Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social Writer, game designer
Former Staff Writer @TheOnion & @ClickHole.
Words for Netflix, Jackbox Games, High On Life, Starship Troopers: Terran Command, Saints Row, Darkhorse, other places
alexanderblechman.com
Ed Key @edclef.bsky.social I run big distances and paint tiny models and have regular sized cats.
@edclef and @newts.minis on Instagram
See also @twistedtreegames.bsky.social
Twisted Tree Games @twistedtreegames.bsky.social Posts by @edclef.bsky.social, about Proteus and, dare we dream, a new project.
https://twistedtree.online
Martin Robinson @porkface.bsky.social Professional nerd, formerly of Eurogamer and IGN. Lover of virtual cars and tiny 2D space ships.
Simon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social "I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself."
Wandering. Wondering. Freelance SFFH editor. Commissioning for The Broken Binding. Living in Edinburgh. Views my own and independent of my employers. Photos my own unless otherwise etc.
Seb @sebemina.bsky.social sebemina.substack.com
Josh Hicks @joshhicks.bsky.social BAFTA Cymru-nominated animation person. Never-nominated comics person. Person person. Glorious Wrestling Alliance (2021) Hotelitor (2024) more stuff (The Future)
Tom Bramwell @brrrammers.bsky.social Fine, a proper bio: Managing Consultant for Hit Detection. Previously: Eurogamer, Riot Games etc.
Martin Orchard @orchardmartin.bsky.social Organises an East Bristol, UK RPG Meetup group (DM for details)
Pointless Monument TTRPG game stuff at: pointlessmonument.itch.io
Very occasional blog at: pointlessmonument.blot.im
mmalex @mmalex.bsky.social synth tinkerer (plinky); nvidia research (InstantNGP/NeRF); cofounder MediaMolecule (Dreams, LittleBigPlanet); demoscene/vj (statix/bluespoon)
.aj RUIN Ch.O @clone.bsky.social Play RUIN and
Go Follow > @officialelectric.bsky.social
Tim Denee @olddog.games Game designer, graphic designer and illustrator from Aotearoa. Blades '68, Deathmatch Island, Odyssey Aquatica.
🐕 http://olddog.games
📫 olddoggames.substack.com
Romain Barrilliot @skacky.bsky.social Level Designer @ Arkane Lyon | Previously 3D Realms, Streumon Studio | Project Director on The Black Parade for Thief | Opinions are my own | Immersive Sims forever!
Lee Petty @leepetty.bsky.social Artist, Art Director, and Project Lead working in video games. At Double Fine Productions, leading Keeper! Past: Art Director of Brütal Legend & Broken Age, Project Lead of Stacking, Headlander, and RAD. Worked on Psychonauts 2!
https://leepetty.com/
@frogcroakley.bsky.social @frogcroakley.bsky.social Nate Crowley - SFF author (Twice dead king series, notes from small planets, ghazghkull, schneider wrack, 100 best video games that never existed), podcaster (Total Playtime), agent Jamie Cowen with ampersand
Adel Faure ⏚🍉 @adelfaure.bsky.social ASCII artist and live coding performer trying to make video games
He/him
https://www.adelfaure.net/
Cookie Collective, Mistigris, Textmode Friends
Support me on https://ko-fi.com/adelfaure
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social Writer, journalist, and co-founder of PC games blog Jank.
Visit: jank.cool | Follow: @jank.cool
Prev bylines at Rock Paper Shotgun, IGN, PC Gamer, Edge, Eurogamer.
Narrative for: Cataclismo, Creatures of Ava, and Moonlighter 2.
Jake Kazdal @jkooza.bsky.social Long-time game developer and CEO/Creative-Director/Art Director @17_BIT. Living in a Ghibli film in deep Kyoto. I love photographing remaining nooks and crannies of old Japan. Creator and director of AWAYSIS. Spends a lot of time underwater.
