Robin Ras @rustylake.bsky.social Co-founder @rustylake.com / @secondmaze.bsky.social. Organizing @indieshowcasenl.bsky.social
Playdate @play.date A brand new handheld video game system from Panic.
➡️ Available at https://play.date
💬 Need help? Go to https://help.play.date
John Romero @johnromero.bsky.social FPS is my DNA. Working on a new shooter. Find Romero Games at https://t.co/d7iJN1tvGy
Jack White @officialjackwhite.bsky.social ...................
Johnny Guitar, Archbishop Harold Holmes, III
...................
linktr.ee/jackwhiteiii
Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.
Gavin Newsom @gavinnewsom.bsky.social Husband and father. 40th Governor of California. Former Lt. Governor of California. Former San Francisco Mayor. Personal account.
Tim (Frycandle) @frycandle.bsky.social Tim | Game Developer | Working on The Button Effect, a minimalist first-person puzzle game about hidden connections and spatial insights
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2299940/The_Button_Effect/
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
𝔸𝕒𝕟 & 𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕘 @aanenmatig.eurosky.social Eendsceptisch.
Stripjes.
Animaties.
Rolf.
Pien & Lobbert.
Femke Halsema @femkehalsema.bsky.social
Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu President of the @ec.europa.eu
Mother of seven. Brussels-born. European by heart. 🇪🇺
Richard Lems @rilem.nl Art&Game Creator | Sea Sniffers, Mighty Goose | Founder of the game studio Blastmode | https://store.steampowered.com/app/3045520/Sea_Sniffers/
Jakub Dvorský @jakubamanita.bsky.social Game Designer and Director at @amanita-design.net Machinarium, Samorost, Botanicula, Chuchel, Creaks, Pilgrims, Happy Game.
Phonopolis in development - Wishlist on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206070/Phonopolis/
Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch Designer making games and other playable things at @playables.net. Pocket Boss (out now! pocketboss.ch), KIDS, Plug & Play, Rakete, Drei and more: mariov.ch
Riker @riker.itch.io I make games 🎮
https://linktr.ee/realriker
Jasper Oprel @oprel.work
dom @zerstoerer.bsky.social art + animation + game maker in berlin
Minit / The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe / Accounting
https://dom.ink
Ted Martens @tedmartens.bsky.social Artist & Indie Dev. Cadence of Hyrule, Crypt of the NecroDancer & Amplified DLC, Pixel Fireplace, Hexels co-creator.
Pixel Fireplace 🪵🔥
Steam: s.team/a/2678480
Itchio: https://hammertail.itch.io/pixel-fireplace
Cassia Curran @cassiacurran.bsky.social Curran Games Agency founder - biz dev for XR game studios, consultant for games funds. she/they. hello@curran.games
Daniel @torkar.studio Technical Artist and Programmer, PC hardware enthousiast, and gamer.
Currently Senior Tech Artist at Behaviour Interactive.
Made: Deliver us the Moon and Deliver us Mars.
Opinions are my own.
www.torkar.studio
Harmless - Backerkit LIVE! @harmlessnl.bsky.social Senior Game Designer who loves to create and play co-op games, digital or otherwise!
Working on a cool card game in my spare time: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a-lotta-unicorns/hare-to-the-throne-a-game-of-will-wit-wiskers
Lotta @lottaunicorns.bsky.social ✨ Dutch - She/Her ✨ 3D Game artist ✨ Cat cuddler ✨ Occasional convention artist ✨ Fulltime unicorn fanatic! 🦄
Daan K. @ TGS 2026 / Japan @nintendaan.com Represent and Senior QA games. Sometimes I write and make videos in my free time! / Wooper and Clodsire’s #1 fan. / Enjoy card/board games, traveling, tech, watching sports/anime/wrestling, animals & music!
Posts in Dutch & English. Pronounced: Dahn.
