Sydney Games Festival @sydgamesfestival.bsky.social https://sydneygamesfestival.org/
October 13 - October 18th
Milktooth | making Bad Magpie @milktooth.bsky.social indie studio working on Bad Magpie 🐦⬛
play as a magpie with one wing, a missing flock, and an unhealthy obsession with a fallen star
WISHLIST NOW please
https://linktr.ee/badmagpie
Olivia Haines @livvy.itch.io 3D artist and game dev: currently making Surf Club 🌴 1/2 of @dinko.au
Piers 💫🏳️🌈 @piers.zip Solo dev cat person
📍 Brisbane 🇦🇺
💫 Working on Freeline! - a frenetic, kinetic, parkour speedrunning platformer.
✨ https://parkourcat.com/ - Wishlist Now!
🌐 https://piers.zip/
19 | They/Any
Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social The world's longest-running festival celebrating the art and culture of independent games and playful media. Established in 2004.
freeplay.net.au
Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af Sr. Engineering Manager at Slack. Profoundly autistic. Classically-trained pianist, public speaker, avid swing dancer, YA fantasy fiction lover, and a whisky enthusiast. Occasionally funny, usually by accident. More scared of you than you are of me.
The Witcher @thewitcher.com Welcome to the official Bluesky account for The Witcher franchise and The Witcher 4, the upcoming open-world RPG developed by CD PROJEKT RED.
Sara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com 🇱🇧 Frontend web / UI engineer, speaker, author, and educator specializing in web accessibility • Creator of the Practical Accessibility course https://practical-accessibility.today
🕸️ https://sarasoueidan.com
📤 https://www.sarasoueidan.com/newsletter
Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison @hey.paris Game Dev? Producer? Writer? Historian? Programmer? Chihuahua butler?
Co-founder @secretlab.games (Night in the Woods, I Feel Fine, Leonardo’s Moon Ship) + @yarnspinner.dev
Pres @TasGameMakers.com
@themartianlife.com’s husband.
📍lutruwita 🚫 no crypto/AI
Tas Game Makers, Inc. @tasgamemakers.com TasGM is a community for Tasmanian game developers, artists, journos, and anyone interested in getting into the field. Join us! http://tasgamemakers.com/discord
Cassidy @cassidoo.co Making memes, dreams, & software!
Sr. Director of Dev Advocacy at GitHub. Married to a dweeb and mom to a nerdy toddler + baby combo. She/Her ✝️ CHI 🏠
Subscribe to my newsletter!
cassidoo.co/newsletter
Andy Bell @bell.bz Founder at: @set.studio and @piccalil.li
Complete CSS Course: https://complete-css.com
Studio: https://set.studio
CSS Book: https://every-layout.dev
Newsletter: https://piccalil.li/the-index/
🔗 https://bell.bz/links/
🌐 https://bell.bz
🌍 Cheltenham, UK
Andrew Cairns @acairns.co.uk Using metaphors and analogies to explain Software Engineering in fun ways: https://youtube.com/@metaphoricallyspeaking
Staff Software Engineer. Passionate about DDD, CQRS, Event Sourcing and Distributed Systems.
Kayaking, too.
CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social the only Australian on the internet.
I am the ABC's national AI reporter
you can find ways to e-meet me here: www.cameronwilson.com.au
cécile @haraiva.bsky.social ☀ working on DAWN CHORUS, writing/narrative @ghoulish.com.au, editing @fine-fiends.bsky.social
haraiva.itch.io ✦ cecilerichard.design
Oda Tilset @odaodaoda.bsky.social sounds and tunes for games at Noknok Audio~
most recently worked on Tiny Glade, Snufkin and Viewfinder
she/her 🏳️🌈
https://www.noknokaudio.com/
oda@noknokaudio.com
https://linktr.ee/odatilset
alex 👁 @almightyplate.bsky.social 🎀game developer🎀 @wenapclub.bsky.social
prev: director Tails Noir 🦝 narrative Among Us Story 🔪
nap club @wenapclub.bsky.social making silly computer games with friends
Jason Imms 🔜 Gamescom @jasonimms.bsky.social Product Manager at a place to be disclosed later | Founder and board member of Tas Game Makers | Former Freeplay board member | Recovering games journalist | peoplemaking.games/@jasonimms | He/Him
Backyard Zoo | Wishlist Mayfly on Steam @backyardzoo.bsky.social Solo indie game dev
Currently working on my first game ‘Mayfly’, a story-rich psychological horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England.
