Kando Factory @kandofactory.bsky.social Indie game publishing, scouting & consultancy. Watch this space for announcements, coming soon!
๐ญ Beast Breaker
๐ฆพ Glitch Hunt
๐ kandofactory.com
Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social Game, TV & Film dev. Studio Head (Digital Eclipse/Atari), Ex-Journalist(NextGen), Hacker(DK Pauline), Atari:GameOver, Creator(#IDARB): Man(child)-of-Action.
Matt! @ohnoitsmatt.bsky.social Game designer (UO, Conan Exiles, Defiance), game player, ttrpg enthusiast, Japanese learner, horror enjoyer, writer, Buddhist. Ally. Be kind to each other.
@snowbikemike.bsky.social @snowbikemike.bsky.social I Love Being Part Of Kinda Funny Games
Knoebel don't ask me to attend any event for the next 350 days @knoebel.bsky.social Gaming-, Popculture- & Industry news๐ฟ
All filler, no killer ๐ฟ Vibe Posting ๐ฟ FCKNZS ๐ฟ
(GER/ENG) ๐ฟ Everything is going to be okay ๐ฟ Human RSS Feed ๐ฟ sometimes I post food ๐ฟ Twitch.tv/Knoebelbroet ๐ฟ https://linktr.ee/Knoebel
Develop:Brighton 2026 @developconference.com Develop:Brighton 2026 - 14-16 July | The UK's biggest game developer conference. Bringing together the European game dev community from global superstars to micro indies - since 2006
Nosebleed Interactive @nosebleedinteractive.com Developers of fabulous videogames such as Vampire Crawlers, Arcade Paradise, Arcade Paradise VR, Vostok Inc and The Hungry Horde!
Ukie @ukieofficial.bsky.social We are the trade body for the UK games and interactive entertainment industry. Our mission is to supercharge the future of the UK video games industry.
www.ukie.org.uk
James Easton ๐ฎ @jameseaston.co.uk ๐ง๐ปโ๐ป Senior programmer @hueygames.com
๐ค Proud supporter and ambassador of the @sophiecharity.bsky.social
๐ https://www.jameseaston.co.uk/
INTERIOR/NIGHT @interiornight.com Independent game studio, creators of original multiplayer interactive drama As Dusk Falls.
As Dusk Falls is available on Windows, Xbox & PlayStation.
Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social Retired video game programmer. 40+ years developing videogames and software.
Creator of games for the BBC Micro, Electron, NES, SNES, PC, XBox, PS3/4, Mobile, Vita, 3DS.
Former LEGO Developer
I also rescue and archive old game development disks, DM me!
Hewson Games @hewsongames.bsky.social Founder of retro publisher Hewson (Uridium, Paradroid, Nebulus, Cybernoid, Pinball Fantasies)
@danpackwood.bsky.social @danpackwood.bsky.social 
Chris Billingham @chrisbillingham.net Married to Sarah and proud dad to Lyra and Leo. Lead Product Manager at at CTRL AI by day, lover of #rstats. Race Director for @highpeak40.co.uk
Posts and views are my own.
Matt Phillips @bigevilboss.bsky.social Lead Programmer on Red Dead Redemption for PC/Switch/PS4 @ Double Eleven. Also creator of Tanglewood for SEGA Genesis. Graphics programming, game engine architecture, optimisation. Ex-Crytek/TT Games.
Never have and never will use AI for anything, ever.
Gina @ginanelsonart.bsky.social Boss Witch / co-CEO / Art Director @OxalisGames โข Mother โข Immigrant โข Prev Lead Artist @Mediatonic โข Develop #30Under30 โข Making #Moonfrost โข @BAFTA member
Mags D. @magsthepirate.bsky.social Lord High Priestess of Documentation (technical writer in games). I know the good words. Ask me about my cats/fave games. Opinions, lamentably, mine. No Gen AI.
george benjamin jones ๐ PAX West @mole.club he/him. game scout/devrel/bizdev/fruity cocktail @unity.com
prev: co-editor @startmenu.bsky.social
pan ๐ณ๏ธโ๐.
๐ธ๐
brighton.
thoughts my own, i'm not a hive mind.
https://sherr.it/moleclub
Greg R. Buchanan @gregbuchananwriter.com Bestselling Novelist. Writer of Video Games & TTRPGs. Hank Hill Apologist. Rep by ANA/CAA.
