jaen nighly butler @jnb.art IGDN groundbreaker award winning illustrator of the fantastic & the macabre!
marquise of shadows
trans as fuck
art, metal, & ttrpgs
// pronounced like "jane" //
🏳️⚧️ she/her
💼 https://jnb.art
🎤 https://welawaysounds.com
Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social 🎮 Game UI/UX Designer (Freelance)
🎨 Creator of http://gameuidatabase.com
📘 Author of The Game UI Bible with Lost in Cult!
🎭 BAFTA Member
🏆 Future Class 23, GDH Design Hero 21, Guinness World Record Holder
🎵 Composer on Piece By Piece by Gamkat
Arve Aksnes @arveaksnes75.bsky.social Physicist (PhD in Space Physics), High-School Science Teacher in Bergen/Norway, Big Fan of @meidastouch.bsky.social 🇺🇸. Go Ukraine 🇺🇦! Supporter of the best football team in the world - Brann 🇳🇴❤️
POWER ROB @powerrob.bsky.social Synthwave/pop artist also the vocalist of Megatronix, winner of Best Electronic Artist of the 2024 Maryland Music Awards
Kamal ! @i55i.bsky.social to be or not to be. ..free.!” I may look bad to you, but I don't have two faces, so don't be blind.!”
Isidor @isidor.rs I make Extremely detailed music! Immerse yourself into my futuristic soundscapes, I am a boundarypushing synthwave producer at #NewRetroWave Your own music guide!
Supported by Reveal Sound!
DM for mix and master!⬇️
My music
https://hyperfollow.com/Isidor
Giant Squid 🦑 @giantsquidstudios.com 🦑 The Official Home of Giant Squid on Bluesky
🎮 Sword of the Sea, The Pathless, ABZÛ
🌊 Sword of the Sea: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453160/Sword_of_the_Sea/
Project Echo FPS @projectechofps.bsky.social Reviving the greatest era of the FPS Tactical Arena Genre.
Join the community: https://discord.com/invite/jzzaP73zYQ
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@projectechofps?si=MeUd_fs_o0vAnkQL
#fps #gaming #newgame
Bam @bigbam.bsky.social ER doctor, video game enjoyer, hobbyist photographer, casual audiophile, etc
Miguel Dorta @miguedorta.bsky.social Making space game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3256790/Satelital/
Discord: https://discord.gg/ChuNWuj3Z2
The One True Nobody! @lewis-medeiros.bsky.social Video editor, amateur writer, streamer.
BrainScratchComms: https://www.youtube.com/@BrainScratchComms
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonetruenobody
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/theonetruenobody
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theonetruenobody
CoffeeWithCross @coffeewithcross.bsky.social Studio Game Director. Career from Warcraft 2 Tides of Darkness to Silent Hill Ascension. Watch my podcast Brain Arcade. Let’s accelerate the indie revolution.
CoffeeWithCross.com
https://linktr.ee/coffeewithcross
Delaney King (She/Her/Whomst) @delaneyking.bsky.social Senior videogame tech artist /art director.
Unreal Tournament 04, Dragonage, D&D Online, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Stellaris, Civ IV + more. VFX Where The Wild Things Are.
https://www.delaneyking.com
Jon F. Zeigler @jfzeigler.bsky.social Fantasy and science fiction author, tabletop game designer, amateur artist and cartographer, retired instructor and instructional designer in cybersecurity.
Blog: https://wordpress.sharrukinspalace.com
Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/sharrukinspalace
Martin Vestergaard Madsen @subtilicus.bsky.social Technical Art Director, Stealth Mode
23 years in games.
Dane, living in Sweden.
Formerly
Unity Technologies : FPS Sample, Megacity & DOTS.
Io Interactive: Lead Artist and Tech. Art Director on Hitman & the Glacier Engine.
Warden's Will @wardenswill.bsky.social Sci-fi guns? Evil Robots? Massive Explosions? Warden’s Will is a Roguelite bullet-hell TPS, all about shooting fast and killing even faster! Wishlist now!
https://wardenswill.com/
James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social Nottingham Trent University - Senior Lecturer Virtual Reality. Started with VRML in '99
evangelising & criticising #3D #VR #AR & #MR via the media of #UnrealEngine #3DS & #Unity.
