Senior reporter covering gaming and internet culture at Kotaku
Contact: ethan.gach@kotaku.com / ethangach on Discord
Subscribe to my Dark Web newsletter Dead Game:
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The largest union for game devs in the UK.
Work in game dev or TTRPG? Join the union: https://www.gameworkers.co.uk/
NFL’s #7 Tweeter | D&D Nerd | AthleteAlly Ambassador | NEGU | He/Him
sinkrpg.com to preorder SINK! Adventures on the Caldereach Sea!
she | uk | my day job is software engineer @unity.com on the engine support team
views (and all four other senses) my own. this user can say it.
some more things i've done are available at www.valknight.xyz
https://morefunwith.games/
Game designer that dabbles in research. Director @ direlark.co.uk | Senior Fellow @ the Atlantic Council's Climate Resilience Center
Craft cosy corners with a handful of stickers and whole lot of imagination💭
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3651310/Little_Corners/
Bringing together the leading experts in AI for the video games industry.
http://www.aiandgamesconference.com
AI and Games Conference is organised by Game AI Events CIC: a UK-based non-profit that hosts events for game AI developers in Europe.
Technical Art Director -> Solo Indie Game Developer @ Teazelcat Games making a wholesome, magical, narrative game
GameDev; Freelance Technical Artist; ex-AAA
BAFTA Breakthrough
Gardener; bibliophile; flautist
🏳️🌈🇬🇧
you’re here because you like my game so go check it out and wishlist! 👇🏽
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3241560/Tossdown/
https://tossdowngame.wstd.io/
News editor at RockPaperShotgun, previously seen at Eurogamer, The Guardian, Wired and Edge - writing about (video)games, art, culture, technology - PhD poetics with a focus on procedural and erasure-based verse. He & him.
We make puzzle games: Puzzle Page, Picture Cross, Picture Cross Color and more! Find them on the app stores.
■ Our games: https://www.puzzling.com/
■ Support: https://puzzling.com/support
#picturecross #puzzlepage #picturecrosscolor
Game Dev and Director at College Fun Games,
Making our second game, a point-and-click parody of Les Misérables
http://tiny.cc/lessmis
Get notified when our Kickstarter launches!
@collegefungames.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy
Game Designer, speaker, presenter. Host @onelifeleft.com and @singmaraoke.bsky.social. Once investigated by the ICC for playing Pokémon Go at The Oval. Currently working on Mindset 🟨🔺🔵.
Actor, writer, producer, tour-guide, various other attributes too… 😜
Director at Hidden Folks (https://hiddenfolks.com). Game Designer of many other games (https://adriaan.games). Usability contributor for the Godot Engine.
War. War never changes. ESRB Rating: Mature
Video Game Culture, Preserved. Award Winning Creative Studio & No.1 Bestselling Book Publisher Est. 2020.
lostincult.co.uk
No ads. No AI. Just videogame coverage that matters.
Fully independent and reader-funded. https://thisweekinvideogames.com/
Director of video games. Most recently TRON: Catalyst, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
✨ Comms Director @ Innersloth/Outersloth/Among Us
✨ Wholesome Games organizer
✨ Forbes 30u30, Adweek's Creative 100
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Your all-in-one podcast and video platform.
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cryptid wrangler @chilluminatipod.fm🔮🎞️ 👁️ 🍃
designs levels, graphics and videos 🎮🏜️ (open for freelance work!)
dutch in scotland
The free digital and print magazine for the video games industry. Published by @debugmag.com
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The indie games magazine // Available in print and digital // Join us for #DGF26 on 25 April 2026
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Soph/Green | Lead Artist at Sad Owl Studios, working on Viewfinder | BAFTA Breakthrough UK 2024 | London UK | She/Her
Principal Programmer on Viewfinder
Previously: SUPERHOT VR, MekaMon, Babel: Tower to the Gods
Working on too many side projects that i'll abandon half way 🙈
Ask me your most cursed Unity questions!
He/Him
Analysing and supporting the UK games industry — in print and online! | These skeets are by Datateam staff members.
I make games in my pajamas. BAFTA Breakthrough, two time BAFTA award nominee and one time winner.
