GLITCHED
Women in Game Development community dedicated to helping women thrive in the game industry.
GLITCHED
Women in Game Development community dedicated to helping women thrive in the game industry.
GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay hosts bi-monthly events for women interested in learning about the game industry, industry veterans, and all in between.
GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay hosts bi-monthly events for women interested in learning about the game industry, industry veterans, and all in between.
Past sponsors and partnerships
Past sponsors and partnerships
B2B Matchmaking for Indie Game Devs, Animation Studios, & Service Providers. RODO brings together creators and companies that help them grow through live events, strategic matchmaking, and community-driven marketing.
B2B Matchmaking for Indie Game Devs, Animation Studios, & Service Providers. RODO brings together creators and companies that help them grow through live events, strategic matchmaking, and community-driven marketing.
B2B Matchmaking for Indie Game Devs, Animation Studios, & Service Providers. RODO brings together creators and companies that help them grow through live events, strategic matchmaking, and community-driven marketing.
The Bay Area's only all-playable video game museum. The MADE is a 501c(3) non-profit focused on expanding access to digital entertainment as a valuable art form and method of expression.
The Bay Area's only all-playable video game museum. The MADE is a 501c(3) non-profit focused on expanding access to digital entertainment as a valuable art form and method of expression.
The Bay Area's only all-playable video game museum. The MADE is a 501c(3) non-profit focused on expanding access to digital entertainment as a valuable art form and method of expression.
Unity is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences across all major platforms from mobile, PC, and console, to extended reality.
Venue host for our February 2026 event!
Unity is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences across all major platforms from mobile, PC, and console, to extended reality.
Venue host for our February 2026 event!
The GDC Festival of Gaming is where the entire B2B games industry comes together. From design and code to publishing, marketing, and investment, it’s a place to learn, connect, collaborate, and shape the future of games.
The GDC Festival of Gaming is where the entire B2B games industry comes together. From design and code to publishing, marketing, and investment, it’s a place to learn, connect, collaborate, and shape the future of games.
The GDC Festival of Gaming is where the entire B2B games industry comes together. From design and code to publishing, marketing, and investment, it’s a place to learn, connect, collaborate, and shape the future of games.
About GLITCHED
About GLITCHED
Women in Game Development SF Bay is a game development community in the San Francisco Bay Area that gives women game developers a safe space to connect, network, and make friends while gaining valuable insight into the game industry.
Women in Game Development SF Bay is a game development community in the San Francisco Bay Area that gives women game developers a safe space to connect, network, and make friends while gaining valuable insight into the game industry.
It is an environment that allows women who are interested in learning about the game industry, industry veterans, newcomers, and all in between to thrive in gaming spaces.
It is an environment that allows women who are interested in learning about the game industry, industry veterans, newcomers, and all in between to thrive in gaming spaces.
GLITCHED hosts bi-monthly networking events in the Bay Area, featuring key players in the gaming industry as guest speakers and playable games and art portfolio showcases by women developers.
GLITCHED hosts bi-monthly networking events in the Bay Area, featuring key players in the gaming industry as guest speakers and playable games and art portfolio showcases by women developers.
Past events have had speakers from Oculus VR, Unity, Microsoft, and other notable studios! Oh, and the food is also always amazing!
Past events have had speakers from Oculus VR, Unity, Microsoft, and other notable studios! Oh, and the food is also always amazing!
She Built This: Game Jam
She Built This: Game Jam
GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev, GG Women Professionals (GGWP), and Women in Games NYC are teaming up to host a weekend game jam for women developers.
Participants will have 72 hours to make a game centered around a theme. This virtual jam will be taking place June 12-14, 2026.
GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev, GG Women Professionals (GGWP), and Women in Games NYC are teaming up to host a weekend game jam for women developers.
Participants will have 72 hours to make a game centered around a theme. This virtual jam will be taking place June 12-14, 2026.
GLITCHED Women in Game Dev Showcase
GLITCHED Women in Game Dev Showcase
Missed the showcase at GDC? No problem! We are having a live showcase of upcoming games by women developers to celebrate Women's History Month!
