gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com gamedevmap is the world's first living map and catalog of game development organizations. We are a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Tucker Hazell @tuckerhazell.bsky.social Host of Dev Dive and Back Log Banter. Independent video game researcher and game dev interviewer. | He/him | tucker@dev-dive.com for interview inquiries
Six One Indie @sixoneindie.com Approachable showcases and means of visibility for indie developers.
📺 Showcase | May 21st, 2026
🛠️ Demo Days | Summer 2026
🐦 www.SixOneIndie.com
🏳️⚧️ Trans rights are human rights.
Kaye Galaxia💖💜💙💀 @kgalaxia.bsky.social Kaye or K., I don't mind, but I think you can guess which I like more.
ENBY/TF Freelance Video Producer
twitch.tv/kgalaxia
youtube.com/@kgalaxia
pfp by @stickyhunter.bsky.social
kgalaxia.igve@gmail.com
They/Them/She/Her
Nosebleed Interactive @nosebleedinteractive.com Developers of fabulous videogames such as Vampire Crawlers, Arcade Paradise, Arcade Paradise VR, Vostok Inc and The Hungry Horde!
Sarah D @pikapies.bsky.social Social Media for @Gamegenic.com. Semi-competent miniature painter. Expect posts about heavy metal, pro wrestling & Magic The Gathering. Quite annoying. Views are my own.
chris slight @chrisslight.com Head of Marketing & Community @strangescaffold.bsky.social |
Community Manager @insertdisc5.com | Previously seen talking about games on stages and TV.
Alex Winter @alexwinter.com Trans Rights are Human Rights.
alexwinter.com
SHORTS @shorts.rocks co-founder --> www.wallridegames.com
🔥makin' cool shit!🔥Studio Director🔥Visual Artist🔥
Minneapolis, MN
(he/him)
Sophie Atkin @secretsaucesoph.bsky.social 🌱 helping studios publish and market indie games
🌱 founder of @thesecretsauce.uk
🌱 grumpy cat owner
🌱 WIGJ Ambassador
www.weekendgames.gg
Cdubya719 @cdubya719.bsky.social Minnesota Based DAILY Streamer on Twitch and YouTube!
Find me here! lnk.bio/cdubya719
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
Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social Executive Editor at Game Informer. Host of the All Things Nintendo podcast.
📍 St. Paul, MN
Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games Award-winning senior video editor @GameInformer.com
• Musician • 3D Artist • reality tv sicko
Game documentaries: Patreon.com/ViewportVideo
Photos + travel: Instagram.com/itsVanAken
Inquiries: alex@gameinformer.com
📍Minneapolis 🧊🚫
Ben Hanson @yozetty.bsky.social Founder of MinnMax, former Game Informer video producer, fun enthusiast. Follow us @minnmax.com
Sarah Podzorski 🌸 @sarahpodz.bsky.social 🌼 Fields of Mistria Social Media & Marketing Manager
🌻 MinnMax Cohort
🌷 Twitch Partner
Kyle Hilliard @kylehilliard.com Dad, Executive Editor @gameinformer.com, @minnmax.com co-host, worked on @undermine.game a little, Zelda book author, formerly @GameSpot.com and more, and @ashleygodbold.bsky.social husband.
https://www.kylehilliard.com/
MinnMax @minnmax.com MinnMax is a Patreon about games, friends, and getting better. Check out The MinnMax Show, The Deepest Dive, New Show Plus, Pew Pew Bang, MinnMax Interviews, and more!
John Carson @johncarson.bsky.social Video Games’ King of Late Night, Freelance Writer, Up to something probably - Previously: Associate Editor Game Informer | Reach me @ johncarsongames@gmail.com
Mega Dads @megadads.bsky.social Established in 2014, Mega Dads is a comedy-focused gaming community for folks who have grown up gaming and now balance that love with life as an adult.
megadads.org - youtube.com/megadads
Zachary Johnson is not ok @zachstronaut.com Game and Network coder for @StageFrightGame.bsky.social by Ghost Town Games. Director of Joggernauts by @spacemacegames.com. Minneapolis creative dev (he/him). Not okay.
Cat selfie enthusiast.
Visit: zachstronaut.com
Clark @refereeclark.bsky.social He/Him | Streamer | Referee | Dakota - SWO | Writer - @lv1gaming.bsky.social | YouTube Partner
Email: refclarkfeldman@gmail.com
https://www.twitch.tv/refereeclark
https://www.youtube.com/@RefereeClark
Kyle Prahl @kyleprahl.bsky.social Senior Manager @ fortyseven PR - Square Enix, Star Wars, Hello Kitty, and more || Dark Knight. Gunbreaker. Phillies bandwagoner. he/him
TheHadou @thehadou.com Live from the Midwest.