Mare Sheppard @maresheppard.bsky.social Designer, Artist, 1/2 of Metanet Software Inc www.maresheppard.com / www.metanetsoftware.com
She/her
John Walker - Industry Analcyst @botherer.bsky.social Co-creator of Rock Paper Shotgun, currently helping out at Kotaku, and still looking for a new long-term gig.
I write www.buried-treasure.org, unearthing excellent unknown indies. Please consider supporting!
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/buriedtreasure
Lukasz Kowalczuk @elkowalczuk.bsky.social Comics creator and illustrator from Poland. Commissions always open - it's a matter of schedule and conditions. Gen AI users, cryptos, techbros are blocked.
http://lukaszkowalczuk.com
Fredrick Nolting @neeslow.bsky.social Principal World Builder at CDPR, previously Arkane Studios, technically an artist at http://www.artstation.com/fredricknolting, personal account
Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com Writer of exp. magazine (https://expzine.com). Game developer for hire. He/They.
Every Game I've Finished 14>24 is OUT NOW: amazon.com/dp/B0DJPFPVFT Patreon: patreon.com/expzine
Steve Lee @stevelee.bsky.social Lead Level Designer on @halfmermaid.co's next weird horror thing, also working on my own first-person dystopian sci-fi thing
Previously on Dishonored 2, Tactical Breach Wizards, etc: doublefunction.co.uk
David Fries 🥶 @jdavidfries.bsky.social Quality@Mojang Studios. Bringing you the good stuff! よろしくね！
Chris Gardiner @chrisgardiner.bsky.social Narrative Director at Failbetter Games. He/him. Our titles include: Fallen London, Sunless Sea/Skies, and Mask of the Rose. Opinions are mine, so there.
Tim Clark @timothydclark.bsky.social Group Editorial Director, Games - Future. Doomy gooner. Hearthstone survivor. Destiny 2 Warlock main. Lapsed Cheeseburger connoisseur.
Rob Manuel @robmanuel.b3ta.com B3ta.com, @fesshole.bsky.social, @anonopin.bsky.social
Jesse Ross @jesseross.com I design and develop experiences that bring people together. Creator of Trophy, Girl Underground, and other fine roleplaying games. Minnesotan and DFLer | he/him
https://jesseross.com
https://trophyrpg.com
https://hedgemazepress.itch.io
@torfifrans.bsky.social @torfifrans.bsky.social 
Jens Bergensten @jebox.bsky.social CCO at Mojang
West Country Modernism @westcountrymodern.bsky.social A journey around mid century modernist buildings in the West Country. By @magslhalliday.bsky.social
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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social I make roleplaying games, toy soldiers, and bad decisions.
rrdgames.com
John Coulthart @johncoulthart.com Artist, designer, occasional writer.
• Words: https://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/
• Pictures: https://www.johncoulthart.com/
• Linktree: https://linktr.ee/johncoulthart
No DMs. Contact me here: https://www.johncoulthart.com/contact.html
John Harper @johnharper.bsky.social Game designer and graphic artist in Seattle, WA. Blades in the Dark, AGON, Lasers & Feelings, Lady Blackbird. johnharper.itch.io
Caleb Zane Huett @calebzane.bsky.social Creative Director @ Haunted Table. 3x ENNIE Award-winning Lead Designer of Triangle Agency TTRPG. Children’s author (Top Elf, Buster, Ironsword Academy). calebzanehuett.com
Alfred Valley @alfredvalley.bsky.social analog game maker and zine defiler (Lay On Hands, Thousand Empty Light, Cycles of the Eye, Brute Fort) - alfredvalley.itch.io
Karla Coals Zimonja @coals.northsky.social Indie games long-timer. A Good Narrative Collaborator. Dramaturge.
Currently on something unannounced. Previously on Dr. Katz, Home Movies, BioShock 2 & Minerva's Den, Gone Home, Tacoma, and Wanderstop.
