@byismailnaleli.bsky.social @byismailnaleli.bsky.social 
Wonderbelly Games @wonderbellygames.bsky.social We make deliciously cheeky strategic games! Our first game, Roundguard, is a bouncy pegglelike roguelike available on Steam, mobile, and consoles.
Arcane Eats PC Demo available NOW!
Get a Taste & Wishlist:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2640090 ๐ฅ
SUSHI || VGEN OPEN @sushishad.bsky.social 2D Artist from ๐ฟ๐ฆ. Aspiring comic book artist and game developer
https://vgen.co/Sushishad
Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social Cartoonist and Illustrator. My book of science cartoons, PHYSICS FOR CATS, is available now! www.tomgauld.com
adamatomic @adamatomic.bsky.social Independent game maker and industry mentor. @finjico.bsky.social co-founder and director on https://usualjune.com/
More games and talks and things at https://adamatomic.com/
Relooted by Nyamakop @nyamakop.co.za We bless the rains down in Africa... but in UE5
Relooted can be played today: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/Relooted/
https://linktr.ee/Nyamakop
Jem Smith @jemsmith.bsky.social Programmer and game developer at Free Lives, in Cape Town.
Worked on Anger Foot, GORN, Sticky Cats, and currently Stick it to the Stick Man
jemsmith.itch.io
He/Him
Kate Ludlow @majorboredom.bsky.social She/Her
Liberal Texan Weird-Aunt Type Person
SpecOps @devolverdigital
Strange Scaffold @strangescaffold.bsky.social A small, efficient game studio. Creators of I Am Your Beast / El Paso, Elsewhere / and more.
๐ถ Come hang with us in the Discord!
https://discord.com/invite/dog-airport-game
BitSummit / ใใใใตใใใ @bitsummit.bsky.social Kyoto. The gaming convention. Since 2012.
Next up: May 21-23, 2027.
A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social Label for Games and Playful Media.
A MAZE. / Berlin 2027 - 16th edition - May 5-8
A MAZE. Shop-Gallery - Summer break - Greifswalder Str. 14, Berlin
#arthousegames #indiegames #space #positivechaos #berlin #playfulmedia #AMaze2026
Nanna Venter @nannaventer.bsky.social Producer @freelives ๐ฅ.
Assistant program director @playtopiafestival
Artist in other capacities.
Hanni ๐ฏ @h4nnihoney.bsky.social team member of A MAZE.๐ฆฉ
Gaming | Film | Events | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Fey Vercuiel @feymakes.bsky.social Game developer. Head of UI/UX on Predecessor @ Omeda Studios - Prev: Candy Crush, Assassinโs Creed: Origins & Rogue, Total War: Three Kingdoms, Halo Wars 2, Runescape, Total War: Three Kingdoms, Hyperscape, Synced: Off Planet
(she/her) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Tom Kleinenberg @zaganaka.bsky.social 
We Throw Switches @wethrowswitches.bsky.social videogame-adjacent production // curation // hardware studio ๐ wethrowswitches.com
Emma Boulton @electr0gecko.bsky.social Bristol based producer working with weird tech and games, printmaker and other stuff. 
Josh Delson ๐ GDC @joshdelson.bsky.social Game Developer
https://beacons.ai/joshdelson
Dan Cuzman @dansquidman.bsky.social I am a human popsicle. He/They. Content mostly shitposts and political reposts. Sometimes cool games I find.
โก๏ธMarina Dรญez is finishing a new game! @ninfadp.bsky.social Spanish Award-Winning Emotional Game Designer โ Game Director for Oh Apollo! @ Blue Backpack โ Take Us North // The Berlin Apartment // Dordogne โ Consultant โ @Forbesunder30 2021 โ ๐ she/her
Giant Sword Games @giantsword.bsky.social A tiny video game studio with a big name!
Play SQUISH: Earliest Access now! โฌ๏ธ
https://giantswordgames.itch.io/squish
@kickpushkgosi.bsky.social @kickpushkgosi.bsky.social 
Playtopia Festival @playtopia.bsky.social An Indie Games and Immersive Arts Festival
Cape Town | South Africa
5-6 December 2025
www.playtopiafestival.com
#playtopia
By creatives For creatives
Empowering developers to reach the zenith of their creative ambitions!
