Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences @official-aias.bsky.social Celebrating games & gaming achievement
#DICE2026
#DICEAwards
#GameMakersNotebook
#GameMakersSketchbook
https://linktr.ee/AIAS
https://www.threads.com/@official_aias
https://www.interactive.org/
Design Room @designroom.site A new website dedicated to video game oral histories from @mattleone.bsky.social. Find us at designroom.site. Logo by asawallander.se.
Freda Wallace She/Ra @missfreda.bsky.social Dr. Awkward, Prof. of Pedantics at Wokeborough University
https://www.thetranslobby.com/
Olly Smith @ollywrites.bsky.social 10+ year games journalist. Words: LADbible Gaming (GAMINGbible). Also: GameSpot, GamesRadar+, Eurogamer, New Game Plus.
Tomb Raider and Hitman series fan, plays way too many immersive sims.
Dan Ryckert @danryckert.com Owner and Chief Content Officer of Giant Bomb. Co-Founder of the Fire Escape Cast. Formerly WWE and Game Informer. Got married at a Taco Bell.
Support the fully independent Giant Bomb: https://www.giantbomb.com/join
Ashley Schofield is looking for work! 🐉 @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social essayist, critic, journalist, editor
author of VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works @lostincult.co.uk
words: Unwinnable, VGC, Polygon, GR+, RPS, PLAY, EDGE, Into The Spine, Mothership, Stop Caring, Deleted Saves, Skybox
https://ashlikeadragon.bearblog.dev/
she/her
lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz | EIC at startmenu.co.uk | Gay Idiot | (she/they) | Might have seen me on: Giant Bomb, ShackNews, GamerGuides, Restart, Waypoint, Fanbyte, PLAY Magazine, TheGamer, and PushSquare | Signal Username: BasicalliLexi.57
Games [4Diversity] @games4diversity.com Foundation with a mission to improve the representation of socio-cultural minorities in games. Organizing game jams & Pride presentation to break stereotypes! 🌈
https://games4diversity.com
★ winnie ★ @winonaparadise.bsky.social solo dev making "Girls With Horns Forever," an adventure game. is a weirdo for old anime. has too many toys. talks into a camera for fun. <3 linktr.ee/winonaparadise
[she/her/hers]
Nikoheart @nikoheart.com Twitch Fulltime Variety Streamer/Speedrunner/DJ
✉: hello@nikoheart.com
🔗 http://bio.link/nikoheart
kay bell 🦂 @deersten.bsky.social local cryptid | producer @ atari || (any/all) || MY OPINIONS MY WORDS I SWEAR 🦇 🚫no ai
Kit & Krysta @kitandkrysta.bsky.social It's @breath0air.bsky.social and @kitellis.bsky.social | Previously at Nintendo of America | Sharing insider stories/analysis & our love of games through podcasts & videos | hello@neveraminute.com
Parris @vicious696.bsky.social InfoSec by day, host and creator by night for Kinda Funny and Gamertag Radio
Business contact: https://linktr.ee/vicious696
jake•ジェイク @jake74.bsky.social Protagonist at https://dekiru.gg — websites for indie game studios.
Mega Drive maniac
Loud music listener
~ You are not the only hero ~
🌈🏳️⚧️ ally
bijan @bijan.bsky.social
writer. music critic @thenation.com, playing characters on @funcityventures.bsky.social, making @dearannagame.bsky.social | prev. @compulsiongames.bsky.social @valvesoftware.com
got writing work? inquire within:
bijanstephen.blog/about
Lewis Packwood @lewispackwood.bsky.social Features Editor for GamesIndustry.biz. Author of Curious Video Game Machines and The Art of Still Wakes the Deep. Previously freelancer for The Guardian, Edge, Retro Gamer, etc. Portfolio: https://lewispackwood.com
Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me Writer: Down With The Ship, Zephon, Endless Space 2 (rbryantfrancis@gmail.com)
Senior Editor: Game Developer (bryant.francis@gamedeveloper.com)
📝: www.bryantfrancis.me
🎥: https://boxd.it/hp9UB
Nick Thorpe @hkt3030.neocities.org Struggling to pass as human since the mid-80s. Not fussy about my pronouns. Features editor at @retrogamermag.bsky.social with occasional bylines elsewhere. https://hkt3030.neocities.org/
Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.
