Ross A. Hersemann @loadinglaw.com Founder of Loading Law
Adjunct Professor at DePaul University
Chair at IGDA Chicago
Astrarium Digital @astrariumdigital.bsky.social โจ๐ฎHelping indie games find their players! ๐ฎโจ
We help indie developers grow wishlists & launch with confidence - games don't fail because they're bad, they fail because no-one sees them.
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Let's chat:
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Gargaj @gargaj.umlaut.hu Polyurethane audio breeder / semi-organic code regurgitation trooper
Chiril Russu @chirilrussu.bsky.social Technical Designer - Escape Academy 2 / WaxHeart / Escape Academy
Portfolio - http://chirilrussu.com/
@papaeya.bsky.social @papaeya.bsky.social 
Anna Akers-Pecht @annazabeth.bsky.social Iโve been described as a chic Ms. Frizzle.
Mark LaCroix ๐พ @marklacroix.bsky.social An artist on a bike in Minneapolis. Games at @noblerobot.bsky.social Co-host Nice Games Club.
๐บ Blippo+ [IGF 2026 Grand Prize/Nuovo nominee]
๐ฃ๏ธ Glom
๐จ Noble Engine
๐งฆ Widget Satchel
๐ฌ [THINGS UPCOMING]
https://noblerobot.com
https://nicegames.club
Achim Fehrenbach @achimfehrenbach.bsky.social freelance journalist: games, tech, education
Seiromem ๐๐ฑ He/Him @seiromem.bsky.social TRANS BLACK LIVES MATTER
I like things and stuff.
Print Play Protect @printplayprotect.bsky.social We make cool tabletop items :D
Berkehan OK, MD @berkehan.bsky.social 
ZeP @zep.best Former creator of FAF : https://faforever.com
Maker of FFIX Moguri Mod : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moguri_Mod
Lookdev & lighting artist for VFX, contributing to several VFX opensource solutions.
Writing at @factornews.com
Co-creator & CTO of PresenZ
murray cameron smith @mcsaudio.bsky.social technical sound designer at A Shell In The Pit ๐ฎ i love anything overly cute or overly complicated ๐ they/he
asojidev ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @asoji.furry.st cat furry ๐ Von Lycaon, Marathon and Destiny 2 | 24 |
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@gncgnc.bsky.social @gncgnc.bsky.social 
MHG @mhgaming.bsky.social We talk about games, mental health, stuff and more. | They/Them | https://www.mentalhealthgaming.com/bradley@mentalhealthgaming.com
BrainBlockGamer @brainblockgamer.bsky.social Making longform YouTube videos about video games, coming in 2026. Not using AI. Shorter stuff and game discussion here.
Without Parole @withoutparole.bsky.social Not a VR enthusiast. Gaming press covering PlayStation VR2 exclusively with reviews, news videos, and weekly podcasts. #PSVR2 #gamecatARMY -- youtube.com/@withoutparole
Lena Roberson @lenaroberson.bsky.social I help agencies, small businesses, and solo creatives solve problems and bring their visions to life by designing brands, websites, and marketing resources. lenaroberson.com
lauren gallagher @notexactly.bsky.social she/her ๐ chicago
https://somethingelse.works
โณ design and such
clients include Annapurna Interactive, Bungie, Cards Against Humanity, FX's The Bear, Microsoft, Mom+Pop Records, The SpringHill Company, and more
Hotel Infinity @hotelinfinityvr.bsky.social Hotel Infinity is an upcoming roomscale #VR game set in a mysterious hotel, for #MetaQuest and #PSVR2
Developed by Studio Chyrโฌ, the team behind Manifold Garden.
Wishlist today!
Meta Quest: https://bit.ly/4fZez2h
PlayStation VR2: https://bit.ly/4fYSocw- G Gabriel Jacoby-Cooper @gjc.bsky.social Software engineer; App Store Frameworks @ Apple; Computer Science + Philosophy @ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; previously built iVerify @ Trail of Bits; spicy hot-takes are my own
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๐ต๐ apulimu ๐๐ต @applimu.bsky.social Existential crisis haver | She/her | Math/type theory nerd | Fully-automated gay space communist | University student | American west coast lover
Between 18 and 29 years old B)
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Marian @marian42.bsky.social I like spaceships. ML engineer at @playstation.com Worked on No Man's Sky. Interested in #gamedev #procgen #space #3dprinting #machinelearning
https://marian42.de
ameye @ameye.dev rendering/tech art ๐๏ธ
love outlines
from ๐ง๐ช currently living in ๐ฌ๐ง
ameye.dev
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email analgesicproductions at gmail
blog: https://buttondown.com/melodicambient/
They/them
Kae @kae-bytheocean.bsky.social they/them
Adult followers only please!