Wishlist now on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/Mayfly
Lancashire, UK
Pat Naoum Games @patnaoumgames.bsky.social Making video games with real paint and paper. The Master's Pupil is out now, and Wizards In the Sewer is still being painted.
Pronounced 'Nay-oom'
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Jón Kristinsson @jonkk.bsky.social art, motion graphics, hobby gamedev -
working on Tiny Tires in my free time 🏁🚗
full-time work at framebyframe.dk
🚗 tinytires.com
🌐 kristinsson.dk
✏️ pointclicking.com
David Smith @rhunwords.com Prev: Kotaku Australia, ABC Gamer. https://linktr.ee/rhunwords
Jasmine ✨ Momento 🧸 Out Now! @themajichan.bsky.social ✨Hi, I'm Jasmine! 🇵🇭 🇦🇺 I'm a 2D game artist
✨co-founder of @nomostudio.bsky.social
🧸 Currently working on @playmomento.com with Jess and Julian! 🧸 OUT NOW on Steam!! (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474770)
Bison @bisonrimant.fr Woodcarver - I take commissions
Shop : https://bisonrimant.fr
Find me elsewere : https://linktr.ee/bisonrimant
#art · #woodcarving
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
Azusa (Sophia) 💕🌷 @azusakayo.bsky.social i am mentally 6’5”
SMG Studio 👉🏻 Play Lego Party! 🎉
🃏working on @oraculusgame.bsky.social
Waypoint @waypoint-events.com Waypoint is a premium networking event for the video game industry, providing a professional environment for developers, publishers, and media to socialise.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/waypointevents
dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social maker of video game documentaries @noclip, alternative game coverage @noclip_2, selling out with style @SecretTape and F1 chat @shiftf1podcast. Irishman inside an American.
rich harris @rich-harris.dev my life is derp and i do derp shit
Is This Seat Taken? @potipoti.studio 🚨 NEWSLETTER COMING SOON! 🚨
SUBSCRIBE HERE: ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://newsletter.potipoti.studio/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3035120
https://apps.apple.com/app/id6747814605
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/is-this-seat-taken-switch/
potipoti.studio
Turtle Flip Studio @turtleflip.bsky.social Unity game & web development, Switch porting & more
Christopher Marcatili @chrismarcatili.bsky.social Writer. Researcher. Editor. Game designer. Restless hermit.
Weird/queer/fantasy fic
christophermarcatili.com
Anthropology: creativity, writing, Iceland
elsewhereanthropologist.substack.com
Games
nogoodnikstudio.com
Editing
www.ellipsis-editing.com
Skull Schemes | ANTICITIZEN: RED @skullschemes.bsky.social Wishlist a little game called Anticitizen Red on steam right now
play my games:
skullschemes.itch.io
Pete from Fuzzy Ghost @fuzzyg.host IGF Nominated, Freeplay & AGDA winning, queer game making duo based on Turrbal and Jagera Land - Brisbane. 🏳️🌈
Freeplay board member
linktr.ee/_fuzzyghost_
Justcamh - Nonolith @justcamh.bsky.social Clickity clacking games into existence, wooo!
https://justcamh.itch.io/
Wishlist Nonolith; https://store.steampowered.com/app/3203340/Nonolith/
Come say hi; https://discord.com/invite/RZ6YeTA
Other links; https://linktr.ee/justcamh
#indiedev #godot
Rotub @rotub.bsky.social Making Doggy Don't Care https://store.steampowered.com/app/2438180/Doggy_Dont_Care/
Jon Cartwright (GameConsulting.com.au) @gameconsulting.bsky.social 40 year veteran games developer. Working with Screen Agencies, Publishers, and Developers.