Leo Vader @leovader.com i am a cohort at @minnmax.com and i am me at http://youtube.com/leovader
2D Con @2dcon.gg Gaming events with a community focus!
Minnesota's Best Winner
2D Con Unplugged: Jan 30-Feb 1, 2026
2D Con Adventure: Aug 21-23, 2026
Twin Cities Geek @twincitiesgeek.com Minnesota's geek culture magazine: by MN geeks, for MN geeks. @ us your questions for the MN hive mind!
Web: twincitiesgeek.com
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🏳️⚧️Critical Kate Willært @katewillaert.bsky.social (Pronounced WILL-ert) | Investigating forgotten gaming history | Creator of the greatest Metroid video on Youtube | Asexual, autistic, artistic, 🏳️⚧️(she/her) | Linktree: https://katewillaert.com/link-tree
TheHotdish | Devan 🔜 ur ma @thehotdish.bsky.social 💚 she/her | queer
✨ i work with creators at @starlight.org
⚒️ twitch partner
🥔 gaming | anime | diy
🪴 https://twitch.tv/thehotdish
➡️opinions are my own⬅️
Marcus Stewart @marcusstewart7.bsky.social Senior Associate Editor @gameinformer.com | Business Inquiries: marcus@gameinformer.com | I livestream! https://www.twitch.tv/marcusstreamsgames | He/Him
Wesley LeBlanc @wesleyleblanc.bsky.social Senior Associate Editor @ Game Informer | Previously: PR Specialist @ Vicarious PR, Freelance @ IGN and more | He/Him
📩 wesley@gameinformer.com
Charles Harte @chuckduck365.bsky.social Professional tall guy. Associate editor at @gameinformer.com. Contributor at MinnMax. Words at the Indie Informer. Private GM. Improv performer.
⚰️ @metallicaisrad.bsky.social 👕 Sniper
📖 Lost In Cult
🎧 Something Rotten
🐶 Regan
https://www.snipershirts.com/
Joe Juba @joejuba.bsky.social A guy who likes Columbo. Worked at Game Informer for a long time. I will never "skip intro" on any show.
Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social Writer at Restart.run. Former Producer/Head of PR at MyDearest. Used to write about games at GamesBeat, Game Informer, Kinda Funny, and Fanbyte full time; IGN, Kotaku, Washington Post, basically everywhere freelance. Contact: imran@restart.run. He/him.
Liana Ruppert @dirtyeffinhippy.lianaruppert.com Community, VA, Creators, Marketing, Accessibility in games, books & TV. Owlchemy Labs Sr Comm Manager. TV-side:
✨Fallout
✨Vox Machina/M9
✨The Mighty Nein
✨Secret Level
Prev➡️Multi-award winning D2 CM/Accessibility Co-Lead at @Bungie, Game Informer,+more
Tim Turi @timturi.bsky.social Content Communications @PlayStation.
Formerly of Capcom and Game Informer. I like peanut butter and horror movies.
Andrew Reiner @reinerandrew.bsky.social Global Creative Executive Officer at Gearbox
David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social Writer, journalist, guy that says stuff (about stuff). Editor of The Shot. Anti-genocide. Special envoy for social discontent.
Suriel Vazquez @suriel.bsky.social Writing and video games. Now: freelance consultant for Hit Detection, Magid, etc. Prev: Narrative Lead at Big Blue Sky Games, critic/essayist for YouTube, MinnMax, Polygon, GameSpot, Game Informer, lots more. https://www.linkedin.com/in/surielvazquez/
Alex Stadnik @stadnik.bsky.social Current: Senior Video Editor, Podcast Host at Bandai Namco Entertainment America.
Former Game Informer Video Editor.
Matt Helgeson @matthelgeson.bsky.social Weird rock music, old rappers, ex- Game Informer editior, host of CrossFade: Dueling Album Reviews podcast, SEO/content by day.
Yaniir @yaniir.bsky.social NOW LIVE on Kickstarter: The Monolith Collection: Modular RPG Dice Jewlery
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yaniir/the-monolith-collection
✖️ luxury dice jewelry • RPG-inspired fashions • artisan dice
Javy Gwaltney @jgwalt.bsky.social Lot 94. The Terror Aboard The Speedwell. Into The Doomed World. Global Product Communications Senior Manager on Battlefield. Former editor at Game Informer. Has opinions about coffee beans.
