New York Games Week @nygamesweek.bsky.social New York's week for games. Developers, studios, students, and industry pros; all in one city, all week long.
October 4โ11, 2026 ๐
Drew Genel @drewg8.itch.io Games, UI/UX, Art Direction | Creative Lead on @pelicanpost.bsky.social | RIT Alum | In Rochester now, previously Philly and Brooklyn
www.drewgenel.com
Fools With Blades @foolswithblades.bsky.social Fools With Blades is a small indie game dev studio of graduate students based at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). We are currently crafting our Unreal Engine 5 capstone title, Ember's Oath.
Tiffany @milkcircus.bsky.social #LolitaFashion & #OujiFashion ๐ช๐ก๐
Game Dev & Fashion Designer
Posts outfits and product WIPs
Reposts fashion, games, & art
Blog: https://milkcircus.com/
Shop: @dandypuppeteer.bsky.social
MurphyPop @murphypop.bsky.social Draws the Cute 'n' Creepy. Plays TTRPGs. Co-founder of Anomaly Film Fest. She/Her. Illustration. Movies. Horror. Weird Stuff.
https://murphypop.com
https://murphypop.carrd.co/
https://ko-fi.com/murphypop
#art #illustration #ttrpg #horror #movies
Yarn Spinner ๐ #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev The friendly tool for game dialogue! Now in Unity, Godot, Unreal Engine + more! Made by best mates from way down under, who've worked on games from Night in the Woods to Demonschool ๐๐๐ฑ
https://yarnspinner.dev โข http://discord.gg/yarnspinner โข Human-Made
Matt "MML" Lucas @mml.bsky.social Video Producer by day.
Video Essay guy at night.
MML all the time.
Portfolio at http://mattmlucas.com.
He/Him
@troystorygames.bsky.social @troystorygames.bsky.social 
Kent Reese @kentreese64.bsky.social Living in the real world - Developer of Duck and the Land of Flightless Birds
Darkrise (Demo v.0.3.1 out NOW on itch.io!) @darkrisedev.bsky.social Official account for Darkrise, a stealth-driven, puzzle-solving game currently in development.
Play the demo here: https://spark-crusade.itch.io/darkrise
John Van Atta @triggthedisco.bsky.social Software engineer. Makes games sometimes. Hopes to one day make a game which will go down in the annals of history as "okay, I guess". He/him
ternarydesigns.itch.io
shadertoy.com/user/triggthediscovery
Indivisible Rochester @indivisibleroc.bsky.social Building people power in Rochester, NY.
Banner pic: @alex_ramos73
sworb @mccolgst.bsky.social Rochester NY
Dad
He / him
Software engineer
Game dev
Memes
Anthony Krolikowski @akreportshere.bsky.social Weekend Anchor & Multimedia Journalist at CBS6, Albany.
kyatt7 @kyatt7.bsky.social WNY illustrator & indie dev who went home to be a family man. as my banner suggests, i post about puzzle games and wrestling sometimes.
he/him | play my games @ kyatt7.itch.io
Australia Did It @australiadidit.gg The Atlantic is dry. The bugs are huge. And your contract doesnโt cover overtime. Welcome to Australia Did It #TacticalReverseBulletHell
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/Australia_Did_It/
Joshua Ward @jdoubleu.dev Howdy!
I'm a game designer, developer, artist, and cold-weather enjoyer.
Currently working on Unholy Roller (@unholyrollergame.bsky.social)
Portfolio: https://jdoubleu.dev
BadBassGames @badbassgames.bsky.social Bait & Tackle, a 2D fishing-based boss rush, available NOW on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3529390/Bait__Tackle/
100 Rogues @100rogues.bsky.social https://www.100-rogues.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3763720/100_Rogues/
100 Rogues is a traditional roguelike first released on iOS in 2010, and is now headed to Steam! Check back for sneak peeks and updates on the game as it nears release.
