Top 45 Game Dev Influencers in 2026

1. Hideo Kojima

Bio Game Creator: 70% of my body is made of movies.
ゲームデザイナー：僕の体の70%は映画でできている Instagram Handle @hideo_kojima Instagram Followers 5.3M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact Request 184 Game Dev Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Neil Druckmann

Bio Studio Head & Head of Creative @naughtydog, creators of Crash, Jak & Daxter, Uncharted, The Last of Us, and soon Intergalactic! Instagram Handle @druckmann Instagram Followers 376.1K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Sam Lake

Bio Writer. Director. BAFTA nominated actor. @remedygames #MaxPayne #AlanWake #QuantumBreak #ControlRemedy Instagram Handle @samlakewrites Instagram Followers 196.9K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

4. Ed Boon

Bio Co-Creator: Mortal Kombat / Injustice. Chief Creative Officer: MK & NetherRealm Studios. We make games with Ninjas and Super Heroes. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @noobde Instagram Followers 151.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. Garry Newman

Bio *****@facepunch.com Instagram Handle @garryjnewman Instagram Followers 3.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. Thomas Brush

Bio Follower of Christ, husband, dad. TIME Magazine acclaimed indie game auteur & filmmaker. Play games, learn game dev in link! *****@fulltimegamedev.com Instagram Handle @thomasbrushdev Instagram Followers 13.9K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. Yan Chernikov

Bio I make videos, music, and game engines.
Melbourne • 🇦🇺 *****@studiocherno.com Instagram Handle @thecherno Instagram Followers 20.2K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Paul Wedgwood

Bio Eight US/UK #1 hits, 4 Exits
🎮 Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake, Batman, Gears of War
🎥 The Kill Room, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, and Joe Manganiello *****@rogersandcowanpmk.com Instagram Handle @paulwedgwood Instagram Followers 4.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Chris van der Kuyl

Bio *****@tayforth.com Instagram Handle @cvdk Instagram Followers 1.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. David Wehle

Bio Unlock your game dev potential, and share your story with the world. *****@gamedevunlocked.com Instagram Handle @gamedevunlocked Instagram Followers 6.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Noa & Liam Calice

Bio Wishlist Don't Chicken Out on Steam: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @blackthornprod Instagram Followers 1.4K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Nikhil Malankar

Bio Living life as it comes *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @nikmlnkr Instagram Followers 21.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

13. Emily Pitcher

Bio Game dev, indie games, and entrepreneurship
💌: *****@gmail.com
LA 📍more at @sonderingem
Wishlist lily's world XD ⬇️ Instagram Handle @sonderingemily Instagram Followers 342.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Justin Scott

Bio 🎮 Just a GameDev sharing his knowledge and experience to inspire 🫶
💼 Senior Game Programmer @ Lessmore
📽️ YouTube in link
#gamedev #programming *****@justinbieshaar.com Instagram Handle @justinbieshaar Instagram Followers 147.7K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. SomeHumbleOnion

Bio 🍄 Creator of Smushi Come Home - OUT NOW on Steam and Switch!
Working on something new... 🧅 Instagram Handle @somehumbleonion Instagram Followers 51.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. Ryan Haight

Bio REALLY COOL Seattle based game dev and pixel artist 🏞️ Working on an Awesome fishing game! Join the discord!!! ⬇️ Instagram Handle @my_art_bytes Instagram Followers 50.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Gilberto Magno

Bio Character Artist | Game Dev 🇧🇷 🌎
Worked in: God of War, Overwatch, Doom, Rainbow Six, Warhammer, Ghost in the Shell..
BR workshop:
*****@vharpia.com Instagram Handle @gilberto_magno Instagram Followers 34.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Vinamra Kaushik

Bio Game developer | Indie game dev
For any queries - *****@gmail.com
Play the Ravi kishan game (windows only) ⬇️ Instagram Handle @vinamra_44 Instagram Followers 31.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. Jeff Mumm

Bio Hi, I’m Jeff! I'm making a completely hand-drawn game as a solo dev! Demo and art shop⬇️ *****@joegp.com Instagram Handle @gpigparkour Instagram Followers 24.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

20. Deepesh Kumar

Bio I build Games with bugs 🐛
Business - *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @the.lazydeveloper Instagram Followers 24.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -8% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

21. Rahul Sehgal

Bio 🎮 Game industry veteran
🔥 I turn people into Pro game-makers
🚨India's only central govt partnered gamedev programs 👇🏻 *****@gamer2maker.com Instagram Handle @sehgalrahul1 Instagram Followers 23.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. Mihir Thakar

Bio Unity Game Developer 🕹 Instagram Handle @game_developer_unity Instagram Followers 19.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

23. Omel Macle Aguilar

Bio 👾Pixel Art y Gamedev.
🇨🇺 Cubano en calidad de exportación.
👇🏻 Aprende conmigo: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @omelpixela Instagram Followers 15.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +24% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

