Guava Pixel Studios 🔜 C.I.G.S. @guavapixelstudios.bsky.social Black woman owned indie game studio. Buy The Afterlife Cafe available now! bit.ly/m/GuavaPixelStudios
Chicago Indie Game Showcase (CIGS) on 9/13. Use code "dumpsterdiver" for discounted tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/indiecitygames/2261145
Ulysse•a / Abysses Infernales @ulysseandcharybde.bsky.social Auteur de Jdr 🎲. Poste un scénario toutes les deux semaines sur itchio. Handi ♿ Autiste ♾️ Extrême gauche 🏴 Choisis la violence chaque matin. IL/IEL
Fandom Ledger @fandomledger.com Video Game and anime news and reviews. Plus a bunch of other fun shit. @advanced.gg partner. Pokemon, Umamusume, and Hololive are the best.
https://www.fandomledger.com
Hobby @thehobbyfanatic.bsky.social Digital Artist, Agender They/Them
˗ˏˋ Neelam ˎˊ˗ @neee.bsky.social She/Her | ✨Chicago-based✨
Senior 3D Artist @owlchemylabs.com
3D Contract Artist @StrangeScaffold.bsky.social
Art Director @lostgatorco.bsky.social
Prev: HakJak Studios, Funomena
neelamjani.com
✨ Opinions are my own ✨
🚫 Say No to AI 🚫
BradStar | Game Dev @bradstar879.bsky.social Indie Game Dev | Software Engineer | Rubik’s Cube Artist
Co-founder of @lostgatorco.bsky.social
Working on That Time I Got Trapped in an Office Dungeon -> store.steampowered.com/app/3424620
Also made Murder At Midnight-> store.steampowered.com/app/1578890
Skizznugget @skizznugget.bsky.social Gamedev
I cant stop making music and art and stuff it makes me so happy
Les! @lezl.bsky.social 28 🇲🇽| Fashion Designer & Illustrator
also game dev and makes silly doodles ✨
Project Manager / Artist @lostgatorco.bsky.social
My website/socials: https://heylezl.carrd.co
Nick McKay @nicholasmckay.bsky.social Chicago indie game dev by day
... and the same by night
Charles Voita @chawlsv.bsky.social Chicago game dev. Working on cool stuff. Sr Programmer @ E-Line Media. Previously Seafrog, One Hand Clapping, Grim Tranquility. (he/him)
https://chawls.itch.io/
𝕮𝖎𝖆𝖓 (key-in) @cianrice.dev Irish lad in Chicago.
Soon to be unemployed DevRel @ Magic Leap
Founder @kohococoa.dev
Prev: BostonFIG, nWay, EA, Harmonix + more
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PMEPDX Out Now: https://bit.ly/pmepdxbsky
HYPER GROOVE AX this October
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Thoughts are my own | 少し日本語OK
nattie ✨ vaaasm @vaaasm.com Artist, Writer, Gamedev! ✨
Art Director on HyperTyper 2000 💻⚡
Wishlist HT2K now! -> s.team/a/3125430
Solo dev of Hallow Grove, Trash Dungeon, & more
Play Hallow Grove on Steam!🎃: s.team/a/3096140
they/them, 🇵🇷
💛🤍💜🖤
The moose @trueandhonestmoose.bsky.social Any pronouns | Game dev that dreamt they were a software engineer | big fan of critters and cratures both real and imagined | love spooks and spirits | jackalope
Young Horses @younghorses.com Creators of Bugsnax & Octodad! Out NOW PS5, PS4, EGS, Xbox Series X|S, Windows 10, Steam, and Nintendo Switch eShop! Join our Discord at http://discord.gg/younghorses . Links to our games and places to buy them -> bugsnax.com | octodad.com
CΛΠDICΞ @candis.bsky.social Video Game Profesh. PR & Marketing // RPR
Mentally at the ᶜᵃᵗᵃˡⁱⁿᵃ ʷⁱⁿᵉ ᵐⁱˣᵉʳ 🍷
🌸 Content Creator Specialist: Ask me about my current games! 🌸
𝒦𝒾𝓂𝒾 ♡ @kimikimi-more.bsky.social 🇵🇭🏳️🌈 chicago game, film, & stage composer
✨ wishlist the afterlife cafe on steam ✨
📱 @aapiingaming.bsky.social
👾 fortune 500 gaming company marketer
🎵 https://linktr.ee/kimikimi_more
Simon @slepkin.bsky.social Chicago-based #gamedev. I like swarms and robots and unfortunately complex interlocking mechanics!