Matt Miller @matthewmiller.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief at Game Informer. Video and tabletop gaming, music, and speculative fiction enthusiast.
mags @yaga.bsky.social 100% that goose ✨💙 @gameinformer.com
Wade Wojcik @wadewojcik.com Film Director, Game Designer, Artist
🎥 youtube.com/wadewojcik
📺 https://wadewojcik.com/
jayRPG @jayguisao.bsky.social game writer LFW! | jayguisao.com
now: game editor @redspringstudio.bsky.social
prev: Bungie | Game Informer | NYU
Matt Bertz @mattbertz.bsky.social VP, Games @ Magid. Game Informer alumni. 
Mike Futter | Project Red @ PAX Rising! @futterish.fsquared.biz Dir of Ops and Publishing, Causeway Studios. Founder of F-Squared LLC, consultant, co-host of @VirtualEconCast.com. Author, The GameDev Business & Budgeting Handbooks
Mike@fsquared.biz
michaelfutter.com
Jill Grodt | The Indie Informer @finruin.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief at The Indie Informer
TheIndieInformer.com
Member of The Indie Council
@theindiecouncil.com
Former Game Informer
@gameinformer.com
Grodt rhymes with boat
She/Her
Justin Leeper @justinleeper.bsky.social The audacity to try has allowed me to wrestle, review, tour, perform, write & create for a living. Mostly game, lift, and hang w/partner & cat in free time. 日本語でも
Jeremy Zoss @jzossmpls.bsky.social Public servant. Music, MN, politics, other crap.
They will not win.
Bothkindsofheavy.weebly.com
✨Carrie Witt✨💖💜💙 @notsoserious.bsky.social Art Fellow / former Art Director @owlchemylabs - Job Sim, Vacay Sim, Cosmo High, Dimensional Double Shift & more!
🤠Forbes 30U30 | former Community Board @GamesYall
✨Artist, Cat Lady, Glittery Gremlin, & Horror Fiend
💖She/Her
http://carriewitt.com
Linn @lisov.bsky.social Currently building a game development accelerator in Trondheim, Norway for game studios called Spawn Point Trondheim and loving every minute of it! 
WOLLY @wollymight.bsky.social mpls animator making cartoons
Lead Compositor @meatcanyon
linktr.ee/wollymight
Nematode Pulse XL ✨🐖✨ @michaelbeachy.bsky.social 🎞️Currently making cartoons, primarily in backgrounds, storyboards and writing assistance. Open for commissions in Animation. Let me make you a music video or animated trailer.
https://www.msb-illustration.com/links
Emily Malone @emmalone.bsky.social Knitter 🧶 | Minnesotan | Dog Mom 🦮|Engineering Manager 💻 | Photographer 📸 | Aurora Chaser 🌌 | Casual Reader 📚 | Believer in human rights & science | (She/Her) 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Milkinator @milkinator.bsky.social 
EL-P @el-p.bsky.social producer and rapper. RTJ and more. actually me. www.productomart.com
Super Rare Games @superraregames.bsky.social Indie's best friend ♥ Physical games publisher & publishing original games on consoles + PC 💙
website: https://superraregames.com/
email: help@superraregames.com
cody collins @azoosart.bsky.social creator of THE ODD HUSTLE ( @theoddhustle.bsky.social ). artist. classic Sega enthusiast. will post whatever he wants. 18+ sometimes.
PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/theoddhustle
KO-FI: https://ko-fi.com/azooart
OTHER: https://linktr.ee/azoosart
loren schmidt @lorenschmidt.bsky.social i make art, mostly with computers. currently working on an open world RPG with roguelike roots and an experimental bent. cat mom. she / her or they / them.
Mark Lambert (Now on VGen) @remanance.bsky.social Occasional Perfectionist
All my links for contact info, commissions or my store: http://linktr.ee/remenance
Aaron Jacobs @aaronmjacobs.com Senior systems programmer at @doublefine.com. Helped make Keeper, Psychonauts 2, Rhombus of Ruin, and Day of the Tentacle Remastered. I like taking pictures of space. Avatar by @michaelfirman.bsky.social.
