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Jonathan Ribarro

The Post Mortem of Playback Trauma®: In Sickness

I’m back! This is the post-mortem for the game Playback Trauma: In Sickness (PTIS). The game is a horror/romantic visual novel set in...

Jonathan Ribarro

Indie Hiring with Me (Jonathan Ribarro), An Interview

I wanted to delve deep into how I do recruiting for my company, so that's exactly what I did!

Jonathan Ribarro

Indie Hiring With Daniel Gamarra, An Interview

I like talking to people. I love gaining little nuggets of knowledge from people who have done things I haven't or been places I have...

Jonathan Ribarro

Hiring in Game Development with Marc Boutin, An Interview

I sent a bunch of questions to Marc Boutin about recruiting in games and he answered them

Jonathan Ribarro

What I Learned From Launching a Steam Bundle

The Story: On Nov. 23rd 2021, I reached out to a horror developer with an idea to launch a collaborative bundle on Steam together. I'm...

Jonathan Ribarro

Altidudes: The Post-Mortem

Overview Altidudes is a one-button arcade infinite climber/platformer about dudes skateboarding up a mountain, avoiding obstacles, and...

Jonathan Ribarro

Playback Trauma: The Beach, A Post-Mortem

Overview Playback Trauma: The Beach is a short, found-footage walking simulator about exploring the beach at night. The game was...

Jonathan Ribarro

Why Altidudes Undersold

So it's just recently passed the 6 month mark of the commercial release of Altidudes, a one-button arcade game about skateboarding up a...