Wishlist https://store.steampowered.com/app/3941030/SOLARFLARE/ before it releases on May 27!
Studio: @swarmforge.bsky.social
Gamejams: knaughts.itch.io/
Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social they/them | 32 | TTRPG designer
https://faefatale.itch.io
Current Project: SWALLOW RPG, a 1-2 player splatterpunk game about consent and cannibalism
I have 4 cats
City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social Chicago Indie game studio (of one, hi i'm Keith).
Wishlist Dock King - https://s.team/a/2014160?utm_source=bluesky
More - https://citywizardgames.com
Sonk @sonki-boy.bsky.social Harrison || 23 || He/him || Chicago Game Developer || your local blonde boy
Pfp: @yeeobun.bsky.social
Banner: @creaseninja
https://sonki-boy.itch.io
CURRENT GAME: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4775480/TO_THE_CENTER_OF_THE_EARTH/
Wurm Fud (SLAUGHTER VOID out now) @wurmfud.itch.io Chicago artist/gamedev. Horror games, art games, and RPGs in no particular order. Overly fond of skeletons holding swords. Chicago Indie organizer.
Check out Slaughter Void! https://s.team/a/3333980/
Robert Zubek @rzubek.bsky.social Making games for longer than seems advisable.
Recently, AI lead at Take-Two; earlier at SomaSim, Zynga, EA etc.
Doctor of AI, under the hippocratic oath bound to help all game AIs.
Author: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262043915/
Hello from Chicago!
🐑💬🐝🔒❤️ (♂️) @bobbylox.bsky.social Award-winning Educational-Games Designer, Toy Inventor, Alt.Ctrl Maker. Chicagoan. Former Bit Bash person. Apologetically Me. https://bobbylox.com
Cam Collins @copperodyssey.bsky.social COPPER ODYSSEY & OTHER ARTWORKS
Formed By Zach @formed-by-zach.bsky.social Freelance game developer in Chicago, IL
In a state of perpetual rumination
Currently reading: The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Currently playing: Scrolling through my Steam library until I get bored
Binary Clone (HyperTyper 2000) @binaryclone.bsky.social Developer of HyperTyper 2000 with @vaaasm.com. Musician.
Occasional pixel artist. Jack of all trades. They/them
Wishlist HyperTyper 2000 on Steam! s.team/a/3125430
Juice_Baby @juicebaby.bsky.social Creator of joy games, appreciator of art, living creature under the sun
My games: https://juice-baby.itch.io/
Join my server to get updates whenever I post a new game!
https://discord.com/invite/TZBCZz9GE9
Trinket Ben @ben.trinketstudios.com I principally wear a programmer hat at Trinket Studios. Arguably I wear other hats there too, but they're tinier and sillier. Battle Suit Aces, Battle Chef Brigade, and a handful of other Unity tinkerings. he/him.
Eric Huang @trinketeric.bsky.social Trinket Studios art guy
Trinket Tom | Battle Suit Aces OUT NOW @tom.trinketstudios.com Battle Suit Aces coming Oct 7!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870530/Battle_Suit_Aces/
President/Programmer of Trinket Studios. Battle Chef Brigade,
Battle Suit Aces; Previously Wideload/Disney; Tall; He/him; tom@trinketstudios.com
Cranky Chibi Cthulhu🐙Steam Demo Available NOW!! @littletlalocinteractive.com Kvlt creative team making an 8-bit style, retro shmup/STG. I (lead designer) attempt to keep our online presence relevant.
WISHLIST Cranky Chibi Cthulhu! rb.gy/8g1gcl
All opinions and typos are my own! #gamedev
Kailey @kvpm2.bsky.social Project manager by day, director of @indiecitygames.org also by day | Chicago
The Men Who Wear Many Hats @hatsproductions.bsky.social HatsProductions.com
🎩 Max Gentlemen Sexy Business! MaxGentlemen.biz
💀 Organ Trail https://hatsproductions.com/organtraildc/
Working on: Max Gentlemen: Escape From Moriarty Mansion https://store.steampowered.com/app/3047590/
Kevin Geisler @luthyr.bsky.social Programmer/Producer at Young Horses, creators of Bugsnax & Octodad.
Hobbyist Photographer. Perpetually on FFXIV.