Production on (REDACTED) for Fireshine
Production on DREDGE, Moving Out 2, Before We Leave, Age of Darkness, CONSCRIPT for Team17.
www.gameconsulting.com.au
Dan Vogt✨ @danvogt.bsky.social Creator of DATA WING and Skyward Journey. Formerly co-founded Halfbrick. 😊✨ he/him
📍 Brisbane, Australia
🌐 danvogt.info
Mx. Fee @mxfee.bsky.social They/fae, bi, and queer~
Invisible illness, disabled. AuDHD, OCD.
Support: http://ko-fi.com/mx_fee
Streaming: https://twitch.tv/Mx_Fee
#AltTalk - Accessibility info tag.
Accessibility is important to me and I won't share posts without alt text 💜
Ryan Penning ✨ @ryanpenning.com ✨Award Winning Producer and Games Industry Expert. Thinking and looking for what’s next?
Previously @ Chaos Theory Games, @ Mighty Kingdom, @ Ultimate Studio, Games Investment Manager @ Screen NSW
Won some AGDA's • Rising Star & more!
Stubbornly made
Buru and The Old People | Wishlist on Steam @buruthegame.bsky.social An upcoming, short narrative adventure game 🌳 Explore the hand-drawn world 💬 chat with quirky locals 🎲 encounter D&D inspired mini-games.
💌 https://buruthegame.beehiiv.com/subscribe
🔗 https://linktr.ee/buruthegame
📫 buruthegame@gmail.com
Wholesome Games | Celebration August 6-13 @wholesomegames.com Brightening your day with uplifting, thoughtful, compassionate, and cozy games.
wholesomegames.com
Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games Gamedev, writer, researcher, vulgar lush. Making @DeadStaticDrive.com with @mike.reuben.games. I wrote a book once and I’ll bloody do it again if you’re not careful.
Naarm/Melbourne. 🏳️🌈 (she/her)
https://linktr.ee/leenavand
Lyrical Games @lyricalgames.bsky.social Lyrical Games is a new publisher for exceptional games and talent. We are a home for ambitious studios with holistic vision. Transparency and collaboration guide everything we do.
Amy Potter-Jarman 🌺 @hellomisspotter.com games + marketing + my dog 👩🏼💻 the @FrostyGamesFest.com girl 🎮 join my lil indie games club: @pixelexplorersclub.bsky.social ✧* kiwi in sydney *✧ she/her
Leah J. Williams @legenette.bsky.social we all come from the woods when you think about it
she/her
Chad Toprak @chadtoprak.bsky.social experimental game designer, independent curator
he/him. views are my own.
https://mr-chad.com
Zach Leatherman @zachleat.com 🔗 https://zachleat.com
🎈 Creator/Maintainer of @11ty.dev
🧰 @fontawesome.com
🌾 A random person from Nebraska maintaining software
🏳️⚧️ Listen to Trans Folks
👋🏻 He/him/they
🐘 https://zachleat.com/@zachleat
✅ Front of the Front-end Web Developer
Jono Alderson @jono.id Award-winning technical SEO consultant.
I help brands to compete on technical SEO, performance, and structured data.
https://www.jonoalderson.com
Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
Omi @omik.bsky.social 🎮 Australian Video Games Media Person
🌈 Editor/Writer/Radio @CheckpointAU
🫂 Comms & Engagement Specialist
🌞 Culture & Diversity
🔗 linktr.ee/okoulas
📸 @omi.kou
Reem 🇱🇧 @tangylabne.bsky.social software eng at Mozilla, developing on Firefox 🦊. Here to connect w/ my tech peers.
📍Melbourne, Australia
https://reemify.dev/
Sam Rose @samwho.dev That guy who makes visual essays about software at https://samwho.dev.
Developer Educator @ ngrok.com
He/him.
AJ Fisher @ajfisher.social Creator of experiences combining web, AI/ML, hardware & data - sometimes they work.
Dev, interaction researcher, tinkerer.
