Ricky Haggett @rickyhaggett.bsky.social Makes games at Hollow Ponds. FLOCK / I am Dead / the Wilmot games / Loot Rascals / Hohokum / Frobisher / Super Exploding Zoo / Tenya Wanya Teens / Wiiild Rumpus! Reluctant grasper of nettles. He/him
Icon by Richard Hogg, header image from Flock
Tara Voelker @tarav.bsky.social Chaotic Neutral Game Dev | Co-Director of Award-Winning GA_Conf | BAFTA Member | Micro-brew beer slinger | Museum Docent | be accessible, do crime
Trent Kusters @trentkusters.bsky.social studio director League of Geeks • co-host AIAS #GameMakersNotebook • GDC board • co-creator Armello + Solium Infernum + Jumplight Odyssey
Ben Johnson 🏺👻 @gamedesignerben.bsky.social Best of the Web. Minnesotan New Yorker in Oakland, CA. Game Designer. Previously: Psychonauts 2, Dead Space (2008), Babycastles. He/him.
Eskil Steenberg Hald @eskilsteenberg.bsky.social Streams (http://twitch.tv/quel_solaar), representing Sweden in wg14 C standard. Ministy of flat, HxA, Love, Loq Airou, Verse, ESQIL.
Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social Serving the video game industry through breaking news, insight on game industry trends, expert advice & resources, and more.
Press requests: news@gamedeveloper.com
Tips: tips@gamedeveloper.com
Christiane Meister @maveriquemorrow.bsky.social Worked to give you video games from 1999-2026
#Morrowind #Oblivion #Skyrim #Fallout #Starfield #Bethesdagamestudios
OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social We are OneBGS! Uniting Bethesda game fans & creators! 🎮🛠️ Advocating for better working conditions, fair wages, and a more inclusive gaming industry. #GamersForChange #BethesdaUnion
https://tinyurl.com/SaveGameWorkers
Alex Mueller @lexdev.net Senior Render Engineer @IOInteractive 🎮
Glacier ❄ | 007 First Light | Project Fantasy
prev @Ubisoft
Scuff3D Rook @scuff3drook.bsky.social https://rookandpossum.com
Formerly AAA engine/graphics dev... now indie!
ariella @agbouskila.bsky.social Senior narrative designer, writer, erstwhile illustrator.
Previously: Destiny 2 and Destiny: Rising. Previously previously: art and layout in 2D animation.
They/them.
Portfolio: https://www.agbouskila.com/
Ash | Wishlist Cartomantic on Steam! @ashmakes.games Creating Cartomantic (made 🖤 with Godot)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2219850/Cartomantic/
(Previously: Senior Technical UX Designer on Destiny 2)
Rémi Verschelde @akien.bsky.social @godotengine.org project maintainer & @w4games.com co-founder (he/him).
Free and #opensource software advocate. #indiedev and #Linux gaming. Frenchman in Copenhagen.
Also on: @akien@mastodon.gamedev.place.
Rebecca Fernandez O'Shea @rebeccafernandez.bsky.social Senior Graphics Programmer at Nixxes Software @nixxessoftware.bsky.social Previously TT Games and WeirdBeard Games. A member of Port Jackson Greens and the Sustainable Transport branch of Climate Change Balmain/Rozelle.
Nick Herman @nicholasherman.bsky.social Making games.
Co-founder at AdHoc Studio
Ex-Telltale & UbisoftSF
Dave NewBlood @dave.newblood.games The @NewBlood.games guy
Email: Dave@NewBlood.games
David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social Developer of Iron Lung, Dusk, Squirrel Stapler, Butcher's Creek, and other games. Making an isometric shooter called B.U.G.B.I.T.E
http://szymanski.games
David Gaider @davidgaider.bsky.social Co-founder and Creative Director at summerfallstudios.com. Canadian game dev who escaped the winter and is now living in Melbourne, Australia! He/Him
nathaniel @pedrothedagger.bsky.social game developer (derogatory). Lead Systems Designer at Epic Games
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/
Stefan Reinalter @molecularmusing.bsky.social Founder of Molecular Matters • C++ & low-level programming • Created Live++ (@liveplusplus.bsky.social)
https://liveplusplus.tech
@solodevelopment.bsky.social @solodevelopment.bsky.social
Dan Douglas @dandouglas.bsky.social obscene low follower count boy
https://youtube.com/@danieldouglas
nicebyte @nicebyte.bsky.social the only good anime pfp acct · http://gpfault.net
Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com Director of @necrosoftgames.com, panelist on the @insertcredit.com show, recovering journalist, genre cinema enjoyer, and resident of the city of Oakland California.