Research interest straddles Neuroscience, Rehabilitation and Neurodiversity
Daniel Albu 🕹️ (Tech Talk with Daniel Albu) @danielalbu.bsky.social • Freelance #GameDev 🎮
• Host of 'Tech Talk with Daniel Albu' 📼
• Co-producer & co-host of 'Conversations with Curtis' 📼
🎙️ Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
💻 Website: www.danielalbu.com
Liam Deane @liamdeane.bsky.social Games market analyst at Omdia. Once Cork, now Amsterdam.
Leo Virolainen @paurthur.bsky.social 🎮 "CEO" @SKRRT Games
🔨 Working on Tankquish
🎯 Specializing in Stylized 3D & Tech Art
🌐 leovirolainen.fi
All Alone Gamez - gamedev @allalonegamez.bsky.social Indie game developer for the #Gameboy. #gamedev
Pre-Order the physical edition (Gameboy) of my Metroidvania here :
https://mailchi.mp/acf79ee17fb5/zoryad-mailing-list
Download my free games here :
https://allalonegamez.itch.io/
KDeveloper @kdeveloper.bsky.social Indie game dev who dabbles in a little bit of everything
My patreon if you wanna support me: https://patreon.com/KDeveloper
I have no finished projects*
*At least not any good ones
Home Garden Kitchen @homegardenkitchen.bsky.social A social account dedicated to home decor, home, garden, dyi, cool ideas, cocktails, and everything in between. 🚫 No DMs, please.
Alchemist's Journal @alchemistsjournal.bsky.social native american game dev with a diploma in audio engineering.
ᒣᑕᐧᐁᐧᐃᓐ
Metawewinstudios.com
Natali 🌻 @natikatz.bsky.social Wishlist CATCH THE CLOWN 🤡
catchtheclown.com
Play Flowerdrops!🌸🌹🍀
s.team/a/3708530/
💕 making video games & painting pretty pictures~
🎮 Flowerdrops, ViViD Relapse
💼 co-founder of @cozyz.one
💍 @skye.computer
✨ 31, she/her 🏳️⚧️
🍁 vancouver
🔞 MDNI
🐸
Ilyass | Brave Rooster Games @braverooster.bsky.social 💡 Game Designer | UX/UI Expert | Digital Artist
🎮 Passionate about game design, creating experiences, and educating on UI/UX. 🇵🇸
brave-rooster.itch.io
Malachi Coward @spriteeon.bsky.social Programmer @ Double Eleven Limited | Game Dev | Worked on: Red Dead Redemption, Minecraft Dungeons | https://linktr.ee/Spriteeon
Sleepyhead Games @sleepyheaddevs.bsky.social Solo indiedev working on my 2D platformer, Rune Song 🧙🏻♂️🧁
Play the demo and wishlist on Steam!
s.team/a/2429280
Join the Discord!
http://discord.gg/khMTmaF2U6
Harvey Smith @harvey1966.bsky.social CEO/Creative Director:
BLACK PONY IMMERSIVE
Deus Ex, Dishonored
🕹️⚔️🐉🖤👻🏳️🌈
Joni Korpi @jonikorpi.com Designer and developer from Finland. Made websites for 20 years, now making video games. Posting about every part of gamedev.
Working on a tactics RPG. Not using AI.
Site: https://jonikorpi.com
Mastodon: https://jonikorpi.com/@jonikorpi
Amy Hennig @amyhennig.bsky.social Co-President, New Media, Skydance Media – MARVEL 1943: RISE OF HYDRA and STAR WARS. Formerly Director / Writer, UNCHARTED franchise, and LEGACY OF KAIN / SOUL REAVER series.
Pixels & Poutine @pixelsandpoutine.bsky.social Pixels and Poutine is a space for Montréal game professionals, specifically (small) indies and remote workers that don't have a local home base to organize and meetup.