Trinket Tom | Battle Suit Aces OUT NOW @tom.trinketstudios.com Battle Suit Aces coming Oct 7!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870530/Battle_Suit_Aces/
President/Programmer of Trinket Studios. Battle Chef Brigade,
Battle Suit Aces; Previously Wideload/Disney; Tall; He/him; tom@trinketstudios.com
Riv @ahr-ech.bsky.social AHR ECH LLC
gamedev / pixel art / animation
Made Pepper Grinder with XEECEE (music) and MP2 Games (ports and co-dev)
PeachyAenne 🇵🇸 🔜 Card Party FL @peachyaenne.bsky.social 🍑 Indie Game Dev - narrative designer/writer for Arcade Spirits & First Bite. 🍑 Partnered Twitch & YouTube content creator with Stumptgamers 🍑 Licensed Animal Nurse 🍑 Queer - nonbinary, pan, ambiamorous (they/them) 🍑 Neurodivergent - ADHD 🍑
🤡Bouncy🤡 @bouncyclown.bsky.social Clown girl patient zero🤡 artist. I make clown history videos on YouTube
Jon Davies 🦖 @sovanjedi.bsky.social Pixel Artist (derogatory) worked on Super House of Dead Ninjas, Binding of Isaac, Inmost, Cursed to Golf, X-Men ‘97, Marvel: Cosmic Invasion. #pixelart
🚫NFTs/AI/Crypto
👍Dinosaurs.
Portfolio: jontendo.format.com
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sovanjedi
Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social Artist @YachtClubGames
Lead Pixel Artist on #MinaTheHollower 🐭
➡️ http://MinaTheHollower.com
Prev: Shovel Knight | Rivals of Aether
Yetee Glen 🕊️✌🏻☮️ @gleno.theyetee.com co-owner / co-founder @theyetee.com - theyetee.com • dad of 3 • he/they • glenoneill on the deadbird app • 🇨🇦 Vancouver • ADHD • #Canucks + #Goldeneyes fan • 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙝! • NO 🚫 A.I. 🙅
CalixJumio 🇲🇽 @calixjumio.me https://calixjumio.me
César (He/Him) Code + Art + Design
🧩 Dev'd at Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
🪲 Made SUPER CRANE http://bit.ly/42ea9NN
🇲🇽 Admin at INDI-ES http://discord.gg/Z9eyP8A
Check out: @lagshowcase.bsky.social
Joseph Gribbin @jogribbin.bsky.social Game Designer and Artist / Runs indie studio Medallion Games / Currently doin freelance stuff
Grapple Dog / Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines
Discord: https://discord.gg/SWGHFkaMv
📩 josephgribbingames at gmail dot com
Fellipe @fellipemartins.com Artist for video games - Wanderstop / Go Mecha Ball / Super Leap Day / Alice: Madness Returns
Working on Hand of God / Idle Marbles and other delights
#indiedev #gamedev #conceptart #BRart
www.fellipemartins.com
Chris Wade @luckshotgames.com Game Director @ Luckshot Games: Big Hops & Sausage Sports Club. Previously: Owlchemy Labs, Battle Chef Brigade, Manifold Garden. Liker of rock climbing, running, sudoku, tiktok. Austin / Chicago guy.
https://linktr.ee/chriswade__
Liam E 🚲 🦝TANUKI @liambme.bsky.social Game designer in Kyoto 🗾 Co-Founder of Denkiworks. Directing & Designing TANUKI: Pon's Summer. Creator of Cursed to Golf. 🦝⚡
Kyle Olson @kyleolson.bsky.social Game Artist and Pixelmancer
https://kyleolson.artstation.com/
Makkon @makkon.bsky.social Ben Hale. He/They. Senior Environment artist at UnknownWorlds, working on Subnautica 2. prev ILMxLab. 2d/3d artist. Rock enthusiast. Music composition hobbyist.
https://makkon.itch.io/
https://cara.app/makkon
🚫AI/NFT
Beefstrong @beefstrong.bsky.social Buy my book UMBRA: https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/umbra
My web site: beef.zone
Amora B. @amora.ink Practically dripping with ennui.
See my work at:
https://amora.ink/
Brazilian/Canadian
She/her
Kyle Ferrin 🧙♂️✍️ @d20plusmodifier.bsky.social Illustrator, Game player, and friendly guy in general. he/him.
Eustace from OVER/UNDER
🌞✨Not currently taking commissions, sorry!✨🌝 KyleFerrin.bigcartel.com
JJSignal is still! Open!! For work!!! @jjsignal.bsky.social Pixel pusher, retro game enthusiast, and lead artist/animator/director for 2064: Read Only Memories and Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER. Header by @soaps.bsky.social
Portfolio ☞ https://jjsignal.com/
OPEN FOR WORK.