Invite me to play TTRPGs!🙇
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
Gareth Hanrahan @mytholder.bsky.social He/Him. Novel THE DUNGEON BOOK out August '26. Currently writing: Black Iron 4, The Dreadful Heir, Terraforming Mars rpg, Metadungeon!, PISCES, Tunnels & Trolls, too much tbh
Jon Blyth @disappointment.bsky.social But you can call me Log. I run a lovely inclusive pub in Sneinton, Nottingham and do an absolutely gorgeous podcast called Regular Features with my friends. Wrote about video games for a bit. G with the LBTQ+
Alice @asponge.bsky.social https://readmedottxt.tumblr.com/
Kenny Sun @kennysun.com Indie game developer
kennysun.com
Leo Tan @electricleo.bsky.social 20 years in the videogames industry has pushed out all real world knowledge. All that is left is Pokemon match-ups and Virtua Fighter frame data.
Tom Vian @sfbtom.bsky.social ½ of indie game co SFB Games w/ brother Adam
MAKING: The Mermaid Mask
MADE: Crow Country, Tangle Tower, Snipperclips, Haunt the House, Detective Grimoire
Jeremy Peel @jeremypeel.bsky.social I do words for the likes of PC Gamer, Edge and Eurogamer, and consult for games studios. Developers and publishers: if you're looking for a seasoned mock reviewer, let's talk!
Grant Duncan @grantduncan.bsky.social Art Director + Founder @hellogames - Light No Fire, No Man's Sky + Joe Danger.
Chris Schilling @schillingc.bsky.social Editorial director, @lostincult. Former Edge deputy editor. Author of Heartbeats, Dreams and Laser Eyes: 15 Years of Simogo; Outer Wilds: Design Works; IMMORTALITY: Design Works. Critic (games/film). chris@lostincult.co.uk / letterboxd.com/downaboutit
Phil Savage @octaeder.bsky.social PC Gamer's Global EIC. Mostly just talk about Destiny 2.
𝔻𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕥 @thatsgoodweb.bsky.social my hearts as full as a baked potatah
i post sci-fi/fantasy/retro/weird art and images mostly
cashapp: $thatsgoodweb if you wanna help me pay bills
🚨this is a no AI zone🚨
James Taite @jamestaite.bsky.social Stonemason in Ottawa, Canada.
Jon Hicks @jonhicks.com Editorial Director, GamesIndustry.biz; co-founder, Jank.cool. Formerly: Editorial Director at Gamer Network, stage stuff at Rezzed/EGX, EIC OXM, words in lots of places.
Michael Brough @smestorp.bsky.social good wizard
Craig Pearson @craigpearson.bsky.social BFF to cats. From Glasgow, but in Dundee. Would like to be on a bike.
https://linktr.ee/itscraigpearson
Jurie @jurie.bsky.social Game developer since 1991. Into interactive storytelling, procedural content generation, game AI. Dutch immigrant in Toronto. Ex-demo scene.
Tom Senior @tomsenior.bsky.social Mimsy mome rath.
Randy Smith Evergreen @randyevergreen.bsky.social Cool dad. Game director and designer. Classic Thief series, indie studio Tiger Style (Waking Mars, Spider: Bryce Manor, Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon), freelance game developer. Multiple GotY award winner. Austin and Vermont.
Claire Hummel @shoomlah.bsky.social Art director and concept artist, currently designing vampires at Netflix. Previously at Cyan, Valve, Campo Santo, HBO. Draws a lot of rocks and historical fashion. | ClaireHummel.com | linktr.ee/shoomlah
Zack Johnson @zapjackson.bsky.social Designer of the Loathing games. My various projects are collected and organized at https://horrible.farm/
𝕿𝖔𝖒 𝖂𝖆𝖑𝖙𝖔𝖓 @edgeblend.bsky.social Games Workshop Miniatures Designer of 21 years
- Opinions are my own etc -
Laure De Mey @lauredm.bsky.social Creative Director on Botany Manor, now working on something new ✨ prev: programmer @ustwogames | BAFTA Breakthrough UK | Obsessed with anything procedural | 🇧🇪 | She/Her
Luke Shaw @lukeshaw.bsky.social Associate ’Eavy Metal painter.