Join us on March 28th, 2026 at 12PM PDT / 3 PM EST on YouTube as we showcase upcoming game trailers, exclusive gameplay footage, and announcements from games made by women developers and founders.
We will also be having a virtual watch party for the showcase in our discord server! Hope to see you there 🥳
Missed the showcase at GDC? No problem! We are having a live showcase of upcoming games by women developers to celebrate Women's History Month!
Join us on March 28th, 2026 at 12PM PDT / 3 PM EST on YouTube as we showcase upcoming game trailers, exclusive gameplay footage, and announcements from games made by women developers and founders.
We will also be having a virtual watch party for the showcase in our discord server! Hope to see you there 🥳
Games Showcase - March 2026
The Witch's Bakery
The Witch’s Bakery is a Cozy Adventure RPG where you play as a joyful witch who opens a bakery in modern Paris.
She has a special power: she can heal emotions with her bread.
Project Anethus
Forged in the uncertain times, united by motivation to build a new world of unknown. A debut title dark immersive horror game.
HYPERBEAT
Embark as a knight alone or with friends in an order chasing their potential. Experience a rhythm game with an original soundtrack, in-depth character customization, and a story following an ensemble cast in a tranquil hub world. What will you find at the peak of what you're chasing?
Consume Me
Take on the role of Jenny, young, in love, and entering her final year of high school. Make meticulous scheduling decisions to maximize your glow-up! Solve the puzzle game of dieting! Evade distractions as you pursue scholarly success! Do chores to get money from mom at a rate much lower than minimum wage!
Arcane Eats
A roguelike deckbuilder with a delicious twist. Think like a master chef, balancing resources as you strategically combo ingredients to subdue hungry hordes. Recruit a legendary kitchen crew, and rise through the heroic cooking guilds—before The Hunger consumes us all!
Puzzle Spy International
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
Games Showcase - March 2026
Games Showcase - March 2026
The Witch's Bakery
A Cozy Adventure RPG where you play as a joyful witch who opens a bakery in modern Paris. She has a special power: she can heal emotions with her bread.
PROJECT ANETHUS
Forged in the uncertain times, united by motivation to build a new world of unknown. A debut title dark immersive horror game from Remanom Games.
Consume Me
Take on the role of Jenny, young, in love, and entering her final year of high school. Make meticulous scheduling decisions to maximize your glow-up! Solve the puzzle game of dieting! Evade distractions as you pursue scholarly success! Do chores to get money from mom at a rate much lower than minimum wage!
HYPERBEAT
Embark as a knight alone or with friends in an order chasing their potential. Experience a rhythm game with an original soundtrack, in-depth character customization, and a story following an ensemble cast in a tranquil hub world. What will you find at the peak of what you're chasing?
Arcane Eats
A roguelike deckbuilder with a delicious twist. Think like a master chef, balancing resources as you strategically combo ingredients to subdue hungry hordes. Recruit a legendary kitchen crew, and rise through the heroic cooking guilds—before The Hunger consumes us all!
Puzzle Spy International
Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle rules, decode cryptograms and decipher clues as you solve wordplay & logic puzzles across the globe!
The Witch's Bakery
The Witch’s Bakery is a Cozy Adventure RPG where you play as a joyful witch who opens a bakery in modern Paris.
She has a special power: she can heal emotions with her bread.
PROJECT ANETHUS
Forged in the uncertain times, united by motivation to build a new world of unknown. A debut title dark immersive horror game.
HYPERBEAT
Embark as a knight alone or with friends in an order chasing their potential. Experience a rhythm game with an original soundtrack, in-depth character customization, and a story following an ensemble cast in a tranquil hub world. What will you find at the peak of what you're chasing?
Consume Me
Take on the role of Jenny, young, in love, and entering her final year of high school. Make meticulous scheduling decisions to maximize your glow-up! Solve the puzzle game of dieting! Evade distractions as you pursue scholarly success! Do chores to get money from mom at a rate much lower than minimum wage!