Join us! https://linktr.ee/pixelsandpoutine
Seattle Indies @seattleindies.bsky.social Seattle Indies non-profit organization dedicated to fostering a vibrant community of independent game developers in the Seattle, WA and Puget Sound area. https://linktr.ee/seattleindies
Gumbo Collective @gumbonyc.bsky.social
Women in Games Montreal @womeningamesmtl.bsky.social This is a space for marginalized games industry professionals to support each other and nurture gender equity. Join us: linktr.ee/womeningamesmtl
Pixelles @pixellesmtl.bsky.social Nonprofit empowering more women & other underrepresented genders in game development. Volunteer-run and based out of Montréal (Canada), we organize free career development opportunities — in-person and online.
ℹ️ http://pixelles.ca
✉️ info@pixelles.ca
Gamma Space @gammaspace.bsky.social We are a cooperative studio of game developers, artists, and creative technologists dedicated to exploring community-led flows of individual and collective support.
www.gammaspace.ca
Safe In Our World @safeinourworld.org The video games mental health charity supporting devs and players 🚀 [No. 1183344] 💚 Check out our linktree for support, helplines and where to find us! 🪐 http://linktr.ee/safeinourworld
Women-Led Games @womenledgames.com Summer Game Fest Edition: June 4th 4PM PT https://youtube.com/@Women-LedGames | Highlighting women in the games industry, sharing their projects, and their experiences.
Women in Games France @wigfr.org Association loi 1901 pour la promotion de la mixité dans l’industrie du jeu vidéo en France.
https://linktr.ee/wigfrance
Games Leadership® @gamesleadership.bsky.social 🎓 Leadership Support, Coaching, CPD Training, Networking and more for the Games Industry - by those who 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵.
www.gamesleadership.com
Games Industry Gathering @thegig.bsky.social Welcome to #TheGIG - an exclusive and inclusive networking community for games industry professionals with over 8000 global members.
http://games.industrygathering.com
Spelkollektivet @spelkollektivet.com World's largest co-living and co-working space for game developers. You focus on developing your game; we take care of everything else.
https://spelkollektivet.com/
Into Games @intogames.bsky.social We are a UK charity that helps people get the skills and support they need for a career in game development, particularly if they are from a working-class or under-resourced background. Find us here: https://intogames.org/
Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com Brightening your day with uplifting, thoughtful, compassionate, and cozy games.
wholesomegames.com
Pixel Dailies @pixeldailies.bsky.social Daily pixel art themes.
Games Jobs Direct @gamesjobsdirect.bsky.social The leading independent global job board for the video games industry. 🎮✨🕹️ | https://www.gamesjobsdirect.com/
✨Code Coven✨ @codecoven.bsky.social The first award-winning classroom for gender-marginalised game developers. We support trans/cis women, trans men, non-binary and gender non-conforming people 🔮
Baby Ghosts @babyghosts.org We are a charity supporting cooperative and worker-led video game studios in Canada. Cofounded in 2021 by eileen & jennie. 🤝👻 babyghosts.org
Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com Our mission is to amplify the creative power held by people of color in games. We do this by organizing revolutionary events, uniting our vibrant community, & building access to knowledge, funding, and opportunities. EXPO: Sept 22-25
gdoc.events/m/GDoCExpo
Black Voices in Gaming @bvigaming.bsky.social Black Voices in Gaming is a nonprofit org highlighting & supporting Black game developers with showcases, live events, business opportunities & community.
youtube.com/@blackvoicesingaming👀
http://blackvoicesingaming.com
IVGD @ivgd.bsky.social Official account of the Independent Video Design program at Dawson College in Montreal. Home of the only recurring #indiegame #playtest event in Montreal!
https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/aec/programs/independent-video-game-design/
Interactive Arts Alberta @iaalberta.bsky.social Interactive Arts Alberta is a non-profit dedicated to supporting game development and games culture in Alberta. Join us at the Game Discovery Exhibition Conference in October of 2026!
Get your tickets here: https://linktr.ee/iaalberta
Indie Asylum @indieasylum.bsky.social A collaborative hub of indie video game studios in Montreal that have come together to share knowledge and resources.
Helping small studios dream big since 2018 💚
https://www.indieasylum.com/
Women in Games International (WIGI) @getwigi.com WIGI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to cultivate resources to advance economic equality & diversity in the global games industry.
