Top 45 Game Dev Influencers in 2026

1. Emily Pitcher

Bio Game dev, indie games, and entrepreneurship💌: *****@underscoretalent.comLA 📍more at @sonderingemWishlist lily's world XD ⬇️ Instagram Handle @sonderingemily + Follow Instagram Followers 341.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female 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. Maciej Drabik

Bio Visual DirectorFounder @apexritual.tv Business:*****@apexritual.tv Instagram Handle @maciejdrabik_art + Follow Instagram Followers 295.2K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 151.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

4. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 148.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. SomeHumbleOnion

Bio 🍄 Creator of Smushi Come Home - OUT NOW on Steam and Switch!Working on something new... 🧅 Instagram Handle @somehumbleonion + Follow Instagram Followers 51.6K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 51K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. Gilberto Magno

Bio Character Artist | Game Dev 🇧🇷 🌎Worked in: God of War, Overwatch, Doom, Rainbow Six, Warhammer, Ghost in the Shell..BR workshop:*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @gilberto_magno + Follow Instagram Followers 35K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Vinamra Kaushik

Bio MUJ’25Making "Bound to die"Game developer | Indie game devfor any inquiry - ✉️ *****@gmail.comJoin the best gaming community here 👇 Instagram Handle @vinamra_44 + Follow Instagram Followers 29.5K Follower Growth (2mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 23.9K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Nikhil Malankar

Bio Living life as it comes *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @nikmlnkr + Follow Instagram Followers 21.7K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Mihir Thakar

Bio Unity Game Developer 🕹 Instagram Handle @game_developer_unity + Follow Instagram Followers 19.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Whitney Lanier

Bio ✍️3D by day 2D by night … daydreaming always🎮 Artist in game development 📍Atlanta *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @who.what.whit.art + Follow Instagram Followers 18K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Trishant

Bio •Gamedev•*****@gmail.com•If you can’t solve a bug eliminate it🐷 Instagram Handle @im_trishant + Follow Instagram Followers 16.2K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 15.1K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 13.9K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. Omel Macle Aguilar

Bio 👾Pixel Art y Gamedev.🇨🇺 Cubano en calidad de exportación.👇🏻 Aprende conmigo: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @omelpixela + Follow Instagram Followers 13.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +33% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Kitty

Bio Youtube/Site ⏩indiegamelover.com⏪Co-team of #PitchYaGame & #TeaseYaGameTag #IndieGameLover🥰 *****@indiegamelover.com Instagram Handle @indiegamelover + Follow Instagram Followers 12.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Mike Gaboury

Bio I live to create | game designer, artist | co-founded @filthycasualco @ashborneco @ghostvibesco | 🇨🇦 in AnaheimPlay more co-op, play more indies 🖤 *****@filthycasual.com Instagram Handle @mikegaboury + Follow Instagram Followers 9.9K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 6.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +25% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

20. Sean Young

Bio Indie game developer. Working on Monsterpatch. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @seanyoungsg + Follow Instagram Followers 4.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +7% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

21. Garry Newman

Bio *****@facepunch.com Instagram Handle @garryjnewman + Follow Instagram Followers 3.3K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. Malang

Bio kumpulan makhluk hidup di kota Malang yang hobi nulis, nggambar, main musik dan ngoding untuk bikin video game. pengen tau lebih jauh kuy gabung. 😉🎮 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @gamedevmalang + Follow Instagram Followers 2.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

23. Tirza

Bio 🧑‍💻Youngsters who love making games 👩‍💻📍 Indonesia 🇮🇩📩 DM or EMAIL for any inquiries ✨️*****@gmail.com ⬇️ Check out our games 🎮 Instagram Handle @renala.games + Follow Instagram Followers 2.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Chris van der Kuyl

Bio *****@tayforth.com Instagram Handle @cvdk + Follow Instagram Followers 1.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

25. Alanah Pearce

Bio You’re looking for @alanahpearce *****@optshift.co Instagram Handle @charalanahzard + Follow Follower Growth (2mo) -100% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Rebecca Lemker

Bio pixome ˖ art ˖ pixels ˖ design ˖ ux👇 pixome, shop, collab, brushes & more 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @pixebo + Follow Instagram Followers 188.3K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Matthew Divito

Bio motion graphics artist / liminal horror / indie game dev Instagram Handle @mrdiv.gif + Follow Instagram Followers 114.4K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

28. Caleb Wood

Bio Animation artist, game dev dabbler, temporal anomaly *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kbibwod + Follow Instagram Followers 55.8K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

29. Deepesh Kumar

Bio I build Games with bugs 🐛Business - *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @the.lazydeveloper + Follow Instagram Followers 26.2K Follower Growth (2mo) -6% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 24.3K Follower Growth (2mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

31. Yan Chernikov

Bio I make videos, music, and game engines. Melbourne • 🇦🇺 *****@studiocherno.com Instagram Handle @thecherno + Follow Instagram Followers 20.1K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

32. Kai Valentine

Bio Fight For The Universe.BLACK. Byronic Hero. Art. Game Dev. Bassist. Socialist. *****@kainonaut.com Instagram Handle @kainonaut + Follow Instagram Followers 16.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

33. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 11.4K Type Micro Get Email Contact

34. Salaar & Gabriel

Bio 🌍 Indie game developer🎯 Wishlist 'Gunstoppable' now! *****@cagestudios.net Instagram Handle @cagestudios + Follow Instagram Followers 10.1K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

35. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 8.4K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

36. David Wehle

Bio Unlock your game dev potential, and share your story with the world. *****@gamedevunlocked.com Instagram Handle @gamedevunlocked + Follow Instagram Followers 6.7K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

37. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 4.9K Follower Growth (2mo) -3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

38. Sebastian Gomez

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

39. Phil Morg

Bio highlights for the streams! *****@phisnom.com Instagram Handle @phisnomshorts + Follow Instagram Followers 3.7K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

40. Asia Piazza

Bio 🇮🇹 | 🇬🇧 documenting my journey ingame design from scratchby sharing my improvements 🎮 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @asiamakesgames + Follow Instagram Followers 3K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

41. Meca Games

Bio 🇧🇷 Indie game *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mecagames + Follow Instagram Followers 2.8K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

42. Gadas

Bio Game Developer Arek Suroboyo, a game development community based on Surabaya,Jawa Timur, Indonesia#Surabaya#Community#Gamedev *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @gamedevsby + Follow Instagram Followers 2.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

43. Patrick Burns

Bio Game DeveloperComic Artist2D+3D Character Artist *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @burnsyart + Follow Instagram Followers 2K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

44. Pascal Bestebroer

Bio 🎮Independent game dev📹Youtuber with weekly videos😁Drop on this site for all games and video content 👇 *****@orangepixel.net Instagram Handle @orangepixelgames + Follow Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

45. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (2mo) -3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact