reporter. Jr. Producer at Strange Scaffold. Formerly Inverse. Words at, RPG Site, Rolling Stone, more. RPG aficionado. Bisexual.He/they. madsenhayes@Gmail.com. Signal: HayesM.26
Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social Retired Educator / Learning Scientist
Solo Game Developer
Pixel Artist
Worked on a bunch of JRPGs back in the day
Male presenting NB
Pronouns: Any if you must
Avatar alt: Pixel art of a male presenting Black person with pink hair in Kente Kufi and Robes
Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com Materialist Videogames Industry Critic │ Author of "Everything To Play For" (Verso Books) with 7 translations
Bylines Vice, Guardian, Kotaku etc.
Bikes, Post-rock, Adorno, Gramsci, Antifascism, Anarcho-Syndicalism, Lust, Negronis 🍸🏴
marijamdid.com
Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com Video game critic. Final Boss @RPGSite.net & @Respec.net. Ronin writer & consultant. Formerly Editor-at-large for Eurogamer/VG247.
Love: Arcade cabs, Watches, Dogs, Whisky, fighting games, RPGs, NFL (Rams), Lego, Poker & Blackjack
www.donaldson.zone
Shaun @wolfofwhiteart.bsky.social Teacher in game dev (Unity & Unreal) and resident pixel artist (Aseprite) 🦆 currently working on a game for the Playdate console!
Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social Senior Director and Video Game Industry Advisor at Circana. Formerly of Activision and Warner Bros Games. Kaboom! Bucket Brigade member since 1982.
Harald Hagen 🏳️🌈 @haraldhagen.bsky.social [ Available for work! ]
✍️ Game Writer + Narrative Designer, to the great disapproval of my cats. Based in Yorkshire. He/him.
🎮 BG&E2 ▪︎ Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows ▪︎ The Stillness of the Wind ▪︎ NEO Scavenger ▪︎ etc.
💼 haraldthehagen.com
Mike Diver @mikediver.bsky.social Mostly works in marketing. Mostly.
Author of gaming books including Aliens: The Video Games, the first complete history of Alien/s games, available now.
#saintsfc
Dream on a Stick @dreamonastick.com Indie games studio in Manchester crafting family-friendly casual games that are easy to pick up but hard to put down.
🇬🇧 🇨🇿 🇲🇾
* https://store.steampowered.com/app/2909960/Kopi
* https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/kopi-ab3e4d
Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦 @raphlife.bsky.social Exploring apocalypses. I founded and lead Hinterland, and created THE LONG DARK. Game Director, Writer, Designer. Proud Canadian. Lover of film. Just doing my best. He/Him.
Lilly D @lillydev.bsky.social Art/Creative Director & Co Founder @ ??
BAFTA Member.
human shaped cryptid, concrete enjoyer, easily distracted by your dog
Brighton, UK
https://linktr.ee/lillydevon
Brendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social 🍊 Founder of http://blendogames.com
🍊 Most recent release: SKIN DEEP http://blendogames.com/skindeep
🍊 Co-founder https://glitch.city
Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social He/him. Sr. Game Designer. Prev: Epic, Bungie, Turbine, more.
I run @HyruleInterviews.bsky.social
Blog: namelessquality.com
Portfolio: maxnicholsdesign.com
Gunstar Green @danteslink.bsky.social Ninja Dog Designer
Action Game Repository
Friendly Neighborhood 0-2'er
Haley MacLean @haleyfax.bsky.social Video Game Lead Attorney at Voyer Law, IP/tech/corporate
@minnmax.com Cohort, Bonus Pod host and Community Manager
@pewpewbang.bsky.social co-host
Email: haley@voyerlaw.com.
PP: @hugop_arts
She/her 🏳️🌈
MinnMax @minnmax.com MinnMax is a Patreon about games, friends, and getting better. Check out The MinnMax Show, The Deepest Dive, New Show Plus, Pew Pew Bang, MinnMax Interviews, and more!
Chris Chapman @savestate.site Perennial project-starter.
