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Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 09/02/2026

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

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GAMERella @gamerella.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Elisabeth Astwood (they/she): Elisabeth is an interdisciplinary storyteller, researcher, and arts leader working in the US and Canada. Most recently, they are engaged as the Founder of Studio Lazulite, a cross-disciplinary narrative house. Find out more: studiolazulite.com @threwen.bsky.social

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GAMERella @gamerella.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

✨️Mentor Highlight✨️

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Katya Ryabova @katyar.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Give these amazing studios and devs a follow to stay up to date and be the first to know when the playtests open (if that's your thing): @altkeygames.bsky.social @ravinestudios.ca @maarti.net @styraxstudios.bsky.social @studiolazulite.bsky.social

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Katya Ryabova @katyar.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

At #MIGS25, I got to test drive a bunch of very fun, very creative games in development by Canadian game studios 🇨🇦 So much to get excited for! My highlight list feature for @mobilesyrup.com 👇 mobilesyrup.com/2025/11/21/c...

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Canadian video games take centre stage at Montréal International Game Summit

Exciting new Canadian-made games were on display at MIGS, and these are some the highlights we got to play.

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Elisabeth Rose Astwood, MFA @threwen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I'm showing my game Embers this afternoon! If you like cozy witchy games and poutine - come say hi ❤️

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Pixels & Poutine @pixelsandpoutine.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

We're all set up at Poutineville Ontario! Come have lunch and check out some more games!

Five indie game developers standing around tables with three laptop game demos and a banner saying Pixels N Poutine

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Pixels & Poutine @pixelsandpoutine.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Tonight is the first night of our showcase week! 25 indie games have come together to celebrate the first Montreal Games Week and we couldn't be happier ❤️ see you all soon!

Pixels N Poutine Showcase info - pixelsandpoutine.com for more

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Studio Lazulite @studiolazulite.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

So excited to be showcasing our game Embers in The Indie Zone at MIGS! If you're around, come say hi!

A woman and man stand next to The Indie Zone booth at MIGS (table, screen, banner) for the game Embers.

A man in a plaid shirt plays the game Embers on a screen with mouse and keyboard.

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SE Asian Games for Good @seagamesforgood.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts. Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-... We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.

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✨ Buy Camille and Laura on Steam 💫 @bonjourborzoi.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Hi, my game just released. It's about the life of a single mother, as seen through the eyes of her child. If you like small passion projects, it would mean a lot to me for you to check it out, share it and review it. #indiegames #solodev #gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/3129110/...

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Save 10% on Camille and Laura on Steam

Camille and Laura is a point and click about the greatest adventure of all - parenting.

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GAMERella @gamerella.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Introducing our Mentors!

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Sweet Baby Inc @sweetbabyinc.com · 23/07/2025

Hey BlueSky! 👋 We’re Sweet Baby Inc. We’re a small, narrative-focused studio that has contributed to the story and writing of over 80 titles across the games industry! We’ve worked with wonderful teams of all shapes and sizes since 2018, helping to build worlds, journeys and characters! 💚

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Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.3 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

👀 We know we said we'd be open in the Fall... But Augur Magazine and @talesfeathers.bsky.social subs are opening on AUGUST 1!!! Peep the subs guidelines ✨ now ✨ 🔗 Link for more info: augursociety.org/submissions/

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Submit to Augur Magazine

We're looking for surrealism, dream touched realism, and SFF! Now with higher pay.

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✨ Buy Camille and Laura on Steam 💫 @bonjourborzoi.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

No #screenshotsaturday but a video filmed bt @studiolazulite.bsky.social of me presenting my game at #comicconmtl! It went amazing, thank you all for coming. #indiegames #cozygames #gamedev #indiedev

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✨ Buy Camille and Laura on Steam 💫 @bonjourborzoi.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

For the TTRPGs people that follows me, my good friend and collaborator @threwen.bsky.social has their game Bookworm in this bundle and you should check it out: itch.io/b/3091/free-...

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Free RPG Weekend 2025 by Beth and Angel Make Games and 58 others

Free RPG Weekend 2025: 86 items for $0.00

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Elisabeth Rose Astwood, MFA @threwen.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

My little solo-journaling ttrpg - Bookworm - is part of this bundle!

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GAMERella @gamerella.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

⏰ THIS IS IT! Last day to apply for the GAMERella Mentorship! Applications close tonight at midnight — don’t miss your chance to join the next wave of game makers! 🎮💥 👉 gamerella.ca/mentorship/en/ #GAMERella #GameDev #Mentorship #LastChance

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GAMERella - Mentorship Program

GAMERella is a pioneering initiative in the gaming world known for hosting the world’s longest-running inclusive game jam and workshop series.