Alex Tardif @longbool.bsky.social Senior Graphics Programmer @ Digital Extremes on Warframe/Soulframe. Previously worked on ESO, LOTRO, DDO, Infinite Crisis
Blog: https://alextardif.com/eden.html
Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social That guy from No More Robots
mike at nomorerobots dot io
@nomorerobots.io
Ben Diskin @bendiskin.bsky.social Living embodiment of the 🤪 emoji. (Also a voice actor sometimes.)
Conventions: Sam (https://cesd-conventions.com/)
NoAI
jake rodkin @rodkin.online Designer at Valve. Helped make Half-Life Alyx, Firewatch, The Walking Dead, Sam & Max, Tales of Monkey Island, Idle Thumbs
🐘 idlethumbs.social/@ja2ke
🕸️ rodkin.online
Avatar by @michaelfirman.bsky.social
Maddy Thorson @maddymakesgames.com Madeline Stephanie Thorson
makes games ~ Celeste, TowerFall, etc
🏳️⚧️ gender criminal
maddymakesgames.com
LaurieWired @lauriewired.bsky.social researcher @google; serial complexity unpacker
ex @ msft & aerospace
Lee Petty @leepetty.bsky.social Artist, Art Director, and Project Lead working in video games. At Double Fine Productions, leading Keeper! Past: Art Director of Brütal Legend & Broken Age, Project Lead of Stacking, Headlander, and RAD. Worked on Psychonauts 2!
https://leepetty.com/
Bruce Straley @brucestraley.bsky.social CEO & Director at Wildflower Interactive
Ari Arnbjörnsson @flassari.bsky.social Senior Software Engineer, Developer Relations at Epic Games.
Former Lead Programmer on #Returnal for #PS5 @Housemarque.
https://ari.games for my presentations!
Gameshaped @gameshaped.com gamedev / retro FPS / lowpoly 3d / psx / roguelites
conjuring Blast Judgment on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3042120?utm_source=bluesky
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
Eskil Steenberg Hald @quelsolaar.bsky.social C programming, creativity and game development.
Erin Catto @erincatto.bsky.social I created Box2D. I enjoy all kinds of programming, but specialize in physics and animation. Working on The Legend of California.
Wookash Podcast @gameengineering.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@WookashPodcast
Sean Barrett @nothings.bsky.social 🏳️🌈 ally, BLM, gamedev (Thief, Promesst), original Indie Game Jam cofounder, popularized C header-file-only libs w/stb. he/him
Larry, I'm on DuckTales.
https://nothings.org
Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social Senior Director and Video Game Industry Advisor at Circana. Formerly of Activision and Warner Bros Games. Kaboom! Bucket Brigade member since 1982.
Greg Miller @gameovergreggy.bsky.social I was born to eat chicken wings and play video games. @kindafunnyvids. Epic Creator Code: KindaFunny. He/him. Biz Inquiries: greg at kindafunny dot com
Casey Muratori @cmuratori.bsky.social Programming: computerenhance.com
Comics: meowtheinfinite.com
Joe Fielder @joefielder.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer at Obsidian / comic writer (The Outer Worlds 2, Deathloop, Ghost of Tsushima DC, Star Wars Battlefront II, Flame in the Flood, some BioShocks)
@snowbikemike.bsky.social @snowbikemike.bsky.social I Love Being Part Of Kinda Funny Games
Nicolas Lopez @nicolas-lopez.bsky.social Technical Architect and GPU Plumber on Assassin's Creed & Anvil Engine at Ubisoft MTL. I speak for myself.
Dominik Lazarek @domlaz.bsky.social Principal Engine Programmer at id Software. Previously: 'Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora' at Ubisoft.
Proud father of two. Anime and Metal head
Nathan Hoobler @hoobler.net Pixel Pusher and Digital Illusionist
All opinions my own
Mara @mgggfx.bsky.social 👾Lurker👾
#notGDC 2026 @notgdc.io A game development non-conference, for everyone!