小島秀夫 @hideokojima.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp ゲームクリエイター：僕の体の70%は映画でできている
Game Creator: 70% of my body is made of movies.
Kiku ❤️ @mistressofroses.bsky.social thank you for thinking of me. Setzer Gabbiani apologist. 成人済! Same @ on Storygraph (I like queer shit)! One of many jp->en translators you don't know. GenAI gtfo
rowan kaiser @rowan.monster high-risk, mid-femme
one-time tv and game critic, retired into podcasting with @totalmassacre.bsky.social
current video game consultant
🏳️⚧️ PDX, millennial elder
John Ricciardi @johntv.bsky.social ハチノヨンとスパデラのジョンです。Tokyo-based game lover/gatherer and 8-4 & SDX co-founder. EGM alum. 集まり屋。(He/Him) くわしいことは本をみて下さい。
ON games journal @ongamesjournal.bsky.social The ultimate celebration of gaming's past, present and future - on.games
GalaPixelGames @galapixel.bsky.social I'm making a retro platformer for Game Boy Color.
Demo: https://pixel-perfection.itch.io/ninjas-way
Support us on Indiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/--3270495/coming_soon/x/38517612
#retrogaming #GameBoyColor #chiptune
Valiant Game Studio ⭐ KreatureKind is OUT NOW! ⭐ @handle.invalid 🎮 Wholesome & meaningful indie games! ✨🌈
🧑💻 Solo dev working with freelancers and Aurora Punks
💻 https://linktr.ee/valiantgamestudio
Second Wind @secondwindgroup.com Worker-owned media. We make lots of video essays, podcasts and livestreams about video games, movies and TV shows. https://youtube.com/@secondwindgroup
From the former team of The Escapist.
Support us on Patreon. https://patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Remap Radio @remapradio.bsky.social A new adventure from the people who brought you Waypoint Radio, funded by you.
Support us at www.remapradio.com 
Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org An independent news website about trans issues, by trans journalists. assignedmedia.org
Support our work: https://www.assignedmedia.org/support
Democracy Now! @democracynow.org Independent, daily global news hour.
Support our work: http://democracynow.org/donate
Daily News Digest: http://democracynow.org/subscribe
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com Bellingcat is a global collective uncovering facts to hold power to account. Our work is independent. Our methods are public. Our community is global.
Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
Anime Feminist @animefeminist.com Japanese pop culture & intersectional feminist analysis under one umbrella! Reviews, articles, podcasts, & more.
Visit Us: https://www.animefeminist.com/
Support Our Work on Patreon or Ko-Fi: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist
Yatta-Tachi @yattatachi.com Independent media outlet that creates resources, reviews, & editorials about manga/hwa/hua, webtoons, and VN/Otome.
Owner/EiC: @harleygin.bsky.social
website: yattatachi.com
donate: https://ko-fi.com/yattatachi
job board: @otakujobs.com
Montana Free Press @montanafreepress.org Montana's independent, nonprofit source for in-depth news coverage of politics, government, and other issues that matter to the people of this great state. montanafreepress.org
takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social Aotearoa’s longest-running independent journal of poetry, fiction, art, comics, and culture in review. Since 1989. https://linktr.ee/takahemagazine
Andri Weidmann @andriweidmann.bsky.social Publishing games with @metaroot.bsky.social
Contact: andri@metaroot.ch | Discord: andriweidmann
Valentina Birke @violencia.bsky.social She/her
Director Indie Arena Booth.
Selection committee WINGS.
I'm funnier than you.