Shmork! 🦈✨ @shmork.bsky.social 🦈✨ artist ✨ 3D/2D ✨shark obsessed ✨she/her
🚫No AI/NFT🚫
Hi! I’m Lina🦈✨
3D/2D artist
Doing conventions in my spare time ^^
con schedule:
Abunai 7-9 August
HDCC 21-22 November
bartwe @bartwe.net I make indie games, worked on Stelumi, Staxel, Starbound and a few other.
Henry Falconer @kernelpanic99.bsky.social Principal Engine Programmer on Epic Games' MetaHumans team. Opinions are my own. He/him
Danny @dannykym.bsky.social 📈 Game Producer @Behaviour Rotterdam •
🧔 he/him •
I can talk about story points for hours dont get me started
Opinions my own and all that!
Michael Knubben @michaelknubben.bsky.social Realtime 3D & VR Generalist, illustration and synths
Lead Artist @ Myron. Previously: STRAFE, Dark Matter
he/him 🇧🇪
Gwendolyn makes games! @spidergwendolyn.bsky.social Aspiring author, Skateboarder, game-designer, developer, surfer, cat and dog lover!
LinkTree: linktr.ee/GwenWritesALot
@ardbonewald.bsky.social @ardbonewald.bsky.social
Kim Nordstrom @kimnordstrom.bsky.social Swedish guy living in Spain. Author of the game industry book "UP DOWN UP", advisor for gaming CEOs and used to be a decent 8bit pixel artist.
Lennart Sas @lennartsas.bsky.social Directing Games and Management @ Triumph Studios. Age of Wonders! Overlord!
Bastiaan Vroegop @vroeg.app Onderzoeksjournalist Leeuwarder Courant en Dagblad van het Noorden
Games bij Unpause, NRC Handelsblad en Kidsweek. Duikt soms nog op bij Bright. Eerder: Gamer, Power Unlimited
Nieuwsbrief: https://gamepraat.nl/
Podcast: https://spelkost.nl/
Gerben Grave || Multiverse Narratives @multiverse.bsky.social Freelance Narrative Designer + Game Writer. Making Eloquence! Age of Wonders 4 | We Were Here Forever & Together | Game Bakery
Youri Loedts @youriloedts.bsky.social Dedicated dad, Head of Games Fund at VAF, bass player for Sleezoid Geek.
Len Maessen @lenmaessen.bsky.social Hardware keyboards on phones supremacist | Gamejournalist voor oa NRC / redacteur streekomroep SRC.fm | she/her | bier en steak and sowing chaos by using NL and EN interchangeably
Sjoerd Wennekes - Volt @sjoerdwennekes.bsky.social Dutch entrepreneur with an international career. 🌍 Politically active for Volt. 🇪🇺💜 Focussing on the general elections in October 2025 and the local elections in March 2026. ⚡️ https://voltnederland.org/
Die Gute Fabrik @gutefabrik.bsky.social An award-winning 🇩🇰 indie game studio, we made ⛵ Saltsea Chronicles, ☄️ Mutazione, 🤼♀️ Sportsfriends, & more. Handcrafted games made by human beings. linktr.ee/gutefabrik
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
Jordy van Opstal @yourdie.bsky.social Game developer working on Forgotten
Vincent Leeuw @cyhwuhx.com .::: Dutch boulder-tugger • blog at cyhwuhx.com • games localization PM at local-heroes.com • GM at home & spelkost.nl
Brain&Brain @brainandbrain.bsky.social Ozark game dev duo, making The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler.
Previously: Burly Men at Sea, Doggins, Wooden Nickel. brainandbrain.co
💧 raincastergame.com/wishlist- S Sillytuna @sillytuna.bsky.social Bonkers projects & stuff.
