Jonathan Levstein
@jlevstein.bsky.social
Game Designer 🥨 Food, games, neat little things 🐨 he/him
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Do you know Ren'Py? Would you like to help out on @truthscrapper.bsky.social? We're looking for a Ren'Py programmer based in Ontario, CA (remote) we can periodically contract for hourly paid work to solve problems and program certain items! More details here:
forms.gle/1DMXtpFkY6Pr...
#gamedev
forms.gle/1DMXtpFkY6Pr...
#gamedev
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Do you know Ren'Py? Would you like to help out on @truthscrapper.bsky.social? We're looking for a Ren'Py programmer based in Ontario, CA (remote) we can periodically contract for hourly paid work to solve problems and program certain items! More details here:
forms.gle/1DMXtpFkY6Pr...
#gamedev
forms.gle/1DMXtpFkY6Pr...
#gamedev
More like carne ASANA, right?
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
More like carne ASANA, right?
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this abhorrent decision cannot be allowed to stand. it’s long past time the abuse of the notwithstanding clause was addressed.
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
this abhorrent decision cannot be allowed to stand. it’s long past time the abuse of the notwithstanding clause was addressed.
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HEY YOU! Do YOU like visual novels? Mysteries? Romance? Toxic lesbians?💖
Do YOU have the social media sauce? We're looking for a part-time contract remote social media assistant to work on Truth Scrapper. Must be based in Ontario, CA! Visit the link to apply.
www.workwithindies.com/careers/inse...
Do YOU have the social media sauce? We're looking for a part-time contract remote social media assistant to work on Truth Scrapper. Must be based in Ontario, CA! Visit the link to apply.
www.workwithindies.com/careers/inse...
insertdisc5 is hiring a Social Media Assistant
insertdisc5 is looking for a part-time, contract social media assistant for their upcoming visual novel
www.workwithindies.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM
HEY YOU! Do YOU like visual novels? Mysteries? Romance? Toxic lesbians?💖
Do YOU have the social media sauce? We're looking for a part-time contract remote social media assistant to work on Truth Scrapper. Must be based in Ontario, CA! Visit the link to apply.
www.workwithindies.com/careers/inse...
Do YOU have the social media sauce? We're looking for a part-time contract remote social media assistant to work on Truth Scrapper. Must be based in Ontario, CA! Visit the link to apply.
www.workwithindies.com/careers/inse...
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Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
Go go go!
Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!!
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Ambrosia Sky 🪐 | Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Soft Rains Games
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Go go go!
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Ambrosia Sky is $12.74 on Steam (15% off launch discount) buff.ly/VdKGmN9
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Ambrosia Sky is $12.74 on Steam (15% off launch discount) buff.ly/VdKGmN9
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STOP having "conversations" with ChatGPT and START talking to your stuffed animals like a normal person
everyone needs to grow the fuck up and start playing pretend with toys
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
STOP having "conversations" with ChatGPT and START talking to your stuffed animals like a normal person
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I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
How do I escape AI?
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
How do I escape AI?
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With our new demo running during Steam Next Fest, I'm seeing more players discover Ambrosia Sky's immersive sim sensibilities.
I thought it might be fun to share a pair of moment from the demo that illustrates this, through the lens of how I do my work as a level designer.
I thought it might be fun to share a pair of moment from the demo that illustrates this, through the lens of how I do my work as a level designer.
October 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
With our new demo running during Steam Next Fest, I'm seeing more players discover Ambrosia Sky's immersive sim sensibilities.
I thought it might be fun to share a pair of moment from the demo that illustrates this, through the lens of how I do my work as a level designer.
I thought it might be fun to share a pair of moment from the demo that illustrates this, through the lens of how I do my work as a level designer.
Little sandworm
October 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Little sandworm
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i love my part time gigs, and i DO love not working but I do NEED money, so please reach out if you know any productions that need an art director, concept artist or designer.
October 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
i love my part time gigs, and i DO love not working but I do NEED money, so please reach out if you know any productions that need an art director, concept artist or designer.
I've been toying with GBStudio for a bit now and I've managed to recreate some of the basic things from Zelda. But the biggest achievement for me was figuring out how to (mostly) recreate the inventory system. It's not 1:1, but it works! And it makes me appreciate how far game engines have come.
October 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I've been toying with GBStudio for a bit now and I've managed to recreate some of the basic things from Zelda. But the biggest achievement for me was figuring out how to (mostly) recreate the inventory system. It's not 1:1, but it works! And it makes me appreciate how far game engines have come.