Evan Lahti @elahti.bsky.social Strategic Director @pcgamer.com • FPS, card games, journalism • My name anagrams to Leviathan for some reason
evan@pcgamer.com
https://linktr.ee/evanlahti
Cerebral Puzzle Showcase (May 28 - June 4 2026) @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social Cerebral Puzzle Showcase was created to help YOU find your next favorite puzzle game!
https://www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com/
VR Games Showcase @vrgamesshowcase.bsky.social Discover The Future Of Play | Follow for the latest VR gaming news
Co-Founded by @jamiefeltham.bsky.social + @zeena.bsky.social
Watch the VR Games Showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wN0B5utUu4
The Horror Game Awards @horrorgameawards.bsky.social WORLD'S FIRST and ONLY Horror Game Awards 🏆 |
PFP: @octoberart |
Co-Founded by Will - @horrorgamecentral and Phil - @akblackandred |
Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social 😱 Co-creator: The Horror Game Awards
📺 YouTube Partner / Twitch / TikTok
🎮 TLOU Speed/Challenge Runner
🔗 https://linktr.ee/akblackandred
📧 philip.j.dickens@gmail.com
He/him
The Indie Game Awards @indiegameawards.gg The IGAs is an annual awards ceremony celebrating the indie scene where developers take center stage.
🗓️ December 2026
🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg
🎬 Production & Organization by @SixOneIndie.com
🌎 Curated & Voted on by Showcases, Media, Creators, & more.
Indie Game Awards @debugawards.com Debug’s Indie Game Awards take place soon. Brought to you by @debugmag.com and sponsored by @gamemaker.io
Free Tickets: https://debugawards.com
Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social UK-based indie develop and publisher working on a wide range of exciting projects!
https://www.slugdisco.com
The Pillow Fort @the-pillow-fort.com 📰 Sharing Our Favorite Games With You 🎮
🦆 Quacks & Rawrs 🔥
🌸 Wholesome Vibes, No Matter the Game 🌸
📧 Business Inquiries: business@the-pillow-fort.com
Indie Cup @indiecup.net Festival of future indie games. Awards + feedback + community.
Learn more at indiecup.net
Latin American Games Showcase @lagshowcase.bsky.social Video Game Showcase featuring projects from the Latin American Games Industry. #LagShowcase
http://YouTube.com/@lagshowcase 👈🏻
david@lagshowcase.com ✉️
Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com Brightening your day with uplifting, thoughtful, compassionate, and cozy games.
wholesomegames.com
Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com Our mission is to amplify the creative power held by people of color in games. We do this by organizing revolutionary events, uniting our vibrant community, & building access to knowledge, funding, and opportunities. EXPO: Sept 22-25
gdoc.events/m/GDoCExpo
StrayFawnStudio @strayfawnstudio.bsky.social Indie Game Studio & Publisher from Switzerland
Creators of WanderingVillage, Dungeon Clawler, Nimbatus
and Niche
Publishing Airborne Empire, Flotsam, TerraScape & Gambonanza
strayfawnstudio.com
Hooded Horse @hoodedhorse.bsky.social Publisher of Manor Lords, Against the Storm, Norland, Workers & Resources, 9 Kings, and other great strategic and tactical games.
Our store page: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/HoodedHorse
#TurnBasedThursday - Turn-Based Game Showcases @turnbasedthursday.bsky.social We support turn-based games! Showcase threads with tons of support, The Turn-Based Games Discord (https://discord.gg/zfmrtb2FkQ), TurnBasedFest.com festival & Steam sale, and more.
Learn more at https://bit.ly/AboutTBT
Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de The world's largest Indie exhibition aiming to generate visibility and opportunities for Indie devs from around the globe! ✨
Curve Games @curvegames.com Hi! We're Curve Games! We make and publish incredible indie games like For The King, Human Fall Flat, Sovereign Tower and more!
🔗 linktr.ee/Curve_Games
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
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
Mr #PitchYaGame @liamtwose.bsky.social #PitchYaGame Creator / Video Games Industry / Indie Game Producer @ Lone Spartan Entertainment / He/Him / Views my own! / Updates + Announcements Only.
https://bio.link/liamtwose
https://PitchYaGame.com
WINGS @wingsfund.me Investing in the best PC indie games from studios led by women & gender marginalized devs.
