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Hey game developers! If you're working on a cool project you'd like us to highlight for #WishlistWednesday, let us know! We love to share games that we want to play. Show us what you've got! 🎮

Thanks to the people at #BioWare for formative experiences that inspired game developers all over the world. I loved KotOR and the Mass Effect series, in particular. @samhulick.com, Uncharted Worlds was on repeat so many times while I was working on #gamedevmap data entry. youtu.be/7ZoFw9uXJwk?...

We ❤️ spreadsheets. Happy #SpreadsheetDay! spreadsheet-day.com We celebrated with our first-ever livestream interview, talking about gamedevmap's origin story and much more on Plaguefest, an annual fundraiser for @girlsmakegames.bsky.social: www.twitch.tv/nezuyaki/ Thank you, @nezuyaki.bsky.social!

Happy Fijian National Day! This holiday commemorates Fiji's independence from British colonial rule in 1970, as well as its vibrant culture and resilience. We'd love to get our first Fijian studio on #gamedevmap! Bula vinaka! 🌴

This week's #WishlistWednesday is Iron Dogs by @jetpoweredgaming.itch.io. Engage in (literal) dogfights as a very good boy or girl when the demo goes live on next week on October 12! 🛩️🐶 store.steampowered.com/app/5330300/...

With all the international work we do at #gamedevmap, what's the best nation for us? 🗺️ A do-NATION! As we round out the year, you can really help our nonprofit with financial support. If you have employer matching, your contribution goes even further! 🙏 www.gamedevmap.com/donation_for...

Our #WishlistWednesday pick for this week is Dressmaker by @cozylivesgames.bsky.social! 🪡 We love how how tactile and cozy this game is, and we can't wait to see everyone's amazing creations! Dressmaker is now out on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4019220/...

Our next data drop is happening soon! In the meantime, did you know that gamedevmap is a 501(c)3 nonprofit? If we've helped you discover a studio or uplifted you during challenging times, we would deeply appreciate your support to keep our site free for everyone🩵 gamedevmap.com/donation_for...

Did you know that we keep #gamedevmap fresh with updates? Help us keep gamedevmap.com current by submitting your additions, corrections, and deletions through our Submission Form! Our volunteers verify the data to ensure that we have the most accurate reflection of the games ecosystem in the world!

Please welcome Alyssa Walles to the #gamedevmap Advisory Board! Alyssa is a seasoned executive with 20+ years in entertainment, gaming, tech, and publishing. She helped launch Sony PlayStation and led major Backyard Sports licensing deals. She is executive director of the @igdafoundation.org

We love stories like these! 🩵 Tell us how you've used #gamedevmap and your experience with it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! 🎉 One year ago, #gamedevmap became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It's been an amazing ride so far and we are so grateful for our partners and volunteers! If you'd like to celebrate with us, consider supporting gamedevmap with a donation: www.gamedevmap.com/donation_for...

Happy National Video Games Day! #gamedevmap celebrates the entire games industry ecosystem that makes games possible: developers, publishers, regional organizations, incubators, games preservation, and more (which you can also see on our website)!

This week for Wishlist Wednesday we’re highlighting Dear Passengers from FLEXUS, a co-op game about running the world’s worst airline. Fly the pain, manage the chaos and try to keep everything from falling apart. Coming 2026! store.steampowered.com/app/4534960/... #WishlistWednesday #IndieGames

It’s Wishlist Wednesday! This week we’re checking out Grass by Cosmic Dog! A cozy lawn care game where you can tackle overgrown yards solo or with friends. Wishlist it on Steam and check out the playtest! store.steampowered.com/app/4272100/...

August's gamedevmap.com data drop is live: 223 new entries, bringing the total to 10,500! This update includes all 92 active IGDA chapters worldwide, compiled in partnership with @igda.org leadership, current as of August 31. Follow, like, repost, and support: www.gamedevmap.com/donation_for...

This week’s #WishlistWednesday is BPM Boy from RetroNinja Games! A physics-based platformer packed with hidden secrets, speed-running leaderboards and a funky original soundtrack. Check it out on Steam and give it a wishlist! 💙 store.steampowered.com/app/2130280/...

#gamedevmap will be at #Gamescom2026! We're seeking data partnerships with trade organizations and industry associations around the world to improve our dataset: docsend.com/v/qnx7z/game... Please reach out to @drjclau.bsky.social or @kateedwards.bsky.social to set up an in-person meeting in Köln!

🇮🇳 Happy Independence Day, India! Nearly 40 new entries with the July data drop are courtesy of @gamedev.in, the country's oldest & largest #gamedev community! Namaste, #GDAI and IGDA India! We look forward to working together! Pictured: MV Rao and PDP-1 with SpaceWar! at IIT Kanpur, early 1970s.

… or makes adding a random undiscovered indie studio to the gamedevmap.com dataset just way easier.

