Free source-available 2D and 3D game engine for cross-platform PC, smartphone and console games.
Fediverse address:
@defold@mastodon.gamedev.place
Tagged: Game Development
Jordan Mechner
Game developer, writer and artist. Perhaps best known as the creator of the classic games “Prince of Persia” and “Karateka”, Mechner nowadays writes and draws graphic novels and publishes sketchbooks.
Fediverse address:
@jmechner@mastodon.art
AchieGameDev
Indie game developer and pixel/voxel artist, currently creating cute little games for the Pico-8 fantasy console.
Fediverse address:
@Achie7240@mastodon.gamedev.place
Brian Bucklew
Co-founder of Freehold Games, makers of the science fantasy roguelike epic “Caves of Qud”.
Fediverse address:
@unormal@mastodon.social
Brad P. Taylor
Veteran programmer and game developer who has worked on many famous projects including the legendary SCUMM game engine at Lucasfilm/LucasArts.
Fediverse address:
@lardratboy@corteximplant.com
rae
Independent game developer working on games and utilities for the Playdate handheld console, with emphasis on cute fun gameplay.
Fediverse address:
@rae@mastodon.gamedev.place
8bitworkshop
Web-based IDE which lets you write code for classic 8-bit computers and consoles within your browser, and see it run as you do so. Also publishes a range of books on programming for classic 8-bit systems.
Fediverse address:
@8bitworkshop@oldbytes.space
Nick!
Tabletop role playing game designer, cartographer and developer. Often posts about topics related to role playing and Dungeons & Dragons.
Fediverse address:
@hiscursedness@mastodon.art
Jammigans
Pixel artist creating minimalist depictions of complex objects, especially for the Pico-8 virtual game console. Currently working on a shoot-em-up with magic robots.
Fediverse address:
@jammigans@mastodon.art
Squirrelsquid
Pixel artist, game designer and chip tune maker.
Fediverse address:
@risu_ika@mastodon.art
loafbrr
Independent game asset designer, including buildings, scenery and props from all kinds of genres including sci-fi, fantasy, real world etc.
Fediverse address:
@loafbrr@mastodon.gamedev.place
Godot User Group Berlin
Regular meetings of people enthusiastic about the Godot FOSS game engine, based in hacker spaces in Berlin, Germany.
Fediverse address:
@GodotUserGroupBerlin@mastodon.gamedev.place
Rust GameDev
Curated feed all about game development using the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rust_gamedev@mastodon.gamedev.place
Eli
Co-developer of the plant-growing simulation game “Idu”, currently studying theoretical physics at university.
Fediverse address:
@eli@mastodon.gamedev.place
Nathalie Lawhead / alienmelon
Indie developer, makes experimental surreal games and software including “Tetrageddon”, “Everything is going to be OK”, “Electric Zine Maker” and more.
Fediverse address:
@alienmelon@mastodon.social
Holy Pangolin Studio
Studio making small indie games, animations, illustrations and handmade art.
Fediverse address:
@holypangolin@mastodon.social
Louis Durrant
Artist, illustrator and game designer, currently working on an indie title called “The Garden Path” featuring relaxing, pastoral graphics themed around plants and vegetables. Also hosts regular live streams showing the creation of the game’s artwork.
Fediverse address:
@ldurrant@mastodon.art
Alien Max
Indie game developer based in Ukraine, author of the 2D dieselpunk action adventure Erra: Exordium.
Fediverse address:
@maxim@mastodon.gamedev.place
Tearcell Games
Indie game developer currently working on a point-and-click adventure set in sleep disorder-themed dungeons.
Fediverse address:
@Tearcell@mastodon.gamedev.place
Awesome Games Studio
Indie game development team based in Poland, releasing on all major computer, console and mobile platforms. Creators of “Oozi”, “I, Zombie”, “Yet Another Zombie Defense”, “Fury Unleashed” and “Yet Another Zombie Survivors”.
Fediverse address:
@awgs@mas.to
Longplay Games
Tiny independent video game studio which creates fun little sci-fi games.