Working on SPACE WARLORD BABY TRADING SIMULATOR at Strange Scaffold
Prev: I AM YOUR BEAST, CRDM3, Clickolding, 10 Second Ninja X, Castles in the Sky
Words for sale.
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/KieronGillen/
Comics: https://bindings.app/shelf/1FLv6kLb
Website: www.kierongillen.com
Indie Developer/Director @ Polygon Treehouse (Mythwrecked & Röki) • BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 • BAFTA Games & The Game Awards nominee • 2 x BAFTA Juror • Industry speaker & mentor • He/him
Dundee (Scotland)
https://www.polygon-treehouse.com/
I help people do things. Marketing, community & events for indie games + careers edu specialist. Part of @playsheffield.bsky.social.
Also involved with weird indies, audio & creative arts.
Sheffield, UK
www.deadair.co.uk
www.linkedin.com/in/dan-dudley
Senior Talent Acquisition & Development Specialist at Cast Iron Games
Retro gaming aficionado 🕹️ // Views expressed are my own
⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅱️🅰️
(If you know, you know 😉)
Indie game studio. We make fresh, playful experiences for YOU to enjoy!
Wishlist Tempest Tower ♜!
https://hpy.lol/TempestTower
Buy Time on Frog Island 🐸!
https://hpy.lol/ToFI
Join our Discord!
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Indie game developer, procedural generation enthusiast, Dane in Finland. I made Eye of the Temple, now working on The Big Forest.
📍 Turku, Finland
🔗 https://runevision.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/runevision
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@runevision
Communications Director at Failbetter Games. Lover of life's rich pageant.
Award-winning Senior Narrative Designer turned author. Game Dev Hero 23; MCV 30 Under 30 21. Prose MA at UEA. Sarah/SJ. She/They. AuDHD. Views & typos mine. 💍 FR3D.exe
Senior Lighting Artist on Subnautica 2
Posting random stuff. Amateur astronomer. All my views are amazing! 🌠 🔭
https://www.artstation.com/freddiepitcher
💍 @sjlongthorne.bsky.social
Indie narrative games publisher. Host of #LudoNarraCon. On a journey to discover innovative story-driven games.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/fellowtravellergames
York-based | Mythological Games | XR Co-Dev
Folklore and tech smashed together with utmost care 🌊💥
https://linktr.ee/maximalistltd
The NVM's mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret videogames for everyone. Forever. 🎮🕹▶️ #PlayTheMuseum
https://thenvm.org/
Indie studio and makers of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Stick Fight, ROUNDS, Clustertruck, Air Brawl and Knightfall: A Daring Journey! Published Content Warning.
HASTE 🏃out now! PEAK also out now!!! ⛰️
CBO @landfall.se / All sorts of games industry shenanigans
She/Her
Head of Publishing at Landfall ⚔️ Selection committee member at WINGS 🪽
Editorial director, @lostincult. Author of Heartbeats, Dreams and Laser Eyes: 15 Years of Simogo; Outer Wilds: Design Works; IMMORTALITY: Design Works. Critic (games/film). Formerly deputy editor, Edge. chris@lostincult.co.uk.
Guardian video games editor, exhausted millennial. Author of SUPER NINTENDO and co-author of YOU DIED: The Dark Souls Companion. She/her 🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/super_nintendo
narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. better profile coming soon.
senior writer and narrative designer 🎮📝
prev Blizzard 💛⚔️ Bungie 💙💫 and Arkane 🧡🐀
personal account 🍞🌹 20th century lit phd 🎓🗡
she/her 🌑✨
nyc 🍕🐁 to atx 🌻🦇
Independent board game shop in Edinburgh 🎲 Established in May 2023
Sunday - Thursday 10:30 - 19:00
Friday - Saturday 10:30 -late
https://www.ancientrobotgames.co.uk/links
Yorkshire-based festival about games, gamelike things, and making
BAFTA winning creative director of games, digital things, not digital things. All sorts really. A smorgasbord.