INDIGO @indigo-showcase.bsky.social INDIGO is the premier business event for the games
industry in the Benelux, connecting developers, publishers, and investors to drive innovation and growth. Providing unparalleled
access to stakeholders and B2B opportunities.
https://indigoshowcase.nl
Coline Pannier @colinepannier.bsky.social Video games | Teacher | Reinventing organizations | Agile coach || Most posts are in English, some in French
Rusty Lake 🚣 Servant of the Lake out now! @rustylake.com Creators of the praised Cube Escape series and the Rusty Lake adventures! Tag us with your #rustylake fanart! Servant of the Lake is out now! 🧹
https://linktr.ee/rustylake
Bart Wiltenburg @pestibug.bsky.social Freelance 3D artist -generalist -props -vehicles -creatures -lowpoly -highpoly -handpainted
Always interested in work opportunities.
https://bart_wiltenburg.artstation.com/
@sanzianatudose.bsky.social @sanzianatudose.bsky.social
WispRoy @wisproy.bsky.social I blog about #indiedev, food & my dog! 🐶 Narrative Designer of https://wispfire.com 🖋 Volunteer at https://games4diversity.com 🌈 Buy Herald: bit.ly/herald-steam 👾 Wishlist Red Kiss: bit.ly/RedKissSteam 💋🩸
Martijn van der Meulen @yesdogman.bsky.social Studio Co-Founder & Development Director @ Snap Finger Click, creating ✨multiplayer party games✨ for PC & console: UNO, Awkward 2, and more.
Previously: Electronic Arts, PlayStation, Relentless Software. Also dad, immigrant, BAFTA member, and gamer. He/him
Joni van der Leeuw @jonivanderleeuw.substack.com Business Developer w Ideals
Creative Producer
Enterprising Politician
Couldn't choose; did all three
Did choose to fight exploitation wherever I can!
http://deventer.partijvoordedieren.nl
http://roost.games
http://werkplant.com
http://jonivanderleeuw.com
Moniek Schilder - Concept Artist @monschi-art.bsky.social Concept artists and illustrator from The Netherlands with 7+ years of experience!
Portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/monschi
E-mail: moniek.e.schilder@gmail.com
Christian Batist @cbatist.bsky.social Highly motivated and accountable team player, with broad business experience and extraordinary interpersonal, analytical, entrepreneurial and leadership skills. Energetic, extrovert personality. Outdoor enthusiast. Father of 2 boys.
Joeri @clavusaurus.net Game dev @ Behaviour Rotterdam, part-time freelancer, Virtual Reality enthusiast, keeper of lizards.
Roxanne van Dam @ravendam.bsky.social Game Programmer @autoscopia.bsky.social, currently working on As Long As You're Here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3309750/As_Long_As_Youre_Here/
Previously worked on Saltsea Chronicles @gutefabrik.bsky.social
they/them
Tobias Kopka @dedux101.bsky.social Programme Director & curator connecting games, culture & XR. Leads curatomic & VR Dance Club, co‑initiated European Game Showcase & #ArtOfCoding, and curates gamescom congress. Systemic coach.
Geert Nellen @geertnellen.bsky.social Game Designer and artist. In the past: Director of Metrico, Lead Designer on Mini Motorways, worked as a designer on games like Manifold Garden and Viewfinder.
Kay Volbeda @kaymanv.bsky.social Quadbender, nice nice.
Environment technical artist @ThatsNoMoon.
Previously environment technical artist @Guerrilla & @Shapefarm.
Molly Heady-Carroll @creatureconsultant.bsky.social 👹 Creature Consultant
🦖 Animation Director
🖋️ Community Expert at Wacom
🇮🇪 Irish, 🇩🇪 Düsseldorf based
🌐 https://creatureconsultant.com/
PC-King @annebras.bsky.social Game Collector, Game Archiver, Game Historian, Game Designer and Gamer!
Christophe De bont @cdebont.bsky.social Kindness first ~ building the future of sustainable Belgian #gamedev @vlaamsavfonds.bsky.social ~ raising videogame literacy everywhere else ~ EN/NL ~ he/him
Dead by Daylight @deadbydaylight.com From the darkness of the Nostromo, the Xenomorph is taking over 2v8 from Sept. 8 to 29.