I am enjoying Hades 2 because it's, well it's Hades 1 with more nuanced combat.
But did they just forget the tutorial? Feels like I just got thrown into things with little to no explanation.
But did they just forget the tutorial? Feels like I just got thrown into things with little to no explanation.
September 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I am enjoying Hades 2 because it's, well it's Hades 1 with more nuanced combat.
But did they just forget the tutorial? Feels like I just got thrown into things with little to no explanation.
But did they just forget the tutorial? Feels like I just got thrown into things with little to no explanation.
Hallo, Montreal.
September 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hallo, Montreal.
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In preparation for the upcoming high holidays, local groups are pressuring rabbis to actually provide some spiritual leadership and finally speak out against Israel's genocide of Palestinians. If you're a Canadian Jew, please sign. tinyurl.com/Call4Rabbis
Join the Call for Jewish Spiritual Leadership
Members of Jews Say No to Genocide and Tikkun Olam - Jewish Social Workers and Therapists for Social Justice have prepared a letter to be delivered to Canadian Rabbis. The letter calls on them to spea...
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September 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In preparation for the upcoming high holidays, local groups are pressuring rabbis to actually provide some spiritual leadership and finally speak out against Israel's genocide of Palestinians. If you're a Canadian Jew, please sign. tinyurl.com/Call4Rabbis
For the Jewish friends/followers: let's urge some leadership against genocide from local rabbis
tinyurl.com/Call4Rabbis
tinyurl.com/Call4Rabbis
September 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
For the Jewish friends/followers: let's urge some leadership against genocide from local rabbis
tinyurl.com/Call4Rabbis
tinyurl.com/Call4Rabbis
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Western leaders have appeased Donald Trump since he returned to power, only to be hit with new demands after every concession.
On Tuesday, Trump declared economic war on countries that regulate its tech companies. It’s time for the world to break from the US and aggressively target Silicon Valley.
On Tuesday, Trump declared economic war on countries that regulate its tech companies. It’s time for the world to break from the US and aggressively target Silicon Valley.
World leaders must stop appeasing Donald Trump
Conceding to Trump’s demands only guarantees new threats. It’s time to reject the US and its tech companies.
www.disconnect.blog
August 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Western leaders have appeased Donald Trump since he returned to power, only to be hit with new demands after every concession.
On Tuesday, Trump declared economic war on countries that regulate its tech companies. It’s time for the world to break from the US and aggressively target Silicon Valley.
On Tuesday, Trump declared economic war on countries that regulate its tech companies. It’s time for the world to break from the US and aggressively target Silicon Valley.
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We are taking Ambrosia Sky to @officialpax.bsky.social! #PAXWest
Visit Booth 738 to meet some of our team, play our demo, and grab a few neat freebies you won't want to miss.
See you in Seattle! 👋
Visit Booth 738 to meet some of our team, play our demo, and grab a few neat freebies you won't want to miss.
See you in Seattle! 👋
August 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We are taking Ambrosia Sky to @officialpax.bsky.social! #PAXWest
Visit Booth 738 to meet some of our team, play our demo, and grab a few neat freebies you won't want to miss.
See you in Seattle! 👋
Visit Booth 738 to meet some of our team, play our demo, and grab a few neat freebies you won't want to miss.
See you in Seattle! 👋
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"Battle royale" games have defined the last decade. They lack the anti-fascist message of Koushun Takami's novel, though, and the significance of how its schoolyard cliques and anxieties persist even as kids are forced to kill each other, @midimyers.com writes. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...
Battle Royale Adaptations Are Missing What Made the Novel Great
The battle royale genre has dominated games for a decade, but none of them seem to understand the Koushun Takami novel that inspired them.
www.endlessmode.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Battle royale" games have defined the last decade. They lack the anti-fascist message of Koushun Takami's novel, though, and the significance of how its schoolyard cliques and anxieties persist even as kids are forced to kill each other, @midimyers.com writes. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...
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Every “free” file converter online = your files sent to some random server.
So I made my own. Runs locally as an app on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Now 1,100 users use it for 3,742 types of conversions.
So I made my own. Runs locally as an app on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Now 1,100 users use it for 3,742 types of conversions.
August 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Every “free” file converter online = your files sent to some random server.
So I made my own. Runs locally as an app on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Now 1,100 users use it for 3,742 types of conversions.
So I made my own. Runs locally as an app on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Now 1,100 users use it for 3,742 types of conversions.