Wraithmarked Creative @wraithmarked.bsky.social Boutique sci-fi/fantasy publisher โ๏ธ
Maker of pretty books ๐
Our parents wish we had "real" jobs ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
LINKS: linktr.ee/wraithmarked
Rochester Institute of Technology @rittigers.bsky.social Rochester Institute of Technology. Home to leading artists, creators, entrepreneurs, innovators & researchers. 21,400 students & 154,000 alumni strong. https://linkstre.am/RIT
James Irish @jamesirish780.bsky.social Producer, researcher, co-host and unwilling straight man for The Pemmy, Krissi and James Kinda-Sorta-Hopefully Funny Cartoon Podcast. He/Him. https://pemmyandjames.transistor.fm/ ๐ด๐ฃ๐ต
University of Rochester @urochester.bsky.social The University of Rochester is where curiosity and creativity connect to make our world ever better.ย
About Us: https://www.rochester.edu/about/
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/user/universityrochester
Unholy Roller @unholyrollergame.bsky.social Official Bluesky account for Unholy Roller, a bowling-themed dungeon crawler where your only weapon is YOU!
Our Website: https://speakerbeak.itch.io/unholy-roller
WISHLIST ON STEAM! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4519920/Unholy_Roller/
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
Lake George Game Expo @lakegeorgegamesexpo.com 
Robo Dome @robodome.astralcoast.com Run, gun and blow up robots in this roguelike twin-stick shooter!
Our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3YJsnEjvUF
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3122690/Robo_Dome/
Linktree: http://astralcoast.com
Contact: contact@astralcoast.com
Raw Metal - Available on Steam! @teamcrucible.bsky.social A stylish stealth-action indie game forged by Team Crucible.
Get the game or try the free demo on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2279600/Raw_Metal/
Joe @joeaquiare.site Software engineer who makes games and music. Contact me via. my website for any/all inquiries. EN/ๆฅๆฌ่ช http://www.joeaquiare.site
Coming Calamity Studio @comingcalamity.bsky.social Indie Game Studio (Comprised of 5 RIT MS Students) - Currently working on Vessyl, a combat-focused roguelite!
Join the community, become a Playtester! : https://discord.gg/7UHGWMMdXQ
WISHLIST THE GAME ON STEAM!
Mech Repair Game @mechrepairgame.bsky.social Working title. Game where you repair mechs. 
grifkuba @grifkuba.net We're a network for game enthusiasts, developers and other creative individuals, providing hosting and developing games together.
Website: grifkuba.net
Ramona Sittel @ramonasittel.bsky.social Official BlueSky page for Ramona Sittel and the "birdworld" RPG experience.
ramonasittel.weebly.com
Pelican Post @pelicanpost.bsky.social Welcome to Port Pleasant! Pelican Post is a cozy narrative game about delivering mail to a town of charming characters and building community.
BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social Professional Illustrator & product development manager at Juniper.
Commissions are open ๐
Nothing I make was/ever will be g3nerated โ
๐ LINKS:
benblissart.com
cara.app/benblissart/all
Jacob Schermerhorn @jacobschermerhorn.bsky.social Writing stories with the Rochester Beacon about Rochester, NY. (He/Him/His)
(Posts will probably will be a lot of data viz from stories I write or ones I think are mildly interesting.)
Email me at jacob.schermerhorn@rochesterbeacon.com.
Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social veritable video game icon
creator of TETHERPUNK
she/he
@tetherpunk.bsky.social
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958730/TETHERPUNK/
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
xordroid @xordroid.bsky.social Dev: @TETHERPUNK.bsky.social
computeruser.itch.io
Neon Deity Games ๐ Wishlist Bruisin Cruisers! @neondeitygames.bsky.social Retro style games from NE NTSC
๐ ๏ธ Current: Bruisin' Cruisers ๐
๐ Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3497530/Bruisin_Cruisers/
๐ Past: Shutshimi Seriously Swole ๐ช๐
๐ neondeity.com - Unity // Aseprite // Famitracker
Public Libraries - The Last Video Store @lastvideostore.bsky.social Make it a Blockbuster night? No, make it a library night!
Thatโs right, public libraries also love movies and video games. Shh! Don't tell the books!
ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social A round table of the American Library Association
GameRT provides resources and community for library workers interested in bringing games into library spaces.
https://linktr.ee/alagamert
ColbyGameDev @colbygamedev.bsky.social Game Dev. Made Indoor Kickball. Made Indoor Baseball https://snowdaysoftware.com
Sean Lahman @seanlahman.bsky.social Baseball database guru for SABR. VanGogh collector. In past lives I was a newspaper reporter (D&C/USAToday, New York Sun), encyclopedia editor, and code monkey. #Reds #RIPMCA #Roc
Wayne๐Wizard of Hugs @wanyo.bsky.social ๐ฟGame lover/Designer
โ๏ธ Pixels/voxels
๐งโโ๏ธ Hug wizard
๐ซ Comms closed
NeonDeityGames, Bruisin' Cruisers, Screaming Savage Blood Death, JUNKPUNCHER, Kitsune Tails, Binding Of Isaac, & more!
https://linktr.ee/wanyo
BenjaFriend @benjafriend.bsky.social He/Him | Senior Engine Programmer @EpicGames
Kpable @kpable.bsky.social Gameplay programmer, audiobook listener, anime binger 
@evandawson1.bsky.social @evandawson1.bsky.social 
Punches & Popcorn @punchesnpopcorn.bsky.social A martial arts movie podcast breaking down the best, worst, the history and the science of martial arts cinema! Available on all major podcast platforms! Proud member of the Lunchador Podcast Network! ๐๐ฟ
WXXI Public Media @wxxirochester.bsky.social WXXI is the essential, life-long educational public media resource that engages, inspires, and strengthens our community. WXXI also operates the iconic Little Theatre and CITY Magazine.
Scott Pukos @scottpukos.bsky.social Professional goofball. Popcorn Czar at The Little (indie theatre, Rochester NY). More importantly, I have a cat named Catsby.
Mike Boas @mikeboas.bsky.social Animator, filmmaker, educator from Rochester, NY. www.maddogmovies.com
Mushroom Kid's Big Grass Sword - Team Broke Kids @teambrokekids.bsky.social ๐Team Broke Kids is a small indie game development team working on the game: Mushroom Kid's Big Grass Sword!๐
https://linktr.ee/teambrokekids
Discontinued Foods! @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social Your home for all those culinary delights, anomalies, and misfires that live on only in our memories...Still slowly but surely migrating over the over 1,000 foods I covered on Twitter, so if you don't see a favorite here yet, stay tuned!
The Little @thelittletheatre.bsky.social Screening American independent, international & classic films. We have music, art + food/drinks in The Little Cafe. Also, our popcorn is magic ๐ฟ
Mikey From The ROC @mhuntone.bsky.social Cat guy. Book guy. Library guy. Movie guy. Podcast guy.
Downtown ROCs @downtownrocs.bsky.social We are a 501c3 non-profit that creates economic and artistic opportunities through projects that add beauty and energy to downtown #Rochesterโก๏ธ#ROC
Day Trips Around Rochester @daytrippingroc.bsky.social Debi๐ Your guide to exploring within two hours of Rochester and the Finger Lakes region.
Anomaly Film Fest @anomalyfilmfest.com November 11-15, 2026 | Our 8th year celebrating the best independent genre movies from around the world w/ a fantastic festival straight from the birthplace of film.
More info: anomalyfilmfest.com
#movies #horror #filmfestival #RochesterNY #ROC
Kristen Seversky @kr1573n.bsky.social ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป Software Developer โก๏ธ Product โก๏ธ Product Operations
๐ WNY / east-coast energy
๐ฎ Probably gaming
๐ฃ๏ธ Plenty of opinions
๐ช๐ป Believes in better
Mike Futter | Wishlist The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham! @futterish.fsquared.biz Dir of Ops and Publishing, Causeway Studios. Producer, Strange Scaffold. Founder, F-Squared LLC, consultant, co-host of @VirtualEconCast.com. Author, The GameDev Business & Budgeting Handbooks
Mike@causewaystudios.com / mike@fsquared.biz
michaelfutter.com
Trent Garlipp @trentmakesgames.bsky.social Making games and playing banjo.