Fediverse address:
@Longplay_Games@mstdn.games
FRACTiLE Games
Solo indie game developer based in Finland. Creator of “Molez”, “Final Duel 2”, “Lockdown Protocol”, “Hyper Ultra Astronautics”, “Polychoron” and the upcoming “Phobos Down”.
Fediverse address:
@fractilegames@mastodon.gamedev.place
Godot Engine
Popular free open source multiplatform game engine for 3D and 2D games.
Fediverse address (main):
@godotengine@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (conference):
@godotcon@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (asset store):
@godotassetstore@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (foundation):
@godotfoundation@mastodon.gamedev.place
Solarus
Free open source 2D game engine designed mainly for RPGs. Solarus games run on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@solarus@mastodon.gamedev.place
Jesper Tingvall
Works at 3D graphics company Simplygon which is widely used by major game studios. Tingvall also creates indie titles through their own company Catalope Games, such as “Skeletal Dance Party” and “Scrap Galaxy”.
Fediverse address:
@JesperTingvall@mastodon.gamedev.place
LadyIcePaw
Artist, web comic/visual novel writer and game creator, usually featuring fantasy characters drawn in a classic cartoony style and a lot of anthropomorphic creatures.
Fediverse address:
@LadyIcepaw@mastodon.art
Aruma Studios
Independent game developer making point & click adventure games, currently working on “Shadows of the Afterland”.
Fediverse address:
@arumastudios@mastodon.gamedev.place
Exilian
Democratically-run online community for creative projects in variety of fields such as role playing games, world-building, storytelling, songs, crafts and more. Self-described as “creative geekery”, based around a forum and website.
Fediverse address: @Exilian@indiepocalypse.social
Kay Lousberg
Freelance 3D graphics artist with a colourful cute style, also makes public domain CC0 game assets for anyone to use.
Fediverse address:
@Kay@mastodon.gamedev.place
bitsy
A free open source game engine for little games that can be made and played entirely within a web browser.
Fediverse address:
@bitsy@digipres.club
Erik S.
Creator of the surreal computer RPGs “The Endless Empty” and “A Chamber of Stars”, including their art and music too.
Fediverse address:
@ErikSheader@sunny.garden
Bevy Engine
Simple data-driven free open source game engine, built in Rust.
Fediverse address:
@bevy@mastodon.social
hilkojj
Solo indie developer making a retro-style isometric simulation game.
Fediverse address:
@hilkojj@mastodon.gamedev.place
Daniel Burke
Indie game developer currently working on Innkeep, a job simulator and RPG game about running an inn in a fantasy setting.
Fediverse address:
@Innkeep@mastodon.gamedev.place
Pawprints Games
Independent game developer, creating cute games (often featuring cats) for the Playdate handheld console and the web.
Fediverse address:
@pawprints@mastodon.gamedev.place
Donald Fraser
Indie game developer currently working on the adventure “Comet” for the Playdate games console.
Fediverse address:
@Guv_Bubbs@mastodon.gamedev.place
Jeighto
Professional 3D environment artist who creates wonderful virtual models of places and things. You may have seen Jeighto’s work in Ubisoft games.
Fediverse address:
@jeighto@mastodon.gamedev.place
Game Programming Resources
Human-curated account posting and boosting useful links for game developers.
Fediverse address:
@game_programming@mastodon.social
Kyle Szklenski
Game developer and enthusiastic user of the Godot game engine. Posts lots of tips and tricks for using Godot, and is creator of the Godot Firebase plugin.
Fediverse address:
@BackAt50Ft@mastodon.gamedev.place
godot-rust
Providing bindings for the Godot game engine to the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@GodotRust@mastodon.gamedev.place
Andrew J. Young
Tabletop Role-Playing Game designer and enthusiast, posts about TTRPGs and runs games on livestreams.
Fediverse address:
@thatonegm@mastodon.social
Nauris
Pixel artist and indie game developer, creates epic fantasy artwork and game assets.