CTO@LoyPal & Rocket Melb / 🌐 https://ajfisher.me / was @ajfisher on 🐦
Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social Lead Software Engineer, Frontend Dev, Speaker, Eng Manager (she/her) | GDE Web Tech, Microsoft Regional Director (MVP program) | http://instagram.com/adognamedjello
Natalie 🦊 @nataliethistime.com 🌸 transfemme musician and web developer who’s always trying to make things better. Mental illnesses include: Formula 1 (44, 81), c-ptsd, and audhd 🌸
Sara Joy ☠️ @sjoy.lol Fronty-front end developer. Extremely online since 1998!
I'm a cis het elder millennial mum of 2, she/her. I like bikes, buses, trains and Inclusivity.
♿✊🏿🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🚲
(see also @sarajw.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy - bridged Mastodon account)
mandy @mandynicole.com designer/developer in pdx/pnw
[she/her]
George Sifalda @jsifalda.bsky.social Web developer at heart, engineering manager by title - writing about what I think & talk about and what interests me (which may seem rather random, sorry).
x.com/jsifalda
www.craftengineer.com
Ruby Quail @quail.bsky.social pretty artist designer, and technologist with red hair, I make gay art and write code for @acmilabs.bsky.social,🏳️⚧️ girl, (she/her) https://rubyquail.design (also @rubyquaildesign elsewhere)
Lexi @lexi.eurosky.social a mostly lurking kbitylike being
she/her 🏳️⚧️ | 20-something | UK (unfortunately)
Andrea Magnorsky @roundcrisis.com I am a Programmer I like cats, otters and llamas...
Books are awesome. Into Functional Programming and thinking about Systems.
Web: http://www.roundcrisis.com
Masto: @roundcrisis@types.pl
Poblacht na hÉireann, An Nua-Shéalainn, Airgintín agus Sasana
Geoffrey Huntley @ghuntley.com It's an uncertain time for our profession, but one thing is certain—things will change.
Elly Loel @elly.lol ellyloel.com
queering the web.
trying to make things less shit.
#WebDesigner / #DesignEngineer ( #Accessibility #DesignSystems )
#WebPlatform & #WebStandards ( #HTML #CSS )
#Queer, #Disabled & #Neurodivergent ( #AuDHD #POTS )
see pinned post for more.
FulishFuji 🐨 💙 🔜 Gamescom @fulishfuji.com A koala who likes video games especially indies. Host of the Mini Indie Van: An indie game podcast at Carpool Gaming. Casual content creator.
Website: fulishfuji.com
Pixie🍰🍓 @blackrosepixie.bsky.social 🐇 she/her
A black queer baker that loves a good nap🧁
🌈
Profile: @cozydalia.bsky.social
Stream Team: Cosmic Hearts @cosmicheartsteam.bsky.social
•
🍓 Socials and more: https://blackrosepixie.carrd.co/
❤️️ 💍🐈 ❤️️
Gabriel Toschi 🎲🃏 @gabtoschi.com board game designer, web dev, writer
🎲✂️ The Jetsons, Snow Climbing, Rodízio, Brigadeiro, Cobogó
he/him • 🗣 pt/en • 🏳️🌈 💜💙
site & portfolio ➡️ gabtoschi.com
🏷️ #ReviewDeJoguinho
Dattelmaus🐁 @dattelmaus.bsky.social .𖥔˚kleine maus mit zu vielen hobbys ִֶָ☾.
☁️gaming • bücher • anime •manga
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️safespace
linktr.ee/dattelmaus
Kim @ohkimmies.bsky.social Host of @weeklyfrogpod.bsky.social and @dotzip.online. She/her.
Jenny | Kimchica 🌻🔜 PAX West & Twitchcon @kimchica.bsky.social 🩷💙💜 Currently @ Wholesome Games, Soft Not Weak 🌱 Check out my game discussion club, @geeksandgrounds.bsky.social! Part of @theindiecouncil.com 🎮 loves to talk indie games, journaling, and dance.