Philip Tibitoski @ptibz.younghorses.com Co-founder + President @younghorses.com, creators of Bugsnax and Octodad. (he/him) https://younghorses.com/
The Midwest, USA
Megan Carnes @magmacranes.bsky.social Composer for 🎬 & 🎮 & more: Shouting Down Midnight, This Is Desmondo Ray!, Noclip, _starweaver_, and a lot more
Music Implementer: The Lamplighters League
🎶 game dev making Divinuet
Chicagoan, she/her
megancarnesmusic.com
taplink.cc/freshfromthecoven
Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net Creator of turn-based tactics games and SRPGs; most recently, Together in Battle! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1267210/Together_in_Battle/
📧: sinisterdesign@gmail.com
BATTLE SUIT ACES OUT NOW 🤖 @team.trinketstudios.com An anime-inspired, card-battling, narrative-focused RPG from the makers of Battle Chef Brigade. Play now!
Steam: https://t.co/KEwMsjZDhS
PS5: https://tinyurl.com/3afpp5mh
Switch: https://tinyurl.com/7amc5fef
Discord: http://discord.gg/trinketstudios
David Laskey @d-lask.bsky.social 🎮 programmer @ Evening Star
talk to me about volleyball, language learning, one piece tcg, or cycling. if you don't then i'll probably start talking to you about one of them lol
📍chicago
Bumblebean Games @bumblebeangames.bsky.social Solo dev in Chicago!!
Grove: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3307710/Grove/
Ewe Shall Not Pass: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2480210/Ewe_Shall_Not_Pass/
Also a director of Indie City Games
Jonah (he/him)
Sam Castree, III: Ace Attorney @indiegamelawyer.bsky.social Video Game Lawyer, Lord High Executioner at Sam Castree Law. All opinions are *your* own. How do you like that? (You like it very much.)
matt viglione @mattviglione.bsky.social I make games at SomaSim. I help run the Chicago Game Lab. I live in Chicago. Go Sox.
Matt Ryszkowski @mattryszkowski.bsky.social 3D Artist | BA Game Art Columbia College Chicago
Previously at SomaSim, Trixel Creative
Games, VFX, Animation, Entertainment
Greg Wohlwend @aeiowu.com Hard to pronounce videogames.
rj @rj.dcellgames.com (as in rj lake)
direction + writing + trailers + voice direction + "running comms" for UNBEATABLE at @dcellgames.com
also OST + SFX + VO direction for I AM YOUR BEAST, EL PASO ELSEWHERE, TMNT, SPACE WARLORD ORGAN TRADING SIM ++
(rj @ dcellgames . com)
Bit Bash Chicago @bitbashchicago.com Chicago's Alternative Game Festival.
Keep up to date by signing up for our mailing list at https://www.bitbashchicago.com/
CatTrigger [Wishlist "Date Time❤️" on STEAM! @cattrigger.bsky.social Chicago Artist & GameDev
Made Melissa❤️, No Robots Allowed, Carnivore! & MORE!
CatTrigger Horror Collection:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3572050/
Date Time:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2313010/
Links: https://cattrigger.com/links/
Zvrra @zvrra.com 🪐Haitian Techno Queen
🪐BOOKINGS: zvrra@proton.me
🪐She/They
Joey Bleau 🔜 BlizzCon @jbleau.dev 🏢 Senior Software Engineer II, World of Warcraft
💪 Proud WoWGG Union Member
📍Ann Arbor ➡️ SoCal ➡️ Chicago (current)
🇺🇸 🇩🇪
All views are my own. I periodically delete old posts. I sometimes delete brand new ones.
Megan Varde 🐴 @mvardeparty.bsky.social 3D environment artist @YoungHorses.com on Bugsnax and something else 👁️👁️
I have approximate knowledge of many things
⭐️ she/her
📍Chicago
💍 @hatsproductions.bsky.social
pfp by @tgi.bsky.social
Kathryn Healy @khealy.bsky.social horror author, narrative designer, weird doll collector, goth club haunter (she/her) kathrynhealy.com
Kylie Coyote @kyliecoyote.bsky.social game dev | narrative designer | writing lead for The Elder Scrolls Renewal: Skywind @skywind.bsky.social
here for the girls, gays, & theys.
📍Chicago
my stuff: kyliecoyote.com
Dave Finseth @davidfinseth.bsky.social Senior Product Manager on MTG Arena at Wizards of the Coast | Cooking, Games, Travel | He/him
Zuhn @kevinzuhn.bsky.social Creative Director at Young Horses 🐎 (Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Bugsnax) I play all of the games.
