Chris Arneil @chrisarneil.bsky.social professional(?) video game archivist @ the national film and sound archive of australia
M. Kaspar @archomath.net Indie dev (🌐/🕹️) dabbling • @bishop.blue
Helped build nebula.tv and cara.app • everything else @ mtk.omg.lol • archomath.itch.io • @mtk@xoxo.zone • #FABTCG • #COYS
🇦🇺 Kabi Kabi Country • he/him/his • pfp @karrahe.bsky.social
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
Paper House @paperhousegames.com videogames + culture shop + other stuff 🏚
WISHLIST Wood & Weather on Steam! ⛈️
Paperbark | BKPC
paperhousegames.com
Hugo Aranzaes @primeeffect.bsky.social Psychologist and Narrative Designer. I spent several years researching the psychology of games and storytelling. Now, I write. I create engaging characters, build worlds, write emotionally moving and meaningful stories, and design exciting cutscenes.
Default @dewaldhein.com Staff Engineer @mod.io, game developer from Melbourne, Australia. Formerly @leagueofgeeks.com
Mr Delabee @mrdelabee.bsky.social Currently Playing ⬆️⬆️ ⬆️⬆️ ⬆️⬆️ ⬆️
Roman Sands Re:Build!
Backlogged 2026 https://bckl.gg/cZAe
Old Man Steve, Weegie 🏴 Veggie 🥗 VGM,
RBF 24/7, Cat Dad. He/Him.
PLAY INDEPENDENT VIDEO GAMES!
Paul and Viv | making b-e-e-t-l-e: be right back! 🪲 @paulandviv.bsky.social ✌️ dev duo in LA and Sydney. Sharing our game dev journey making b-e-e-t-l-e: be right back! and posting about other cool games!
Veselekov @veselekov.bsky.social Ngāi te Rangi. Hi-octane third international universal donor O NEG. Made award winning video game Umurangi Generation. Making Penguin Colony
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
Pete from Fuzzy Ghost 🔜 MIGW @fuzzyg.host IGF Nominated, Freeplay & AGDA winning, queer game making duo based on Turrbal and Jagera Land - Brisbane. 🏳️🌈
Freeplay board member
linktr.ee/_fuzzyghost_
Chunky Quail | Wishlist Slumbering Woods @chunkyquail.com Chunky Quail is a two-person game development studio from Brisbane, Australia.
Working on a mushroom growing exploration adventure Slumbering Woods.
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3243350?utm_source=bsk
Linktr: https://linktr.ee/ChunkyQuail
Bird Magician 🇺🇦 @birdmagician.com 🎨Creative 🦜Birds lover
👾Indie Game Dev @chunkyquail.com
Wishlist Slumbering Woods: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3243350
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/brZTCU4d6U
Other links: https://linktr.ee/birdmagician
#indiegames #artist
Cat O'Nine Genders @cat-o-nine-genders.bsky.social Trans Sapphic Ex-Sailor, GameDev QA and Design, and Photographer
She/Her/They/Them
🏳️🌈 🇦🇺
Elissa @elissablack.com The lesbian roadkill of the information superhighway.
Makes games, shoots photos, does indie film. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🧛🏻♀️ she/her
Currently: Deck & Conn, Death by Scrolling, and Dungeons of Freeport.
www.FuntimeElectrics.com
www.GoodNameForABlog.com
Travis Jordan @grugstan.bsky.social professional good boy // democracy, cities and tech
// travisjordan.work // these are my own opinions and not those of my employer
he/him // living in Meanjin Brisbane
Zander Hulme ~♪ @zander.supertonic.au Award-winning noisemaker for games • dad • director of @Supertonic.au • bi 💖💜💙🏳️🌈 • (he/him) • Meanjin/Brisbane
Lydia @itslydiabxtch.bsky.social im gay, im 27, im mentally ill
Jack Kirby Crosby🌹👨🎨 @jkcrosbyfun.bsky.social 👨🎨🌹Art stuff. Game dev.
🚫 gen-images or Cr*pto
Free Palestine
✍️Concept art / illustrator
✍️Summerhill.
🎨Art Director: Moving Out 2,
🎤DnD Podcast: @dicepaperrole
Insta: http://instagram.com/jkcrosbyfun/
AS: www.artstation.com/jkcrosbyfun
he/him -Naarm
Nate Shearer @faultrunner.bsky.social Award-Winning Writer (was gifted a “World’s Best Dad” mug)
@hoarderofbooks.bsky.social @hoarderofbooks.bsky.social
JEL @jelart.bsky.social Jess • gamedev and 2D character artist in naarm • she/her
prev. Lead 2D Artist @ Summerfall Studios
comms closed
https://jel-art.carrd.co/
thea @tyaisco.bsky.social artist & game dev making REAPRIEVE at @10pmclub.bsky.social
Print Play Protect @printplayprotect.bsky.social We make cool tabletop items :D
Simon Long @simon-long.bsky.social [he/him]
Currently animating at Normal Wholesome Games.
My career is basically a meme between working on The Cats Movie 🐱 and 420 Blaze It 2 🔥
ally @allyhennessy.bsky.social 🪷just here for attention🪷 making games.
Josefina Huq @josefinahuq.bsky.social writer + researcher of play + place!
🙃 josefinahuq.com.au
kv @trepegroupie1.bsky.social Editor-in-chief at covergeek.com
Team Frosty Games Fest (as seen at Summer Game Fest!)
he/they
📧: kieron@covergeek.com
dino @dinodehaas.bsky.social extinct but still making stuff, artist+writer, professional frog liker and occasional comic maker (they/them)
games and comics: https://dino-de-haas.itch.io/
webshop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/dinowebshop
Elliot @elliotcox.com He/Him. Bi 🏳️🌈
Game Designer Looking For Work!
Made Sometimes, a game about mental health
2023 AGDAs finalist and 2024 Freeplay nominee
https://elliotcox.itch.io/
Simon Loffler @sighmon.com Writes software for ACMI and New Internationalist. Enjoys equity, film, and space.
https://sighmon.com
Xavi @xavibell.bsky.social Writer and game maker. Sometimes in Melbourne.
Play Calamity Cait:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4200450/Calamity_Cait
Cherie 🏖️ @cheriedavidson.bsky.social Nerd ♡ Lover ♡ Game Midwife
Co-founder, studio director & programmer @intarsia.studio
Prev: VicScreen, Media Molecule, Mountains, Goose Game & more.
🏝️✉️🫧🌱🌌☕️🪿🏠🕺⛴️🍔🤖🐈⬛️🫳🐾🪲
Tex makes Key Fairy 🏳️⚧️ @soyoudontneedto.bsky.social Oh No! Oh Dear! Oh My!
Games...person?
Would love you to play Key Fairy: keyfairy.com.au
Other games/art/blog-posts?
yes: neighbourhoodsnake.com
she/they
Amy PJ 🌺 @hellomisspotter.com video games + marketing + probably photos of my dog 👩🏼💻 the @FrostyGamesFest.com girl 🍦 ✧* kiwi in sydney *✧ she/her
Sasha Mutch @sashamutch.bsky.social [-o-] Always was, Always will be.
Co-Founder of Wali Studios.
https://linktr.ee/wali_studios
Jessica Shipard @jessicashipard.bsky.social Co-founded Studio Folly, designed Gubbins (it's a word game) and Real Bird Fake Bird <3
Mickie @hey-mickie.bsky.social Product Dev @ New Blood
Getting oil in hair @ Underside of my mazda
darcy w smith @darcywsmith.bsky.social Partially irresponsible for @folly.studio, Dogpile, Gubbins, Real Bird Fake Bird, etc etc
T-Dog eXtreme @tdogextreme.bsky.social Game dev making a game about clowns, just here to have a good time | Prev. EA and Weta
https://linktr.ee/tdogextreme
James Manning @jimaroonie.bsky.social Videogames, digital cultural heritage and digital play cultures researcher. Lecturer, RMIT University. Co-Chair, Freeplay.net.au. Board member, DiGRAA. Managing Editor, Journal of Games Criticism.
Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social gay artist, game dev // website: https://debacle.us // auckland, aotearoa new zealand
just released Radiator Forever, a gay game collection: https://radiator.debacle.us
making Tryhard, a gay rugby RPG: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/Tryhard/
Max Kearney @kearneymax.bsky.social 🎶 Audio Generalist 💻
🔊 Prev: Sound Designer @ iRacing 🏎
📍 Naarm Australia, he/him, queer 🏳️🌈
🥦 broccoli's biggest fan 💚
Caroline @udoncat.bsky.social Archivist. Plays all kinds of games. Collector of cute things. Likes round shapes. She/Her.
https://linktr.ee/udoncat
Joel from video games @walistudios.au 🐉 Wishlist Wyrmspace 🌌 Tactics today!!!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4122350/Wyrmspace_Tactics/
[-o-] Always was, always will be
💾 Co-founder and Game Design lead @ Wali Studios
❤️🔥 Freeplay board member
🃏Certified card game freak
brandonhare the cool and neat @brandonhare.com hello
website - https://brandonhare.com/
games - https://brandonhare.itch.io/
twitter - https://twitter.com/double_bucket_
google - https://google.com/
he/him/hello
REAPRIEVE GAME 🦋 @10pmclub.bsky.social Reaprieve is an existential puzzle game about a desperate office worker at a memory collection company between life and death.
Currently in pre-production. Follow for updates! https://linktr.ee/10pmclub
StormCat - Play WIZARD PUNKS!!! @eyeofstormcat.bsky.social Just your average 23 year old conspiring game developer.
https://stormcatgames.com/
Play WIZARD PUNKS!!! on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3332770/WIZARD_PUNKS/
Go to Asymptotes:
https://asymptotes.au/
oddgoo @oddgoo.bsky.social Play. People. Places.
www.oddgoo.com
Matt Schenkel @matt.sub-zerosound.com 🔊 Technical Sound Designer, Co-Founder, Director @sub-zerosound.com
🎮 Indie Game Showcases @ Indie BYOG
🎙️ Game Jams @ PBS 106.7FM
https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/game-jams
he/him
🌏 Naarm (Melbourne, Australia)
🌐 https://www.sub-zerosound.com
Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison 🔜 MIGW26 @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
Katsumi Yoshida @yozibak.bsky.social game dev/programmer/tech artist/composer
メルボルンでインディーゲーム作ってます。
working on canvasstreet.net
yozibak.com
GameNotFound @gamenotfound.bsky.social lots of free, interesting webgames
Maxx Yamasaki @mechcem.bsky.social Tinkering person in Seattle
Max @coldout.bsky.social game dev in Aotearoa NZ
The IndiEXP 🧪 Game Marketing @theindiexp.bsky.social Marketing campaigns & PR for indie game developers and their hidden gems.
Join our Discord for marketing help: discord.gg/v46rPzMrxe
Contact Email: alex@theindiexp.com
Olivia Haines @livvy.itch.io 3D artist and game dev: currently making Surf Club 🌴 1/2 of @dinko.au
성인용품 만냥몰 @w10000.bsky.social 만냥 성인용품 공식몰
https://www.10000w.co.kr/?free_enter=y&src=image&kw=0004B2
⚡️✨Crystal 💖 Lynn✨⚡️ @subtlethyme.bsky.social ✨ 👾 New Media Artist + An academic with a conscious
✨#inhale #exhale ✨ #getartistspaid ✨
✨🕸️ https://lnk.bio/subtlethyme
harper! @vulpineonline.com animator, 3D & tech artist 🦊
curr: 🦇.❤️ | ✨ open for work ✨
prev: Robot Circus (Keywords)
26/she 🏳️⚧️
Monica Keeler @monicakeeler.bsky.social Illustrator, Designer & Game Dev
monicakeeler.com ✦ https://linktr.ee/monicakeeler
UI/UX @ghoulish.com.au
Editorial Illustration for Dan Murphy's
prev: Graphic Design / Marketing Art at Little Pink Clouds
not sure why I'm here I have fomo I guess
DB | Dale Bastion @dalebastion.bsky.social Silly man | Streaming on Twitch https://twitch.tv/dalebastion | Backlogging on Backloggd https://backloggd.com/u/DaleBastion/
Blizniak @blizniak.bsky.social I'm nobody but I like art and video games so I follow amazing artists, game devs and critics.