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Our next meetup is in June, check back soon! ^_^
Past Events
Past Events
Interested in sponsoring one of our events? Please contact marketing@glitchedsf.com
Interested in sponsoring one of our events? Please contact marketing@glitchedsf.com
Event Showcase
Women developed games and artwork showcased at GLITCHED in-person meetups
Ye Guild Clerk!
Hand out quests to cute animal adventurers! Make friends or frenemies in the guild's lively community!
So, This Vampire Walks Into a Bar
Join Jackie in desperately trying to make ends meet by working in an unusual bar where decisions can have… disastrous consequences.
Love, Ghostie
Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom!
Joyce Weaver
Joyce specializes in building high-quality, gamer-ready assets that are visually striking and technically optimized for performance.
No Signal
Explore an abandoned space station to uncover secrets and marks left by the crew. Piece together an emotional, introspective story about loneliness and meaning.
Prickles
Play as an anxious cactus artist to uncover a mystery. Draw objects and gift drawings to characters to solve their problems.
Event Showcase
Women developed games and artwork showcased at GLITCHED in-person meetups
Ye Guild Clerk!
Hand out quests to cute animal adventurers! Make friends or frenemies in the guild's lively community!
So, This Vampire Walks Into a Bar
Join Jackie in desperately trying to make ends meet by working in an unusual bar where decisions can have… disastrous consequences.
Love, Ghostie
Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom!
Joyce Weaver
Joyce specializes in building high-quality, gamer-ready assets that are visually striking and technically optimized for performance.
No Signal
Explore an abandoned space station to uncover secrets and marks left by the crew. Piece together an emotional, introspective story about loneliness and meaning.
Prickles
Play as an anxious cactus artist to uncover a mystery. Draw objects and gift drawings to characters to solve their problems.
Founder Bio
Founder Bio
GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay was started by Godavari Hughes, a Game Designer, Community Manager, and active member of the game development community.
She has worked in the game industry for over 5 years, including a role as Lead Game Designer at JumpButton Studio for a project for Niantic, Inc.
With the frustration of not seeing women in the room at game dev events, she started her own meetup with the goal of providing a safe space for women to help each other succeed through making connections, uplifting each other, and feel supported in the game industry.
GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay was started by Godavari Hughes, a Game Designer, Community Manager, and active member of the game development community.
She has worked in the game industry for over 5 years, including a role as Lead Game Designer at JumpButton Studio for a project for Niantic, Inc.
With the frustration of not seeing women in the room at game dev events, she started her own meetup with the goal of providing a safe space for women to help each other succeed through making connections, uplifting each other, and feel supported in the game industry.
Event Showcase
Women developed games and artwork showcased at GLITCHED in-person meetups
Ye Guild Clerk!
Hand out quests to cute animal adventurers! Make friends or frenemies in the guild's lively community!
So, This Vampire Walks Into a Bar
Join Jackie in desperately trying to make ends meet by working in an unusual bar where decisions can have… disastrous consequences.
Joyce Weaver
Joyce specializes in building high-quality, gamer-ready assets that are visually striking and technically optimized for performance.
Love, Ghostie
Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom!
No Signal
Explore an abandoned space station to uncover secrets and marks left by the crew. Piece together an emotional, introspective story about loneliness and meaning.
Prickles
Play as an anxious cactus artist to uncover a mystery. Draw objects and gift drawings to characters to solve their problems.
GLITCHED
Women in Game Development community dedicated to helping women thrive in the game industry.
GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay hosts bi-monthly events for women interested in learning about the game industry, industry veterans, and all in between.
Past sponsors
B2B Matchmaking for Indie Game Devs, Animation Studios, & Service Providers. RODO brings together creators and companies that help them grow through live events, strategic matchmaking, and community-driven marketing.
The Bay Area's only all-playable video game museum. The MADE is a 501c(3) non-profit focused on expanding access to digital entertainment as a valuable art form and method of expression.
Unity is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences across all major platforms from mobile, PC, and console, to extended reality.
Venue Host for our February 2026 event!