Former Warhammer Community writer.
All views my own, naturally.
Renaud Bédard @renaudbedard.bsky.social Programmer at Don't Nod Montréal, littleBits enthusiast, friend of rodents, dad.
You may remember me from such games as FEZ and Cooldog Teaches Typing.
Old tech ramblings @ http://theinstructionlimit.com
Liz Edwards @lizaledwards.bsky.social Senior Character Artist ✨
Klibb @klibb.bsky.social Ridiculous in love with @sahammarstrm. Proud dad to @syskonenhammarstrom. At #mojangstudios by day, grimdark citizen by night that loves retro gaming!
https://klashammarstrom.se
Richard Wiltshire @ricshire.bsky.social #archivist
Bryn Jones @bryndlewindle.bsky.social pharmaceutical physician #welsh #londoner #viewsmyown
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryn-jones-68bb391/ 
jake rodkin @rodkin.online Designer at Valve. Helped make Half-Life Alyx, Firewatch, The Walking Dead, Sam & Max, Tales of Monkey Island, Idle Thumbs
🐘 idlethumbs.social/@ja2ke
🕸️ rodkin.online
Avatar by @michaelfirman.bsky.social
William Huber @whuber.bsky.social Associate professor of game studies @ Falmouth University. Californian living in the UK. The dude abides.
Keith Stuart @keefstuart.bsky.social Novelist. Video game correspondent for The Guardian. He/him 💖
Katharine Castle @karthupial.bsky.social UX writer. Former games journalist. Views are my own. DFTBA.
https://www.instagram.com/karthupial
tim rogers @108.bsky.social youtube.com/actionbutton
twitch.tv/actionbutton
discord.gg/actionbutton
Liz England @lizardengland.bsky.social Game designer. I post a lot of brunch photos. she/her.
Brendan Sinclair @brendansinclair.bsky.social Recovering game journalist, now simply a journalist.
Context-Free Patent Art: https://www.tumblr.com/contextfreepatentart
Ed Fear @edfear.co.uk Big gay. He/him. Game director, writer & narrative designer, ex-Mediatonic/Epic. Prev: Murder by Numbers, Hatoful Boyfriend, Heavenstrike Rivals, The Swords of Ditto, many more. LGB with the T🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️.
ゲームディレクターやシナリオライター パズル探偵スカウトなど。日本語OK!
zaratustra @zaratustra.bsky.social post hoc on main
http://zaratustra.itch.io
jason grinblat @jfg.land creative head at freehold games
co-creator — Caves of Qud, Sproggiwood
generated histories, hidden monasteries, sentient plants🌹🌹
he/him
Ste Curran (https://mindset.game 🟨🔺🔵) @stecurran.bsky.social Game Designer, speaker, presenter. Host @onelifeleft.com and @singmaraoke.bsky.social. Once investigated by the ICC for playing Pokémon Go at The Oval. Currently working on Mindset 🟨🔺🔵.
Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com I make games - co-op games - Left 4 Dead, portal, etc - now The Anacrusis.
Marc G @gravesnailyard.bsky.social World Fantasy Award-winning publisher/editor/designer/author, previously “responsible” for the Black Library, Solaris, Angry Robot, Aconyte, now head of special ops for Trench Crusade. I like new music and old books and clever movies and you.
James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social Game designer (co-created SE!ZE with Charles Leclerc), publisher, teacher, critic, writer, player. FRSA.