Darkest Dungeon @darkestdungeon.bsky.social Official account of the Red Hook Studios games Darkest Dungeon and Darkest Dungeon II.
Play Darkest Dungeon II on Steam: http://bit.ly/3QPr4QU
ESRB Rating: Teen
Joe van Burik @joevanburik.bsky.social 📻 Presentator Tech & Games @BNR.nl
🎮 http://bnr.nl/allinthegame
🖥️ http://bnr.nl/dgts
📱 http://bnr.nl/techupdate
🎮 @unpause.nl
🤺 Sabreur
🐉 D&D
All Hands on Deck🙌Out now! @studiomantasaur.bsky.social Lighthearted indie game studio working on All Hands on Deck!
Out now on Switch and
Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/2122880
Switch EU: https://www.nintendo.com/nl-nl/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/All-Hands-on-Deck-2954542.html
Remco de Rooij @remcooo.bsky.social Founder & CEO @ Triangle Studios. Father of three wonderful children, loves Sci-fi and Fantasy, but hey, who doesn't?
Derk de Geus @derkdegeus.bsky.social
Manou IJpelaar @manouijpelaar.bsky.social Co-founder and Game Designer at Studio Mantasaur. Working on All Hands on Deck!
Also respunsible for the dumb puns in every post :)
KeokeN Interactive 🐧 @keokeninteractive.bsky.social 🏆 Award-Winning Indie Game Studio
🌕 Deliver Us The Moon
🔴 Deliver Us Mars
🌍 Deliver Us Home - Wishlist Now!
@astonmartine.bsky.social @astonmartine.bsky.social
Jeroen Derwort @jeroenderwort.nl Dutch Games Association. GameLab. Indie. Co-Founder Gamebasics (exit Miniclip), RB Group (exit CAE).
Niels Monshouwer @nielsmonshouwer.bsky.social Producer Speculative Agency working on #AllWillRise. Please wishlist https://store.steampowered.com/app/3165340/All_Will_Rise/
Formerly
@Guerrilla #HorizonForbiddenWest
@WeirdBeardGames #TrickyTowers #99Bricks
Game Drive @gamedrivenl.bsky.social 🎮 Game marketing specialists 🎮
Player 2 for: WW1 Game Series, Escape Simulator, We Were Here Series, Tricky Towers, Shapez 2 and PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions!
https://www.game-drive.nl/
Menno Deen @mennodeen.bsky.social 👨💻freelance social impact game designer
🇳🇱Super Menno Monster 👾
🏳️🌈Chairman @ www.games4diversity.com
🇪🇺Sales & artist @ www.songtshirts.eu
🎊Event manager @ www.courage.events
🚲Bike packer @ www.jeroenmenno.com
@deloryan.bsky.social @deloryan.bsky.social
TomBoys BV @tomjongens.bsky.social Founder of JoTo.Games, Former CEO of Exiin, Previously Dutch Game Garden.
Bizdev, Marketing & Design.
Working on a SotC inspired kaiju slaying game and a 1st person co-op dungeon explorer.
Wouter Go @woutergo.bsky.social Helping studios and publishers build and scale their teams
- jobs at www.stridequest.com
- Director, HR and Talent Acquisition at Studio in stealth
TamTu (Tâm Tú) @tamtu.bsky.social » nerd about gamedev
» Dutch Games Mentor
» Currently CM @ BonusStageCo
» Former Communications Manager @ Dutch Game Garden
» Former CM @VertigoGames
» #gamedesign & #worldbuilding are my favorite things
» he/him
peter dijkstra @peter.dijkstra.website gameplay engineer, vj in a previous life
https://peter.dijkstra.website/
Rick van Beem @rickvanbeem.bsky.social 💼 PR & Marketing Director #PearlAbyss 🎮 DokeV, PLAN 8, Crimson Desert, Black Desert 😊 I put the “elation” in “public relations"! ✉️ rick@pearlabyss.com
Koen Deetman @koendeetman.bsky.social CEO | Game Director | Founder | @KeokeNInteractive.bsky.social | https://linktr.ee/theoneastronaut | Creator of #DeliverUsTheMoon, #DeliverUsMars & #DeliverUsHome | Founder | #HunchbackMusic
Bertine van Hövell 🛝 Gamescom @baroness.bsky.social Petting cats, herding cats, vacuuming cats. Certified narrative tool.