The GDC Festival of Gaming is where the entire B2B games industry comes together. From design and code to publishing, marketing, and investment, it’s a place to learn, connect, collaborate, and shape the future of games.
About GLITCHED
Women in Game Development SF Bay is a game development community in the San Francisco Bay Area that gives women game developers a safe space to connect, network, and make friends while gaining valuable insight into the game industry.
It is an environment that allows women who are interested in learning about the game industry, industry veterans, newcomers, and all in between to thrive in gaming spaces.
GLITCHED hosts bi-monthly networking events in the Bay Area, featuring key players in the gaming industry as guest speakers and playable games and art portfolio showcases by women developers.
Past events have had speakers from Oculus VR, Unity, Microsoft, and other notable studios! Oh, and the food is also always amazing!
GDC Festival of Gaming
GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev, GG Women Professionals (GGWP), and Women in Games NYC are teaming up to host a weekend game jam for women developers.
Participants will have 72 hours to make a game centered around a theme. This virtual jam will be taking place June 12-14, 2026.
GDC Festival of Gaming
GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev SF Bay is part of the GDC Festival of Gaming Partnership program. GDC Festival of Gaming is the world’s largest professional game industry event for programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, publushers, founders, media, and others involved in the development of interactive games and immersive experience.
Join over 30k developers, artists, designers & innovators in a single week of game-changing connection, discovery, and learning this March 9-13, 2026.
GLITCHED Women in Game Dev Showcase
Missed the showcase at GDC? No problem! We are having a live showcase of upcoming games by women developers to celebrate Women's History Month!
Join us on March 28th, 2026 at 12PM PDT / 3 PM EST on YouTube as we showcase upcoming game trailers, exclusive gameplay footage, and announcements from games made by women developers and founders.
We will also be having a virtual watch party for the showcase in our discord server! Hope to see you there 🥳
Games Showcase - March 2026
HYPERBEAT
Embark as a knight alone or with friends in an order chasing their potential. Experience a rhythm game with an original soundtrack, in-depth character customization, and a story following an ensemble cast in a tranquil hub world. What will you find at the peak of what you're chasing?
The Witch's Bakery
The Witch’s Bakery is a Cozy Adventure RPG where you play as a joyful witch who opens a bakery in modern Paris.
She has a special power: she can heal emotions with her bread.
PROJECT ANETHUS
Forged in the uncertain times, united by motivation to build a new world of unknown. A debut title dark immersive horror game from Remanom Games.
Consume Me
Take on the role of Jenny, young, in love, and entering her final year of high school. Make meticulous scheduling decisions to maximize your glow-up! Solve the puzzle game of dieting! Evade distractions as you pursue scholarly success! Do chores to get money from mom at a rate much lower than minimum wage!
Upcoming Events
Our next meetup is in June, check back soon! ^_^
Past Events
Interested in sponsoring one of our events? Please contact marketing@glitchedsf.com
Event Showcase
Women developed games and artwork showcased at GLITCHED in-person meetups
Ye Guild Clerk!
Hand out quests to cute animal adventurers! Make friends or frenemies in the guild's lively community!
So, This Vampire Walks Into a Bar
Join Jackie in desperately trying to make ends meet by working in an unusual bar where decisions can have… disastrous consequences.
Joyce Weaver
Joyce specializes in building high-quality, gamer-ready assets that are visually striking and technically optimized for performance.
Love, Ghostie
Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom!
No Signal
Explore an abandoned space station to uncover secrets and marks left by the crew. Piece together an emotional, introspective story about loneliness and meaning.
Prickles
Play as an anxious cactus artist to uncover a mystery. Draw objects and gift drawings to characters to solve their problems.
Founder Bio
Women in Game Dev was started by Godavari Hughes, a Game Designer, Community Manager, and active member of the game development community.
She has worked in the game industry for over 5 years, including a role as Lead Game Designer at JumpButton Studio for a project for Niantic, Inc.
With the frustration of not seeing women in the room at game dev events, she started her own meetup with the goal of providing a safe space for women to help each other succeed through making connections, uplifting each other, and feel supported in the game industry.