BOGLUDDITE @brucemackay.bsky.social Painter, Printmaker, Illustrator, Creative Director & Sculptor.
Posting personal work, experiments & weak jokes. Bad ideas man. He/Him
www.badmanifesto.co.za
www.inprnt.com/profile/brucemackay
Melissa Nzuza @melissanzuza.bsky.social Director at The Playtopia Foundation
External Operations Manager at Free Lives
she/her ๐
Sex With Friends @sexwithfriends.bsky.social Because sex is better with friends.
The least sexy sex game where the objective is sex. Buy on Steam.
http://sexwithfriendsgame.com/
Lucas Pope @dukope.bsky.social Game developer. Mars After Midnight, Return of the Obra Dinn, Papers Please, Republia Times, Helsing's Fire, Mightier, etc.
Skye Scott @skyebluuue.bsky.social Working on Combolands @cruxgames.bsky.social with Sam
arseblog @arseblog.com Arsenal blogger, podcaster. Fan of Bourbon, Bowie, German Shepherds, and Pires (not in that order). Creating Arsenal content with real people.
https://linktr.ee/arseblog
Brainburn Studio @brainburn.bsky.social Indie Game Developer
Chris Lloyd @yllwstudio.bsky.social Animation and Illustration.
Puzzmo @puzzmo.com puzzles that love you back
a zach gage and orta therox joint
www.puzzmo.com
Meydรคn @meydan.bsky.social made music for some games (Terra Nil, Dressmaker, Combolands...) and for Kyle Hill.
Riker @riker.itch.io I make games ๐ฎ
https://linktr.ee/realriker
Sean Solomon @foreversean.bsky.social Music / Art
linktr.ee/foreversean
Mr.Pootsley @mrpootsley.bsky.social https://mrpootsley.itch.io/
Lรณa Gunnars @loa-gunnars.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฎ๐ธ Game designer - lecturer - NYU Game Center โ15 - creator of: Triple Agent, Out of the Loop and Sumer
Sean Wright @lofar42.bsky.social Developer at Free Lives, Co-founder of SMAC Games
Tokyo 42 | Stick it to the Stickman
Gazza_N @gazza-n.bsky.social Some kinda veejogam makey man. Behold my miscellaneous musings. he/him
Team Lazerbeam @teamlazerbeam.bsky.social Yr new fav game-band!
๐โจ๐ฆ๐๐ธ๐ฝ๐๐๐นโจ๐
Currently making: Shroom and Gloom ๐ link below!
Past hits: Teenage Blob, Snow Cones 1 & 2, Wrestling With Emotions.
https://linktr.ee/teamlazerbeam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3602770/Shroom_and_Gloom_Demo/
Tarryn van der Byl @nxtrms.bsky.social cats | dogs | raccoons | game development | synthwave | sci-fi | cyberpunk | other stuff
shitposting live from cape town, south africa
Sam Wilson @samwilsonwriting.bsky.social Writer and director living in Cape Town, South Africa. New novel โThe First Murder On Marsโ out now https://www.samwilsonwriting.com/order-now.php
Mr. Lucha, father of ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ , indie dev ๐ฎ @luchalutra.bsky.social Indie Dev, looking to share my craft, and connect with other devs and folks who love the medium of video games!
The guy your lemon drink warned you about.
Profile art commission done by @teoft.bsky.social
Banner art commission done by @zeroand09.com
Jeroen W @jeroenwimmers.bsky.social Indie Game Developer from the Netherlands. Worked at Paladin Studios. Made Circles: http://circlesgame.com/mobile Previously worked on I AM DEAD and Westerado
Richard Boeser @richardboeser.bsky.social Independent game designer and generative artist.
Games I worked on: ibb & obb, Chalo Chalo and Dubio.
alex ๐ @almightyplate.bsky.social ๐game developer๐ @wenapclub.bsky.social
prev: director Tails Noir ๐ฆ narrative Among Us Story ๐ช
Land of Gwen @landofgwen.bsky.social Illustrations by Gwendolene
๐ฟ๐ฆ cape town based
Love dogs
๐ญ Landofgwen.substack.com
๐ landofgwen.co.za
๐จinstagram.com/@gwendolene.illustration
Keighty Rose @keightyrose.bsky.social rapscallion era
Free Lives @freelives.bsky.social Stick it to the Stickman, new update out now! : https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085540/Stick_It_to_the_Stickman/
Thorsten S. Wiedemann @thorstenstorno.bsky.social Founder and artistic director of A MAZE. . Curious about arthouse games and playful media.
