Orta Therox @orta.io Somewhat indie games dev/founder on @puzzmo.com with @stfj.net and friends - always thinking about dev tooling
Prior work on @typescriptlang.org and @artsy.net
han-han ๐ GDC @hellochar.bsky.social systems design, roguelikes, inner worlds. ex-Spry Fox. currently indie.
Sam Leigh @made-by-sam.bsky.social Game Dev & Adjunct at NYU Game Center & Parsons
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3220610/Face_to_Face/
Casey ๐ฉ @caseypugh.bsky.social Making things & stuff
https://def.games
https://caseypugh.com
Sergio Ronchetti @sergioronchetti.bsky.social #gameaudio @ DoubleJumpAudio.com (Eldest Souls, Mythwrecked, Rail Route, Red Solstice 2)๐ธG.A.N.G. nominated composer/sound designer ๐ธ Career coach and mentor (check out my mailing list -> https://linktr.ee/SergioRonchetti)
Sam Webster @sam-webster.bsky.social I make music/sounds for games.
https://samwebster.bandcamp.com/
pfp: toby dixon
Russell Honor @russellhonor.bsky.social Game designer/programmer prev Neon White : Sky /// Arcane Kids forever /// managing member Glitch City LA
Seth Parker @seth1389.bsky.social Sound designer + Composer for Young horses (Bugsnax and Octodad)
My Music here: https://linktr.ee/younghorses
Richard Flanagan @richardeflanagan.bsky.social Design goblin and strategic design consultant for videogames. (Ex) game director from indie to AAA and back. Surely _almost_ irrelevant.
Synaesthete. Synthesist. Dad. He/him
www.richardeflanagan.com
William Chyr @chyr.bsky.social Artist and game developer. Directed Manifold Garden, Hotel Infinity, and Strata. Creative Director at Studio Chyr. Adjunct Faculty at Columbia College Chicago.
https://studiochyr.com/
Fervir @fervirgames.bsky.social Working on RRRATGAME in #godot
Creator of Creature Keeper
joon @joonturbo.bsky.social game developer, Q-UP, NUTS, Phantom Spark - joon.be
celestialmaze @cmzw.bsky.social linktr.ee/cmzw
BATTLE SUIT ACES OUT NOW ๐ค @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
Richard Boeser @richardboeser.bsky.social Independent game designer and generative artist.
Games I worked on: ibb & obb, Chalo Chalo and Dubio.
Messhof @messhof.bsky.social Nidhogg, Flywrench, Wheel World. Check out Blood Dungeon at https://blooddungeon.com
Kitty Calis @kittycalis.bsky.social DISC ROOM, Minit, Horizon Zero Dawn, Minit Fun Racer and a few things I can't say yet ๐ 
Tom van den Boogaart @tom.sokpop.co creating videogames | made bernband, grunn, and more | part of @sokpop.co
aran @aran.sokpop.co game developer, part of @sokpop.co - i made stacklands, clickyland, wurdweb & more - now making Rat Game
Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social Game Designer/Developer, UX and 2D Art/Animation.
Past: Future Unfolding, Spirits, Ordnungswissenschaft.
Passions: ๐คธโโ๏ธ & ๐ง
Also @artbymarek on other social media ๐ ๐ธ
He/Him
www.artbymarek.com
Bennett @foddy.net QWOP, Getting Over It, Baby Steps
Jordan Orelli @jordan.orel.li platform engineer at Whatnot, game design MFA from DePaul
https://orel.li/
tim rogers @108.bsky.social youtube.com/actionbutton
twitch.tv/actionbutton
discord.gg/actionbutton
Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com ๐ฌ Game trailer editor who made trailers for:
Half-Life Alyx, Among Us, Psychonauts 2, Riven, Spelunky 2, Firewatch, Dead Cells, Viewfinder, Stray Gods, and more!
He/him
https://dereklieu.carrd.com
Philip Tibitoski @ptibz.younghorses.com Co-founder + President @younghorses.com, creators of Bugsnax and Octodad. (he/him) https://younghorses.com/
The Midwest, USA
sam @samloeschen.bsky.social "Leading" "engineering" at Messhof. Made Wheel World. Making a new thing!
BEN @bencanfield.itch.io :)
Itay Keren @untame.com Dad, husband, designer/developer. Head of Upstate NY game studio Untame, creator of Apple Design Award 2017 winner Mushroom 11. More at untame.com
dicey @dicey.bsky.social tunic
he/him
https://twitch.tv/andrewshouldice
DAERHYK @daerhyk.blacksky.app Transmuting cosmic dust into personal preferences | Exploring game development and cultural hybridity | ๅฐใๆฅๆฌ่ชOK
https://linktr.ee/daerhyk
Devon @devonsoft.bsky.social he @younghorses.com octodad bugsnax game programmer
Joshua Tsui ๐ฅ @joshuatsui.bsky.social Producer/Director of games and documentaries
Kevin Geisler @luthyr.bsky.social Programmer/Producer at Young Horses, creators of Bugsnax & Octodad.
Hobbyist Photographer. Perpetually on FFXIV.
Zach Gage @stfj.net artist
game maker
co-created puzzmo
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
Adriel Wallick @msminotaur.bsky.social I make games
she/her
Asher Vollmer @ashervo.bsky.social Recovering game developer. Made Threes + Beast Breaker. he/him
Oskar Stรฅlberg @oskarstalberg.bsky.social Game dev. Made Bad North and Townscaper. 
Midio @midio.bsky.social โขPixel artist โข Currently working on Witchbrook!
Artist on Sonic Mania, Cadence of Hyrule, Pathway, Wargroove 2, Samurai Gunn 2 & more! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Italo-Brazilian living in Tuscany.
Linktree: linktr.ee/mi.di.o
Portfolio: midio.art
Contact: talktomidio@gmail.com
Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social https://mossmouth.com/
Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social Sometimes, when I'm in the right mood, I make video games and art. Or something.
Made Celeste with friends, working on City of None and Jumper at EXOK.
www.noelberry.ca
Graham Reid ๐ด @grahamoflegend.com ๐ฏ๐ฒ Your friendly neighborhood Jamaican game dev
๐ฝ Currently based in NY
๐ฅ Making a new roguelike brick breaker
๐ฎ Previously made Ourlands and Super Space Club
โข
๐ด https://youtube.com/grahamoflegend
๐ฎ https://cutt.ly/ourlands-steam
Alexander Bruce @demruth.bsky.social I made Antichamber. Now I'm making something else.
Freya Holmรฉr @freya.bsky.social ๐ฎ tech artist/shader sorceress/math dork
๐ acegikmo.com
๐ฅ youtube.com/@acegikmo
๐๏ธ Shader Forge / Shapes / https://half-edge.xyz
๐ก ex-founder of Neat Corp
๐ชก neoluddite
my kids:
๐ฅช @toast.acegikmo.com
๐ฅ @salad.acegikmo.com
๐โโฌ @thor.acegikmo.com
Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social Developer and publisher of lovingly crafted puzzle games.
๐ www.draknek.org
Aaron San Filippo (โ๏ธMadrid) @aaronflippo.bsky.social Owner of Flippfly (Race The Sun), and CEO of Player Galaxy, a new web games platform for UGC games.
Greg Lobanov @greg.style silly game maker
making @beastieball.bsky.social
blog: http://wishesgames.com
profile banner is a fanart by wendi/trebuchet/้ป็ฌ
Adriaan @adriaan.games Director at Hidden Folks (https://hiddenfolks.com).
Game designer of many games (https://adriaan.games).
Usability contributor for the Godot Engine.
Organizer & investor at https://midgame.fund.
Nick Suttner @nsuttner.bsky.social He/him
Brewing new videogame(s)
Host @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social
Co-founder @furnimatgames.bsky.social
Ex-Director of Publishing @panic.com
Ex-PlayStation, 1UP, etc. etc.
linktr.ee/nsuttner
grapefrukt @grapefrukt.com .1x engineer. makes games: holedown, subpar pool, rymdkapsel & twofold inc
https://grapefrukt.com
Colin Northway @colinnorthway.bsky.social Married to Sarah
Independent game maker
Vancouver B.C.
