These Bluesky Lists are a modern realization of my original vision for @gamedevmap.com from the early days of social media: connecting game development organizations to make the world feel a little smaller. 🩵 We're not alone. We can lift each other up. Thanks, Atul Goel, for making this possible.

Our latest data drop went live on June 30th! The #gamedevmap Data team added 360+ new entries, for a total of 10032 entries! 🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day! tinyurl.com/gamedevmap-c... Thanks to @xenosns.bsky.social at The Halifax Game Collective Archive for the Nova Scotia update! Please Like/Follow/Share!

...a temporary bump in the road on the way to better gamedevmap search results. I'm not a coder, but am doing my best. We appreciate your patience!

Our #WishlistWednesday title this week is Trash City Turbo from Manchester-based @machinefun.bsky.social: s.team/a/4484260 @mooneysart.bsky.social and team, brilliant work. Thx for the devlogs: www.youtube.com/@machinefun_UK Hope this helps get to 1,000+ Wishlists! Sweep 'em up in a Dhalvindra! 🧹

Please join the #gamedevmap team in thanking @siplaysgames.bsky.social and Navigame (www.navigame.co.uk) for their social media support Q4 2025 - Q1 2026. With Simon's help, we built a social media calendar, maintained a post cadence while exploring brand voice, launched r/gamedevmap, and more!

The April gamedevmap.com data drop went live on... #MayThe4th! ✨ We completed our quarterly URL verification pass across the full dataset and added functionality to catch duplicate entries. We're at 9565 entries, back down from 10,000+. Please support our work with a donation and share this news.

The March gamedevmap.com data drop released April 8th. With 400+ new entries, we reached our 10,000 entry milestone! Thanks to our @igdafoundation.org alumni volunteers and data team! We're excited to announce inclusion of Bluesky profiles for organizations that have them! Please share this post!

🎉 picoCAD 2 is out! 🥳 Model, texture, and animate - in a single lo-fi, easy to use package.  GIF, GLTF, OBJ, and sprite sheet export.  Available now on Steam and Itch! Check it out! picocad.net Thanks for boosting! ❤️ 🙏

Hi, I'm Gaurav! I've run @gamedevmap.com for 20+ years. #OpenToWork for creative production and developer relations roles after growing it into a nonprofit over the last year. I'm Co-Chair of the @igda.org Devs with Kids SIG. This is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike after playing with color before #GDC2026!

I’ll be a @officialgdc.bsky.social Portfolio Review Panelist at the "Killer Art Portfolio or Portfolio Killer Part 2: Portfolio Reviews" session on Friday, March 13th! Join me and other panelists from 11:40am until 2:40pm. schedule.gdconf.com/session/kill... #GDC2026 #gamecareer #mentorship

As @gamedevmap.com grows from a "me" community service project into a "we" nonprofit, you'll see fewer personal posts. My mom once wrote what she was grateful for about me: "Your ability to dream dreams, and your tenacity to make them a reality, even if it takes a long time." Missing her today.

Laila Shabir is Founder & CEO of the award-winning Girls Make Games and the GMG Scholarship Fund. With a background in economics and banking, she has led education and access initiatives reaching 27,000+ students in 22 countries. Her personal goal is to teach one million young women to make games.

Dr. JC Lau is an award-winning game producer with over 12 years of experience at studios such as Bungie, Xbox, Harebrained Schemes, and Twirlbound. She is a frequent industry speaker and author, and the creator of #WhatAGameDevLooksLike, an online celebration of diversity among game developers.

February 19, 2026 marked 25 years since Star Wars: Starfighter launched on PlayStation 2. I optimized the Naboo Starfighter from a densely triangulated high-res mesh (no UVs) provided by Industrial Light & Magic, long before procedural mesh reduction and retopology workflows were standard in games.

Chitvan Gupta is an Engineering Manager with 10+ years of technical experience at game companies such as Zynga, Glu Mobile, Playstudios, and Gree International. She brings community-building expertise as the Co-Chair of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) San Francisco Chapter.