🕵 Indie Dev
🖋 Freelance Game Designer and Writer
🎮 Worked on Old Skies, Stellaris, At Eve's Wake and more
✨DGA Board Member - Consultant VAF
🕸 www.lostagain.nl - DM open
...
she/zij 🇳🇱🇪🇺
Matthijs van de Laar @matthijs.twirlbound.com CEO & creative director & writer of ✨video games✨ @twirlbound.com 🎮🛡🌲 | he/him
Martijn van Zwieten @mvavz.bsky.social 🎮 business coach helping videogame founders build better studios
15+ years in games | executive MBA
Read The Long Game newsletter: https://www.martijnvanzwieten.com/newsletter
Tomas Sala @falconeerdev.bsky.social Creator of the Falconeer,, Bulwark, Shipshaper and the Moonpath SKyrim Mods, passionate about games as Art. Honorable Luddite, Chaotic Creative Dad Game Dev, working on Ancient Waves. Creative Cockroach most comfortable behind the fridge.
Adinda | Acreates @acreates.bsky.social All about Game Design || Public speaker || Game journalist || Educator ||Youtuber ~ With games is nothing impossible.
Ilyas Ben Haddou @ilygames.bsky.social
Tim Laning @timlaning.bsky.social CEO/ Commercial Director of Grendel Games, Serious Game Designer for Affordable Healthcare, Sustainability and Education.
In private life a loving husband and father, pinball enthusiast, avid video game player and a fan of spicy food!
Matthijs Dierckx @matthijsd.bsky.social Author. Composer. Game Creator. Game industry veteran.
Founder of #gamedev magazine Control & Control Conference.
Author of Dutch YA fantasy novel 'Het Verdwenen woud'.
Composer for the Unexplored-franchise.
Co-creator of Sumico, the numbers game.
Tim Symons @timfollowsyou.bsky.social Lead Producer Franchise Development @ Guerrilla | Former Nintendo 2nd Party | #SnipperClips #MetroidSamusReturns (views are my own)
Paul Deetman @pauldeetman.bsky.social Creating things. Questioning existence. Writing a book on Philosophy, Perception & Being. Founder KeokeN & Hunchback Studios, Creator of the Deliver Us Games.
René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social Video Game Attorney & Founder @ Deviant Legal (http://www.deviantlegal.com) | Women in Games’ Ambassador | Secretary at Breda Game City | Business & Legal Mentor at Dutch Games Association
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
Ricky Haggett @rickyhaggett.bsky.social Makes games at Hollow Ponds. FLOCK / I am Dead / the Wilmot games / Loot Rascals / Hohokum / Frobisher / Super Exploding Zoo / Tenya Wanya Teens / Wiiild Rumpus! Reluctant grasper of nettles. He/him
Icon by Richard Hogg, header image from Flock
✨chipzel @chipzel.bsky.social Video Game Composer・Sound Engineer・Gameboy Musician・Producer・Performer・
Best known for Super Hexagon, Spectra, Dicey Dungeons, JSAB, Cadence of Hyrule DLC
🏳️🌈🇮🇪🇵🇸
🌐 https://linktr.ee/chipzel
Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com A person you meet in the forest, who just puts their finger to your lips to shoosh you, and then gives you the budget for your game.
Vlambeer @vlambeer.com Indie games studio, bringing back arcade since 2010.
Made Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing, Luftrausers, Super Crate Box & more.
Willem Hilhorst @whilhorst.bsky.social Games Preservation at Beeld & Geluid (Sound & Vision) | Associate Editor NWR | Games-Journalist | He/Him 🇳🇱
https://linktr.ee/willemh