GirlofPearl @girlofpearl.bsky.social Boondoggling since 1998
MD at Free lives
Biggest idiot at Playtopia
Mewzi Meowzi
Ruan Rothmann @rrza.bsky.social Game developer at Free Lives. GORN, Broforce and more. More cat photos please
Adonรฉ Kitching @adonekitching.bsky.social Production Manager at Devolver Digital
she/her
โค๏ธ โช@benmcinnes.bsky.socialโฌ
Thomas Waterzooi @thomaswaterzooi.bsky.social Solo-dev, maker of โPlease, Touch The Artwork 1&2โ and 'Please, Watch The Artwork', games based on iconic paintings.
๐ธ Please, Watch The Artwork: https://s.team/a/3542500
๐น Discord: discord.gg/vtjnWtZ6UA
Beardo @chrisetling.bsky.social Learning developer and rive animator.
chrisetling.com
misterbeardo.redbubble.com- L Luigi Rosso @luigi.rive.app
Zach @imzachy.com DevRel Engineer, Musician, dog dad
JcToon @jctoon.bsky.social Animator/Carรกcter Designer at Rive
Jeff McAvoy | A guy who works at Rive @jeffamcavoy.bsky.social Rive interactive animation expert & educator. ๐: http://riveflow.webflow.io
Lau-Rive @laurive.bsky.social Technical artist at Rive
Lau @lauracalvo.bsky.social 
Millie @milliewoodcock.bsky.social โป โ motion designer/ animator, illustrator
www.milliewoodcock.com
Ryosuke @whoisryosuke.bsky.social Previously: Sr. Design Technologist @Playstation
UI/UX, React, Rust, Graphics, Game Dev, 420 | he / they ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://linktr.ee/whoisryosuke
#b3d #ui
@rockletdesign.bsky.social @rockletdesign.bsky.social 
Jerry Liu @jerry-liu.bsky.social Girl Dad // Creative Director at @rive.app
Rive @rive.app Create with motion. Design, code, and animate โ then ship anywhere.
https://rive.app
Bridie Roman @bridieroman.bsky.social Emails, Spreadsheets and Jira @devolverdigital | She/Her | Fantasy nerd, Crazy Cat Lady, occasionally the villain
nick kaman @smashynick.bsky.social Aggro Crab small business tyrant
Landfall Games @landfall.se Indie studio and makers of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Stick Fight, ROUNDS, Clustertruck, Air Brawl and Knightfall: A Daring Journey! Published Content Warning.
HASTE ๐out now! PEAK also out now!!! โฐ๏ธ
Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com A person you meet in the forest, who just puts their finger to your lips to shoosh you, and then gives you the budget for your game.
Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com The worlds largest online #GameJam, established in 2002. Join us every April & October. #LDJam
Kane Forster @kaneforster.bsky.social Indie Game Animator at Free Lives ๐ฟ๐ฆ
Playing with Time โฐ๏ธ
Simon Stockley @newagegamer.bsky.social He/Him
Sa Game-Dev
Drawsgood @drawsgood.bsky.social Senior Motion Designer at Rive.
Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social Solving Game Discovery at WeLoveIt.io โข Founder, Dejobaan Games โข Prev. Steam Labs @ Valve โข 30 Year Veteran Game Dev โข Boston!
Mandy J Watson @mandyjwatson.bsky.social Tech-culture journalist. Copy editor. Game dev. Hire me!
World expert in South African comics (#sacomics) published after 2000.
Words: https://brainwavez.org/
Tiny games: https://mandyjwatson.itch.io/
Masked up in Cape Town, South Africa.