The February gamedevmap.com data drop went live on February 28th! 250+ new entries bring us to 9,600+ worldwide. Thanks to our partnership with the @igda.org Incubation SIG, our Incubator/Accelerator category grew to 85+ entries worldwide: igda.org/sigs/incubat... 👋 Find #gamedevmap at #GDC2026!

Have you found our posts connecting game industry events to gamedevmap.com search results helpful? We highly recommend Game Conference Guide (@gameconf.bsky.social) for finding in-person and virtual #gamedev events: gameconfguide.com Steam #NextFest begins today! So many indie titles to explore! 🎮

The #gamedevmap team is actively working on the February data drop. Help us keep gamedevmap.com current by submitting your additions, corrections, and deletions through our Submission Form: tinyurl.com/gamedevmap-s... 👋 We see you, @biscuitfactorygames.com! 🇮🇪

This #ValentinesDay, we’re sending a little love and appreciation to our #gamedev community around the world, especially those navigating layoffs and studio closures. Here’s to brighter days ahead. 🤍

gamedevmap's #nonprofit mission is to advance understanding of #gamedev at a global scale. This work is especially critical now, as many of us are navigating layoffs, studio closures, and uncertainty about the future. We can’t do this work without your support: www.gamedevmap.com/donation_for...

Don’t mind me… having a little fun with gamedevmap socials over here!

The January data drop landed on the 31st: 150+ new entries, 9378 entries total! We added a Microstudio category for teams of 1 - 3 people. We'll update the dataset over time to reclassify entries that fit this categorization. Also, a big Netherlands update! Hoi hoi, @dutchgamesassociation.nl 🇳🇱

We have deactivated our X account. Thank you to the nearly 3000 followers we had on X. xAI's policies do not align with the kind of inclusive game development community we work diligently to support. #GoodByeX

Oro ger små saker en stor skugga. - Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. - Swedish Proverb Best wishes to the devs pitching at @umeagameconference.bsky.social! 👏 🇸🇪 Look for an update to our Swedish entries in February: tinyurl.com/gamedevmap-s... Hej, @dataspelsbranschen.bsky.social! 👋

gamedevmap.com is #moving. We're hitting the road toward bluer skies—OutRun style. 💙 We’ll stop posting on X and close our account at the end of the month.

gamedevmap.com loves discovering #gamedev in unexpected places! We're #nowplaying the cozy mail delivery game Mafate, created by the team at @BlueRamenStd in tropical La Réunion: blueramen.fr 🌴 Play the Steam demo at s.team/a/3133220

#gamedevmap is pleased to recognize @xzibitatlaw.bsky.social as our Outside General Counsel. We're grateful to @odinlaw.com for transforming a passion project into a nonprofit. We look forward to gamedevmap.com becoming a sustainable infrastructure resource for the global game industry.

Backed by the @unep.org, Playing for the Planet's environmental advocacy is reaching gamers and developers: playing4theplanet.org 🌍 Sustainability-themed gameplay can be fun! We're #nowplaying French studio Magic Pockets' Clean Up Earth, vacuuming trash and greening the planet: s.team/a/3402720

gamedevmap.com's Michigan entries are current thanks to Austin Yarger and Michael Klamerus: michigangamestudios.com Regional listings that include location and URLs are so helpful. We review every entry submitted to #gamedevmap. 👋 Detroit IGDA and IGDA Ann Arbor!

The November gamedevmap.com data drop went live last week. We added 160+ new entries, including the #IGDC2025 nominees and award winners from indiagdc.com in early November! We hope to be in-person at IGDC one day! 👋 GDAI India

Happy #Thanksgaming from Ghosty and all of us at #gamedevmap!