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Aka as kana1 or ใใชใใ. ๆฅๆฌ่ช / English / Vim script OK.
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โข pfp & banner: @ke2i.bsky.social (commissioned)
Brilliant Username @horrible-person.bsky.social God I'll โค๏ธ more or less anything I see. If you're not getting a โค๏ธ you're probably doing it wrong. Take a look in the mirror mate
skeleton online @yrriban.net busy falling through the void, check back later.
Hafiz Azman @fizzd.bsky.social ๐ฒ๐พ I used to be @7thbeat on twitter. Making rhythm games like Rhythm Doctor and A Dance of Fire and Ice at 7th Beat Games.
Games and posts and stuff: https://fizzd.me/
@braboware.bsky.social @braboware.bsky.social 
Cordell @dotbsp.bsky.social Brother in @polycrime
Chris Weed @chrisweedpiano.bsky.social He/him, gay, runs with a top 20 puzzlehunt team, I play piano, I like musical theater. Alex Navarro appreciator. Prev: Pupy World (by wolf pupy) ๐บ, Dreamsettler ๐ชฆ
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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social โ
NO WAR
Ex-EGM/1up, blazing new trails in gaming with PlayStation. (Expressed opinions are my own, and not that of my employer.) RESIST / Stay Woke ๅคงไธๅคซใ ใๅ้กใชใ (He/Him)
Tyler LaGrange @buzzjive.bsky.social 21 year survivor of game development. Wrangling 8 chickens, 4 ducks, 5 cats and a couple kids in Central Vermont. Love electronica, burritos and progressive politics. He/Him.
Orignal Bougon @orignalbougon.bsky.social Chaine Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LOrignalBougon
Eon Nova @eon-nova.bsky.social ๐คก Low Profile ๐พ Stray Thoughts ๐งโโ๏ธ #DementedForever ๐งโโ๏ธ Listen to Podcasts ๐ค Read Comics โฎ๏ธ Defund the Police ๐ฆ Abolish Bigotry ๐ค BLM ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Love Wins ๐ฎ Scream Into the Void ๐ Get a Guitar ๐ธ X/Y โ effortlessly introverted ๐ค
Alex Darby @devilbox.bsky.social Software Developer - Modder - Hobbyist Gamedev 
Andry @andryrajanamavo.bsky.social 2D Game art /comics
she/her
andryrajanamavo.carrd.co
Chris McLaughlin ๐ TGS @fishtopherx.bsky.social Tech Director at @moonmode.com
Electron Dance @electrondance.com Words on videogames. Video essays on videogames. Ex-Thinky Games streamer-in-residence.
A place - www.electrondance.com
Martin Janiczek @janiczek.cz martin.janiczek.cz / Functional programming / Making a browser game @nuashworld.com / Programming language design (cara-lang.com) / Property based testing / Music making. He/him.
farfabet @farfabet.bsky.social 
R25th ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ is trying its best @r25th.bsky.social - alt game developer (ctrl & otherwise)
- radio DJ on WRFL (sundays 10pm to midnight)
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- perpetual mess
- girl that was put together wrong
- inhuman snuffdoll
- it/she
- warning: bad words -
@pnumekin.bsky.social @pnumekin.bsky.social 
Lukas @darkcisum.bsky.social ๐ผ @galaxus.ch | SFML Team | ๐ฎ | ๐ป | DMs open
Also https://swiss.social/@darkcisum / https://twitter.com/DarkCisum
๐ https://duerrenberger.dev/blog
Andy He @andonutts.bsky.social cd enjoyer ๐ฟ๐ฝ
Autumn Rose Taylor @lusterly.bsky.social โจBrand Manager, Marketing & Publishing โจ
๐๏ธ Chicago-based
prev:
๐ณ Bethesda Softworks
๐งช Owlchemy Labs
๐ Phaser Lock Interactive
๐ฅฝ VR Austin
๐ฎ Fantastic Arcade
๐she/they
@tachyon11.bsky.social @tachyon11.bsky.social 
ExServ @exserv.bsky.social Et salut ร tousโข - YouTuber - Game Design - Mock reviews - Game Evaluations
๐น๏ธ www.youtube.com/user/ExServ85
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https://www.exserv-consulting.com
๐ฐ Podcast - Un Train de Retard
๐ฅจ Prรฉsident @eastgames.org
๐ง exserv85@proton.me
Rappahanock @rappahanock.bsky.social just hanging out
jess @jjerion.bsky.social writer, narrative designer, game developer, professor, etc.
