@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
Happy Friday! #ICYMI
Live starting a shiny indie: Lil' Guardsman!
A 12 year old left in charge of the castle gates. What could go wrong?
www.twitch.tv/gamertechau
#Twitch #Streamer #GoingLive #LiveStreaming #IndieGames
I playtested DONUT PANIC and it scared the shit out of me.
Go wishlist it! 🙌🏻
Fans of story-based games, check out this Steam sale!
Curious Odyssey is all about narrative games that make you stop & think.
There's lots of games on sale, from Fri there will also be a bunch of interviews I did with devs inc Sam Barlow @halfmermaid.co! store.steampowered.com/curator/4589...
Thanks BancyCo fam. Appreciate you folks!
#WhatAGameDevLooksLike x5!
Meet the #CurseOfResthaven team in our second dev diary. We all come from wildly different backgrounds, which explains the strange alchemy behind the game.
Check it out, wishlist, and see what stirring in Resthaven!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/379...
This was so thoughtful! Loved sitting down and answering some questions about our design philosophy and process >:]
same girl, same.
We've got your back!
“When AI and all that oroboro’s itself and self destructs, those who kept their heart in things will carry on.”
This message from a fellow horror dev about #CurseOfResthaven and the state of indie games made my day:
“I think despite the market anxieties with Ai and enshittification of everything, putting passion and detail and human touch into things right now is 100% the play…” (cont.)
Started work on the third and final major plot arc for Curse of Resthaven this week.
The town’s secrets are starting to form a very complicated web.
Great for players! Slightly terrifying for QA…
Apologies it’s a pain in the butt :p
The one thing that's even better than supporting composers on Bandcamp Friday is when you get a lovely unexcepted email saying thanks for the purchase 💙
I love that our haunts overlap!
One of the least cursed spots in Resthaven is the Black Pony Tavern, named after the real-life Black Pony in Toronto’s East End, which the writing team has quietly adopted as our remote office.
We are also riding that creepy cozy line!
Tringa too. You and I are both the “airport dad” stereotype :p (I.e. obscenely early for no reason)
I resemble this remark.
What happens when you mix a gothic horror mystery with:
🕯 adventure game DNA +
🧪 Potionomics/Recettear-style trading +
🃏 card-based puzzles + resource management?
You get Curse of Resthaven.
Our first #ScreenshotSaturday! Wishlist and join the expedition.
store.steampowered.com/app/3796150/...
Thanks for sharing and for all of your support!
𝗟𝗶𝗹' 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻 is currently 75% off on PSN
This was one of my favourite games of 2024. A comedic Papers, Please style game with a beautiful art style.
That’s toxic waste in the don river, right there lol
Happy Friday! Toronto’s finally getting its first warm-ish weekend after an interminable winter.
On behalf of the #CurseOfResthaven team, go outside. Get some air. Maybe do a little fishing.
And if something ancient rises from the depths, well, that’s between you and the lake.
now THERE'S a great looking website.
But do you go to developer websites?
My feeling is that 90 percent of the time you don't need one, but then there's a submission form that won't go through unless you fill out the 'website field', and at that point you want it to be something cool :P
Happy Friday! The Hilltop website just got a face lift thanks to @balbontino.com and the good folks at @wearecontinue.bsky.social.
Do people still go to websites in 2026? Unclear. But ours now has CoR stuff and looks very slick if you feel like clicking around.
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