"Sound[s] bored and enthused at the same time" — YouTube commenter Hoodii
https://savestate.site/
zøë wolfe @glitchwolfe.studio she/they
freelance - video editor, vj, game capture person, circuit bender, game boy camera nerd
glitches featured on @aesnos.bsky.social @numetalagenda.bsky.social @noclipvideo.bsky.social and more
drums/viz @bellacose.music
zoewolfe.gay
N a i t e l v e n i @naitelveni.bsky.social Previously 3D Realms level design for Graven, Wrath, Phantom fury
Open for work as an level designer and 3D environmental art.
Quake level design
she/her 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈☮️🇪🇺
Dan Ryckert @danryckert.com Owner and Chief Content Officer of Giant Bomb. Co-Founder of the Fire Escape Cast. Formerly WWE and Game Informer. Got married at a Taco Bell.
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lookingfor.game @lookingfor.game lookingfor.game is a weekly newsletter from @lucyjames.games that highlights upcoming PC games and delivers demo codes straight to your inbox. Let’s find your next favorite game.
Lucy James @lucyjames.games Video game enjoyer @lookingfor.game podcast: @friendspersecond.bsky.social email: hello@lucyjames.games
Andy Heather @andyheather.bsky.social Narrative Director for AAA game studios. Wishlist my solo dev game Nostos on Steam now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4871240/Nostos/
Helen 🌻 @helent.bsky.social 🇵🇦 | 3D Environment Artist & Level Artist @ Maximum Entertainment
📍Madrid, Spain
she/her
helenthsh.artstation.com
Reid Southen @rahll.bsky.social 🎬 Film concept artist and illustrator. 🎞️
Alien: Earth, Marvel, DC, Matrix, Alien, Transformers, The Woman King, Jupiter Ascending, The Hunger Games.
https://www.reidsouthenart.com/
Brenda Romero @brendaromero.bsky.social Studio Director @ Romero Games. Writer @ The Stinging Fly, TOLKA, The Dublin Review and more. Metalhead. Nerd.
Dora B @heyitsdora.com Release management and production @strangescaffold.bsky.social
Director of Production and Operations @insertdisc5.com
Producer for Truth Scrapper, In Stars and Time, etc.
No AI. Opinions are my own.
She/her. SO normal.
https://heyitsdora.com/
Tony Gowland @tonygowland.bsky.social Indie dev making games & chatting about the games industry. ex Rockstar & Activision, now MD of https://bsky.app/profile/ant-workshop.com
Our latest game: https://bsky.app/profile/tonygowland.bsky.social/post/3lp7gpkckgc24
Stupendium Softworks @stupendiumsoftwork.bsky.social Something Stupendously Stupid Is Coming...
https://stupendiumsoftworks.com/
kc green @kcg.bsky.social cartoonist of Greatures, made "This is Fine" • he/him • http://kcgportfolio.site • https://linktr.ee/kcgreenn • email me: kcgreenn@icloud.com
Joris Dormans @jorisdormans.bsky.social Game designer. Lead dev for Bane, Unexplored 2, and Unexplored. Also dabbles with board game design.
Teaches game studies, generative narratology, and game design at Leiden University.
Game Republic @gamerepublic.bsky.social Game Republic is the largest games network supporting growth & success for #gamedevs, affiliates & unis/colleges, running GaMaYo and #GRNewHorizons- visit gamerepublic.net or join The Great Northern Games Discord here -> https://discord.gg/y52sj4yMGn
Anthony Martin @lightinganthony.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, Course Leader, part-time Illustrator, enjoyer of Alien/s, 2001, James Ellroy & Hilary Mantel novels, listener of vaguely obscure ambient and classical. Appreciator of cats and dogs and rats
UK Games Fund @ukgamesfund.bsky.social Working to support the UK’s early-stage games development community.
