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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Oh yes! Been there, done that. :D

Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Love this playthrough video of Berghotel Heist! They did not give up even though they had it rough! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjbL... #indiegames #horrorgames #coop

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We Stole From Krampus

YouTube video by Arcade Phantasma

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Berghotel Heist is for anyone who likes slow-paced atmospheric horror without gore and combat! store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/... only on @steampowered.com #indiegame #gaming

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Our #indiehorrorgame **Berghotel Heist** launches on March 12 on Steam! 🎮🚀 If you like co-op, stealth, puzzles and are not afraid of alpine monsters, you should check it out and get to the bottom of what's happening in this mysterious Austrian ski hotel! store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/...

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Berghotel Heist on Steam

In this (up to) two-player stealth horror game, you are trapped in an haunted Austrian hotel inhabited by a Percht and other creatures from alpine folklore. You must work together, solve puzzles and a...

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Pascal Wagner @indieflock.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Es ist #SteamNextFest! Game Devs aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, postet eure Steam-Demolinks hier drunter 👇 und ich teile sie und bringe sie auf @gamesmarket.global 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭 Und gerne teilen, damit es auch andere Devs sehen 😘

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Digital painting I made for my indie game Berghotel Heist 🎮🎨 #gamedev #gameart #horrorgame #digitalpainting #artsky

Image of two scared thieves with nutcracker masks sneaking through the hotel in Berghotel Heist

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🎮 We've just hit the launch button! 🎮 The demo for Berghotel Heist is now publicly available to play! This is the biggest milestone for us so far! Happy Krampus Day everyone! 🏔️👹 Play it here (best enjoyed in coop): store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/... #gamedev #ue5 #horrorgame #coopgame

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Berghotel Heist on Steam

In this thrilling co-op horror heist game, you are trapped in an haunted Alpine hotel inhabited by a Percht and other menacing creatures from Alpine folklore. Only through teamwork, stealth and puzzle...

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Artists looking for an ARTSY game jam? PCC jam goes into round 5! Don't miss it! 🎨+🎮 Be it your character, your environment, your special effects, your whatever! As long as you create it yourself and have fun creating art - this game jam is for you #gamedev #gamejam #pccjam itch.io/jam/pencil-c...

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Pencil, Chisel, Code! #5

A game jam from 2025-11-14 to 2025-11-23 hosted by Lady_C & ChrisVifzack. This is the 50-hour ART game jam where the most important is to show off your individual style! All assets have to be self-mad...

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

And before anyone says "just don't use child actors" which is the usual advice people give which might as well be "just don't use unreal". ChildActorComponent explicitly have a ComponentInstanceData so obviously they want to support this. It's definitely a regression from 5.5 to 5.6

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Ofc ugrading from UE5.5 to UE5.6 breaks ChildActor per-instance data... because why not.... thanks Epic. #ue5 #gamedev

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Last weekend we showed our game Berghotel Heist at the Game City in Vienna! Thanks to everyone who played and wishlisted right afterwards! #ue5 #gamedev #indiegame #gamecity2025

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

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Pencil, Chisel, Code! #5

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

After hours of debugging and trying really hard to make GUID initialization work.... I finally give up! You win RerunConstructionScripts and ReregisterComponent bullshit... you win! OnRegister is dead to me! Hours wasted just to go back to SetTimerForNextTick #ue5 #gamedev

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Good producers are rare. You have to make the impossible work and be a strong decision maker. I have seen plenty just watch the project burn, again, and again

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

there is a wrong side of UE? :0 you mean like, the non-programing side?

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I recently had a crash on an IsValid(Actor) check in Unreal and learned that whenever you use StreamableManager.RequestAsyncLoad with a lambda and need to capture a UObject (like an Actor) it's only safe to capture the object as TWeakObjectPtr instead of the raw pointer! #gamedev #unrealengine #ue5

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

We have just sent out all the Steam keys for our public beta playtest! The event lasts the WHOLE WEEKEND! If you missed it and still want to join, DM me - I have some spare keys that I would give out. ❤️ Game on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/... #indiegame #playtest #horrorgame #horror

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Berghotel Heist on Steam

In this thrilling co-op heist game, you break into an abandoned Alpine hotel, searching for valuable treasures left behind, but beware - something lurks in the darkness, watching your every move. Team...