For my games, books, podcast, journalism, game design workshops, lectures, trade bodies &c., check my linktree https://linktr.ee/james.wallis
Sam Manley (commissions: open) @sammanleyartist.bsky.social Freelance illustrator - private commissions: OPEN
WFRP || 40k: Wrath & Glory || Age of Sigmar: Soulbound || 40k: Imperium Maledictum || Private commissions
Brit in Germany
He/him
Contact - https://sammanley.carrd.co/
Steven Bailey @stevenbailey.bsky.social Senior principal games analyst at Omdia. Usual terms & conditions.
keita takahashi @kt.uvula.jp uvula.jp
Steve Wolfhard @wolfhard.bsky.social Cartoonist, animation professional,
mostly 🌳 Adventure Time, also 🐰🐱 Fionna & Cake, 🐸 Amphibia, 👕Summer Camp Island, 🎃 Over the Garden Wall, etc
🐶 2021/2022 Babby Award Winner: Most Benevolent Chatter
Currently directing on 👖 Stugo for DisneyTV
🐴 Spencer Cushing @spencercushing.bsky.social Father, writer, gamer, resin dice maker.
Generally creative dude.
Comics Editor: Star Wars, Stranger Things, D&D, Magic: The Gathering, Minecraft, Canto, Kill All Immortals, and more.
Michael McMaster @mjmcmaster.bsky.social I make video game at @househouse.com
michaeljmcmaster.com
he/him
Rick Lane @ricklane.bsky.social Freelance journalist, critic and consultant. Bylines at The Guardian, PC Gamer, NME, Eurogamer and more. FPS sicko. Immersive sim geek. Contact: rick@ricklane.co.uk
Graham Smith @grahamsmith.bsky.social Studio manager/producer @suspicious.dev. Co-founder @jank.cool. Previously: RPS, PC Gamer, Crate & Crowbar, Eurogamer, Dicebreaker.
Darren Bartley @fightpunch.bsky.social Thanks a lot for the support over the years.
Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social Writes offensively at affectionatediscourse.substack.com. Videogames, cats, probably crying or something? Thinking about starting a podcast analysing Davis-Brydon masterpiece Human Remains. Once did words for Edge and Eurogamer, apparently.
Ravi Hiranand @ravi64.com Hong Kong born and raised. Spent 20+ years covering tech and games and news for CNN, Rest of World, IGN. Liverpool fan. Addicted to video games. Huge Nintendo 64 nerd. Sign up for my free weekly newsletter: ravi64.com (Avatar by @wrenegade.bsky.social)
Nick Dymond @monomoon.bsky.social game/music/sound designer. Lover of films, games, ttrpg, everything audio. Worked on Shadows of Doubt, Silt, Cosmic Express, The Colonists + others. https://linktr.ee/monomoon_sound
Matt Forbeck @forbeck.com NYT bestselling, award-winning author/game designer. He/him. Current projects: Marvel Multiverse RPG, Minecraft: Roll for Adventure, and Shotguns & Sorcery 5E.
Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social Words for sale.
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/KieronGillen/
Comics: https://bindings.app/shelf/1FLv6kLb
Website: www.kierongillen.com
Oskar Stålberg @oskarstalberg.bsky.social Game dev. Made Bad North and Townscaper. 
zoewi @zoewi.bsky.social Zo-ii | Playful Arts & Playful Culture
✨Playful Arts Curation
🦩Program Curator A MAZE. / Berlin
🦄Curator Sickhouse / The Overkill
🫶Co-founder Playful Arts Festival
https://zo-ii.com
Hilarious Cow Jokes @hilariouscow.bsky.social 24/7, 7days a week, utterly w_udder_ful cow jokes.
No longer have an account in the udder place. If you see me on there it's fake.
MeMadeMobbo @memademobbo.bsky.social Writer of How We Make Minecraft, The Secrets of Minecraft, and non-Minecraft things that weren’t anywhere near as successful.
Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social Associate Professor: videogames, creative labour, cultural industries. Gamemaker and critic. NTEU member.
The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist (MIT Press): http://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545402/
Brisbane, Australia | he/him | can't access DMs sorry