Gavin Young @gavinyoung.bsky.social Programming Project Lead - currently on sabbatical
Scottish immigrant, novice cook, maker of puns
he/him
jake rodkin @rodkin.online Designer at Valve. Helped make Half-Life Alyx, Firewatch, The Walking Dead, Sam & Max, Tales of Monkey Island, Idle Thumbs
🐘 idlethumbs.social/@ja2ke
🕸️ rodkin.online
Avatar by @michaelfirman.bsky.social
Andrew Fray Helps Automate Video Games @andrewfray.dev Ex: Roll7, Spry Fox. Now: helping teams ship faster with test automation, also Brum Indies.
https://automatedaf.dev https://atig.dev
Rogue @rogue.site A video game website run by humans.
Dan Jordan @danjordan.bsky.social Engineer · Game dev · Musician · Writer · Wiseass
Formerly at Red 5 Studios and Disruptor Beam
Creator of Urban Flight, a custom campaign for L4D2 that's so old that it's actually embarrassing that I put it in my bio.
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/
Mothership @mothership.blog Gaming coverage for her, them, and yes, him, too.
mothership.blog
Colin @cdl450tvr.bsky.social F1 photography is the perfect way to relax. TVR Chimaera driver 25 year's of V8 engine Roar. Family, F1 & TVR's can life be any better ❤️
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
#createwithluxe @luxeengine.com The official luxe game engine account! luxe is made in a game studio - try the preview now! https://luxeengine.com
ghoulnoise @ghoulnoise.com composer / sound designer / ghoulnoise.com
PRECOGNITION//IMMORTALITY//
Skin Deep//Spooky Express//
Patrick's Parabox//
Tim Osborne Photography 🍁 @timosborne.ca Photographer located in St. Albert, AB, Canada.
Ambassador for @exposedwildlife.bsky.social.
Member: Canadian Conservation Photographers Collective
(he/him)
https://www.timosborne.ca/links
ʟᴜɪs ʜᴇʀɴᴀɴᴅᴇᴢ ⚡ @beetlenaut.bsky.social Artist, Game & Sound Designer. Co-creator of Jazzpunk
Game Informer @gameinformer.com Over 30 years celebrating the best of games in print and online.
Follow our work: GameInformer.com
Dylan Browne @dylanbrowne.bsky.social Lead Artist Special Projects at Wētā FX, Ex #VFX at Modelfarm, RSP, Mr.X & Mill Film. Melting GPUs is my passion
http://imdb.com/name/nm2278940/ He / Him
linktr.ee/dylanbrowne
#NoAI #PhysicalMedia
Opinions are soley my own and do not represent my employer
Rob The Scot @rob-the-scot.bsky.social Artist Struggling musician and political genius
Marmoset @marmoset3d.bsky.social Developers of Marmoset Toolbag, the all-in-one creative software for 3D artists -- real-time rendering, lookdev, texture painting, & baking.
Learn more: https://marmoset.co
Axel Hermansson @blindpew.bsky.social Developer of mostly Kotlin and Android related stuff. Reader of other stuff, but mainly books. Drinker of wines. The future will soon be here, unless it's stuck in traffic and then I'm sure it'll be here any minute now.
Martijn Frazer 🇳🇱🇪🇸🇮🇪🇮🇸🇸🇮 @martijnfrazer.bsky.social Musician | Web developer | Host of DOS Game Club podcast
Bandcamp: https://martijnfrazer.bandcamp.com
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/martijnf
YouTube: https://youtube.com/martijnfrazer
Podcast: https://www.dosgameclub.com
Mastodon: https://dosgame.club/@Tijn
Mythwright @mythwright.com We publish awesome indie games ✨
Check out & wishlist our games: https://mythwright.gg/StorePage-BS
Keith Stuart @keefstuart.bsky.social Novelist. Video game correspondent for The Guardian. He/him 💖
Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social 🎮 tech artist/shader sorceress/math dork
🌐 acegikmo.com
🎥 youtube.com/@acegikmo
🏗️ Shader Forge / Shapes / https://half-edge.xyz
📡 ex-founder of Neat Corp
🪡 neoluddite
my kids:
🥪 @toast.acegikmo.com
🥗 @salad.acegikmo.com
🐈⬛ @thor.acegikmo.com
𝙑𝙀𝙀𝙏𝙍𝙄 : Blast Processed 🥑 @parametricavocado.bsky.social ⚙️Senior Unity/Godot Generalist
✨Tech & VFX Artist
🏃3d Character Animation & Rigging
🌱Super Farming Boy ☀️Solarpunk Tactics
🔫Under A Star Long Cold ❓NDA
🎨Gourmet meme maker 🤪Chaotic Stupid
🏳️⚧️They/Them 34📍Rosario, Argentina
parametricavocado.com
Paul Hebert @haul-pebert.bsky.social Play my daily word puzzle! https://tiledwords.com
Interested in gardening, nature, drawing, printmaking, game dev, design, programming, camping, hiking and lots more.