Currently working on @vivarium-game.bsky.social Wishlist now on Steam!
Check out my game A Walk With Yiayia, out now on Nintendo Switch!
https://linktr.ee/trentgarlipp
Thomas Ratliff @devtom7.bsky.social Technical Artist at HTC Vive | XR goblin | Developing Party Crashers!
http://linktr.ee/devtom7
WXXI Education @wxxieducation.bsky.social Education resources from public media. Cradle to career.
Dunderbeck - We're unique! @dunderbeckgame.com Official account for RUST LTD's upcoming game, Dunderbeck; turning your favorite magical creatures into sausages.
Wishlist today!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2477750/Dunderbeck/
Designed by @lucas.rustltd.com
ThisIsROC โ Rochester, NY @thisisroc.bsky.social Rochester NY Regional Guide to Food & Drinks, Things To Do, GIVEAWAYS Deals and more in and around #ROC! SIGN UP on our website for updates. #ThisIsROC
๐: https://www.thisisroc.com
City of Rochester, New York @cityofrochester.bsky.social Est. 1834
Visit our website to learn more about our great city: cityofrochester.gov
Alexis ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโจ @alexis-lipina.bsky.social she/her, gameplay programmer @ Skymap Games by day, @mechrepairgame.bsky.social by night. hobby artist, space enjoyer, aspiring vegan
Rob๐ @bclikesyou.bsky.social ๐ช I'm Rob
๐ช Producer on Subnautica 2
๐ช I make small games and loud music
๐ช Rochester, NY
๐ช He/Him
๐ช All my stuff: https://linktr.ee/bclikesyou
Rohit Crasta @rsc390.bsky.social Lead Game Designer at NYT, President of #RocGameDev. Opinions my own.
Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games Working on @australiadidit.gg and other treats at @aesthetic.games // (they/he) โค๏ธ
Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social Director of Digital Preservation at The Strong National Museum of Play. Video games. "They are going for the Physical Challenge!"
zagawee @zachisagardner.bsky.social Solo gamedev! Made Garbanzo Quest! ๐ซ Currently working on SUPER DEBT! ๐ค๐ธ
AI SUCKS! ๐ซ๐ค
WEBSITE โ https://www.zagawee.com
WISHLIST โ http://super-debt.com
YOUTUBE โ https://youtube.com/@zachisagardner
DISCORD โ https://discord.gg/zht36yGqG3
Caitlin Nothhard @nothhart.bsky.social Senior Artist at a tiny game studio you've never heard of ๐ฎ
Video game, animation, themed entertainment, and rock collecting enthusiast.
Kayleigh East @keastarino.bsky.social I make games!!!! (And art!!) | https://kayleigh-east-portfolio.com
โ๏ธ Advanced Game Designer at Schell Games | Prev Ubisoft ๐ฎ
๐ Leading personal project UpRooted | https://uprootedgame.carrd.co/
RIT Game Design '21๐ฏ
Views are mine โจ
She/Her
*ARCHIVED ACCOUNT* Juu(piter) S. Hachi *ARCHIVED ACCOUNT* @juuhachi.bsky.social Follow me at my new main account:
https://bsky.app/profile/juupiter.com
Kumro Games @kumrogames.bsky.social Lead dev on Collectorvision's 'Sydney Hunter & the curse of the Mayan', out now for Nintendo #Switch, #PS4, #PS5, #XBOX and steam
Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/user/rkgames
Juupiter @juupiter.com ๐ฆ๐คกโ๏ธ๐คก๐ฆ
artist, angry clown, frightful fellow
they/them
๐ซno ai๐ซ
๐ฌ: team.juupiter@proton.me
๐: https://www.juupiter.com
๐ธ: $Juuhachi
Rowan Waring๐คฏ๐ซ @thetreeserok.bsky.social โข just a rowan passionate about making things ๐ฑ(he/him)
โข engineering games @Camouflaj - Batman: Arkham Shadow
Chris Cascioli @vixorien.bsky.social Showing up early to the party. Graphics programming | D&D | Critical Role | Star Wars
Noelle @wineandgamepairing.bsky.social Hi! I'm Noelle (she/her), pairer of wine & games. Landlady of Oreo the cat and Marshmallow the dog. 2D Animator and Artist. Art Lead at Honey B Games working on Focus Friend by Hank Green.