NO MAN'S SKY | SIXTEEN HORSES | DARK SOULS: EYES OF DEATH | MAGIC: THE GATHERING
Cats: Bucket, Table, and Mop.
gregbuchananwriter.com
Errol ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @eerieseymour.bsky.social Award-nominated Writer and Narrative Designer. Queer historian of queer history. Nightmare enthusiast. Editor. Bisexual. Cat owner. Listen, how long have you got?
โก๏ธ errolseymour.carrd.co โฌ
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Retro Rich : LOiD ๐พ โก๏ธ MENIFESTING @retrorich.bsky.social Game Producer / Unity Dev โข Indie Dev โข Programmer of serious games by day, retro games by night โข Unity โข Amiga1200 โข #gamedev #indiedev
Huey Games @hueygames.bsky.social Game dev studio. Turn-key Porting powered by HueyCore. Co-Dev. Full-Cycle. Original IP.
Chris Filip @chrisfilip.bsky.social International Business Development Fund Manager at the BFI UK Global Screen Fund | Co-Founder of Game Anglia | MCV 30u30 | he/him | Views & Tweets my own
Gemma Cooper @xgemgem.bsky.social Gaming Director @ DDA PR ๐ฎ
Ex Media Molecule, Bandai Namco, Creative Assembly, Warner Bros.
SCP 100 | MCV 30u30 | GIBiz 100 |
Travel, Disney, F1 and LFC fangirl โฅ๏ธโจ
Jo Haslam @joannahaslam.bsky.social Design Director at @snapfingerclick.com โข Ops Lead at Limit Break โข BAFTA Breakthrough '21 โข The Game Awards Future Class '21 โข Formerly Mediatonic & Relentless โข Lover of trash TV & baking
Anna ๐ฟ๐๏ธ @annacwebs.bsky.social Freelance Game Writer & Narrative Designer | NOW: Kinali Works & Stupendium Softworks | Hugo finalist, BAFTA, DICE, Future Class | UVW-CWA | "Queen of the Freelancers" | โ๏ธ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ | she/her | annacwebster.com
beyondthosehills | Cat Detective Albert Wilde is OUT NOW @beyondthosehills.bsky.social beyondthosehills is a diverse team of developer, bringing fresh ideas to life.
Known for the games reky, Cat Detective Albert Wilde, and Placeground.
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1810670/
https://beyondthosehills.com/discord
Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social That guy from No More Robots
mike at nomorerobots dot io
@nomorerobots.io
Asobitech @asobitech.com Indie Video Game Studio (est. 2007) โฏ
D*Fuzed ๐ฃ๐ค and Super JetPak DX ๐จโ๐๐ for GameBoy and GameBoy Color compatible devices
Retrogaming love โค๏ธ
Run by @quangdx.com
Tom Hughes @tomhughesdesign.bsky.social Lead Narrative Designer at Great Ape Games | Prev. Senior Games Designer at Supermassive Games | Beard Enthusiast | Views my own | He/Him
Chris Payne @qixotl.bsky.social Game Developing, roleplaying, voice acting, happy atheist goth. Founder of Patternwalk Studios, previously at TT Games. Played Reg in http://flotsam.city
Anisa Sanusi @studioanisa.bsky.social ๐ฎ Product Manager & UX Lead, 1TK Games
โ๏ธ Founder of Limit Break Mentorship
๐๏ธ Forbes Under 30, and GI biz Top 100 Influential Women in Games
๐ BAFTA member, jury chair, award winner
๐ฒ๐พ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐บ Malaysian based in the UK
Brad Smith ๐น @bradmakesgames.bsky.social Games Artist / Designer since 2012
I run the Hardcore Punk Jam
Made Club Soko
sXe โ๏ธ
artofbradsmith.com
twitch.tv/bradmakesgames
bradmakespunkgames.itch.io
Tim Keenan @timkeenan.bsky.social Indie Dev, provider of Biscuits. Making games as Ginger Biscuit Games
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
Johan Toresson @jtoresson.bsky.social Now: Scouting for Raw Fury
Before: Lots of stuff.
Pitch me that new game of yours -> https://form.asana.com/?k=SF4rPk6Y5L-NFSrVml5JOg&d=1123805143377851
(He/Him)
Mark Drew @markdrew.bsky.social No longer working in games. Made Harvest Hunt and Please Comply (check em out on Steam!)
Wearer of hats and moustaches.
Makes Magic DevOps at DistroKid.
๐London/Brighton
Melissa Phillips (She/Her) @melphillips.bsky.social Views yours, never mine.
www.gamesleadership.com 
Caoimhe @keevahh.bsky.social ๐ฎ Senior Publishing Producer at Chucklefish.