💌 Personal Biz: jenny@kimchica.com
🫶🏼 She/her
AcornGames.gg @acorngamesgg.bsky.social Video games marketing strategy, PR & influencer and social media.
www.acorngames.gg
Tana ⭐ pls wishlist Shape Sender Deluxe @tanamakes.games makes games, does swing dancing & photography, and likes to talk
Director @deadteapot.games making Shape Sender Deluxe ⭐🟡🟧
ex-Technical Designer
@dinopoloclub.bsky.social on Mini Motorways & Mini Metro
he/him
Lucy✨ @untitledlucegame.bsky.social Short, fast and loud✨🏳️🌈
Illustrator and Game Dev based in Naarm/Melbourne.
🍦Art Wizard at Frosty Games Fest
🔫Drew the memes for 420BLAZEIT:2
🎨Currently making art for other wonderful folks
NO AI/NO NFTs🗑️
Art queries go to heylucymutimer@gmail.com
triana (she/it) ⛤ DISCOVER @triana.bsky.social focus word for 2026: discover
antifragile ⚡ radio presenter, eclectic witch, esports enthusiast, zentai model
Melbourne / Wurundjeri country.
my bangers: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2764xv3oa7ltntl4noxu3wq3/feed/aaaihqegidxuw
Amy McNickle @amymcnickle.bsky.social Creative Director at Sigmond Studios• Director of High Score Game Audio Conference at Melbourne International Games Week
Composer | Sound Designer | Artist • hello@amy-mcnickle.com • She/her
BarmE @barmearme.bsky.social Wiradjuri Wizard
Award Winning Advocate
Creative Director, Senior Producer and Narrative for @buruthegame.bsky.social
Ouss Ouss 👊🏼👊🏼
Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com Helping you find the coolest games made in Australia & Aotearoa NZ 🍦🎮 Join the Frosty Fans mailing list to stay up to date! 👉 https://frostygamesfest.beehiiv.com
frostygamesfest.com
Powered by @nz-code.nz and @strangescaffold.bsky.social
Stacy Kvernmo @stacykvernmo.com Designer/Dev @OddBird
Co-host of Winging It
I love CSS, typography, making things, yoga, gymnastics and more...
Mia [data-css=poetic] @miriam.codes A person who enjoys creating & does not enjoy fascism.
No cops, no cages, no borders. fuck ICE.
🏳️⚧️ Queer art & code @ MiriamSuzanne.com
☕️ Pottery @ art.MiriamSuzanne.com
🕸️ Web dev/teaching @OddBird.dev
💅 CSS @ W3C Working Group
Web Directions @webdirections.org Conferences and more for web and digital professionals since 2006
https://webdirections.org
henry ✷ @strange.website a website, betrayed by god.
queer vegan straightedge. free palestine. him.
https://stillness.digital && https://strange.website && https://henry.codes && https://strangersbyspring.com
Serenade @serenade.games We put on alternative games events!
Next: ???
Prev: FORM, Tangents @ Sabby ALT: EX @ Powerhouse ALT: GAMES, #gameaweeksyd2025, Serenade Showcase @ #SXSW Sydney 2023, Games Spaces for Static Vision, Ink Jam Sabby https://serenade.games
Johan Westling @johanwestling.eurosky.social Digital craftsman of design & code. Based in the Åland Islands 🇦🇽
Adam Argyle @nerdy.dev Shopify design-engineer
🎙️ co-host on @whiskey.fm 🥃
prior Google Chrome, Google Cloud, CSSWG, CSS Podcast, Bad @ CSS
Creator of VisBug, open-props.style, prop-for-that, gradient.style, transition.style & more
UI, UX, CSS, HTML, JS
https://nerdy.dev
Riley @xaunaught.bsky.social Previously Senior Game Design @lumiinteractive
Current freelance Unity Engineer
he / they
Queer
Chronically ill
Opinions and ramblings are my own.
John Allsopp @johnfallsopp.com Great grand father of responsive web design. Web Daoist. Organiser of the Web Directions conferences webdirections.org
Built the streaming service for conferences conffab.com
post clips to Bluesky from any webpage webdirections.org/bluesky-poster
Bluesky @bsky.app official Bluesky account (check username👆)
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