Did you know that gamedevmap is a 501(c)3 nonprofit? We are fundraising to continue maintaining our freely accessible online database. If we've ever helped you discover a studio or lifted you up during challenging times, we would deeply appreciate your support 🩵 www.gamedevmap.com/donation_for...

For #WishlistWednesday, check out Devil's Liminal from @studiointerlude.com! This is a branching slow-burn horror and yuri romance visual novel inspired by Azores folklore and Goethe's Faust. Devil's Liminal is now in Early Access, with a full release coming September 1 on Steam: s.team/a/2271270/

The July gamedevmap.com data drop is live with 231 new entries. 10252 entries total across 125 countries! Africa: 191 Asia: 1631 Europe: 4350 Latin America & the Caribbean: 366 North America: 3358 Oceania: 292 Remote: 62 * Totals reflect coverage, not full industry. Image: NASA Earth Observatory

It's #WishlistWednesday! This week, we're excited about Rogue Eclipse, created by @mcdoogleh.bsky.social at @huskrafts.bsky.social! Are you ready for an epic spaceflight action roguelike? Rogue Eclipse launches August 7 on PC, so wishlist it now! store.steampowered.com/app/782260/R...

#PartnerSpotlight: @globalgamejam.bsky.social's Micro-Missions: Small Projects, Big Impact pilot program, created in partnership with Endless Foundation, is accepting applications from indie studios for microgrants of up to $2,500 USD supporting QA, art, or audio. Apply: forms.gle/nAFaeKRTizNQ...

Did you know that gamedevmap is a 501(c)3 nonprofit? We are fundraising to continue maintaining our freely accessible online database. If we've ever helped you discover a studio or lifted you up during challenging times, we would deeply appreciate your support 🩵 www.gamedevmap.com/donation_for...

Our #WishlistWednesday pick this week is Super Robot Survivors! Created by @johnpassfield.bsky.social Red Sprite Studios! Fight through endless waves, unlock upgrades, and build your ultimate super robot. Wishlist it on Steam! 💙 s.team/a/4351280

gamedevmap.com is the game industry’s nonprofit, open-access map and curated dataset of the global development ecosystem. We can help your studio be more visible, discoverable, and connected. If you're not already listed, submit your information here for our Data team: tinyurl.com/gamedevmap-S...

🆕 NEW for July: Visit the Lists tab on @gamedevmap.com to explore our Bluesky Lists by country and region! 🇳🇿 Start with New Zealand: bsky.app/profile/game... We're approaching 500 Followers on Bluesky and would love your Follow and Repost on this #FollowFriday! 🙏 Morning, @nzgda.bsky.social! 👋

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!

Happy Africa Day! The May gamedevmap.com data drop is live today with 140 new entries, including 40+ from our partners at Africacomicade! africacomicade.org We have new dots across Africa and the rest of the world! 🌍 This update also includes dataset cleanup and ISO standard place names. ✨

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!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀 The Games from Ireland Steam Sale runs from March 13 - 19. Play an Irish game with us! tinyurl.com/gamesireland We're #nowplaying The Séance of Blake Manor Steam Demo: s.team/a/3547180 Irish #gamedev on gamedevmap.com: 🇮🇪 tinyurl.com/gamedevmap-i... 👋 @imirt.bsky.social

Happy #InternationalWomensDay from #gamedevmap. Over the past week we introduced our leadership team, whose efforts have made our nonprofit possible. Our board composition is inspired by my cousin’s advocacy for board diversity. For my daughter's future, and in memory of my mom: Sushma Mathur. 🤍

Katrina Zanotto brings deep branding and customer experience leadership, with 4 years in Direct Sales at LucasArts and 10+ years directing online and digital platforms for global retail brands including Design Within Reach, Goorin, Karen Neuburger, and Restoration Hardware.

Kate Edwards is a 33+ year, award-winning game industry veteran and geographer, the CEO of Geogrify which innovated game culturalization, and the CXO/Cofounder of SetJetters. She is also the former Executive Director of the International Game Developers Association and the Global Game Jam.

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.

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!

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.

Tiffany Smith is an industry leader with 15 years of experience spanning software engineering, studio ownership and project leadership. She has contributed to titles such as Sony’s God of War III Remastered and Cave Story (Wii). She brings a commitment to community building and developer support.

Gaurav Mathur is Founder and President of gamedevmap, and an Advisor to indie studios, nonprofits, and startups. He brings 30 years of experience as a creative leader, with past roles at Double Fine, Factor 5, LucasArts, Penumbra, and Toys for Bob. He Co-Chairs the IGDA’s Devs with Kids SIG.

We'd like to introduce you to gamedevmap's leadership team with their #gamedev backgrounds in this series of posts: Working Board: Chitvan Gupta (Treasurer) Gaurav Mathur (President & Founder) JC Lau (Secretary) Tiffany Smith (Outreach) Advisory Board: Katrina Zanotto Kate Edwards Laila Shabir