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@playhilltop.bsky.social

Toronto-based indie studio making story focused games & cool stuff. Currently making narrative roguelite horror Curse of Resthaven. Creators of the award-winning game Lil' Guardsman. Account run by Scott Christian - studio director, narrative and music guy

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So grateful for GDC's support of Curse of Resthaven by @playhilltop.bsky.social. This one is going to be something special...

03.03.2026 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for boosting the signal of our game. So excited about going even further with CoRโ€™s accessibility!

03.03.2026 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A man holding a torch looks behind him. There is an old woman holding a card and a girl with a butterfly on her face in the background. Title says, โ€œCurse of Resthavenโ€

A man holding a torch looks behind him. There is an old woman holding a card and a girl with a butterfly on her face in the background. Title says, โ€œCurse of Resthavenโ€

And wrapping up the developers making a difference is @playhilltop.bsky.social, makers of the witty & accessible Lil' Guardsman. They just announced their NEW GAME: Curse of Resthaven. We took an early look & think itโ€™s great! Definitely check it out here: [https://tinyurl.com/CurseOfResthavenSteam]

03.03.2026 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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And on that note, I'd also like to announce that I'll be doing 3 charity streams throughout March for @dames4games.org! Join us starting March 11th for some gaming and fundraising! Interested in learning more about D4G? Check out their website and all their initiatives here: www.dames4games.org

03.03.2026 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The problem is loads of games take a few months post launch to work out the kinks. Def not a PC replacement. But itโ€™s great on the road!

03.03.2026 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dude for indies itโ€™s a BRILLIANT gaming rig.

03.03.2026 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Traveling with my #SteamDeck and on a lark installed the current Curse of Resthaven dev build ahead of schedule.

Booted it โ€œjust to poke aroundโ€. Still plenty to optimize, but far less broken than expected. I just love gaming on handheld. Cool feeling!

03.03.2026 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow (2022)

06.02.2026 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That first shot has real Disco Elysium energy

27.02.2026 23:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excited that we are making our dark, alternative games together at the same time, my friend!

27.02.2026 23:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Worth a wishlist! Made with passion, care and talent.

27.02.2026 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CURSE OF RESTHAVEN

Wishlist here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3796150/...

What is Curse of Resthaven?
store.steampowered.com/news/app/379...

Follow the dev: @playhilltop.bsky.social

27.02.2026 15:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€ฆdefinitely. Thereโ€™s nothing else it possibly could be. Right? RIGHT!?

27.02.2026 01:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another #IndieFanFest world premiere!

Curse of Resthaven is a genre-blending gothic narrative roguelite from @digitalbandidos.bsky.social and @playhilltop.bsky.social, the studio behind the multi-award-winning Lil' Guardsman. Wishlist today!

โžก๏ธ store.steampowered.com/app/3796150/...

#IFFrecap

25.02.2026 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I had the honor of getting to play Curse of Resthaven when it was a little baby full of placeholders. I had an absolute blast with it. If you like town management style games and gothic mystery then you'll love this.
I was buying low and selling high and trying to remember to save my niece.

25.02.2026 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

First Curse of Resthaven dev diary is live! So excited to finally be able to talk about our monstrous creationโ€ฆ

25.02.2026 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks, man!

24.02.2026 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#IKYMI we announced Curse of Resthaven, which weโ€™ve been building in the shadows. (And in the fog. Honestly, suspicious amounts of fog.)

The trailer slaps, but check these screenshots. Come on! If itโ€™s your kind of dark delight, toss us a wishlist.

store.steampowered.com/app/3796150/...

24.02.2026 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Donโ€™t Miss These 20 Steam Next Fest Demos - February 2026
YouTube video by I Dream of Indie Games Donโ€™t Miss These 20 Steam Next Fest Demos - February 2026

"One of my most anticipated demos of this Next Fest is Echo Generation 2"โœจ

#EchoGeneration2 is featured on I Dream of Indie Games' amazing list of #SteamNextFest demos ๐Ÿ™ www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjVY...

Play the Echo Generation 2 demo NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/4378300/...

24.02.2026 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Splash art me & my partner
@benzenedream.bsky.social made for the indie game we're working on!

Curse of Resthaven was just announced on steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/3796150/...

24.02.2026 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
The MobileSyrup home page four of my recent Canadian game features. One is about Unreliable Narrators' The Caribou Trail Newfoundland soldiers game, one is about the gothic horror adventure game Curse of Resthaven from Hilltop Studios and the other two are about Ubisoft Montreal's Rainbow Six Siege esports and Metal Gear collab with Konami. 
Also on the home page is an electric vehicle Canadian Auto Show feature, a magnetic keyboard review and a contest to win a razr FIFA World Cup phone.

The MobileSyrup home page four of my recent Canadian game features. One is about Unreliable Narrators' The Caribou Trail Newfoundland soldiers game, one is about the gothic horror adventure game Curse of Resthaven from Hilltop Studios and the other two are about Ubisoft Montreal's Rainbow Six Siege esports and Metal Gear collab with Konami. Also on the home page is an electric vehicle Canadian Auto Show feature, a magnetic keyboard review and a contest to win a razr FIFA World Cup phone.

Considering I was sick & off 2 days last week, I'm pretty happy I finished these 4 large interview features.
Love seeing Canadian indies like @playhilltop.bsky.social & @twofalls.bsky.social alongside giants like Rainbow Six Siege & Metal Gear on the @mobilesyrup.com home page. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐ŸŽฎ
And more to come!

23.02.2026 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our friends at @blacktabbygames.com just dropped Episode 5 of Scarlet Hollow ๐Ÿ‘€

If youโ€™ve been sleeping on it, consider this your wake-up call.

23.02.2026 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Important update:

21.02.2026 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s so kind. Thank you, and thanks for shouting it out!!!

21.02.2026 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks, Pawel!

21.02.2026 19:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh i am SO happy this is getting out in the world. Writing this was a pure joy for one of my favourite games of the decade.

21.02.2026 02:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is hashtag goals FOR SURE

21.02.2026 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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21.02.2026 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I see your patio, and I raise you snow storm fallout. #middleagedbacksituation

21.02.2026 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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21.02.2026 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0