Nicholas G Cameron @ngcameron.com ● Senior Level Designer at Respawn Entertainment
● Writing @ https://electricavenues.net/
● TTRPG side projects
● Formerly @RamblingCameron on Twitter
● Wife @devonrubinart.bsky.social
● games/fantasy/climate ● he/him
Sailor Sega Saturn @liegecoren.bsky.social Unspeakable Void with Cool Hair. Queer Non-Binary AuDHDer. Games and Pop Culture Historian. Do not expect professional posts. They/Them
Natalie (Tali) Vancouver era ✨ @talidev3d.bsky.social 3D Environment Artist @ Sunset Visitor
Previously @: Giant Squid (Sword of the Sea) & Iridium Studios (People of Note)
Indie Game dev 🎮 | hEDS 🦓| Farming sim enjoyer 👩🌾🐮
Portfolio: https://nataliespitzel.myportfolio.com/
Crisppyboat @crisppyboat.ca 3D illustrator & animator | OCAD Illustration 2024 | (Fill request form on http://Crisppyboat.ca for commission inquiries)
James Frio Art (commissions open!) @jamesfrioart.bsky.social Illustrator • Animator • VisDev • Left http://linktr.ee/JamesFrio 🏳️🌈 Prev BG Design at Nickelodeon, late nite cartoons, Powerhouse Animation. 🎨 views are my own. No AI art/crypto
meredith 🙂↕️ @merryh.bsky.social 🙋🏻 hello!
🦋 head of marketing @wingsfund.me
🔑 bizdev & production consultant
💜 ex @summerfallstudios.com / @wearevicscreen
🏢 cofounder @accessunlockanz
💌 curator for @indiedigest.dev
🦋 she/her
🎮 merryh.dev
Nick Popovich @nickpopovich.bsky.social Co-Founder and CEO Monomi Park, Director of the Slime Rancher series and ???, he/him
Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social 🎮 tech artist/shader sorceress/math dork
🌐 acegikmo.com
🎥 youtube.com/@acegikmo
🏗️ Shader Forge / Shapes / https://half-edge.xyz
📡 ex-founder of Neat Corp
🪡 neoluddite
my kids:
🥪 @toast.acegikmo.com
🥗 @salad.acegikmo.com
🐈⬛ @thor.acegikmo.com
Osama Dorias @osamadorias.bsky.social Creative Director @heartloopgames.bsky.social . Prev: Blizzard, WB Games, Ubisoft, etc... One of the Habibis. Professor at Dawson College. GDC Advisor. TEDx Speaker.
Cade Peterson @caderageous.bsky.social 🎥🤩 Exec. Prod. of The "Legends of Adventure" doc coming soon
Formerly at Apple, PlayStation, Sephora, MidBoss
Any pronouns are ok.
https://midboss.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/midboss.bsky.social
Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social Founded Mighty Rabbit Studios and Limited Run Games. No longer at LRG - working on some new things. Developed Saturday Morning RPG, Breach & Clear, and more. Dad. Collector of video games. Dreamcast fanatic.
Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social Bayou Billy fan account.
Runs @instructionderby.bsky.social
Instruction Derby: A video game manual stream!
Wednesdays at noon Pacific
twitch.tv/nicmcconnell
He/him
Works in games doing Age Ratings
The posts? The opinions? My own
sam, probably working @samuelbass.bsky.social Senior Technical designer at Epic games. UEFN stuff, sample projects, templates, tech talks, StackOBot 2.0, Project Parrot, Project Titan, Lyra and more! Ask me about Unreal, UEFN and indie stuff!
All non-work related views / statements my own.
Gui @gui.co Gui makes GUI for games. Writes Gui, like GUI, but pronounced /‘gi’/ like “guitar”.
Senior UX Designer @ Scopely Monopoly Go, prev. Epic Games / Mediatonic
🇧🇷@🇪🇸 | gui.co/s
Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social Game, TV & Film dev. Studio Head (Digital Eclipse/Atari), Ex-Journalist(NextGen), Hacker(DK Pauline), Atari:GameOver, Creator(#IDARB): Man(child)-of-Action.
Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
George Perkins @superraregeorge.bsky.social head of doing things @superraregames.bsky.social - chief signer of physical/digital games and part time pretend CEO