I could never have imagined an event like @vangameconnect.ca during my early 1990s high school years growing up in a Vancouver suburb! While I live in the United States now, a piece of my heart still remains in Vancouver. 🇨🇦

Are you a #gamedeveloper with a staff of 5+ releasing a Steam Demo, going Early Access, or launching your game in Q1 or Q2 2026? gamedevmap.com is looking for studios and projects to feature on #gamedevmap socials. Reach out and include us in your marketing plans!

gamedevmap.com is #nowplaying Below the Crown, the new game from @misfitsattic.bsky.social that entered #EarlyAccess last week: s.team/a/1883920 We're having a great time with this innovative title that brings new moves and stories to the chess game you thought you knew!♟️

gamedevmap.com is #nowplaying Generation Exile. Congratulations to @sonderlust.bsky.social for bringing their gorgeous game to #EarlyAccess: s.team/a/2963240 Character-scale interactions in a turn-based city-builder means everyone has a story in this solarpunk game set aboard a generation ship.

The October gamedevmap.com data drop is live! With 202 new entries, we've crossed 9000 entries in the full dataset. If you or someone you know has been impacted by game industry layoffs, we hope this #gamedevmap update can help. Please follow and share. Thank you. 💙

#gamedevmap is #nowplaying Sagas of Lumin from @elosgamesarts.bsky.social As seen in the #GalaxiesShow ride Dragons, cast spells, and wield steel and firearms in one seamless combat experience!

I'm grateful to Bret Staudt Willet for his work leading the @igda.org Devs with Kids Special Interest Group: igda.org/sigs/devs-wi... As Fae Raitt and I take on Co-Chair roles, my goal is to grow our Discord server for #gamedev parents and caregivers. Come for the support, stay for the dad jokes!

Today is International #Stuttering Awareness Day. My speech impediment is a part of who I am. I'm grateful to those who value what I have to say and approach me with kindness and patience in my moments of disfluency. If you're in #gamedev and could use support, reach out. You're not alone. 💚

gamedevmap.com is #nowplaying the "Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER" #Steam demo from Berkeley, California based @midboss.com in honor of the 10th anniversary of the original "2064: Read Only Memories": store.steampowered.com/app/1293910/... Loving the pixel art cyberpunk visual novel aesthetic!

gamedevmap.com is #nowplaying the Dancing with Ghosts demo from Lahaina, Hawaii based @humanaturestudios.bsky.social ! By the designer of #Starflight and #ToeJamAndEarl. store.steampowered.com/app/1352700/... Enjoyed the demo? Please support the Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hum...

gamedevmap.com is launching a weekly #nowplaying feature to support early stage indie projects. Each week we’ll highlight a Steam Demo from a studio already on gamedevmap, or from one soon to be added in our upcoming data drop. Join in and play along with us! 🎮🌍 Photo: @spacedoddyssey.bsky.social

With the collapse or enshittification of practically every website in 2025, my heart skipped a beat when it occurred to me that zombo.com might no longer be around. But thankfully, zombo.com is still zombo com:

Happy 10th anniversary, Read Only Memories. I haven't made an anniversary illustration yet to celebrate, but it's crazy that it's already been 10 years since the original release. I have a lot of complex feelings, but I'm still proud of it. #ReadOnlyMemories #2064ROM

The September gamedevmap.com data drop is now live and includes 8816 entries in total, with 156 new entries! After some time off in July, the team added 350 new entries with the August data drop, prioritizing trade organizations and industry associations around the world. Please repost to share!

Waypoint is live 🚀 Nearly a year in the making — a custom-curated calendar for indie games, updated every few days with new gems. Every game since June 2024 (and more) is already in there. We’re building in public, and your feedback will shape it. 👉 waypoint.indieformer.com

Game dev is hard but I wanna give a special shout out to devs that are also full time parents because I know you need the ❤️ and I know you just sleepy af and a burnt at both ends candle.

LAST CALL FOR FREE PROMOTION! I'm finalising games for Family Gaming Zone at PAX West and ComicCon London. If you are an indie and have a game on console (old or new) we'd love to get it on our stand for free! Or maybe devs follow you, so do share!

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