Everything good comes with a side of WINGS. 🔥⚡️
📨 www.wingsfund.me/pitch 😎
Game Showcases @gameshowcases.bsky.social An account that shares showcases of games. Feel free to reach out if you know of a showcase that isn't featured here.
Run by one person.
Debug Magazine @debugmag.com The indie games magazine // Available in print and digital // Order support: help@teamdebug.com
Subscribe Now: debu.gg/sub
For Developers: debu.gg/dev
Debug @debug.org.uk We spread awareness of indie games through print magazines, IRL events, and online
📖 Magazine // @debugmag.com
🏆 Awards // @debugawards.com
📍 Expo // @debugexpo.com
Laure @laurebye.bsky.social 🎮 Producer @ indie publishing label Fellow Traveller
📷 flickr.com/people/laureb/
she/they
Six One Indie @sixoneindie.com Approachable showcases and means of visibility for indie developers.
📺 Showcase | May 21st, 2026
🛠️ Demo Days | July 31st - August 7th
🐦 www.SixOneIndie.com
🏳️⚧️ Trans rights are human rights.
IndieCade @indiecade.bsky.social Celebrating and supporting international independent game development. Submissions are open! https://indiecade.com/submissions/
Women-Led Games @womenledgames.com Summer Game Fest Edition: June 4th 4PM PT https://youtube.com/@Women-LedGames | Highlighting women in the games industry, sharing their projects, and their experiences.
☕ Cozy Games Celebration @cozycelebration.bsky.social Cozy Games News🔸Good Vibes Only🔸Interviews & behind the scene & more | 🥳 Host of the Steam Event + Newsletter
by rokaplay.
Join our free Newsletter: https://cozygamescelebration.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Firesquid @firesquid.games Indie publisher deeply supporting talented strategy game developers 🦑
⭐ co-organizers of #TactiCon
🎮 http://discord.gg/vsxD6n8P8J
SUGOI 🔜 Awesome Console Showcase @sugoigames.bsky.social Digital showcases for terribly amazing indie games. Unlike anything you’ve seen before. From the creators of TGAGWCAGA.
The Awesome Console Showcase is coming October 28th.
Awesome indie games, for all consoles.
Unleash the Giraffe🦒&🦒 @unleashthegiraffe.bsky.social Developer of Obsidian Prince (a tactical, roguelike game with deckbuilding mechanics) & Seer's Gambit (OUT NOW). Discord :) http://discord.gg/VHHrtDj8vs
Part of the TurnBasedThurs crew
Metaroot @metaroot.bsky.social One of only two game publishers in Switzerland 🍫
Contact✉️: chat@metaroot.ch
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/Metaroot
Trese Brothers Games | Strategy RPGs @tresebrothers.bsky.social Indie game devs going 10+ years strong. We make deep, highly-replayable RPGs.
Our latest, Cyber Knights: Flashpoint is on Steam!! Squad tactics heist RPG: https://s.team/a/1021210/
View all our games at: https://TreseBrothers.com
Vagrus by Lost Pilgrims Studios @lostpilgrims.bsky.social 
Folk Emerging 🦣 stone age 4X (OUT NOW) @curiousdynamics.bsky.social Solo #gamedev, made Folk Emerging, the stone age 4X strategy game that ends where civilization begins🌋🦣🏃♂️
OUT NOW!
👉 Buy on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275300?utm_campaign=bsky_bio
Terra Randoma / Those Far Stars @terrarandoma.bsky.social Creators of Terra Randoma https://store.steampowered.com/app/1120400/Terra_Randoma/
and now working on Those Far Stars https://store.steampowered.com/app/3760790/Those_Far_Stars/
makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social writing about politics + the internet
formerly: @wired.com, @theverge.com
DMs open, Signal: makenakelly.32
FAQ, Instagram, + everything else at linktr.ee/makenakelly
Ryan Broderick @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social Chilling online. I write a newsletter called Garbage Day.