Ido Yehieli - Stellar Cartography Interactive @tametick.bsky.social Indie game dev! To the Stars and Prophet Margin. Previously: Slayaway Camp, Cardinal Quest, lots of 7DRLs.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/Prophet_Margin/
Glen Henry - DUPPY DETECTIVE TASHIA OUT NOW๐๐ป @spritewrench.com ๐ Founder/ Project Director Spritewrench Studios
๐Loudest of Jamaica Game Developer Society (JGDS)
๐IGDA - Foundation Velocity Cohort Coordinator
โ (he/him)
๐ https://linktr.ee/spritewrench
Arnold Rauers @arnoldrauers.com Hi, Iโm Arnold Rauers.
Since 2012 Iโm creating independent video games as Tinytouchtales.
๐ http://www.arnoldrauers.com ๐
@leon-vn.bsky.social @leon-vn.bsky.social 
Johann Ungerer @kaegun.bsky.social Entrepreneur, solution architect, game developer, armchair philosopher.
Natalie @handle.invalid Trans, Woman, Game Dev/Tech Artist, Neurodivergent, Recovering Startup Founder, South African, Cat mom x2, Gay Married, Tentative belief we're already post human and cyborg and might as well act accordingly. RADICAL BODY AUTONOMY NOW
Dan Corder @dancorder.bsky.social The Dan Corder Show ๐บ๐ฟ๐ฆ Mondays 9-10pm on eNCA
brainwavez.org @brainwavez.bsky.social New-post announcements (and general South African arts/culture/game dev/comics reposting) from brainwavez.org, an award-winning tech-culture blog anchored in Cape Town, South Africa.
Profile maintained by @mandyjwatson.bsky.social
Guido Rosso @guido.rive.app Founder/CEO at Rive
https://rive.app
David Amador @djlink.bsky.social Indie game developer (like that movie) running Upfall Studios. Maker of Quest of Dungeons, Vizati and other weird games.
https://www.david-amador.com
https://www.upfallstudios.com
๐Portugal 
chubigans @chubigans.bsky.social Creator of the Cook, Serve, Delicious! series, indie dev & game dev, workin' on all kinds of tasty things!
vertigogaming.net
Kyle Tiley @kyletiley.bsky.social Godot Game Dev๐น๏ธ from South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ
Making some small games https://kyletiley.itch.io/
Still waiting for Underlords season 2...
Lys @lysard.bsky.social I do technical 2D art - and am transitioning into UI technical art:) I like tweening, creating effects and modular assets! Looking to expand to more engines outside unity soon.
Email: lysardc@gmail.com
Sean Goncalves @the-son-of-wolf.bsky.social Indie Games Designer, Interested in all aspects of gaming.
Currently working as Head of Quality Assurance @24bitgames
He/Him/They/Them
Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social Writer of games, film & fiction.
IGF nominated Narrative Excellence.
Father of Coco.
The Unwoven Warrior out now in South Africa. (Seeking reps in N America)
Open for consulting & commissions
Can Richards! @cancan-jpg.bsky.social Can, like the beverage container! Comics artist, illustrator, VisDev artist & 3D animator. Dabbler in Game Jams!๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Creator of INTO THE MIDNIGHT CITY
animal @animal531.bsky.social Game dev and software for games.
Jean-Luc @stateofdelirium.bsky.social ๐ฎ QA guy
๐ญ Stand-up comedy @ First Draft
๐ฆ Silly duck
Find me around Playtopia, Maker's Massive, Super Friendship Arcade, First Draft Comedy, and Armchair.
Jamie McKiernan @jamizzle.bsky.social Associate Art Director @Epicgames (Harmonix) ๐จ๐ธ Lead artist on Patchwork Devices for UEFN/creative ๐๏ธ๐ฎ
She/They
Creator of ZigZag Minecraft resourcepack
Voice actor ๐๏ธ- 3 @3nigma.bsky.social @3nigma.bsky.social
Chris Basson @bassoncj.bsky.social https://chris.basson.io/
Ben Myres @benjamming.bsky.social CEO & Creative Director at @nyamakop.co.za
โa white guyโ - @Aftermath.site
Pedro Alpera @pedroalpera.bsky.social Mi newsletter de animaciรณn: http://pedroalpera.com/paparruchas
Intercalados Podcast: http://go.ivoox.com/sq/1591576
Boiled Goose Games @boiledgoosegames.bsky.social Game dev miscreants from Cape Town, SA.
https://boiledgoosegames.itch.io