Aesthetician Labs (AeLa) @aesthetic.games We're a worker-owned cooperative making video games in beautiful Rochester, NY, USA.
Join our community at http://aesthetic.games/discord
skrapples @skrapples.bsky.social Hi! I'm DJ. Pronouns he/him. I'm a backpacker, runner, and game dev in Rochester NY.
roushey | gamedev @roushey.bsky.social Game dev, cat dad, all around weirdo.
BEEF @beefsoupplease.bsky.social Artist, animator, video game
Ai, Cypto, dishonest accounts will be blocked.
Sam Cammarata (they/them) @sam.aesthetic.games Producer at Aesthetician Labs. Find me outdoors.
Aidan Markham @aidan.aesthetic.games 
Dakota Herold @dakotaherold.bsky.social Software Engineer @ Secret Dimension. Board of directors @ Roc Game Dev. Enjoys fixing code and writing bugs. Opinions my own.
https://www.dakotaherold.com/
Nicholas Yu @yutingxiang.bsky.social Zucchini People Games. Designer on Helldivers 2: The Board Game, Dungeons & Dragons Onslaught, Adventure Tactics, Eternal Dynasty, and more. He/Him. Bad at social media. ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com Game & software designer/dev who enjoys geeking out over sci-fi and science that is no longer fictional ยท My views โ employers' ยท Follow โ endorsement ยท More active on mastodon.social/@ZMYaro ยท xe/xem
๐ https://zmyaro.com ยท https://bio.link/ZMYaro
Peter @imaginarymonsters.bsky.social Halloween Forever and Deathstate co-creator. www.imaginarymonsters.com / twitch.tv/imaginarymonsters / www.imaginarymonsters.shop making art, painting, and games โจ ๐ซ AI
Holly Melorae @teridax.dev she/her ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ 26 | Game dev; NAIR, Vital Charge, Crystal Conquest, others | Corvid enthusiast | BIONICLE collector | hobbyist electronics | Rochester, NY | ๐ Kent & Alexis & my lizard
Duck and the Land of Flightless Birds @duckflightlessbird.bsky.social The Officialโข Bluesky account for all things Duck and the Land of Flightless Birds. Wishlist today! https://duckflightlessbird.com
Mari Yalong @mariyalong.bsky.social PO of Disney Heroes: Battle Mode and a Self-Proclaimed Girlโs Girl
QaziTV @qazitv.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ป Game Dev & Founder of Megastorm Games
๐ฝ Currently making SHOTGUN FARMERS shotgunfarmers.com
๐ปCryptid Colleen๐ป @slothakiin.bsky.social ใซใชใผใณ / game dev ๐ฎ / village witch ๐งน / ๐ฃ๐OBJECTION!๐ฅ / โ ๏ธNothing I post or 'like' reflects my employerโ ๏ธ / ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ / ๐ฉท๐๐ / ๐ซNO genรร๐ซ
#art #humanartist #artfight <- my art tags
https://artfight.net/~Asephone <- Art Fight
https://ngl.link/slothakiin <- anon asks
sine-creates-art @sine-creates-art.com mid 30's he/they artist #traditionalart #digitalart
https://www.sine-creates-art.com
DIE SOFT @diesoft.games Tiny Game Dev Studio currently working on Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland, coming to Steam (March 31) and Switch (TBA)
Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/2074630?utm_source=bsky
Website: https://diesoft.games
Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com Founder @ RustLTD โข 2D, Texture & Web work for Hot Dogs Horseshoes & Hand Grenades โข Now working on @dunderbeckgame.com, turning magical creatures into sausages โข He/Him
renolc @renolc.games Solo developer of The Door at the End of the Hall. Wishlist now on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4405240/The_Door_at_the_End_of_the_Hall/