New dad living in Portland Oregon building software to encourage recycling.
Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social Multi-award-winning reporter at @kotaku.com. Formerly: @ign.com, @gibiz.bsky.social, and more. kansas city kansas city. She/her. Exuberant, always. Email: rvalentine@kotaku.com Signal: duckvalentine.47
Elliot Hudson @ekhudson.bsky.social Game Director @ Blackbird Interactive
Made Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Trying to be a decent human being.
[ He / Him ]
ruby0x1 @ruby0x1.ca narrative designer / tech witch / game designer / writer / art / audio •👩💻Mossfield Origins/Archives • co-founder https://anypercent.studio • creator https://createwith.luxe • http://wren.io • mov ax,13h • she/her 💾🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Graeme Mason @wizwords.bsky.social Freelance games and media journalist. DMs open. Email: graeme.mason@wizwords.net
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Steven Yau @yaustar.bsky.social 🕹️ Game Maker Geek and UK Games Angel investor
👔 @gather_town (prev @playcanvas / @snap, @King_Games, @Playfish and @EA)
☕️ http://ko-fi.com/yaustar
Keza MacDonald @mackeza.bsky.social Reviewing and reporting on video games for 20+ years; truly I have seen it all. Guardian video games editor, exhausted millennial. Author of SUPER NINTENDO and co-author of YOU DIED: The Dark Souls Companion. She/her 🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/super_nintendo
Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social Senior Talent Acquisition & Development Specialist at Cast Iron Games
Retro gaming aficionado 🕹️ // Views expressed are my own
⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅱️🅰️
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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
Michael Fitch @fitchgames.bsky.social Game developer, father, cultural critic.
Available for work and consultation.
Photography and Art Gallery @u42.co La vie en France, always Laughing. Embracing Imperfections. What you see here is my own work. I repost friends on @Montberte and @B-W-Photography
All rights reserved #©stevec = Steve Cushing
🚫 AI, NFT
Free Photography Website: https://u42.co
Michelle Ehrhardt @chelleehrhardt.bsky.social Tech & Games Expert. Bylines at Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Tom's Hardware, Out Magazine, Kill Screen. Games on Itch. She/Her.
☀️🌸idspispopd🥀🌙 @bhaalspawn.bsky.social Etsy.com/uk/shop/YavinPaints
SubStack: https://idspispopd.substack.com/
Emperor's Hand, Doom Marine & heroine of Darkmoon. Maker of LEGO PC Cards.
✏️ #TillysArt
⛓️ #TillysKinks
📚 #TillysCursedLibrary
🥯 #MayTheBagelsBeWithYou
⛓️ #TillysCabinetOfCuriosities
Lis @thewritegame.bsky.social Creative Lead: Disney, 20th Century Games.
Working on cool stuff like Alien, Predator, Simpsons, etc. Fmr Senior Game Writer, Narrative Designer
Opinions are mine. she/her
https://www.thewritegame.com
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!
🗡️ Jess Jewell 🗡️ 🔜 PAX Unplugged @jessjewell.bsky.social The Business Baba
Head of Live Production for @12sidedstudios.bsky.social
Rabid TTRPG enjoyer
she/they/any 🔮
https://rolladex.com/@jessjewell
The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com "One of the great film nerd Twitter accounts" - Vanity Fair
99% space fiction (licenses) and its creation.
Here are all my accounts: http://linktr.ee/thespaceshipper