They/Them
dovetail (Fretless is out now on Steam!) @iamdovetail.bsky.social indie dev | sound and music for Fretless the GuitaRPG. Get it here ~ https://bit.ly/Fretless-Game ~
from Chicago
my music/contact: http://linktr.ee/dovetailmusic
Lena Guerrero @lenagrrarrow.com I write code to help people (and computers) connect! 🎮 | they/any | chicagoooo
backend engineer at Gardens 🌳 previously Singularity 6, Jackbox Games | IGDA-F Next Gen Leader
Brady Soglin @bradysoglin.bsky.social indie game dev. browse my fine softwares!
made Tall Trails, Fossil Corner, & Plant Daddy
overfull.games
sam @samloeschen.bsky.social "Leading" "engineering" at Messhof. Made Wheel World. Making a new thing!
Max Duggan @maxdugganmusic.bsky.social Songwriter & Video Game Composer
Mini Metro, Usagi Shima, Project Timi 🎵🎶
and many more :)
Chicago 🌃
https://linktr.ee/Maxdugganmusic
Karley (´◔‿ゝ◔`) @gleefulbeest.bsky.social 🐝 Making Video Games Gay Again | Artist & hijinks @Young Horses | ex-Philadelphian in Chicago | hiking buddy | community pillar | garden gnome |
Capt Ripley @captainripley.bsky.social She/They | 3D artist and GamDev in Chicago.
Play my games @ http://captainripley.itch.io
🏳️🌈🇳🇮
Joe Hocking @joehocking.bsky.social I'm a software engineer who develops games and XR using technologies like C#/Unity and JavaScript/WebGL (while increasingly Godot-curious). I wrote the book Unity in Action!
website: www.newarteest.com
Slaps @s1aps.bsky.social Indie Game Dev / Artist - working on, Mecha multiplayer game, Drift Shell
Black 27 He/Him
🔞 Minors Begone!
My itch io: http://s1aps.itch.io
Lost Gator Collective @lostgatorco.bsky.social We're Lost Gator Collective! We're a tiny indie game studio based out of Chicago, currently working on: That Time I Got Trapped In An Office Dungeon
Follow our devs!
@bradstar879.bsky.social
@skizznugget.bsky.social
@neee.bsky.social
@lezl.bsky.social
spacedani2 ✨💖🪐 @spacedani2.bsky.social I paint with pixels!
Also, occasional music, and game dev!
Chicago based.
Stream my debut release, Lunar Psychosis!! out everywhere ✨ https://daniorizaba.hearnow.com
Big Scrumbo @bigscrumbo.bsky.social
🐻 Han 🦊 @koolkathan.bsky.social She/Her/Fae | 29 | Chronic Illnesses | Disabled | Gamer | Plushies | Vintage | Antique | Musical Theatre | Pet Mum | Photographer | Astronomy | Thrifting | Roleplayer | Writer | Reader | INFP-T |
CR: TBD
Graham Smith @0gs.bsky.social the official shadow king of weird internet music; Kleenex Girl Wonder, Guitar Shoes, Gates of Heaven, and so much more
kgw.me/basic-square | 0g.software a concern of dark.supplies | representation: the world as will and
Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com Breaking news since 1847.
Aabria Iyengar @aabria.bsky.social she/her | @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social | your story friend on Dimension 20 // Critical Role // The Adventure Zone and more! |
Indie City Games @indiecitygames.org Chicago nonprofit community supporting the local game development scene with exhibitions, playtests, meetups, game jams and more!
Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/indiecitygames
Itch: https://indiecitygames.itch.io/
https://www.indiecitygames.org
🚫🤖🚫
CyberellaDraws - Commissions Open @cyberelladraws.bsky.social 2D Rigger/Builds Artist and Character Designer
She/Her
🔞Art, Anti AI/NFT
Loves TTRPGs, D20, and sketching.
Support Me http://ko-fi.com/cyberella
Carrd: https://cyberella-draws.carrd.co/
MoonieNixie🌙💧 @moonienixie.bsky.social She/her 🇺🇸| Bisexual Pride🩷💜💙| 25
I draw, I'm lazy, and an introvert
Follow me on Twitter:_MoonieNixie and tumblr @MoonieNixie
Ariza 🚬 🌈🤡 @arizuume.bsky.social Artist. Also I like clowns| multifandom|she/they | 22
🫀Inst: arizuume tumblr: arizuume
Discord: ariza2245
Olivia When @oliviawhen.com Children's book illustrator, 2D animator, dog observer ✏️🐕
she/her
✧ Read The Day Leap Soared!