Running and helping run companies since the year 2000.
https://readmedottxt.tumblr.com/
FREE network for 1300+ game makers in the North of England Apply to join on https://discord.com/invite/y52sj4yMGn or on Facebook - managed by @gamerepublic.bsky.social
Game Republic is the largest games network supporting growth & success for #gamedevs, affiliates & unis/colleges, running GaMaYo and GR New Horizons- visit gamerepublic.net or join The Great Northern Games Discord here -> https://discord.gg/y52sj4yMGn
Comms cryptid at Wolfeye Studios & freelance games marketer. Prev: Founder of Neonhive. Marketing at Bethesda, SQEX, Ubisoft
Chaotic gardener, insect queen, lifts heavy things.
📍 Glasgow, Scotland
💌 korina@panicdepartment.com
🐺 korina@wolfeye-studios.com
Investing in AMAZING indie games by teams founded or co/founded by women and gender marginalized developers 🎮🔥✨
PITCH your game ▶ https://www.wingsfund.me/pitch 😎
Captain of Kitfox Games (Streets of Fortuna, Boyfriend Dungeon, Dwarf Fortress, Caves of Qud). Co-director of Pixelles & Polaris. She/her. Be full of love. Put in the effort.
Narrative Designer for Sports Interactive #FM26 ⚽
IWGB & Lib Dem ✊🔶
D&D player 🎲
First novel writer 📖
My opinions are mine only❗
Blog: https://ptrtlrwrts.wordpress.com/ 📝
gamedev: The Black Tower, Slayers X, Gatefold, Folia. Vanitera ref
irk the purists
https://icosahedron.website/@aeonofdiscord
I write novels & games. Johannes Cabal, Carter & Lovecraft, THE SHADOW ON THE GLASS for "Call of Cthulhu," Russalka, Kyth the Taker, Goon Squad, co-wrote BROKEN SWORD I-III, principal writer on ATOMFALL. All my fault. Sorry.
UK. Portrait: Small Robot
I make games - co-op games - Left 4 Dead, portal, etc - now The Anacrusis.
Games producer, often found at Maraoke (@singmaraoke.bsky.social). He/him
Words: http://www.citystate.co.uk
I may put my frequently used hashtags here (tap and hold to filter): #NMS
💡 Indie game publishing & Self-publishing support
💼 Director & Head of XR @futurefriendsgames.com
🏆 BAFTA Games member & UKGI Admin
✨ 'these guys are not assholes'
kris @futurefriendsgames.com
https://linktr.ee/KrisWB
(was Wingfield-Bennett)
he/him
A new space for tabletop creation
Community and co-working space
Launching the week of June 9th
https://ancientrobotworkshop.co.uk/
Pro photographer in Edinburgh posting landscapes & other work. Regular free newsletter at https://tomduffin.substack.com/ I'd be delighted to be contacted at tom@tomduffin.com to ask about photography work.
I find indie games & partnerships for @mythwright.com
Read and review books 📚
Send me your game pitch! https://mythwright.com/contact
✨ BAFTA member & ADHD girlie
she/her
I help games businesses navigate growth... or something.
💖Co-director @ Limit Break Mentorship
🌿 COO @ Apparance
😻Growth @ IMPRESS
🎮 #GamesIndustry
🚐 #Vanlife
🚵 #MTB
📍Wales, UK
https://heydanthomas.com
Procedurally Generated Developer
PlayStation One Obsessive
Occasional Mini Painter
Player of Bass Guitars
Edinburgh, Scotland
he/him
https://www.jasperstocker.com/ <- Portfolio
https://www.psxpaldb.com/ <- PS1 Collecting Database
sysops, humanops, security sin-eater, infrastructure paladin, devops dad. games, tech, food. ally. he/him.
@aahrun@infosec.exchange on mastodon
@tinyblob on twitter
Clumsy Bear Studio 🐻🎮
A real-life couple
working on Hungry Horrors
a card based culinary adventure
Play now on Steam⬇️
https://clumsybearstudio.com/links
Creative Director for Liithos - Netflix. Paranormal Psychologist (Arkham Batman series, League of Legends (arcane) , Fable... It goes on. I do a lot of weird stuff.
The official home for games published by Bethesda: Starfield, DOOM, Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Wolfenstein, & more!