PuttyCAD - Ric @puttycad.bsky.social Game artist and illustrator. Also make retro games with friends at puttycad.itch.io Writer of comics at odbolz.co.uk #puttycad #puttycadpresents #odbolz #cartoonsbyRic #retrojotter #zxspectrum #retro
Moo Yu (Mythmatch on Switch and Steam Now!) @oneofmoo.bsky.social Made Mythmatch, an anti-capitalist merge game. Previously worked on Knights and Bikes, LittleBigPlanet, and Ratchet & Clank.
Mythmatch on Steam: s.team/a/1778050
Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social Indie Developer/Director @ Polygon Treehouse (Mythwrecked & Rรถki) โข BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 โข BAFTA Games & The Game Awards nominee โข 2 x BAFTA Juror โข Industry speaker & mentor โข He/him
Dundee (Scotland)
https://www.polygon-treehouse.com/
Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social Writer-Director on an animated short on Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alteredgene/taltfe?ref=c715xy
Deputy chair BAFTA Games committee and I also work at Unity.
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social Director of BAFTA-winning indie game studio Size Five Games
EARTH MUST DIE | Lair of the Clockwork God | The Swindle | Behold the Kickmen | Ben There, Dan That! | Time Gentlemen, Please! | Gun Monkeys | Privates | Gibbage
www.sizefivegames.com
Riad Djemili @handle.invalid Sharing game dev tips ๐น๏ธ
Co-founder: codecks.io, maschinen-mensch.com, saftladen.berlin
Games: Curious Expedition 1-2, Mother Machine, Spec Ops: The Line, Dead Island 2, Steamle.com
Mark Ripley - Games Industry Dinosaur @markripley.com Fractional CTO. I help tech startups scale. Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo indie dev.
LinkedIn: https://markripley.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf
Indie: https://wearedinosaurs.uk | https://bonk.ooo
Villainous Games Studio @villainous.games ๐ฉ Team of AAA and indie devs
๐Buy PLEASE COMPLY, an interactive short horror story
๐Buy Harvest Hunt, a roguelite survival horror game
๐ villainousgamesstudio.carrd.co
Ste Pickford @stepickford.bsky.social Full time video game developer. Some time comic artist.
Not won an award since Primary School.
Ant Workshop @ant-workshop.com Indie game dev working on cool games.
Into the Restless Ruins ๐ coming soon http://s.team/a//2877770
Dungeon Golf โณ๏ธ OUT NOW! http://s.team/a//2144040
Brian May @bmay.bsky.social Senior Tech Designer at IronWood Studios. Wishlist tank goblins! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4353390/Tank_Goblins/
Korina โจ๐ @shikaboom.bsky.social Comms cryptid at Wolfeye Studios & freelance games marketer. Prev: Founder of Neonhive. Marketing at Bethesda, SQEX, Ubisoft
Chaotic gardener, insect queen, lifts heavy things.
๐ korina@panicdepartment.com
๐บ korina@wolfeye-studios.com
Thunkd @thunkdgames.bsky.social Busy making narrative games that are โevening-sizedโ and โhuman-shapedโ. The Magnificent Trufflepigs is available on Steam, Epic Games, and Nintendo Switch
https://linktr.ee/thunkd
Alex Boucher MBE @thatwouldbealex.bsky.social Games, music, events.
Jay Shin @jaywshin.bsky.social ๐ธ MD of #indiedev studio @ArrogantPixel
๐ผ Former Board of directors @UKIE
๐บ Course leader @UWL_LSFMD (BSc Games design and Animation)
๐ชป PhD Candidate at @BirkbeckUoL
๐ป @wigj Ambassador
๐ @londongamesfest #ensemble2022
๐ @ShePlaysPodcast #spg100
Wesley MacKinder @wesleymackinder.com Employee at Rockstar North, Edinburgh.
Occasionally posting personal stuff, but mostly noodling with game dev bits.
Richard @benjymous.bsky.social 'Veteran' from the AAA games industry, building small games and geotechnical engineering software. he/him.
sing-song ding-dong, and Triston, both available now on @play.date catalog and itch.io
https://play.date/games/studios/com.grapefruitopia/
Adam Turnbull @animturnbull.bsky.social - Principal Animator in the Games Industry
- Worked: NetEase Games, Riot Games, Moon Studios, Guerrilla Games, Jagex, Mediatonic
- Eddie's biggest fan
๐ Yorkshire, UK
๐ adamturnbull.com
Martijn van der Meulen @yesdogman.bsky.social Studio Co-Founder & Development Director @ Snap Finger Click, creating โจmultiplayer party gamesโจ for PC & console: UNO, Awkward 2, and more.