Take This @takethis.org Take This is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization decreasing stigma and increasing support for mental health in games.
https://linktr.ee/takethisorg
Glitch Gaming @glitchinfluencers.bsky.social We are an all-in-one marketing solution for gaming, to help you effortlessly attract players, build brand awareness, drive installs, and keep players coming back to your game.
Free marketing guide pinned below. DMs are open.
https://www.glitch.fun
PONG - Potiguar Indie Games @pongrn.com.br Group of game developers from RN, Brazil! Follow us to check out what we are up to!
IGDA NYC @igdanyc.bsky.social We aim to grow & connect our game dev community & industry!
Have ideas, questions, or wanna help out? Email: nyc@igda.org
Discord: https://discord.gg/BhDkJsdBc #NYMakesGames
IGDA San Francisco Chapter @igda-sf.bsky.social Welcome to the chapter of IGDA San Francisco! We're open to members, and non-members who work in gaming industry, love gaming, or are interested in pivoting into gaming.
See events and socials on
linktr.ee/IGDASF
IGDA Fortaleza @igdafortaleza.bsky.social Conta Oficial do Capítulo IGDA de Fortaleza/CE!
www.linktr.ee/igdafortal
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
Game Assist 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️ @gameassistyt.bsky.social We are a collective standing for transformative justice & liberation through game writing, research & development. Find us on YouTube for video essays making political analysis of games accessible 💜
Art by knellbelles + @fionacreates.bsky.social
SpecialEffect @specialeffect.org.uk The UK-based charity that's levelling the playing field for gamers with physical disabilities around the world.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/specialeffectteam
Website: https://www.specialeffect.org.uk/contact
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/69dQEmkxX2
Women in Games ES (WIGES) @mujeresenjuegos.bsky.social Organización de mujeres jugadoras y desarrolladoras de videojuegos de España.
También en @womeningameses
Game Dev Local @gamedevlocal.bsky.social Game Dev Local is a thriving community for indie game developers in the UK, boasting over 4,000 members.
It is renowned for hosting the largest Game Jam site in the UK (4yrs running) and the second largest globally!!
Boston Gaymers @bostongaymers.bsky.social Boston Gaymers is a nonprofit that provides joy and elevates marginalized voices in the LGBTQIA+ community through shared love of gaming and its culture. | https://mailchi.mp/dd752a190a36/bostongaymersnewsletter
Cornwall Games @cornwall.games #Cornwall #Games CIC aim is to support and highlight the talent of local developers, demonstrate the services and games produced by local businesses, and export Cornish culture to the rest of the UK & worldwide. #Indiedev #Gamesdev
https://cornwall.games/
AbleGamers Brasil @ablegamersbr.bsky.social Perfil oficial da AbleGamers no Brasil.
Acessibilidade em videogames.
📩 Contato / PIX / PayPal: brazil@ablegamers.org
🌐 Site: ablegamers.org.br
🔗 Links Sociais: beacons.ai/ablegamersbr
Coletivo Trans de Gamedevs @co-transgamedevs.bsky.social Criado na intenção de ajudar a comunidade Trans a ter mais oportunidades na indústria de jogos!
linktr.ee/cotransgamedev
Game Workers Australia @gameworkersau.bsky.social Australia's first ever trade union for game workers! Powered by Professionals Australia
Contact us gwuaustralia@gmail.com if you need help at work.
gameworkers.com.au/join
IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk The largest union for game devs in the UK.
Work in game dev or TTRPG? Join the union: https://www.gameworkers.co.uk/
Black game developers @blackgamedev.bsky.social #Blackgamedev
It's Black Game Developers Month!
Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social The world’s largest game creation event & global indiedev community 💜 https://globalgamejam.org 💜
Join Indie Studio Supporter Program ➡️ bit.ly/GGJIndieStudioSupporter
DevteamLife @devteamlife.com The painfully relatable comic about gamedev.
✨ Website ✨ http://devteamlife.com
💛 Shop 💛 http://devteamshop.com
➡️The Book➡️ https://www.studiolounak.com/lounak-shop/lounak-books
Limit Break Mentorship @limitbreak.co.uk The largest mentorship program for marginalised people working in the UK games industry.