Fediverse address:
@nauris@mastodon.art
Will Morris-Julien
Creative Director for indie game developers Goldborough Studio and Third Silence. Creates quick, impressionist epic concept art sketches.
Fediverse address:
@wmorrisjulien@mastodon.art
Aender Lara
3D artist, environment artist and dev who does lovely designs, animations and 3D renderings. They use Blender to create the 3D images.
Fediverse address:
@aenderlara@mastodon.social
Adventure Jam
Two-week game jam encouraging people to make adventure games.
Fediverse address:
@AdventureJam@mastodon.social
Silver Sandstone
Creates mods, texture packs, skins etc for Minetest.
Fediverse address:
@SilverSandstone@craftodon.social
MrL314
Nintendo enthusiast, Super Mario Kart expert, SNES hacker, co-creator of Super Mario Kart Deluxe, and maker of the “Super Mario Kart: Under The Hood” videos.
Fediverse address:
@MrL314@peoplemaking.games
Ericbomb
Indie game developer creating blind accessible video games.
Fediverse address:
@Ericbomb@mastodon.gamedev.place
Playdate.rs
Free open source project creating API and build tools in Rust for the Playdate games console.
Fediverse address:
@playdaters@gamedev.social
Michael Coorlim
Author of the Galvanic Century and Shadow Decade book series, indie game developer, also makes videos about retro games and comic books.
Fediverse address (main):
@mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (videos):
@mcoorlim@spectra.video
Hadrosaurus Software
Small indie game company currently working on new games for MS-DOS featuring classic 1980s and 1990s style graphics.
Fediverse address:
@HadroSoft@mastodon.gamedev.place
FrankenGFX
Creates new Nintendo NES games and pixel graphics, using clever tricks to make them look much better than you’d expect for the hardware.
Fediverse address:
@FrankenGraphics@mastodon.art
Vessoaran
Creates cute bright pixel art, illustrations and video game assets.
Fediverse address:
@Vessoaran@mastodon.art
GB Studio Central
Official site for GB Studio Dev, the free open source game development tool for the Nintendo Game Boy. Features news, articles and guides about making new Game Boy games.
Fediverse address:
@gbstudiocentral@pocketpixels.club
benui
Game developer who writes tutorials about using Unreal Engine
Fediverse address:
@_benui@mastodon.gamedev.place
Alan Zucconi
Game developer and educator, Director of Studies and Senior Lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London, leads MA Computer Games: Art & Design and MSc Computer Games Programming.
Fediverse address:
@AlanZucconi@mastodon.gamedev.place
Molotov Cockatiel
Board game and wargame enthusiast. Also creator of digital tabletop wargames.
Fediverse address:
@molotovcockatiel@mastodon.social
ZeNfA Productions
Indie game developer, previously worked on Wii U games and now releasing on Steam and Xbox. Current release is the puzzle game “Drop It: Block Paradise”.
Fedi directory:
@ZeNfA@mastodon.gamedev.place
Raul Volpato
Tabletop game designer, illustrator and pixel artist.
Fediverse address:
@raul_volp@dice.camp
GDQuest
Organisation that promotes the use of free open source software in game development, and posts videos all about this.
Fediverse address:
@gdquest@tilvids.com
Cyningstan
Game developer creating 1980s-style retro PC games for MS-DOS, featuring CGA graphics. Also interested in the ZX Spectrum and Psion handhelds.
Fediverse address:
@cyningstan@mastodon.social
Dave Grossman
Game designer/writer/director on many highly influential adventure games at Lucasfilm/LucasArts and elsewhere, such as Day Of The Tentacle, Monkey Island, Pajama Sam, Sam & Max, Wolf Among Us etc.
Fediverse address:
@thatdave@mastodon.social
Raou
Pixel artist and digital painter, creates assets for indie games with classic 2D top-down and isometric styles.
Fediverse address:
@raou@mastodon.gamedev.place
Stride
Free open source cross-platform game engine (previously known as Xenko).
Fediverse address:
@xenko@mastodon.gamedev.place
Craig Smith / Little Martian
Pixel artist and game developer, currently working on a new ZX Spectrum title.