Previously: Electronic Arts, PlayStation, Relentless Software. Also dad, immigrant, BAFTA member, and gamer. He/him
Thomas BIDAUX ๐๏ธ ๐ gamescom @icotom.icopartners.com ๐ Co-founder of @icopartners.com | @crowdfunding-agency.com | @mightymerch.store
๐พSupporting self-publishing game companies (Strategy | Marketing | PR)
๐โโ๏ธCrowdfunding specialist (Kickstarter Community Advisory Council member)
Romana Ramzan @romana.bsky.social Producer on Silent Hill: Townfall | BFI Board of Governors | EIFF Board | CoSTAR Foresight- S Sillytuna @sillytuna.bsky.social Bonkers projects & stuff.
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
stu @bakelord.bsky.social Game developer @ Claymatic. Previously: The Chinese Room, Sumo Digital, Just Some Games, Circle Studio, Core Design and Criterion. Old.
Rachel Noy ๐ฟ @abki.bsky.social Art Director & 3D Environment Artist for games @kaizengameworks.com. Also a Mandalorian.
๐ป PROMISE MASCOT AGENCY
ใใใญใในใปใในใณใใใจใผใธใงใณใทใผใ
๐ PARADISE KILLER
ใใใฉใใคในใญใฉใผใ
๐ Guildford, UK | https://linktr.ee/rachelnoy
James Batchelor @jamesbatchelor.bsky.social Comms Manager at @digitalbandidos.bsky.social. Runs Non-Violent Game of the Day (@nvgotd.bsky.social). Former journalist
Author (The Best Non-Violent Video Games, Wandless, Blow The House Down) www.jamesbatchelor.me
Father. Gamer. Soundtrack Nerd
Mike Faraday @mikefar.bsky.social Freelance writer and narrative designer
Danielle @dannisnappy.bsky.social 3D Artist @Radical Forge - opinions my own
Fire Emblem brainrot, Pokemon full odds shiny hunter
She/her
ArtStation: http://artstation.com/dannimartin
Ivan Phelan @phello.bsky.social Director at ImpactVR Research Lab
Will Freeman @spadgy.bsky.social Head fulla noise, toys, & hobbies.
๐น๏ธ๐ช๐น
Freelance game journalist, copywriter, event host, mock reviewer, etc. Edge, The Guardian, BAFTA, PC Gamer, GI, etc.
Yo-yo thrower. Arcade and retro player.
I write about shmups a lot to fund my shmup habit.
Joel Herber @madhotdog.bsky.social Co-Founder of Kindred Spirit Games. Previously worked on Summerhill, Land & Sea games, Engineering Lead on Fall Guys
Harรบn Ali @retroali93.bsky.social Part Time Game Design Lecturer at Calderdale College, prev worked at: No Brakes Games, Cloud Imperium, Bradford College, TT Games (all views my own)
Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social Game Design Critic, player of all indie games
https://www.game-wisdom.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/game-wisdom
https://discord.gg/jGWxsj2eZH
https://www.routledge.com/Game-Design-Deep-Dive/book-series/CRCGDDD
https://www.patreon.com/c/GWBycer 
Robin Johnson @robinjohnson.bsky.social Interactive fiction/gamedev/writer, audiodramatist, cat haver, bicycle centaur
Producer/writer/HPL in @midnightpals.bsky.social podcast
๐ IFComp, Spring Thing, Xyzzys
versificator.itch.io
๐ADHAu
covid still exists
nazis are bad
he/him
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
James Sutherland @jamessutherland.bsky.social Lead programmer, making games 'professionally' since 1998.
Human Fall Flat, HITMAN, Doctor Who Adventure Games, Sonic Racing etc.
Giraffe, sometimes.
ZAXEN @zaxen-arts.bsky.social ๐จ 2D/3D freelance game and concept artistโUK-based
Artist for @archiesoniconline.bsky.social
www.zaxen.art
Praveen L @praveen.one Indie game dev at @drunkenclan.com ๐ฎ | Exploring the world as a digital nomad โ๏ธ | Recent work ๐ https://www.praveen.one 
Neil (Nilesh) Parmar @neilparmar.bsky.social 
Mark Inman @fortressinman.bsky.social Video games industry lifer since 1993, Scouser living on the south coast, recent convert to miniature painting. If poorly painted space marines are your bag, then strap in.
