Q & A:

Who are you?

We’re a group of students, freelancers, and studio and indie devs who feel a space like this is sorely needed. Game Dev Galaxy's first members met on a server for queer indie artists, and from there, spun into a game-focused group. GDG is four years old, has 350+ members, and raised $5,700.00+ USD in the Gender Constellation Bundle, a rev-share bundle for gender-/sex-marginalized devs.

We strive to keep GDG a safe, positive place, and take concerns around inclusivity and intersectionality seriously. We reject fascism, white supremacy, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, and similar ideologies in all forms. We also strongly support labor organizing, unionization, and cooperatives. Basically, we believe games are a medium that benefits from marginalized voices, and in particular those of gender-/sex-marginalized devs. If this is you, feel free to join us!

I'm a gender non-conforming woman or man, a transmasc person, a trans guy, a male intersex person, an amab nonbinary person, or more than one of those identities. Am I welcome?

Yes. Our definition of “marginalized genders” includes identities that are male, masc, or people who "pass" as either. This includes gender non-conforming men and women, trans men, transmasculine people, amab nonbinary people, male intersex people, and people who find themselves at the intersection of such identities. We believe gender-/sex-marginalized people are not necessarily “more like” cis women than cis men. Basically, our goal is to make space for anyone in game dev who finds themselves on the receiving end of gender-based discrimination.

I'm a perisex cis man of color, and don't ID as "gender non-conforming". Would I be welcome?

Depends. We recognize that there are expressions of masculinity that are normative in certain cultures, but punished or considered 'non-normative' under white and/or capitalist societies. We acknowledge that cis men of color may suffer from sexism, even if they are not necessarily 'gender non-conforming'. We believe "cis man" is not a coherent category, and is informed by race and other cultural dynamics.

If you feel you’ve been punished for expressing your gender in a way that is normative to your culture, we take your assertion in good faith. Therefore, if a space geared towards supporting marginalized genders and sexes would be helpful to you, then we welcome you.

I’m not a gender-/sex-marginalized person. Can I get an invite?

GDG is is not open to allies at this time. If you're questioning or not sure if the label applies, we won’t ask too many questions. Nonetheless, we ask that members respect the space's intent. If you’re an ally and want to post a job, we welcome your support. DM or email and we’ll get back to you!

What art or games do you allow?

Lots of stuff! Horror games, "wholesome" games, experimental games, and individual game assets are cool and welcome! We're currently not open to sex games, though we're interested in partnering with or boosting spaces that are. We allow the sharing of SFW assets from NSFW games. Explicit NSFW content, shock art, and NFT/crypto/metaverse games are not allowed.

What do you do as a community?

Mostly just hang out and talk games. We share what we’re working on, or things that might be useful (eg. job posts or other resources). We don’t allow job posts from people offering low-paid or unpaid work. We have weekly hangouts, and a monthly game or movie night. We sometimes do in-person meetups at GDC and other big developer events, too!

Who cares?! I’m reading ‘cause I’m a troll!! I'm gonna go wild like it's 2014. Let me in!!!

OK!! But we should warn you that when you arrive, you can’t generate invites. They're once-per-person. There’s also pretty much always a mod online, mostly because we have bad sleep schedules. But sure! Try us – we could always use a laugh.

This seems like a lot of work. How can I help support you?

We appreciate tips! 100% of donations go towards boosting the server and/or cost of hosting this page. No funds gathered through Ko-fi are used for personal purposes.