24. Ken Egu

Bio - Award Winning Director & Artist 🏁
- Digital Artist 🎨 Filmmaker 🎥 Game Designer 🕹 Educator 🎓
- L.A 📍USC Trojan
- him @echoes.city @forerunners.gospel *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @booksofegu Instagram Followers 15.3K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

25. Trishant

Bio • Building Games
• Unity | Ai | Devlogs
• *****@gmail.com
• Youtube👇 Instagram Handle @im_trishant Instagram Followers 15K Follower Growth (3mo) -10% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

26. Mado Games

Bio Game developer inspired by cute art styles 💖
My mission is to inspire others through my games!
#BatDollapp
#moonsCloset
#mimistarapp *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @madogames Instagram Followers 11.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Get Email Contact

27. Salaar & Gabriel

Bio 🌍 Indie game developer
🎯 Wishlist 'Gunstoppable' now! *****@cagestudios.net Instagram Handle @cagestudios Instagram Followers 9.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

28. Morris

Bio Hi there! This is my adventurous journey to develop the game, Seablip. Join Discord, DM or leave a comment. 🏝🌠
Peace and love, padawan Jardar🙋‍♂️
⬇️ *****@seablip.com Instagram Handle @not_morris Instagram Followers 8.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

29. Bobby Mojsovski & Zhanko Mojsovski

Bio 🎮 2-Brother Indie Studio
👁 Makers of Mirror Forge & Chasmal Fear
🕯 Saint of Chains – Retro Survival Horror FPS
🔗 Wishlist on Steam! *****@mystivedev.com Instagram Handle @mystivedev Instagram Followers 6.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +16% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Sebastian Gomez

Bio VideoGame Developer🎮🖥️
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PLAY NOW! 👇🏻👇🏻 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sg_videogames Instagram Followers 4.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

31. Sean Young

Bio Indie game developer. Working on Monsterpatch. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @seanyoungsg Instagram Followers 4.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

32. Asia Piazza

Bio 🇮🇹 | 🇬🇧 documenting my journey in
game design from scratch
by sharing my improvements 🎮 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @asiamakesgames Instagram Followers 3K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Meca Games

Bio 🇧🇷 Indie game developer.
*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mecagames Instagram Followers 2.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

34. Tirza

Bio 🎮 Dungeon Hotpot DEMO IS NOW AVAILABLE
📍 Indonesia 🇮🇩
📩 DM or EMAIL for any inquiries ✨️
*****@gmail.com
⬇️ Check out our games 🎮 Instagram Handle @renala.games Instagram Followers 2.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Orange Pixel Games

Bio 🎮Independent game dev
📹Youtuber with weekly videos
😁Drop on this site for all games and video content 👇 *****@orangepixel.net Instagram Handle @orangepixelgames Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

36. Raffaele Mandese

Bio Mandese Games, created by Raffaele Mandese, produces games with apocalyptic themes. The first title is Evil Seal, an intense action horror. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mandesegames Instagram Followers 1.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -6% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

37. Rebecca Lemker

Bio pixome ˖ art ˖ pixels ˖ design ˖ ux
👇 pixome, shop, collab, brushes & more 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @pixebo Instagram Followers 188.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

38. Matthew Divito

Bio motion graphics artist / liminal horror / indie game dev Instagram Handle @mrdiv.gif Instagram Followers 113.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

39. Whitney Lanier

Bio ✍️3D by day 2D by night … daydreaming always
🎮 full time artist in game dev
📍Atlanta *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @who.what.whit.art Instagram Followers 17.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

40. Anzu

Bio illustrator • designer • 2D game artist
🎀 anime impulse 🔜 🎀
🦇 me | @vampira.bunny
🖤 | 日本語|ESP|ENG
⛓️ | *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kikkorii Instagram Followers 47.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

41. Kitty

Bio Youtube/Site ⏩indiegamelover.com⏪
Co-team of #PitchYaGame & #TeaseYaGame
Tag #IndieGameLover🥰 *****@indiegamelover.com Instagram Handle @indiegamelover Instagram Followers 12K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

42. Kai Valentine

Bio Fight For The Universe.
BLACK. Byronic Hero. Art. Game Dev. Bassist. Comrade. *****@kainonaut.com Instagram Handle @kainonaut Instagram Followers 16.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

43. Patrick Burns

Bio Game Developer
Comic Artist
2D+3D Character Artist *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @burnsyart Instagram Followers 2K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

44. Mike Gaboury

Bio I live to create. Co-founder @ghostvibesco @ashborneco *****@filthycasual.com Instagram Handle @mikegaboury Instagram Followers 9.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

45. Caleb Wood

Bio Animation artist, game dev dabbler, temporal anomaly *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kbibwod Instagram Followers 55.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact