Emilia Copeland ๐ Develop โจ @insaninox.bsky.social Award-Winning Actor and Writer-Director โข Published Model โข Affiliate Twitch Streamer โข Mental Health Specialist โข ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
www.emiliacopeland.com
Margot ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ @margot-plays.bsky.social Coffee fuelled | Video Gamer | Women in Games Ambassador | Gaming - steam deck, Switch 2 | Based in UK
Video game related musings and 3-5 minute written reviews:
https://margotplays.com
Gary Pinkett @garypinkett.bsky.social Developer type person, love retro gaming.
Currently working on a game called โSpace Pizzaโ for the ZX Spectrum Next
WEBSITES
๐ https://spacepizza.co.uk
๐ https://garypinkett.co.uk
Kari (rhymes with atari) @kari.bsky.social guess iโm a YouTuber now, 95k+ subs ๐ ... ๐ just a girl in her 20s who loves #making, #fixing ๐ ๏ธ, #coding ๐ฉโ๐ป & collecting cool #retro ๐น๏ธ things
๐ด๐ https://www.youtube.com/karilawler
๐๐ https://www.karilawler.com
Alexis Trust ๐ถ๏ธ @alexistrust.bsky.social Product Lead @ Chucklefish. Lover of electricity towers, turkey twizzlers and banjos.
ChrisJeff @chrisjeff.bsky.social Indie game developer & Game Design/Development course leader and lecturer.
https://linktr.ee/ChrisJeff
Vorratony @vorratony.bsky.social character artist and illustrator, he/him
minors please don't follow
commissions open!
contact: vorratony@gmail.com and DMs
@murochico.bsky.social
Moonspod ๐ @moonspod.com ๐๏ธ Level Designer for:
โป๏ธ๐น @TempopoGame.com
โป๏ธ๐ช
Sping
๐ด Streaming on Twitch.tv/Moonspod
๐น๏ธ Making games in @GodotEngine.org
๐จ Profile pic (@Mingolia.bsky.social) Banner (@TempopoGame.com)
๐ She/Her
๐ moonspod.com
๐ท๏ธ #GameDev #OC #Pins #Dog
๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฏ @meson.ninja computer, telecom, coinop, and feline connoisseur
https://plan.cat/~morb
https://github.com/m0rb
SarahLynne @sarahlynne.bsky.social Homebrew retro dev and general nerd. Creator of Retro Puzzle Maker, nes-starter-kit, and more! All opinions my own.
https://igwgames.com
Shen @shenm.bsky.social He/Him
I'm here for gameboy and socialism
https://shenmansell.itch.io/
Retrofied (Dan) @retrofied.uk Bespoke retro computer & video games restoration products. Custom arcade artwork design, print and fitting.
Operations Manager at The Cave ๐น๏ธ and a proud part of the Retro Collective.
https://retrofied.uk
https://retrocollective.co.uk
Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social #3DPrinting #RepRap #RetroGaming #Arcade & #OpenSource hardware developer, Electronics engineer, innovator & salesman, Director of Heber Ltd. Author of 3D Printing for Dummies book.
Based in the UK
Wil Overton @wiloverton.bsky.social Drawer of some silly pictures. Ex of Rare and various other game devs. Helped make the UK's first anime magazine and games mags like Super Play and N64 in ye olden days.
Website - https://wiloverton.com
Shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/SuperKosmikatClub
RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social Retro gaming, modern gaming, films and music. Owner of the #MegaDriveChallenge and a YT channel - https://youtube.com/@theretromartin?si=KVeE-M2A7sd09JPz
Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social Software Developer who likes retro games, non-retro games and American Football.
Steve Higgins @higgybristol.bsky.social Builder of digital things, Amiga owner, occasional urban explorer, former radio anorak, hardcore day tripper, liker of tropical plants ๐ด
The Retro Collective @retrocollective.co.uk We preserve, curate, engineer and share gaming history at our museums, and by producing new hardware for retro gaming.
