Steve Lee
@stevelee.bsky.social
Lead Level Designer on @halfmermaid.co's next weird horror thing
Previously on Dishonored 2, Tactical Breach Wizards, etc: doublefunction.co.uk
Level / game design youtube vids: youtube.com/@stevelee_gamedev
Previously on Dishonored 2, Tactical Breach Wizards, etc: doublefunction.co.uk
Level / game design youtube vids: youtube.com/@stevelee_gamedev
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Steve Lee
@stevelee.bsky.social
· May 25
🧵of my level / game design videos, talks etc:
Every game designer should understand Orthogonal Design:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW5s...
Dishonored 2 LD critiques Dishonored 1 level:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVQD...
Why Speed Level Design videos are so misleading:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcCF...
Every game designer should understand Orthogonal Design:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW5s...
Dishonored 2 LD critiques Dishonored 1 level:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVQD...
Why Speed Level Design videos are so misleading:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcCF...
Ohhh go on then:
(letterboxd.com/essell2)
(letterboxd.com/essell2)
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Ohhh go on then:
(letterboxd.com/essell2)
(letterboxd.com/essell2)
Lol Liz Truss
What I most like in this graph from @britainelects.com is that they are all distinct journeys, albeit to roughly the same destination. Each graph tells a different story.
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Lol Liz Truss
Reposted by Steve Lee
We launched GenExile, our solarpunk city-builder, in Early Access last week. We had ~35k wishlists before launch (not a barnburner but not nothin').
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We launched GenExile, our solarpunk city-builder, in Early Access last week. We had ~35k wishlists before launch (not a barnburner but not nothin').
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
Reposted by Steve Lee
lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
tl;dr - down with yellow paint
I had a great chat with Steve Lee on his career in games as a level designer. We talked about AAA games, indie games, level design, and yellow paint! Thanks, @stevelee.bsky.social hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
youtu.be/WePMCeiJiLs?...
youtu.be/WePMCeiJiLs?...
EP 04 Steve Lee | Interesting Levels | Agency Within the Narrative
YouTube video by Andy Lemoine
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
tl;dr - down with yellow paint
As an apparently freakishly fast touch-typer, I'm now addicted to the demo of Final Sentence, a hardcore competitive battle royale typing game: store.steampowered.com/app/4021860/...
Final Sentence Demo on Steam
Final Sentence is a Battle Royale typing game. Together with other players, you find yourself in a hangar, with a typewriter in front of you and a revolver loaded with a single bullet at your temple. ...
store.steampowered.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
As an apparently freakishly fast touch-typer, I'm now addicted to the demo of Final Sentence, a hardcore competitive battle royale typing game: store.steampowered.com/app/4021860/...
Whenever I read a new headline about the dickhead's new ballroom, all I can think about is Mike's Marbleopolis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWGP...
Mike's Marbleopolis - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Whenever I read a new headline about the dickhead's new ballroom, all I can think about is Mike's Marbleopolis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWGP...
Reposted by Steve Lee
You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.
October 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.
Life tip: do not be a man who likes the vehicle
We wanted to know what it was like to own a Cybertruck. So @zoeschiffer.bsky.social went to the desert got this absolutely amazing quotes (and Michelle Groskopf took the pictures!) www.wired.com/story/owning...
October 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Life tip: do not be a man who likes the vehicle
Rich was a level designer on Bioshock 2, then Senior LD on Dishonored 1, then Lead LD on Prey. Hire him you fools
Looks like I'm looking for work. If anyone out there happens to have a lead or principal level design gig in Austin or remote, I'm all ears.
October 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Rich was a level designer on Bioshock 2, then Senior LD on Dishonored 1, then Lead LD on Prey. Hire him you fools
October 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Reposted by Steve Lee
I DRINK YOUR NONLINEAR KALEIDOSCOPIC HORROR NARRATIVE I DRINK IT UP
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I DRINK YOUR NONLINEAR KALEIDOSCOPIC HORROR NARRATIVE I DRINK IT UP
Reposted by Steve Lee
this is the funniest thing the internet has produced in a long time, but only for the small group of us millennials who came of age around south london. amazing that an american has nailed this so perfectly
youtube.com/shorts/NZtfn...
youtube.com/shorts/NZtfn...
can i get a curry goat with rice and peas
YouTube video by QUIX
youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:52 AM
this is the funniest thing the internet has produced in a long time, but only for the small group of us millennials who came of age around south london. amazing that an american has nailed this so perfectly
youtube.com/shorts/NZtfn...
youtube.com/shorts/NZtfn...
With the collapse or enshittification of practically every website in 2025, my heart skipped a beat when it occurred to me that zombo.com might no longer be around. But thankfully, zombo.com is still zombo com:
ZOMBO
zombo.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Reposted by Steve Lee
Play all these games, go back and play Silent Hill Shattered Memories, watch Brandon Cronenberg’s movies then take a look at the state of the world and you can start to imagine what is in the oven over here
Hey it's #SteamSale! You can get
🔥 IMMORTALITY for $9.99
👁️ TELLING LIES for $4.99
☕ HER STORY for $4.99
& wishlist Project C and Project D whilst you are there...
It's a good time to play good games in the present and wish for good games in the future! ✨
store.steampowered.com/developer/Sa...
🔥 IMMORTALITY for $9.99
👁️ TELLING LIES for $4.99
☕ HER STORY for $4.99
& wishlist Project C and Project D whilst you are there...
It's a good time to play good games in the present and wish for good games in the future! ✨
store.steampowered.com/developer/Sa...
September 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Play all these games, go back and play Silent Hill Shattered Memories, watch Brandon Cronenberg’s movies then take a look at the state of the world and you can start to imagine what is in the oven over here
Reposted by Steve Lee
We hear a lot about boys getting radicalized online, and not enough about how to stop it.
This is good video with 5 specific things parents/adults can do:
This is good video with 5 specific things parents/adults can do:
September 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We hear a lot about boys getting radicalized online, and not enough about how to stop it.
This is good video with 5 specific things parents/adults can do:
This is good video with 5 specific things parents/adults can do:
🧵Thread of photos I took of my favourite signs from yesterday's Trump protest.
First up: Fuck off
First up: Fuck off
September 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🧵Thread of photos I took of my favourite signs from yesterday's Trump protest.
First up: Fuck off
First up: Fuck off
Reposted by Steve Lee
here’s a version where the POV is blacked out whenever the driver takes their eyes off the road
August 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
here’s a version where the POV is blacked out whenever the driver takes their eyes off the road
I hate that it’s 2025, and “mature themes” in videogames still means anime tits
Valve no longer permits games with "mature themes" to release in early access
www.gamesindustry.biz/valve-no-lon...
www.gamesindustry.biz/valve-no-lon...
Valve no longer permits games with "mature themes" to release in early access
"Without a policy announcement, the rules have changed"
www.gamesindustry.biz
September 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I hate that it’s 2025, and “mature themes” in videogames still means anime tits
September 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Reposted by Steve Lee
i think about this tweet every single day
August 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
i think about this tweet every single day
Last week I changed Firefox settings to use DuckDuckGo as my browser instead of Google, and now I can't believe I didn't do it sooner. No AI summaries on every search, an option to not display any AI results in the image search etc. So much better
August 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Last week I changed Firefox settings to use DuckDuckGo as my browser instead of Google, and now I can't believe I didn't do it sooner. No AI summaries on every search, an option to not display any AI results in the image search etc. So much better
Reposted by Steve Lee
doom monsters wearing high heels
July 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
doom monsters wearing high heels
Reposted by Steve Lee
oh my fucking god
July 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
oh my fucking god