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Playtester ↗ @playtester.io · 24/08/2025

Join the beta of Berghotel Heist, an online co-op horror game where you and a friend explore an abandoned Alpine hotel, seeking treasures while evading lurking dangers. Sign up for the playtest: playtester.io/berghotel-heist #IndieGaming #GameDev #Gaming #IndieDev #IndieGame

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Screenshot of me preparing the summoning ritual in our game Berghotel Heist. May the mountain spirits guide us to reach our wishlist goals!! Wishlist on STEAM ➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/... Join us on DISCORD 💬 discord.gg/CyVqp5u82H #screenshotsaturday #horrorgaming #indiehorror

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

This f*ing UV Editor might be the worst Unreal Engine feature I have encountered so far. And people make fun of the one in Blender.... if you want to see what peak garbage experience looks like, look no further #ue5 #3dart

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Ah, well, you mean bc it's Krampustag? I think it would be a suitable release date, in case we don't make the Halloween deadline

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

The lore vs. The game Berghotel Heist is 5 months into development! Don't let the Percht catch you! 🎮 👹 #ue5 #indiegame #horrorgame #krampus

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Doing some UI + localization work to prepare for the demo! 🎮 #gamedev #ue5 #indiegame

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

📅📢 Berghotel Heist will be at Level Up Salzburg! 🎮 Players will get to try a demo of Berghotel Heist for the very first time! We are looking forward to get some feedback and invite you to join our Discord discord.gg/CyVqp5u82H to discuss the game with us! #gamedev #indiegame #horrorgame #ue5

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Join the Berghotel Heist Discord Server!

Official server of the game Berghotel Heist | 12 members

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Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

After a few weeks of silence, here are some fresh WIP screenshots from #berghotelheist 🎮👹👺🎮 To support the project, please wishlist it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/... #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegamedev #steam #ue5 #horrorgaming

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Swag for the next convention has arrived! Let's go! #gamedev #indiegame

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I call it the "Burnout State Machine" - feels familiar? #gamedev #gamedevtalk

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I've settled on a title for my talk: “Just a small multiplayer project, right?” - Reality of after-hours indie game dev, and behind the scenes of Berghotel Heist

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Kinda like the atmosphere in this one! 🔦🪞👑 If you haven't already, make sure to wishlist Berghotel Heist on Steam and join our Discord for weekly discussions. #gamedev #horrorgame #indiegame 🎮

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Would any of these talks spark your interest: a) Code, Coffee, and Chaos: The Late-Night Indie Dev Survival Guide b) "Just a small project, right?" – Managing Scope, Burnout, and Motivation c) "Still having fun?" – Personal stories from after-hours indie game dev I need your advice! #gamedev

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Sinister beings have awakened and are NOT happy to meet you! Face demonic forces in our game Berghotel Heist! 🎮🏔️👹🇦🇹 Wishlist on STEAM if you dare: store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/... #screenshotsaturday #horror #horrorgame #indiegame #gamedev #ue5 #coop

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

How is the industry mood at GDC? Would love to hear some uplifting news, but my expectation would be that it's still looking rather grim? What happened to "survive 'till 25"? #gamedev #gcd #gdc2025

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Too real!! 😭 Plus: "We will clean up that part of the code LATER"

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Natasha is representing Berghotel Heist for us at the GDC! We are so happy about it! There a a lot of awesome games ar the Austrian Spielschön area so make sure to stop by! 🎮❤️ #wishlistwednesday #gdc #gdc2025 #indiegame #gamedev

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Thanks for the ideas! A Q&A video would be long format though, right? I fear that long videos like that will just be swiped away after a few seconds... But I guess what could work is to display the question as text while the person answers it

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Any advice for TikTok indie game marketing? What actually worked for you? I know I need to step up my social media game but I feel so lost... 🎮 #gamedev #socialmedia #marketing

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Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

🎉🎉🎉 Happy #WishlistWednesday everyone! 🎉🎉🎉 We have started posting the BergHotel Heist development updates on #tiktok too, you can follow it here: www.tiktok.com/@bindusgames 🎮Grab the loot and RUN! 🎮

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

If you are using Unreal Engine on a weak PC or laptop, turn down the Engine Scalability Settings to get better Editor performance! #gamedev #ue5

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Haha, yeah, that is my strategy also ... not sure if it's enough 😅

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

If your broom falls, expect a visitor. 🧹🎮👹 P.S: You can wishlist on Steam since this week: store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/... #screenshotsaturday #ue5 #indiegame #horrorgame #coop

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Cri-Z | GameDev @chriscalation.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

A common issue with replication in Unreal is that if your property changes often on the server-side, the clients do not get the OnRep function call for every single change. You can't rely on it for states transitions and it's one of the more frustrating things to debug. #gamedev #ue5

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