Visit http://retrocollective.co.uk
Short Circuit @shortcircuit.org.uk Organisers of retro events - see https://retrofest.uk/ for our latest. If you want to talk about prop hire, buying or selling (or donating!) retro hardware or coming to visit us, please come say hi at https://shortcircuit.org.uk/
Nicoll Hunt @nicollhunt.bsky.social 3rd Place Young Software Engineer of the Year 2001
Woz Brown @themicroloft.bsky.social Group Art Director at Future plc, EDGE, PC Gamer, Retro Gamer, T3, MacLife. Formerly at British GQ & BBC Science Focus
Claire - Available to hire๐ฆ @thesharkbit.bsky.social โ๏ธCatholic & native Irish speaker
๐ปGay bearberian
๐งโโ๏ธ Head of Marketing, PR and Brand + freelance/consultant
โจ Award winner, 2x BAFTA nominee & member. Ukie board director
๐กLooking for work - WFH only
Check out my portfolio
https://www.clairesharkbit.com/
Jarvs | Indie Insights ๐ฎโฟ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @jarvdusa.bsky.social โจ๏ธ Head of Communications at @happyvolcano.com
๐ก Founder of Jarvs' Indie Insights
โฟ Award Winning Accessibility Advocate
๐ @TrekCentral.net Host & Writer
โ๏ธ@WiGJ Ambassador
๐ณ๏ธโ๐LGBTQ+
Jรถrg Tittel @newjorg.bsky.social Game and Filmmaker | Creative Director/Founder @RapidEyeMovers.bsky.social | somehow got there with ADHD
https://www.rapideyemovers.com
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ @vexmaniac.bsky.social ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ (๐ฏ๐ธ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐)
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
Sorax Space @soraxspace.bsky.social YouTube.com/SoraxSpace
Watch This Space!
David 'MameHaze' Haywood @mamehaze.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/mamehaze
Emulation developer and digital archaeologist / preservationist for 25+ years. Worked on emulating many of the classics (and not so classics) you know and love in MAME, plus for a variety of licensed commercial projects.
Carolyn Petit @carolynmichelle.bsky.social Leftist. Cinephile. Video game person. Shares initials with Cayce Pollard.
merman1974 @merman1974.bsky.social C64 fan, retro gamer, writer, deeply affected by Crohns
Merman1974: The Retro Crusader of Bluesky
A digital merman swimming in a sea of pixels and profound social commentary
Kyle Banks @kylewbanks.com Makes games, occasional YouTuber, BAFTA Breakthrough 2025.
Farewell North available on Steam, Switch, Xbox and PS5 ๐โฅ๏ธ
https://farewell-north.com/links
Stanwixbuster @stanwixbuster.co.uk Stanley W. Baxton // he/him ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Award-winning narrative game dev
NWCDTP-funded PhD on non-commercial game communities + sustainability, BAFTA Breakthrough 2025, ex-Supermassive Games
https://stanwixbuster.co.uk/
Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social Cailleachโs horrible wife living by the river tay. Part of the BAFTA Breakthrough programme 2025. My portfolio is here: https://linktr.ee/caraellison
Joe Neeves @limonium.bsky.social He/him. Senior UX/UI Designer for games. Worked on Exoborne, New World, Judas, Microsoft Flight Sim, Apex Legends, and more. Brighton, UK. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
DextersTechLab - The Quantel Guy @dexterstechlab.bsky.social UK/GB/Manchester. Saving the Quantel legacy one luma sample at a time, blundering with electronics, computers & other weird things, fixing stuff.
Snuggsy187 @snuggsy187.bsky.social 6502 retro coder (some BBC Micro, mostly Acorn Electron !), amateur musician and model maker. In need of even more holidays !
NO AI !
http://github.com/Snuggsy187
https://ko-fi.com/snuggsy187
Andy Toone @lockfarm.bsky.social Petabytes in my day job, kilobytes in my spare time.
Maker of Beasts - https://feersumbeasts.com/ 8-bit Z80 kit
Technologist, cynical optimist, occasional CTO, regular tinkerer.
Rural hideout in UK
L Break Into Program @breakintoprogram.co.uk Blog: http://www.breakintoprogram.co.uk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BreakIntoProgram
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/breakintoprogram
Software developer & electronics dabbler. Restoring & programming vintage computers from Acorn Atom to ZX81.
The Centre for Computing History @computinghistory.org.uk The Centre for Computing History is much more than a museum. Based in Cambridge, it hosts hands-on exhibitions, a wide range of activities and events, has a small shop and runs a learning programme.
a stinky ox ๐ @stinkyox.bsky.social I am an ox that makes games and lightsynths. Recreational shepherd.