All of March, 2026!
http://notgdc.io/
Adrian | COCOBOY Demo out now! @knairda.bsky.social Tech Artist & Game Designer / 21 / 💖💜💙
💻 Developer of @cocoboygame.bsky.social, “GO! GO! Beetle Roller!” & "Robosynthesis"
🥥 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3589190/COCOBOY/
🔗 https://adriankellman.com
Michael @michaelklamerus.bsky.social Makes tiny games. Currently in grad school to be a librarian. Helps organize local game dev stuff near Detroit. they/them
https://michael-klamerus.itch.io/
https://virtualmoose.org/
Locally Sourced @locallysourced.bsky.social A game developer collective covering all things Michigan indie game dev related, boosting local games, and hosting virtual meetups
https://locallysourced.carrd.co/
Steven Lumpkin @silent0siris.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer @ Riot R&D - Horizon Forbidden West - The Secret World - Warhammer 40,000 Eternal Crusade - RollerCoaster Tycoon World
Remote Game Jobs @remotegamejobs.com We love Games. We also love remote work.
So we made a place for you to find Remote Game Jobs!
https://remotegamejobs.com
#gamedev #gamejobs
Dark Hooded Rebel @darkhoodrebel.bsky.social making a grim medieval first-person stealth game in a custom engine
Parris @vicious696.bsky.social InfoSec by day, host and creator by night for Kinda Funny and Gamertag Radio
Business contact: https://linktr.ee/vicious696
Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social Chief Creative Officer: http://Spryfox.com
Blog: http://lostgarden.home.blog
@Danc@mastodon.gamedev.place
Game Design: Triple Town, Alphabear, Road Not Taken, Cozy Grove, etc
Sebastian Schöner @sschoener.bsky.social Programming! - previously at Epic Games, Unity Technologies, Paradox Dev Studios
https://blog.s-schoener.com
Jacco Bikker 🎦 @jbikker.bsky.social Interests: Graphics 🖼️, Game development 🕹️, Retrodev (MSX / MSX2) 👾. Ray Tracing 📈! Also interested in, but not posting on: Teaching 🎓, piano 𝄞, marriage 🧑🏻🤝🧑🏻, Christianity ✝.
Rightstick Studios -> DoubleShake @rightstick.bsky.social Currently making #DoubleShake, a PS1-style grab-n-throw action platformer inspired by Mischief Makers, Tomba, and Klonoa!
Danny Baranowsky @dannybstyle.bsky.social somehow, after all this time, video game music is still my job
previously - super meat boy, binding of isaac, crypt of the necrodancer, cadence of hyrule
currently - rift of the necrodancer, live shows with my band, dannyBstyle
Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social https://mossmouth.com/
Loralee @loraleemusic.bsky.social Musician - folk/pop, lover of cozy things. Watch out for my upcoming single "Seasick" and the following album of the same name. https://linktr.ee/loraleewmusic
New single Seasick out now on your favorite streaming platforms!
Tyler Summers @tyler-summers.bsky.social
Ryan Fleury @rfleury.bsky.social Working @ Epic Games Tools (RAD) on the RAD Debugger. Opinions my own.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert @colbertlateshow.bsky.social Catch The Late Show with Stephen Colbert weeknights at 11:35pm ET on CBS and Paramount+ 📺 #Colbert linktr.ee/colbertlateshow
Digital Foundry @digitalfoundry.bsky.social Charting the state of the art in gaming tech | Please consider supporting our Patreon: http://bit.ly/39jltgA | Commercial enquiries: business@digitalfoundry.net
Sebastian Aaltonen @sebaaltonen.bsky.social Building a new renderer at HypeHype. Former principal engineer at Unity and Ubisoft. Opinions are my own.
Haden Blackman @hadenblackman.bsky.social Writer, Game Developer, Dad. Celebrating Halloween all year round.
Cliff Bleszinski @therealcliffyb.bsky.social You have Google.
Arzin Chibber @arzinchibber.bsky.social
Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com I make games - co-op games - Left 4 Dead, portal, etc - now The Anacrusis.
innes mck @innes.bsky.social queer craftworker in the Highlands • made a really big video game once but is doing something else now • tha Gàidhlig agam • cannot be killed • cannot be destroyed
innesmck.com
he/they • e/iad 🏳️⚧️
Tomasz Stachowiak @h3r2tic.bsky.social Washed-up renderologist working on #TinyGlade with @anopara.bsky.social; ½ of Pounce Light, ½ making sense ½ the time; he/him; 🦀
Sebastian Lague @sebastianlague.bsky.social Currently debugging...
John Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social Video Editor + Senior Staff Writer for
Digital Foundry and creator of DF Retro! Open to contract work!