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GAMERella @gamerella.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

🎮✨ Calling all emerging game makers! ✨🎮 GAMERella Mentorship Applications are NOW OPEN! Ready to level up your skills, connect with industry pros, and bring your game ideas to life? 💥 This is your moment! 🚀 Get all the info & apply here: gamerella.ca/mentorship/en/ #GameDev #Mentorship

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Baby Ghosts @babyghosts.org · 11/04/2025

Your game studio is diverse, offers flexible work, and is building something amazing?! 👏 …But traditional business structures still holding you back? 🤔 Our Peer Accelerator offers $25K + mentorship to help studios like yours transition to cooperative models where governance matches your values.

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Studio Lazulite @studiolazulite.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Excited to be helping out with the Montréal Scientific Game Jam again this year! Check it out:

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Elisabeth Rose Astwood, MFA @threwen.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I'm grateful to have found so many new friends in this industry like the AMAZING @arka2arka9.bsky.social! For a long time I didn't feel I was "allowed" to call myself a gamer, let alone a game dev... but initiatives like #WhatAGameDevLooksLike have shown me that I'm right where I belong! 💖 #GDC25

A woman with long blond hair in a leather jacket and space scarf standing in front of the GDC sign for the IGDA Mentor Cafe.

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Unity3D @unity.com · 17/03/2025

Join Code Monkey, Elisabeth from Queensguard, and Anton from my.games to leverage trends from the Unity Game Report 2025! Join us live: March 18 - on.unity.com/GameTrends

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Unity3D @unity.com · 17/03/2025

We have a FULL livestream schedule to help bring you a slice of GDC this week with plenty of opportunities to join, connect with the game dev community, and learn about the future of games! All streams on on.unity.com/Twitch and on.unity.com/GDClivestream #GDC2025 #gamedev #IGF2025

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✨ Buy Camille and Laura on Steam 💫 @bonjourborzoi.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

embers is part of the Women's Day Sale on Steam. I've been helping @studiolazulite.bsky.social with code on this one, because one project is not enough! Go look it up and wishlist it! store.steampowered.com/app/2840240/...

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Studio Lazulite @studiolazulite.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

We're so grateful to have been included in another game celebration 🥹🥹 Thank you @womenledgames.com, @wingsfund.me and @dames4games.org for organizing the Women's Day Sale! Feb 28th-March 9th, find our cozy fantasy journal Embers among this amazing collection of games by women 💖🎉 #WomensDaySale

Women's Day Sale graphic of a sorcerer holding a magic globe. The event dates are listed: February 28 - March 9. In a rectangle on the right is a photo featuring the cozy fantasy journal Embers, with a lantern and stormy sky.

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WINGS @wingsfund.me · 03/03/2025

Mark your calendars and get your popcorn ready! 📅🍿 Our friends at @dames4games.org and @womenledgames.com are also hosting showcases in celebration of amazing women and gender marginalized developers who make AMAZING games! 💜

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Indie Asylum @indieasylum.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

The #QuebecGamesCelebration is an annual festival dedicated to celebrating Quebec’s vibrant video game industry❄️ The sale promotes the efforts of both indie & AAA developers who dedicate themselves to crafting engaging, immersive experiences for players around the world🌎 🔽

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Quebec Games Celebration 2025

The Quebec Games Celebration is an annual festival dedicated to celebrating Quebec’s vibrant video game industry— this year, it will run from February 17th to February 24th, 2025. The sale promotes th...

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Safe In Our World @safeinourworld.org · 21/01/2025

Here's a whole list of things you might need to hear right now (and even if you don't, we're reminding you anyway). You exist, you matter, and you do not need to explain or justify that existence to anyone. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Bold text reads "Your existence is not an ideology. It is a fact." Pride rainbow heart.

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Eric @spillzndoodles.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I made a pack for Montreal Game Studios: go.bsky.app/EDJw8P1 Let me know who I missed! 😄

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Women-Led Games @womenledgames.com · 08/12/2024

The Women-Led Games: The Game Awards Edition Steam sale event is live NOW! Hop in the event and check out some sweet demos, add games to your wishlist and tune in on June 11th for an awesome showcase at 7PM ET on Twitch, YouTube, or Steam! store.steampowered.com/curator/4376...

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Women-Led Games Showcase

Welcome back to the Women-Led Games steam event, this time in partnership with The Game Awards!

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Women-Led Games @womenledgames.com · 04/12/2024

The Game Awards edition of the Women-Led Games showcase is ONE WEEK AWAY! Tune in for updates on upcoming titles, new demo reveals, release dates, and more! 📅Dec 11 4PM PT | 7PM ET Watch it live on our channels or via our broadcast partners: @ign.com, @gamespot.com, and The Game Awards!

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that one video game writer @deathmeetauthor.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

My primary craft advice for video game writing is actually to study every other kind of writing. Things I’ve written for games: live action scripts, poems, slugs, taglines, screenplay-style cutscenes, in-universe metafiction, songs, weapon and company names, barks, mottos, and so forth.