Reign Man @r31gnman.bsky.social Retro video games; Shmups; Arcades; MiSTer FPGA; SEGA Saturn
Paul James - Game Dev Heroes 2026 QA Winner @pauljamesqa.bsky.social Award-winning Independent QA Specialist. Credited on multiple indie titles, including BAFTA award-winning Blue Prince, and IGF winner, Cryptmaster.
Skills include pretending to be an adult.
pauljamesgamestesting.com
https://linktr.ee/PaulJamesGT
Thanh Tran @thanhtransound.com Sound Designer at Cloud Imperium Games
Website: www.thanhtransound.com
Ryan OโDonnell @ryanodonnell.bsky.social Filmmaker @ AREA 5
Outerlands, The 1UP Show, CO-OP, Grounded: Making The Last Of Us, Grounded II: Making The Last Of Us Part II, Tetris Forever, I Am Street Fighter, Making Games Is Hard, etc, etc.
he/him
Sam Miller @underbirddd.bsky.social Artist
Gawny7789 @gawny7789.bsky.social Pirate Goomba who plays games at YouTube.com/Gawny7789 ๐ดโโ ๏ธ ๐โ๐ซ ๐ฎ
Further links here: https://linktr.ee/Gawny7789?utm_source=linktree_admin_share ๐ฒ
DMs for collabs only, no selling plz.
Currently playing Stardew Valley, DK Bananza & Mario Kart World!
Pixel Cherry Ninja @pixelcherryninja.bsky.social youtube.com/@PixelCherryNinja
I cover FPGAgaming as well as random and retro gaming stuff. MiSTerFPGA, AnaloguePocket, Replay2 and many more. Feel free to reach out if you have something that is interesting.
Damien McFerran @damienmcferran.bsky.social Co-owner of Hookshot Media: Nintendo Life, Push Square, Pure Xbox, Time Extension
https://muckrack.com/damien-mcferran
Goggz @electrogog.bsky.social
Kirsty Brinkman @kirstybrinkman.bsky.social she/her
Gamedev Producer
Comedy Producer
Horror etc etc
Business kirstybrinkman@gmail.com
Andrew Gillett (wishlist Reality Drift!) @arganoid.com Game developer, computer science & programming tutor, person defined by comma-separated values.
Partial gameography: Dog's Life, RCT3, Thrillville, LostWinds2, Kinectimals, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Elite Dangerous
Books: Code the Classics Vols 1, 2
Alice Parsons @owlstation.bsky.social Traditional Illustrator, Games and Interactive Designer ๐ฆ
She/Her โข www.linktr.ee/Owlstation
little corners - OUT NOW @littlecornersgame.bsky.social Craft cosy corners with a handful of stickers and whole lot of imagination๐ญ
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3651310/Little_Corners/
Aria || Looking for Contract Work @thatartisan.bsky.social Just call me Aria. She/Her ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Freelance Artist/Animator
Previous work
- MARVEL: Cosmic Invasion
- He-Man: Dragonpearl of Destruction
Check out my info at thatartisan.carrd.co
Tags: #art #pixelart #digitalart #animation #oc
Matt Currie @mattcurrie.bsky.social Porting Eric Chahi's masterpiece Another World to Game Boy Color. Also: bdm, mgbdis, mealybug tearoom, dmg-acid2, cgb-acid2, which .gb, gb-save-states. He/him
Rage Against The Retro @rageretro.bsky.social RageAgainstTheRetro.com
Retro Tech Nostalgia
Live streams, videos and nonsense.
Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social Outdated enthusiast
Studio Coordinator at Ground Shatter
2 Fights 2 Tight Spaces out Now! ๐๐ผ
More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social Retro and vintage tech YouTube fun and games over at
Main channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/MoreFunMakingIt
Second channel
https://youtube.com/@morefunmakingit2
Website:
https://www.morefunmakingit.co.uk/
Hexosphere @hexosphere.xyz musician and indie game developer
Developing Prison of Husks [wishlist it here!]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2975260/PRISON_OF_HUSKS/
(she/her)
hexosphere.xyz
Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social A newsletter about the business and politics behind video games.
Sign up: www.videogamesindustrymemo.com
Tips and press contact: george@videogamesindustrymemo.com
Jules Hardy @juleshardy.bsky.social unhinged ideas and nowhere to put them, until now
Randy "DUO" Mongenel @mongenel.bsky.social #Pilot #AvGeek #Maker #3DPrinting #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #EE
mstdn: RandyMongenel@bitbang.social
Haley ๐ค @absintheuse.bsky.social Head of Marketing @ CRITICAL REFLEX | prev Sonic Rumble @ Rovio, Fall Guys @ Epic\Mediatonic โญ๏ธ BAFTA member โญ๏ธ MCV WIG Comms Impact 2020 โญ๏ธ #30under30 2018 โญ๏ธ Game Dev Heroes 2018. Often dressed as an evil queen ๐ My own views. She/her
GamesAid @gamesaid.bsky.social ๐ We are the UK Games Industry charity
๐ We support other charities with a focus on children and young people
๐ฉ opsteam@gamesaid.org
https://linktr.ee/GamesAid_UK
Oliver Harper @oliverharper.bsky.social Filmmaker & YouTuber. Director of the documentaries - In Search of the Last Action Heroes,Here Comes A New Challenger and the upcoming documentary -The Untold Story of No Retreat No Surrender!
Edward Saperia @edsaperia.bsky.social Dean of The London College of Political Technology https://newspeak.house
Sam @sevaa.bsky.social egg
Sarah York | Panda Cat Games @sarahyork3d.bsky.social ๐ผ Founder @PandaCatGames.bsky.social ~ linktr.ee/pandacatgames
https://discord.com/invite/RjrbBwejpZ
๐ Ensemble 2025
@martynem.bsky.social @martynem.bsky.social
Dan Pugsley @danpugsley.bsky.social Audio Director at www.cassinisound.com
Sound designer for Witchbrook / Flock / Alba / I Am Dead / Desta / CsmashVRS / Loot Rascals
BAFTA Member
PushingUpRoses ๐ฆ @pushinguproses.bsky.social I talk about Murder, She Wrote and other pop culture thingies on YouTube. Artist, writer, podcaster, dark type. Mental health advocate. Behold, my stuff: https://linktr.ee/pushinguproses
Daisy ๐ธ @daisymae3d.bsky.social โ Freelance 3D Artist ๐ข Available for work!
โ Banner by @funkypepe.art <3
โ she/her
โ @lllwyd.bsky.social โค๏ธโค๏ธ
โ@daisymae3d on twt!
artstation.com/daisykellett
https://daisymae3d.carrd.co/
Gavin Lane @dartmonkey.bsky.social Editor @nintendolife. Lover of games, coffee, yellow socks. He/him. Profile pic by @jonkristinsson.
Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.
Pete - Short Circuit @petescircuit.bsky.social
Mark Fixes Stuff @markfixesstuff.com Youtuber. Retro Gaming and Computing Tinkering. Prone to cases of epic self ownage. www.youtube.com/markfixesstuff - UK / North Hampshire
Leahlemoncakes @leahlemoncakes.bsky.social Producer at Larian, BAFTA & Society of Game Cinematics member โจ Chronic over-user of the ๐ emoji, & mother of kittens. She/Her. Views are my own!
Tara @taraaaaaaaa.bsky.social 30
Producer @ Cloth Cat Games
New to all this, am I cool now?
Anisa Natalia Dar - eclecticcakemix @eclecticcakemix.bsky.social Hoping people will move here from other platforms.
ND with a dark sense of humour with a little Disney added. Loving, melancholic, misanthropic, idealistic humanistโฆ
Rachels_Ham | Pixel Artist @rachelsham.bsky.social ๐ฑ Pixel Artist ๐ฑ
SHOP: https://rachelshamshop.etsy.com/
Commissions closed
(She/Her)
More: linktree.com/rachels_ham
giselle ๐ gamescom @ellipsea.online they.them โข 24 โข london
indie dev + illustrator @whetstone.games !
OFFBEAT out on steam 22 july: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4468030/OFFBEAT
https://ellipsea.online
POC IN PLAY @pocinplay.bsky.social Creating initiatives to promote the representation of people of colour in the video games industry.
#IamPOCinPlay
Dimitris @modernvintagegamer.com GameDev - Digital Eclipse. Prev: Limited Run Games, Night Dive Studios
https://linktr.ee/modernvintagegamer
Ben Fiquet #Shinobi @benfiquet.bsky.social Art/Creative director and CEO at
@lizardcube.bsky.social. Shinobi, Streets of Rage 4, Wonder Boy : the Dragon's trap. I draw stuff.
Daniel James Diggle @danieldiggle.bsky.social Designer, Illustrator, Animator, Pixel Artist, Low Poly, Game Designer
www.danieldiggle.com
Co-founder of @Broxcorp.bsky.social
Skies of Chaos & Sports Sports available on Netflix Games.