currently @ UAlbany & Red Thread Games, formerly @ Hampshire College, Studio Chyr, NYU Game Center, Harvard University Press
Randeep Dhaliwal @rdhaliwal.com - J Jupiter @jupiterwolf.bsky.social Illustrator | Floating on a sea of superlumination!
Prints: https://inprnt.com/gallery/fluorescentwolf/
DM for inquiries
แฃแณแฉ | ACAB
- K @kramff.bsky.social @kramff.bsky.social game development!
he/him
in my 30's
Ed Lago @edlago.dev ๐พ Label Director at @creaturedotpage.bsky.social
๐ฅฝ Festival Manager at @vr-forever.com
๐ป Board of Directors Member at @babyghosts.fund
๐ง Mentor at Game Production Guild
๐ซ Former Executive Producer on Pistol Whip
Sumone Lol @sumone-lol.bsky.social ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
tanner bananer @goodboytan.bsky.social game dev, musician, aspiring train conductor ~ tdavis1117@gmail.com ~ he/him
Derek @ Unbeatable Jail @n3rdsquared.bsky.social / 27 / Autistic enby / Pan / Variety speedrunner (mainly of horror), 6x GDQ / Mascot horror/anime gacha/FPS/VTubing / Piano enthusiast / Cosplayer / linktr.ee/n3rd2 / https://en.pronouns.page/@N3rd / Trans Rights are Human Rights /
cele @cirrous.net :3
Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com Queer Entertainer and Podcaster
Streaming only the coolest games
@twloha.bsky.social Streamer Ambassador
Host of @whatchadoingpod.bsky.social podcast
๐ https://mattcaulder.carrd.co/
Ash Leavenworth @ashstoashs.com Tall nerd. He/Him
Co-founder of @stumpt.tv
Former Head of Ops at Fig
I โค๏ธ PDX
https://linktr.ee/ashstoashs
Philip Tibitoski @ptibz.younghorses.com Co-founder + President @younghorses.com, creators of Bugsnax and Octodad. (he/him) https://younghorses.com/
The Midwest, USA
june ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @bnuy.club ๐ โ98 kid ๐, software-writing music-making arch-using-btw furry-part-time-therian girlcreature, she/bun/it. i WILL post adult stuff but nothin too lewd for the sake of my sex-repulsed-ace friends (i try to keep that to @behh.bnuy.club)
AndresPlays @andresplays.bsky.social Indie game champion & writer
Host of the Little Victories podcast: @littlevictoriesap.bsky.social
Twitch, email & more: andresplays.carrd.co
Tyler Gregg @tylergregg.bsky.social XR & gamedev. available for freelance Unity stuff. indie showcase things @MAGFest. he/him
tylergregg.itch.io
Jaime Ugarte @jaimeugarte.bsky.social Art Director @sanshee.com
UI Artist / 2D Artist / Merch Designer โข He/Him
Portfolio: www.jaimeugarte.com
Shop: http://tee.pub/lic/jaimeugarte
Email: jaimelugarte@gmail.com
Future Friends Games @futurefriendsgames.com indie games publishing & self-publishing support
cool games for cool people by cool people
since 1896
games http://store.steampowered.com/publisher/futurefriendsgames
KrisWB ๐ฑ @kriswbennett.co.uk โ๐ก Indie game publishing & Self-publishing support
๐ผ Director & Head of XR @futurefriendsgames.com
๐ BAFTA Games memberโ & UKGI Admin
๐ IGF (6-time) & GDCA Jury member (2026/27)
โจ 'these guys are not assholes'
โhttps://linktr.ee/KrisWBโ
he/him
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/