Fediverse address:
@martian@mastodon.gamedev.place
Zeno Rogue
Interested in mathematics and game development, creating roguelike indie games inspired by maths and videos with non-Euclidean geometry.
Fediverse address:
@zenorogue@mathstodon.xyz
Alpha Beta Gamer
Posting about the latest Alpha and Beta testing playable game builds, mainly indie titles but some AAA releases too.
Fediverse address:
@AlphaBetaGamer@mastodon.gamedev.place
Minetest
Free open source 3D game engine, for creating Minecraft-style games and worlds. There’s a large range of game modes and mods available, including online multiplayer. It’s available for Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Android.
Fediverse address:
@Minetest@fosstodon.org
Wuzzy
Libre game developer, co-developer of the comedy turn-based strategy Hedgewars, and creator of games and mods for Minetest.
Fediverse address:
@Wuzzy@cyberplace.social
RPG in a Box
Role-playing game creation system with 3D voxel graphics, which lets you make your own 3D RPGs and release them yourself as you see fit, with no royalties or licensing fees required. Available for Linux, Mac and Windows through Itch and Steam.
Fediverse address:
@rpginabox@mastodon.social
Lectronice
Electronica musician and professional game developer.
Fediverse address:
@ice@merveilles.town
Humble Grove
Indie game development and storytelling co-op based in the UK, creators of “No Longer Home”.
Fediverse address:
@HumbleGrove@mastodon.gamedev.place
Stefan Vogt
Author of new interactive fiction for classic 8-bit and 16-bit computers. Currently working on “The Ghosts of Blackwood Manor”.
Fediverse address:
@8bitgames@oldbytes.space
Kelvin Shadewing
Developer on FOSS gaming projects such as SuperTux Advance, Kyrodian Legends and the Brux game engine.
Fediverse address:
@KelvinShadewing@mastodon.social
Santeri Soininen
Environment artist who creates wonderfully atmospheric CGI buildings, gardens and cities.
Fediverse address:
@Voidie3D@mastodon.art
GamesIndustry.biz
Official Fediverse account of the largest news site about the video game business.
Fediverse address:
@GIbiz@mastodon.social
Kerzoven / Of Life and Land
Indie game developers creating a village-building simulation strategy with lots of detail, including people, animals, plants, regions, economics, trade etc.
Fediverse address:
@Kerzoven@mastodon.social
Juan
Software engineer, FOSS enthusiast and retro game creator. Currently making new free games for retro computers like the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX and Commodore 64.
Fediverse address:
@reidrac@mastodon.gamedev.place
Trese Brothers Games
Indie game studio making RPGs and strategy games with various settings including sci-fi, cyberpunk, mecha and fantasy.
Fediverse address:
@TreseBrothers@mastodon.social
James
Admin of the pdx.social Mastodon server for Portland, Oregon, USA. Also works on the Playdate handheld console and software development at Panic.
Fediverse address:
@foozmeat@pdx.social
Sloanysoft
Father and son development team creating new games for 8-bit computers such as the ZX Spectrum. They also run a gaming livestream.
Fediverse address:
@Sloanysoft@oldbytes.space
R. Watson
Mathematician and hobbyist game developer, currently working on a 1990s DOS-style adventure platforming game.
Fediverse address:
@merrak@mastodon.gamedev.place
Burn
Indie game developer and creator of the colourful retro neon title Spectrum Break for Android, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@JHein@mastodon.social
David “the Talking Skull” Fox
Veteran game developer who was lead dev on legendary titles for Lucasfilm Games such as “Zak McKracken” and “Rescue on Fractalus”. Most recently has worked with Ron Gilbert on “Thimbleweed Park” and “Return To Monkey Island” 🏴☠️ 🐒
Fediverse address:
@DavidBFox@mastodon.gamedev.place
Julia Minamata
Indie game developer, pixel artist, illustrator and live streamer, currently working on a 1980s/1990s-style graphic adventure with a Sierra-type look.
Fediverse address:
@JuliaMinamata@mastodon.gamedev.place