日本語OK
Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social AI and creativity researcher (no, not that kind of AI) at King's College London. I make things that make things. I also livecode, design games and wrote https://linktr.ee/next_level
http://www.possibilityspace.org | they/he/any
jason grinblat @jfg.land creative head at freehold games
co-creator — Caves of Qud, Sproggiwood
generated histories, hidden monasteries, sentient plants🌹🌹
he/him
Panagiotis Christopoulos-Charitos / AnKi 3D engine @panoscc.bsky.social Graphics programmer
http://anki3d.org | http://github.com/godlikepanos
Live++ @liveplusplus.bsky.social Generic hot-reload for C and C++.
Supports Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5.
https://liveplusplus.tech
Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social Palestinian that wants to make games and tell the stories of his culture.
https://www.launchgood.com/1948
Wishlist Dreams on a Pillow
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4438850/Dreams_on_a_Pillow/
GDE Series @gdeseries.com The fourth edition of Game Development Essentials: An Introduction takes readers on a fascinating journey through the game development process & the industry.
Available at www.gdeseries.com and on Amazon!
Learn more: https://linktr.ee/gdeseries
Sy Brand @tartanllama.xyz bit wrangler ~ poet ~ film/noisemaker ~ mask enthusiast ~ they/them
webassembly @fastly
📍🏴 edinburgh
Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social Director of BAFTA-winning indie game studio Size Five Games
EARTH MUST DIE | Lair of the Clockwork God | The Swindle | Behold the Kickmen | Ben There, Dan That! | Time Gentlemen, Please! | Gun Monkeys | Privates | Gibbage
www.sizefivegames.com
Alanah Pearce @alanahpearce.bsky.social Voice Actor #Dispatch #Warhammer | Gamedev @layersdeep.bsky.social prev #GodofWarLaufey | Filmmaker @CharredPictures.com |
alanah@optshift.co
https://linktr.ee/alanahpearce
Wolfgang Engel @wolfgangfengel.bsky.social Graphics Programmer, CEO at The Forge Interactive
https://theforge.dev/
https://github.com/ConfettiFX/The-Forge
Björn Ottosson - making Island Architect @bottosson.bsky.social Making Island Architect, a cosy town building game. Also game programming teacher and consultant. Previously 10 years at Frostbite and EA DICE. Creator of Oklab.
Whishlist now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3079100/Island_Architect
Nightdive Studios @nightdivestudios.bsky.social Nightdive Studios’ mission is to bring lost and forgotten gaming treasures back from the depths.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/nightdivestudios
Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com Bog hag, platform & systems designer chasing tech that’s actually good for people. Proudly antifascist + neurodivergent 💙
Posts self-destruct.
Website: https://annaecook.com/
Newsletter: https://annaecook.com/newsletter
Finji @finjico.bsky.social Collaborative game studio by Rebekah and Adam Saltsman. 👑 We publish a bunch of cool video games. We make some ourselves too! linktree.finji.co
We're working on @usualjune.bsky.social right now! 👻 Out October 28th!
Brianna Townsend @brianna.town ✨ C/C++ developer✨ she/her ✨ creator of unfinished video games ✨
Creating and blogging about Chronicles IV: Ebonheim, a tactical Ultima/Rogue-like built solo with a custom engine
Wishlist today! https://chrongame.com
https://brianna.town
isa @isadora.codes debugger queen ✨ working on Neverway and my own engine! co-founder at @coldbloodinc.studio ✨ forbes 30u30
WISHLIST NEVERWAY ✨ http://steam.neverway.co
and more ✨ http://isadora.codes
Young Horses @younghorses.com Creators of Bugsnax & Octodad! Out NOW PS5, PS4, EGS, Xbox Series X|S, Windows 10, Steam, and Nintendo Switch eShop! Join our Discord at http://discord.gg/younghorses . Links to our games and places to buy them -> bugsnax.com | octodad.com
Sos "Buy Lazy Kickers" Sosowski @sosowski.bsky.social I make bad games.
Alexander Sliwinski @sliwinski.bsky.social "The adult in the room."™️
Current: Vampirium: 1997 // Director: Siegecaster 🏰☄️ Executive Producer: Disney's TRON: Catalyst / Identity, Amberspire, The Banished Vault, Fights in Tight Spaces, Solitaire Conspiracy, John Wick Hex, Subsurface Circular
Asher Zhu @vuthric.bsky.social Director @ Duck Shake Games
ex Tech Art R&D @ Epic Games
LEGO, Fortnite, Matrix Awakens, Unreal Engine 4 & 5
- Tech art and chill with us http://discord.gg/gRwaywC
🏠 London 🕸 https://Asher.GG