http://NorthwayGames.com
Rusty Moyher @rustym.bsky.social Game Designer and Programmer โ Projects: Astro Duel 2, Dig Dog, Train Bandit, Astro Party, Retro Game Crunch
https://rustymoyher.com
Robin Baumgarten ๐จโ๐ญโจ @robinwobbles.bsky.social Experimental Playful Hardware Designer. I made Line Wobbler, which won some awards. Now working on Quantum Jungle โจ๐ฑ๐จ
Mike Boxleiter @boxleiter.bsky.social when i was a small small boy i had big big muscles
John Groot @johngroot.bsky.social champion
Tim Garbos @timgarbos.bsky.social Awkwardly trying to make people laugh through video games. WHAT THE GAMES?
dtrebella @dtrebella.bsky.social Founder of Spoke & Wheel Strategy. PR/marketing for indie games, tech & startups. Theatre lover, chocolate eater & dog snuggler. Dana@spokeandwheelstrategy.com
Sage Coffey๐ฟโ @sagecoffey.bsky.social Wine Ghost Creator, BUGSNAX Story Editor, NOT A WOLF illustrator & former CAKE organizer!
Repped by Linda Camacho (Gallt and Zacker) and Mary Pender (WME)
๐They/Them๐
Duane Jeffers @duanejeffers.com He/Him
Lead Infrastructure and Backend Engineer Looking For Work.
Fmr. SuperNatural Studios, thirteen games, Psyonix/Epic Games, Everwall, Disney.
Talks about Games, Wrestling, and Politics entirely too much.
David Mann @davidmann3d.com I'm a Principal Outsource Manager at Zynga now!
I still like making 3D characters tho
Opinions stated are my own.
https://davidmann3d.com
Mirza @azrm2k.bsky.social He/Him, Likely a mix of videogame/gamedev and leftist posts
Fmr Netherrealm/Netflix/Wildlight
Joel Corelitz @joelcorelitz.bsky.social I make music my attic.
https://linktr.ee/joelcorelitz
The Men Who Wear Many Hats @hatsproductions.bsky.social HatsProductions.com
๐ฉ Max Gentlemen Sexy Business! MaxGentlemen.biz
๐ Organ Trail https://hatsproductions.com/organtraildc/
Working on: Max Gentlemen: Escape From Moriarty Mansion https://store.steampowered.com/app/3047590/
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.
Jamie Sanchez @spacedragon.bsky.social โถโถโถโถ she/her
Curiouser.design makinโ websites
JamieSanchez.com blog
AnimeChicago.com founder
BebopBeat.com pod co-host
BitBashChicago.com co-founder
David Laskey @d-lask.bsky.social ๐ฎ 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
๐chicago
Thew @amazingthew.bsky.social Gamedev, mostly in graphics programming. Day job working on surgical simulators, night job crafting artisinal Posts
ostensibly still making AEROBAT:
aerobat.thew.nu
artwork/graphics stuff:
twarchive.thew.nu/art
The JRPG Threads:
twarchive.thew.nu
๐๐ฌ๐๐โค๏ธ (โ๏ธ) @bobbylox.bsky.social Award-winning Educational-Games Designer, Toy Inventor, Alt.Ctrl Maker. Chicagoan. Former Bit Bash person. Apologetically Me. https://bobbylox.com
Chris Wade @luckshotgames.com Game Director @ Luckshot Games: Big Hops & Sausage Sports Club. Previously: Owlchemy Labs, Battle Chef Brigade, Manifold Garden. Liker of rock climbing, running, sudoku, tiktok. Austin / Chicago guy.
https://linktr.ee/chriswade__
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
Eric Huang @trinketeric.bsky.social Trinket Studios art guy
Gerald Kelley @geraldpkelley.bsky.social I make games and art - Tech Artist for Zynga - Creator of Abzorb and DeckStacker
geraldp.net
Brady Soglin @bradysoglin.bsky.social indie game dev. browse my fine softwares!
made Tall Trails, Fossil Corner, & Plant Daddy
overfull.games
matt viglione @mattviglione.bsky.social I make games at SomaSim. I help run the Chicago Game Lab. I live in Chicago. Go Sox.
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!
Luno @lunoland.com ๐ก๏ธ making games www.lunoland.com
๐ต music and more at linktr.ee/lunoland
nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social game? designer??
Forget Starlight releasing soon. currently ???.
Amberspire, The Banished Vault, and others, formerly of Bithell Games. Blog at blog.enceledean.com, analog games at enceledean.itch.io, design podcast at paperlabyrinths.com.
they
Greg Wohlwend @aeiowu.com Hard to pronounce videogames.