// Managing Editor, @ThisWeekInVideogames.com
// Managing Editor, GamesHub (2021-2023)
// Senior Editor and Video Producer, GameSpot (2008-2020)
// Multi-Award-Winning, Token Asian
// Contact: DM's open, edmond@thisweekinvideogames.com
makin' games. 2D+3D generalist / Art Lead
all round art gremlin
📨: contact@paulalucasart.com
previous: BloonsTD6/ Dungeon Golf
SGDA Trustee // 30U30 // BAFTA Cohort + Games
Senior Game Programmer Human
He/Him/They/Them
Solo game developer and recovering Warcraft III modder, also known as "Robbie". Warning: may contain strong language and scenes of mild peril. (He/Him)
Blog: https://www.raodaozao.net
Working on isomechtric action-cRPG Exon: http://www.raodaozao.net/exon
Now: Scouting for Raw Fury
Before: Lots of stuff.
Pitch me that new game of yours -> https://form.asana.com/?k=SF4rPk6Y5L-NFSrVml5JOg&d=1123805143377851
(He/Him)
🧰 Indie game marketing tools guy – making impress.games toolkit!
😸 Press Kitty — free press kits
🤖 Coverage Bot — pr/influencer/streamer alerts
🚀 Launchpad — creator discovery & key distribution
🎓 Academy — marketing guides
He/him
Celebrating & supporting the games industry in the UK & internationally 🎮
That guy from No More Robots
mike at nomorerobots dot io
@nomorerobots.io
UX Design Lead @ Launchpad
Previously: Adobe/Substance, Rockstar Games, Blizzard, ZA/UM, Glowmade, Guerrilla, EA, Raw Power Games, and some VR
Edinburgh, Scotland (🇺🇸➡️🇳🇱➡️🇫🇷➡️🇬🇧)
Cerebral Puzzle Showcase was created to help YOU find your next favorite puzzle game!
https://www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com/
Personal website: https://alan.draknek.org/
Head Draknek at Draknek & Friends, making thinky puzzle games. He/him.
https://www.draknek.org/
Our latest game: Spooky Express https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/Spooky_Express/
The only community dedicated to Scotland’s games ecosystem.
She/Her, Art Director and indie dev.
Former AD at Mediatonic/Epic.
Part-time runner.
Fractional Marketing | Marketing Creative Lead @ Rovio, prev Fall Guys @ Epic\Mediatonic ⭐️ BAFTA member ⭐️ MCV WIG Comms Impact 2020 ⭐️ #30under30 2018 ⭐️ Game Dev Heroes 2018. Often dressed as an evil queen 👑 My own views. She/her
Created #SOLAS128, working on #CRT7. Try the demo: https://bit.ly/CRT7Game | Part-time lecturer, part-time Scottish BAFTA winning game developer! He/him
Game designer. I post a lot of brunch photos. she/her.
Open indie game marketplace and DIY game jam host
Account support? Email support@itch.io
❗📢 You can use your itchio URL as your Bluesky username, check here: https://itch.io/user/settings/bluesky
I help good people make good games in good ways. Want to work with me? https://ramiismail.com/
Video game writer and and narrative designer.
Personal blog: https://azhdarchid.com/
Fediverse profile: https://azhdarchid.online/@bruno
Full bio: https://brunodias.dev/bio/
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the game designer behind Viewfinder. he/him 🏳️🌈
Literally a fool
Creator of Balatro ( @playbalatro.com )
Business/Media: balatro@playstack.com
Blog: localthunk.com
Direct contact: localthunk.contact@gmail.com
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Video Game Composer・Sound Engineer・Gameboy Musician・Producer・Performer・
Best known for Super Hexagon, Spectra, Dicey Dungeons, JSAB, Cadence of Hyrule DLC
🏳️🌈🇮🇪🇵🇸
🌐 https://linktr.ee/chipzel
publishing and marketing indie and AA titles🐤
https://linktr.ee/secretsaucegg
🌱 helping studios publish and market indie games
🌱 founder of @thesecretsauce.uk
🌱 grumpy cat owner
🌱 WIGJ Ambassador
www.weekendgames.gg
