SHE PLAYS GAMES 100
In honor of International Women’s Day, here is our #SPG100 list for 2022.
This list includes 100 of the video game industry’s most inspiring women who are having a positive impact and are pushing boundaries.
For the 2021 SPG100, please visit here.
Abby Sherlock
Creative Director
@ USC Games
Aimee Hart
Editor-in-Chief
@ Gayming Magazine
Alanna Linayre
Founder
@ Toadhouse Games
Alexandra Perry
Producer
@ Media Molecule
Alhvi Balcárcel
Founder @ Selva Interactive
Co-Founder @ GameDevGT
Alyssa Mercante
Editor
@ GamesRadar
Amandine Flachs
CEO / Co-Founder
@ Wild Meta
Amrita McBharij
UX / UI Designer
@ Rockstar Games
Aoife Wilson
Head of Video
@ Eurogamer
Astrid Mie Refstrup
CEO / Co-Founder
@ Triple Topping Games
Carina Calvert
Associate Producer
@ 505 Games
Carmen van Sleeuwen
Co-Founder / Lead Artist
@ Roost Games
Cassie Hughes
Co-Founder @ Black Twitch UK
Community Manager @ The Noir Network
Charlotte Nangle
Brand Manager
@ Neonhive
Charlotte Rouget-Murphy
Distribution Manager
@ Bossa Studios
Chel Wong
Composer
Freelance
Chloe Mills
QA Tester
@ Media Molecule
Christina Logan
2D Concept Artist
Freelance
Christine-Antoinette Neofotistou
Pixel Artist
Freelance
Clara Sia
Influencer Strategy
@ Devolver Digital
Danielle Partis
News Editor @ GamesIndustry.biz
Co-Founder @ Overlode
Deborah Beckman
Director, Global Marketing
@ 2K Games
Dhayana Sena
Founder @ Women of Xbox
Marketing Manager @ Funimation
Elizabeth Maler
CEO
@ Abiding Bridge
Emi ‘CaptainFluke’ Donaldson
Esports Caster
Freelance
Emily Sheraton
Producer
@ Cloud Imperium Games
Emily Short
Creative Director
@ Failbetter Games
Emmalition
Content Creator
Freelance
Erika Ishii
Actor/Host
Freelance
Erin Bower
Global Brand Manager
@ Square Enix
Fereshteh Forough
CEO
@ Code To Inspire
Grace Carroll
Lead Community Manager
@ Payload Studios
Grace Kim
Senior Data Engineer
@ Riot Games
Hannah “Lomadiah” Rutherford
Content Creator
Freelance
Ikumi Nakamura
CEO / Creative Director
@ Unannounced Studio
Indiana "Froskurinn" Black
Host
@ G4TV
Jay Shin
Director @ Arrogant Pixel
Senior Lecturer @ UWL
JC Lau
Producer
@ Harebrained Schemes
Jeannail Carter
Esports Professional (Tekken)
@ Equinox Gaming / Red Bull
Jennifer Lufau
Social Media + Content Manager
@ Ubisoft
Founder @ AfroGameuses
Joanie Kraut
CEO
@ Women In Games International
Joanna Haslam
Design Director
@ Snap Finger Click
Karen Lee
Senior Community Manager
@ Respawn Entertainment
Kat Welsford
Digital Analyst
@ Square Enix
Kela van der Deijl
Founder
@ Appelmoes Games
Khaya Ahmed
Writer + Narrative Designer
@ Sumo Digital
Kirsten-Lee Naidoo
Head of Account Management
@ Robot Teddy
Kirsty Gillmore
Voice Director
@ Sounds Wilde
Ladell Smith
Jnr. Marketing + Community Exec
@ Auroch Digital
Lana Zgombic
Producer
@ PlayStation London Studios
Layal El Fakih
Game Programmer
@ KamKalima
Lena Raine
Composer
Freelance
Leslee Sullivant
Producer
@ Oculus
LiaSamurai
Content Creator
Freelance
Limpho Moeti
Producer
@ Nyamakop
Linda Rendel
Associate Producer
@ Ubisoft
Luci Holland
Composer
Freelance
Maddy Thorson
Founder / Director of R&D
@ Extremely OK Games
Malindy Hetfeld
Journalist
Freelance
Marie Benigno Ablaza
Talent Recruiter
@ Netflix Game Studios
Marina Díez
CEO / Game Designer
@ 3ofcups Games
Marion My Anh Baxerres
Community Manager @ Ubisoft
Co-Founder @ Project AWR
Mel Ramsay
Editor-in-Chief
@ GGRecon
Mia Ginaé Watkins
Communications Specialist
@ PlayStation
Mitu Khandaker
CEO
@ Glow Up Games
Momo Pixel
Game Designer
Freelance
Monica Mensah Sefakor
Esports Professional (FIFA)
@ Team Falcon Ghana
Myleah Lofland
PR + Marketing Coordinator
@ Code Coven
Nicole LaPointe Jameson
CEO
@ Evil Geniuses
Nina Roussakoff
Director
@ Italic Pig
Nuha Alkadi
Narrative Designer
@ Archiact
Podgie
Content Creator
Freelance
Rach Macpherson
PR Exec
@ Neonhive
RadderssGaming
Content Creator
Freelance
RekItRaven
Content Creator
Freelance
Riana Manuel
Director, Brand
@ G4TV
Robin Hunicke
CEO / Co-Founder
@ Funomena
Rosie Taylor
Charity Officer
@ Safe In Our World
Saira
Content Creator
Freelance
Samantha Greer
Journalist
Freelance
Saqina Latif
Founder / Managing Director
@ Persona Theory
Sara Machado
Head of Recruitment
@ Hitmarker
Sara Simmons
Producer
@ Plucky Bytes
Sarah Spiers
Senior Producer
@ PUBG Corporation
Scarlett Fu
Senior UI Artist
@ Ubisoft
Shahneila Saeed
Programme Director, Digital Schoolhouse
@ UKIE
Shandiin Yazzie Woodward
Co-Founder / Art Director
@ Subliminal
Shivani Rambaran
Game Designer
@ Kuato Studios
SirenHellVixen
Content Creator
Freelance
Sithe Ncube
Associate Producer
@ Nyamakop
Sol Sánchez
CCO @ Somber Pixel
Co-Founder @ FemDevsPeru
Steph McStea
Associate QA Lead
@ Double Eleven
Stephanie Bedford
Narrative Producer
@ Riot Games
Susi Bauer
Head of Careers
@ Into Games
Tara Voelker
Accessibility / Disability Lead
@ Xbox Game Studios
Tarja Porkka-Kontturi
Director of Communications
@ The Global Game Jam
Tay Kuznetsova
Co-Founder / Art Lead
@ WeaselToken
Vanille Velasquez
Voice Over Actress
Freelance
Whitney Beltrán
Project Narrative Director
@ Hidden Path Entertainment
Zoey Proasheck
Content Creator
Freelance