Daysia Tolentino @daysia.bsky.social i cover the internet and culture | formerly nbc news | tips & hot goss: hello@daysiatolentino.com | she/her | find me elsewhere: bio.site/daysia
Ej Dickson @ejdickson.bsky.social Senior writer at Wired, author of ONE BAD MOTHER, debut essay collection out now. https://www.amazon.com/One-Bad-Mother-Housewives-Momfluencers/dp/1668051117
gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social im gita
they/them
cofounder of aftermath.site
Level Up For Romance! coming in 2027
gita@aftermath.site
Kaya Yurieff @kyurieff.bsky.social Reporter at The Information covering the creator economy. Kaya@theinformation.com
Saba @sabahamedy.bsky.social Culture & trends at Nbc / adjunct professor of journalism at USC. IG sbhamedy / Twitter💀saba_h. LA forever. 
Anna Iovine @annaroseiovine.bsky.social associate features editor at mashable
https://www.annaiovine.com/
allegra frank @legsfrank.bsky.social lost on the first question of who wants to be a millionaire. i work for The Atlantic or the weekend, depending on when you ask. (twt @legsfrank)
megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social freelance journalist | previously wired, axios, the verge | seen in nyt, 404 media | nyc | signal meganfarokhmanesh.76 | face god and walk backwards into hell
Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social Mom, Refugee and Congresswoman for #MN05. Progressive Caucus Deputy Chair. Fighting for a more just world.✨ http://HC.com/IlhanOmar 
Cory Booker @corybooker.com U.S. Senator from New Jersey. 
Emma Curtis @emmacurtis.bsky.social Councilwoman 🏛️
Trans Kentuckian 🏳️⚧️
Punk/Metalhead/Elder Emo 🤘
Running for re-election to continue serving the people of Lexington’s 4th District 💙
https://linktr.ee/emmacurtislex
Mike Masnick @masnick.com Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have helped inspire this service & now I'm on its board: https://bit.ly/protocolnotplatform
Ed Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social Writer, journalist. Science, health. Pandemics, animals. Birder, photographer. Many words, some awards. AN IMMENSE WORLD, I CONTAIN MULTITUDES. Married to Liz Neeley, parent to Typo. he/him
📷 Canon R6mkii + RF 800mm
Edyong.me
Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com tech & society @washingtonpost.com
stories: https://drewharwell.com/
videos: tiktok.com/@drewharwell
+ instagram.com/drewharwell
Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social NYT tech reporter
Co-author of Character Limit
Signal: rmac.18
ryan.mac@nytimes.com
rmac18@protonmail.com
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/character-limit-by-kate-conger-and-ryan-mac/
https://linktr.ee/ryan_mac_
Polygon Treehouse @polygontreehouse.bsky.social Award-winning indie game studio • Mythwrecked & Röki Creators • The Game Awards & Double BAFTA nominees
Nath @headwaregames.bsky.social Creator of Hollowbody, Chasing Static & Guard Duty.
www.headwaregames.com
Stuck In Attic @stuckinattic.bsky.social Hocus Focus out now!👉 https://s.team/a/4202710
We made http://gibbousgame.com/steam
And http://near-mage.com/steam
Francisco González @grundislav.games Indie adventure game developer.
I’ve made Rosewater (IndieCade nominated), Lamplight City, Shardlight, A Golden Wake & the Ben Jordan series.
Currently working on #ProjectLion
http://grundislav.games
Goloso Games @golosogames.bsky.social Inspector Waffles, Playdate games and more!
http://www.golosogames.com
Wishlist Antenna Dilemma: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3853730/Antenna_Dilemma
Discord: http://discord.gg/GJrnmFN
contact@golosogames.com
Twirlbound @twirlbound.com Award-winning indie game development studio making exciting action adventure games set in colorful open worlds! We made Pine🌲 & The Knightling, OUT NOW FOR STEAM AND CONSOLES!!!🛡
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1471650/The_Knightling/