Applications for 2026 will open on March 30th!
Visit our website to apply: www.limitbreak.co.uk
Toronto Games Week @torontogamesweek.com A celebration of playful arts and culture in the city of Toronto!
Toronto Games Week ran from June 11th-17th, 2026. Subscribe to our newsletter for info about #TGW27!
🎮🕹👾🎨🎲
Posts by @metroidcrime.com + staff.
Toronto, Canada
🇨🇦 torontogamesweek.com
Utah Gaymers' Society @utgaymers.bsky.social A social network for LGBTQ+ people & allies of the LGBTQ+ community that hosts events & gatherings in Utah & focuses on gayming culture 🌈🎮
NYU Game Center @nyugamecenter.bsky.social We celebrate games as a creative practice & offer courses and public programs on the design, production, and study of games as an aesthetic and cultural form.
https://linktr.ee/nyugamecenter
Pakistani Game Dev Community @pakgamedev.com Account highlighting Pakistani Game Dev Community
Links:
Discord: https://discord.gg/aRZjDxRCg4
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/PakGameDev/
Pakistan Jam https://itch.io/jam/pakistan-game-jam
Pakistani Steam Games https://shorturl.at/SLhUt
Rhys Elliott @superhys.bsky.social Head of market analysis at Alinea Analytics.
Ex-Newzoo & Nielsen. Analysis in IGN, BBC, Giant Bomb, The Guardian, GameSpot, GIBiz and more.
Lives on a canal in the Netherlands, but spends most of the time looking at screens instead.
Very Welsh.
@anacristinadelion.bsky.social @anacristinadelion.bsky.social
The Alchemist 🇨🇦 @alchemistsstudio.bsky.social Artist, potter, gardener, lover of trees, frolics in nature, star gazer.
Kindness matters.
Please join me on my pottery journey ❤️
rakupottery.ca
🏳️🌈 He/him, They/them
Mi’kma’ki/Eastern Canada
Jas_minx @muhammadishaq166.bsky.social Featuring stunning high definition content curated by the world's photographer's & artist
Lil kufi @lilkufi.bsky.social Streamer
Serena Blair @serenablair.bsky.social Design, art, tv, movies, music, baking, aspiring gourmet
No MAGA, misogyny or fascists (same thing as MAGA)
Bisexual 🏳️🌈 she/her
Interior Designer. Recovering architect. Witch/Pagan
Geir Ove Alnes @geirovealnes.bsky.social Senior Game Designer;
Formerly @ Ubisoft Singapore / Mighty Bear / Funcom;
https://geirovealnes.carrd.co/
Game Designers 101-103 (Starter Packs)
https://go.bsky.app/KFBJn7C
https://go.bsky.app/BoEMZY8
https://go.bsky.app/HN7KHXa
Opinions are my own.
TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social Hi! I'm Tim Schafer!
Founder, Double Fine Productions
Official DF account: @doublefine.com
Please report bugs to http://support.doublefine.com
Press: pr@doublefine.com
Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social Director of Pentiment, Pillars of Eternity I & II, Fallout: New Vegas. Studio Design Director @ Obsidian Entertainment. 🇺🇸EN/🇩🇪DE ♂
Interview/conference inquiries to pr@obsidian.net
Jeff Hamilton @jeffhamilton.bsky.social Game designer at Blizzard. He/him. Fan of: comics, music, archery, my cats. Personal account, all opinions are just mine.
formerly @jeffahamilton on Twitter
https://jhamilton.bearblog.dev/blog/ for blog-shaped thoughts
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
Steven Lumpkin @silent0siris.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer @ Riot R&D - Horizon Forbidden West - The Secret World - Warhammer 40,000 Eternal Crusade - RollerCoaster Tycoon World
Jan Willem Nijman @jwaaaap.com Game designer: Dustbiters, Disc Room, Minit, Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing, Luftrausers, Super Crate Box, and many more. 100% of @vlambeer.com.
www.jwaaaap.com
JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social Private account, mostly Warhammer;
Senior Game Designer for EA DICE;
Worked on games you know and on games precious few played.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jandavidhassel