Dan Golding @dangolding.com Professor of Media at Monash University. Composer for games like Untitled Goose Game, Frog Detective, Mars First Logistics. Host of ABC Classic’s ‘Screen Sounds’ (Sat 6pm).
dangolding.com
BarmE @barmearme.bsky.social Wiradjuri Wizard
Award Winning Advocate
Creative Director, Senior Producer and Narrative for @buruthegame.bsky.social
Ouss Ouss 👊🏼👊🏼
Koda @kodaf.bsky.social art + solo game dev
RenaNyx @renanyx.bsky.social
Dolphinpants @dolphinpants.bsky.social It’s me! Dolphinpants, you know!
Théa 🌈✨ @theanoia.bsky.social 2.5D streaming, singing and drawing Rainbow🌈✨
🇫🇷🇬🇧 & learning 🇪🇸 ・ they/them ・ 🏳️🌈 ・ NeuroA
General #RainbowThéa ・ Fanarts #PaletThéa
John Nguyen @johnnguyen.bsky.social
Chloe Appleby @chloeappleby.bsky.social Award winning Games Curator at Powerhouse Museum Sydney.
ALT: GAMES curatorial lead.
Board Chair 🪑 at Freeplay.
Indie game lover. Pokemon freak.
linktr.ee/chloeappleby
Amber Stacey @amberstacey.bsky.social 💀 Creative Director & Artist @Bones: Wandering Soul // Studio Tinkerhaus Pty Ltd. 🎮 Co-Leader @Level Her Up. 🌸 Busy Mum 🎓Academic. 🎭Musical Theatre 🏳️🌈She/Her
Connor Barrow @miltonmango.bsky.social
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
GHOULISH - Wishlist PARASENSOR now! @ghoulish.com.au Making videogames in Naarm/Melbourne!
Creepin' it real
🪰Wishlist PARASENSOR now: store.steampowered.com/app/3722090/Parasensor🪳
ghoulish.com.au
P.L.H. is on Bluesky @plhblue.bsky.social Twitter? Bad. Bluesky? Now, a S***. Everything is destructible. My pinned is not introduction | He/Him | pfp remade by me (OG art @mayanasettv Twitter)
🚫Inauthentic User🚫
I'm the 'adult' from nowhere
Twitter: 🤢 (@PLHIsOnTwt)
Darcy Sandall @darcysandall.bsky.social Lead Audio Engineer @ Sledgehammer Games
Makes Call of Duty
Opinions are my own
Lise L. @lisekarel.bsky.social Writer/Games/Games Writer 🏳️🌈 | '22 IGDA Next Gen Leader | Currently games at VicScreen (prev. Bin Chicken/Wheeler Centre/MMORPG Tycoon 2 & more.) and working away on a novel. | 🇧🇪 in 🇦🇺. | they/them.
Phoenix @phoenixwritesdown.bsky.social Atlantic Canadian game critic (She/They)
Columnist at @unwinnable.com
Co-Editor of @tier-review.com
https://muckrack.com/phoenix-simms
phoenixwritesdown@protonmail.com
Banner by Lina Wu
Avi by realrollsweat
Ian MacLarty @ianmaclarty.com Videogame developer currently working on Mars First Logistics: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532200/Mars_First_Logistics/
Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social Curator of videogames for work and queer films for fun | they/them
Uli James @rhakhis.bsky.social drawings, photos and vegan food
Kidney @dmkidney.bsky.social Design Director @intarsia.studio
Working on 🐞❤️🪲
Formerly:
Minigames Lead - LEGO Party! @ SMG
Dreams @ Media Molecule
he/him
tom ◈ @thomasbowker.com • makes videogames • lyne : split signal : frog detective : surf club •
https://thomasbowker.com/
Morgan Ainsley 🎧 @morgan-ars.bsky.social Composer for video games, full time nerd 🎶🎮🐉 currently working on Insignia
Aussie 🇦🇺
https://linktr.ee/morganainsleymusic
morganainsleymusic.com
Snow @snowwillden.bsky.social
andy @gleeson.dev a melbourne gamedev
> gleeson.itch.io
clare @cockatootwin.bsky.social let's get sillay