→ oliviawhen.carrd.co
Viktor @viktornavypink.bsky.social Writer/artist/worldbuilder/game designer/developer
He/him (on/jego) 🏳️⚧️, 24
Polish/English/Hindi
https://ko-fi.com/navypink
🥥CultCoconut🥥 @cultcoconut.bsky.social TTRPG Illustrator. All rights reserved.
vgen.co/CultCoconut
DevDave @davidhardie.net Game Developer @ HardieSoftworks in Ottawa.
📱 All my projects: davidhardie.net/gamesandprojects.html
Steam @steampowered.com Steam, The Ultimate Online Game Platform.
For support: http://help.steampowered.com/en/
Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team Founder & Chief Innovation Officer @ Bluesky
Working on @attie.ai
🌱 🪴 🌳
TomTom @tomtomchi.bsky.social Urban planner, friend to animals, bike/transit rider, Chicago fag against fascism
Thomas Batchelor @tobbinatorscw.bsky.social Linguist @ Kyushu University
Linguistics (Creoles, Australia, Asia-Pacific, morphosyntax, policy, endangerment), politics (Syria, Taiwan, Australia in particular ig), history and other ramblings
Anarchist at heart
@tobbinatorscw in most places
Chicago Ornithological Society @chicagobirder.bsky.social All things birds in the Second City!
ida ✸ blueguy brainrot 💎✸ @tujiux.bsky.social she/they ✨ malaysian!! ✨ queer
do not rp/ claim my ocs.
I do not allow my art to be used as display icons!
pfp: @lezziecat.bsky.social
Email: tujiiux@gmail.com
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/tujiux
NSFW: @zhuquex.bsky.social
Corey Brickley @coreybrickley.bsky.social They/them. Artist just doing book covers, email info@debutart.com for inquiries. Married 💍 to my freaking job 🤣 help 🙏 My things: https://linktr.ee/coreybrickley blocking ai ppl love u
The Fluffy Folio @fluffyfolio.bsky.social The Fluffy Folio is creating and illustrating quirky homebrew monsters, items & potions for your DnD 5e adventures 。(◕ ◕)。 patreon.com/the_fluffy_folio
Alder Andre Vasquez, Political Account @andrefor40th.bsky.social 40th Ward Alder / Father / Spouse / Chair of Immigration Committee / Chair of Progressive Caucus/ Vice Chair of Latino Caucus / Organizer / Problem Solver / Chicagoan until Chicago ends.
Chicago Alternative Comics Expo @cakechicago.bsky.social The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) is a celebration of independent comics! 🍰
www.cakechicago.com/
magnus thorne @thornyfilth.bsky.social thorney if you're nasty. 30+ transmasc writer of filth & fuckery. boypussy enthusiast. mean DILF connoisseur. 🔞 frequently nsfw
site: https://thorneyverse.com/
pfp by: @creepypretty.bsky.social
also writing monsterfucking at @porterotica.bsky.social
Vincent🥂Great Gatsby Comic🥂 @vincentisvintage.bsky.social Vintage Illustrator+Graphic Novelist
Making Great Gatsby GN
#GreatGatsbyIIE
Transmasc 30//he/him
Vincent.1.vintage@gmail.com
Agent Jas Perry
https://vincent-is-vintage.carrd.co
Comic/Shop/Newsletter/Patreon
Indie Apparel @777saintmonroe.bsky.social
@meat-ice-creammm.bsky.social @meat-ice-creammm.bsky.social
Brennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social Please consider donating to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund —> https://www.pcrf.net
mimidarling @mimidarling.bsky.social www.patreon.com/mimidarling
&&
https://www.curseforge.com/members/mimidarling/projects
🩵
Starlight! @juneeg8ert.bsky.social Big homestuck fan and huge lesbian
Transfem system
She/Her 🏳️⚧️
Crisol @crisolenos.bsky.social 21 | She/They | Doing baby steps with digital art! | Profile pic by pearry on twitter!
Chelsea Manning @xychelsea.tv
Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet.
Bluesky @bsky.app official Bluesky account (check username👆)
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