Maber @shadowaod.bsky.social Just your average Pixel Artist, I've worked on games like Final vendetta (https://tinyurl.com/3jr967h3) and Terminator 2D - No Fate (https://tinyurl.com/3rtkv43j)
Mainly do Deltarune and Kof Stuff, plan to work on my own thing when
Chris Wilson @chriswilson.dev Design Director @ Cardboard Sword
Charlotte @cptalbertwesker.bsky.social I love games; my life and work revolve around them. She/her.
Lead QA @MediaMolecule *All posts are my own views*
Am back for some #GameBlast25 commentary
GnomeKing Games @gnomekinggames.bsky.social Hi, I'm Alex, I'm a solo indie dev and I make GameBoy games!
Releases:
- The Train (06/08/22)
- The Train Part 2 (03/04/24)
- Lunar Mystery 2103 (27/01/26)
Mairi Spaceship Nolan ๐โจ (she/her) @mairispaceship.com ๐น๏ธ Puzzle Game Designer #boardgames #videogames
โ๏ธ Escape Industry News & The Escape Roomer
๐งฉ TERPECA & ER Champ UK Ambassador
๐ข Studio Manager @ Draknek, Director @ HEFT & others
mairispaceship.com
Laurie James @sicklydove.bsky.social Videogame code person. Lead Backend Programmer @ Sumo Digital. Freelanced for a bit, maybe getting back on my bullshit.
Green Party member; knows a lot about mushrooms. Plays too much Rocket League.
Nick Crocker @mostlyalright.com Games Editor @debugmag.com
Henry Stockdale @henrystockdale.com Client Manager @FutureFriendsGames.com, Co-Host @CrossButtonVR.bsky.social. Former Senior Editor at UploadVR. BAFTA Connect member. Will likely talk about F1, RPGs, VR, and Nintendo (he/him)
https://linktr.ee/terranauts
Ziz Simoens @zizmakesgames.bsky.social Game Designer for Digital, Immersive, and IRL play - currently senior designer at Warcradle Studios for tabletop games
Current obsessions: sewing, knitting, jewellery making, mtg commander, 40k necrons, crochet, hiking, lrping, making ceramic little dudes
ๆๆ็ Jade Leamcharaskul ๐ต @jdwasabi.bsky.social ๐น Composer-Arranger โข ๐
Game Audio + Events Producer โข ๐ฅ Taiko drummer
๐ Launching live game music events
๐ IGDA London Co-Chair โข ๐๏ธ POCInPlay โข ๐ญ BAFTAGames โข ๐ Future Class 2022 โข ๐Game Dev Heroes Sound Award Winner 2020 โข She/Her โข ๐น๐ญ๐ฒ๐พ โข ๐ซ GenAI โ
Vicar @uncle-rhea.bsky.social Food Bae + Whiskey Maven + SoulsBourne Mama + Watch Matron + Bootlegger at your service.
Sometimes I take pictures.
Chris Cox @closecosmos.bsky.social Art Director (prev Roll 7 / ustwogames) ๐ Illustrator ๐ AD on Apple Design Award winner Ordia ๐ Bafta Breakthrough Brit ๐
Emily Jane Morgan ๐ธ ๐ฎ @morganemilyjane.bsky.social ๐ท โขBrand Photographer by day. โขOne Pink Lady ๐ โข ๐ฎSharing Playful Gaming XP. โขProud Safe In Our World Ambassador ๐ช
๐ธPortfolio: www.emilyjanemorgan.com
Shae Queer Therapy ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @shaequeertherapy.com (they/them) I'm a Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist working with LGBTQIA individuals and partners on gender, sexuality, being neurodivergent, kink and non-monogamy. shaequeertherapy.com
Marc Max @marcrobledo.com (ES/EN) Fullstack developer. ROM hacker. Game Boy homebrew developer.
Spanish videogaming podcaster since 2011.
Currently working on: Ganbare Goemon: Hoshizorashi Dynamites Arawaru!! translation and Donkey Kong 94 DX.
Portfolio: https://www.marcrobledo.com
Devroom-Vantasia @vantasia.dev She/Her.
UK-Based Solo Developer currently working on @saplum.com
Technical Designer and Programmer. C#, C++, and Unity Enjoyer.
I insist upon myself. All opinions expressed are my own.
https://www.vantasia.dev/links