Alexander Paschall @unrealalexander.bsky.social CFO Blue Frame Shot. Game dev. Weird adventures. Former Senior Unreal Engine/UEFN Instructor at Epic Games. He/him.
Ioana Oprisan @ioanaoprisan.bsky.social Senior Environment Artist @wushustudios; Prev @HuddersfieldUni, @CloudImperium, indie; Bafta Connect; ioanaoprisan.carrd.co
Frank @franktra.bsky.social Frequent traveler, likes to cook, often spotted having fun.
Fee @fee50.bsky.social Games industry. Mother of all things AAA & indie dev.
Multi award winning Giraffe. Ex Programme Director Scottish Games Network, Ex
Director Ga_Ma_Yo
AAA and all things Indi Dev on a mission! Here to help you!
Arkotype @arkoty.pe โข Process in Play
โ http://arkoty.pe
Mark Mantle @mantlem.bsky.social Probably freelancing on some random digital campaign somewhere..
Previous things in esports, events, tech, telecoms, aeronautics and rugby.
Dreaming of being the catalyst for dope video game IP crossover in movies and tv.
Pete Shea @peteshea.bsky.social Veteran Game Designer Glasgow, Scotland
Luke Hebblethwaite @lukethehebble.bsky.social Video games / music / creative industries kinda guy.
Former Head of Games at BAFTA, prev. Insight Manger at Ukie
Runs UK Games Composers: https://gamescomposers.co.uk/
Here to fight the good fight for games.
Rip 'n tear until it is done.
Alex Darby // darbotron ๐น @darbotron.bsky.social Programmer & Designer. Human, husband, parent, skateboarder. Gamedev since '96. Company founder. BAFTA member & winner. GameDevHeroes Programming Hero 2019. Co-creator DJ Hero. #UKGI Cthulhu fhtagn ;,;
www.darbotron.com
www.linkedin.com/in/darbotron
Non-Violent Game Of The Day @nvgotd.bsky.social Because there is more to video games than guns and gore. A new recommendation (almost) every day. Compiled by @jamesbatchelor.bsky.social
Book available now: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Best-Non-Violent-Video-Games-Hardback/p/23674
Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social I help games businesses navigate growth... or something.
๐Co-director @ Limit Break Mentorship
๐ฟ COO @ Apparance
๐ปGrowth @ IMPRESS
๐ฎ #GamesIndustry
๐ #Vanlife ๐๏ธ #BarnLife
๐ต #MTB
๐Wales, UK
https://heydanthomas.com
Adam Frost @adamfrost.bsky.social ๐ฎ Junior Audio Programmer @ Push Gaming โข Founder @ Somehow Games
๐ฅ BAFTA Connect โข ๐IG50 โข Creative Enterprise: Foundations For Game Studios โ22/โ23 โข #gamedev
Peter @carwash.bsky.social Indie game dev and gamer.
Unity developer and asset store publisher.
Finished writing my first novel, 'Champions', now querying agents!
Itch: https://enigma23.itch.io/
Unity Asset Store: https://assetstore.unity.com/publishers/44742?aid=1101lGt5
Jo Carter @angelsk.bsky.social Senior Staff Engineer โ Autistic/ADHD/AroAce/Agender, she/they โ Streaming on http://twitch.tv/angelsk_jo, Art by @stephoodle โ https://angelsk.games
Alex Crouzen @crouzen.com Dutch expat in the UK, working in the games industry at Supermassive Games. Formerly Tech Services Operations Lead, not Infrastructure Engineer. Sometimes coder. TTRPG fan, cook, dad and all-round good guy. 
Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social Map Editor @ MapGenie & Writer @ NiceGameHints
He / Him
Occasional designer of games. Find my projects at https://linktr.ee/WestyDesign
Prev: GamerGuides, GfinityEsports, GameRant, PSNProfiles
Reese Wright @reeseofcake.bsky.social Senior Producer @ Devolver Digital ๐ Payer of cat tax ๐ They/Them ๐ Based in Glasgow, Scotland
Kieran Nee @kierannee.bsky.social A Technical Director at Epic Games making fun stuff in UEFN.
Proud dad, crap runner.
Prev: The Movies, Fable 2, Fable 3, Fable Heroes, Gears Pop, Fall Guys & more. Co-founder of Bit by Bit Games
Liam Wiseman @liamthewiseman.bsky.social Did we ever find out 'Who Let the Dogs Out?'
Part time writer, full time cynic.
Rosie Jarvis @rosiejarvisart.bsky.social Freelance environment artist working in games /
/ she / runs a game dev meet up in Nottingham
rosiejarvis.carrd.co