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DOLOS: Your Best Future | Wishlist on Steam! @dolos-inc.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Ok let's highlight many narrative / story-driven games! ✨ If you're involved in making a game in which the narrative has a strong impact in any way, this kit is for you! Leave a comment to be added! Any repost are welcomed! #indiegame #gamedev #narrativegame go.bsky.app/4xhRuC4

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Studio Lazulite @studiolazulite.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Thank you to @igda.org and @getwigi.com for hosting an amazing stream featuring indie games by women over the weekend! We're so grateful to have Embers included in the celebration 💖 Check out the 60 games here: store.steampowered.com/curator/4468...

ThanksGaming Women Indies Showcase event graphic. Pink gradient to blue background with event text: Steam Showcase November 12 - 24, check out over 60 games by female & non-binary devs. Presented by IGDA, WIGI, and IGDA Foundation. There is a controller graphic in white in the middle and all associated logos.

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Pixels & Poutine @pixelsandpoutine.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

We've found a few more groups for this starter pack over the last couple of days... but we know there are more game dev communities out there! Who else should we add?

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✨ Buy Camille and Laura on Steam 💫 @bonjourborzoi.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Hi! @threwen.bsky.social created this handy list of gamedevs communities! We’re both part of @pixelsandpoutine.bsky.social in Montreal! Feel free to comment if you want to be added and look for local communities. go.bsky.app/QGXNZeE

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IGDA @igda.org · 16/11/2024

WE'RE LIVE!! LET'S PLAY SOME GAMES!! twitch.tv/igda

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IGDA @igda.org · 15/11/2024

Join us, along side @getwigi.com and the IGDA Foundation as we celebrate some FANTASTIC games and devs. Join us over on twitch.tv/igda or twitch.tv/getwigi starting at 9am PT / 12pm ET to get in on the celebration!

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Aster @astertales.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

New and upcoming indie games starter pack! Starting over on a new platform is hard. Support these indie games & their teams with a follow, a wishlist, a high five. Created because I share their pain 🫡 Missed loads, will keep adding! Comment to be added! go.bsky.app/RHpKZr4

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itch.io @itch.io · 13/11/2024

👥 Bluesky users, we've got one more update for you today: You can now use your itchio subdomain as your Bluesky username. Learn more about it here: itch.io/t/4291217/us... NOTE: to prevent any funny business, this feature is only available for accounts that have spent at least 10 bucks on itchio

Screenshot of the page to configure Bluesky DID settings on itch.io

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Elisabeth Rose Astwood, MFA @threwen.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Thanks again to everyone that came by @queensguard.bsky.social's booth in the Indie Zone at MIGS - I had an amazing time and couldn't have done it without you 💖 Group picture: @pixelsandpoutine.bsky.social #MIGS24

Producer standing behind a white booth with a puzzle game on the monitor. A banner to the right reads: Shards Between Us

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Pixelles @pixellesmtl.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

We've still a few spots left for @debchantson.bsky.social's talk, "How to Get Started on a Cultural Game"! Learn about: 🔹 starting a cultural game 🔸 framing perspectives 🔹 overcoming mental hurdles 🔸 supporting creative leads Nov 14 | RSVP for the zoom link: events.humanitix.com/workshop-how...

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How to Get Started on a Cultural Game

Register on Humanitix - How to Get Started on a Cultural Game hosted by Pixelles. Online. Friday 15th November 2024. Find event information.

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WINGS @wingsfund.me · 31/10/2024

We're so excited to announce the return of the Women's Day Sale on Steam in March 2025! 🎮🔥💜 Following last year’s success, this event will shine a spotlight on the incredible talent behind some of the most popular & creative games in the industry 😎 Apply Now ✅ bit.ly/WDS2025Apply

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.chantal//RYAN @thoughtrise.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

i just made the Women Leaders In Games starter pack, featuring a whole bunch of women & non-binary persons who run or manage their own video game companies & are part of the Women Leaders In Games network! follow these talented humans here: go.bsky.app/3Ztxr7s (if you fit the bill, ✉️ me for info)

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Elisabeth Rose Astwood, MFA @threwen.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

10 games to get to know me: 1. No Man's Sky 2. Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor 3. Baldur's Gate 3 4. Firewatch 5. Coffee Talk 6. essays on empathy 7. I was a Teenage Exocolonist 8. 80 Days 9. Child of Light 10. VA-11 Hall-A

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Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 19/10/2024

There's now *over 60* #gamedev studios in this starter pack! #gaming go.bsky.app/VZ374ep

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 17/10/2024

Hey new folks, welcome to bluer skies! Get started with our fantastic Devs of Color Starter Pack! 🦋 go.bsky.app/VGXPEDz

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