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Game developer based in Vienna, Austria Wishlist Berghotel Heist on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/Berghotel_Heist/ SplitPool - Available now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2833610/SplitPool/

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If you were not well behaved, and you see this, it is probably a bit too late for repentance.

๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ‘น๐Ÿ‘บ๐ŸŽฎ

You can wishlist the game on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/...

#gamedev #indiegamedev #steam #ue5 #horrorgaming #folklore

10.05.2025 23:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

10.05.2025 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We have also prepared some goodies for the upcoming conferences and meetups where the Berghotel Heist will be presented (more details soon). ๐Ÿป๐Ÿป

๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ‘น๐Ÿ‘บ๐ŸŽฎ

You can wishlist the game on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/...

#gamedev #indiegamedev #steam #ue5 #horrorgaming

10.05.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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After a few weeks of silence, here are some fresh WIP screenshots from #berghotelheist

๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ‘น๐Ÿ‘บ๐ŸŽฎ

To support the project, please wishlist it on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/...

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegamedev #steam #ue5 #horrorgaming

10.05.2025 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sticky notes ftw :D

21.03.2025 11:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ“ท A few photos from #gdc2025

๐ŸŽฎ Our game trailer is being presented there as a part of "Austrian Playroom"

You can check it at the booth P3144

and

Wishlist it here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/...

#gamedev #indiegamedev #steam #ue5 #horrorgaming

20.03.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

More often than not, clean builds can solve some issues that occur due to something, something being cached or not properly overwritten, but also they assure that your project compilation will work for other team members (given that the rest of their setup is correct).

16.03.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One more tip about setting up automated builds is to have "iterative" and "clean" build configurations, with "iterative" being the one that pulls the latest changes on top of the existing local state, and the clean one being the one that wipes everything before each build.

16.03.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We are doing our best to continue at this pace, and have an alpha version testable in a few months.

Until then, you can help us stay motivated by wishlisting Berghotel Heist on Steam and spreading the love!

๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ‘น๐Ÿ‘บ๐ŸŽฎ

#gamedev #indiegamedev #steam #ue5

16.03.2025 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Of course, it is always possible to test *some* stuff locally, but more often than not, we would receive false positives, before testing them in a real environment and experiencing existential crisis :D :D

16.03.2025 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Additional benefit is that we work remotely, and just being able to test multiplayer features so effortlessly is a blessing for us. Sadly, setting up multiplayer sessions can still be a huge pita, and multiple builds are necessary to dial everything in.

16.03.2025 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

On average (given that it is a pretty barebones game still), iterative build takes 4 minutes from clicking "Submit" in our VCS to having it updated on Steam.

16.03.2025 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Coming back to the topic of dev-ops and CI/CD,
our latest effort in making co-op sessions work through Steam, and using UE OnlineSubsystem has been made infinitely more convenient, just by being able to build and deploy a build with a couple of clicks.

16.03.2025 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ‘น๐Ÿ‘บ๐ŸŽฎ
Our faces when we manage to host/join Berghotel Heist co-op session for the first time ever :D

๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธStill, a long road ahead, but a big milestone has been reached!

#screenshotsunday #gamedev #indiegamedev #steam #ue5

16.03.2025 13:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you have any questions about the setup of such pipelines, please ask away in the comments..

#gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5

12.03.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There are multiple free (or free until a certain threshold) and paid solutions, and since our project is made in Unreal Engine, my recommendation would be to look at the Perforce and TeamCity (both are free until a certain number of users/projects, which is perfect for tiny teams like ours).

12.03.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At first, the whole setup process might seem daunting, but here are countless high quality guides online, as a similar practice is also common in other branched of software development.

12.03.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For the ones that are not aware of such systems, the biggest benefit is that you can automate compilations/building, testing, staging and publishing process, and once everything is set correctly, those steps can be triggered with each version control submission, or just a single button press.

12.03.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One of the parts of game development often skipped/overlooked by the indie developers is a creation of a reliable CI/CD pipeline, which, in my experience, can save you a lot of headache as your project grows, and particularly if you have commercial aspirations.

12.03.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰ Happy #WishlistWednesday everyone! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

We have started posting the BergHotel Heist development updates on #tiktok too, you can follow it here:
www.tiktok.com/@bindusgames

๐ŸŽฎGrab the loot and RUN! ๐ŸŽฎ

12.03.2025 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sachertorte just dropped into the game ๐Ÿซ„ ๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿด ๐ŸŽฎ

05.03.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy #WishlistWednesday everyone! ๐ŸŽ‰ Let's promote your game! Iโ€™ll start by sharing one of my latest favorites.

Hazard Pay ๐Ÿ’š by @smitner.studio

store.steampowered.com/app/2692620/...

Drop your #indiegame below ๐Ÿš€

#gamedev #indiegamedev #steam #demo #godot #ue5

05.03.2025 06:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

Thank you @benithemaker.bsky.social!

We (a trio of indies) have just recently made our Steam page public, as well as a first teaser for Berghotel Heist:

๐ŸŽฎ โžก๏ธ Wishlist on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/...

05.03.2025 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ‰Excited to announce that Berghotel Heist will be a presented at GDC 2025 as a part of Austrian Play Room initiative.

๐ŸŽฎ โžก๏ธ Wishlist on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/...

#wishlistwednesday #wishlist #horrorgame #heist #indiegame #gamedev #3dart #ue5 #berghotelheist #gdc2025

05.03.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was not aware it was done by your studio. Looking forward to playing it!

01.03.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bergheist Hotel in-game screenshot showing a golden hand holding a scroll with the title "Appearance and Reality", multiple projector inserts/films, stained baseball bat and a leather-bound notebook

Bergheist Hotel in-game screenshot showing a golden hand holding a scroll with the title "Appearance and Reality", multiple projector inserts/films, stained baseball bat and a leather-bound notebook

๐Ÿš๏ธ You werenโ€™t supposed to be here.
๐Ÿ“œYou werenโ€™t supposed to find this.
๐Ÿฉธ And you werenโ€™t supposed to knowโ€ฆ

#screenshotsaturday #horrorgame #heist #indiegame #gamedev #ue5 #berghotelheist

01.03.2025 09:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nothing validates your efforts more than receiving fan-art..

#screenshotsaturday #horrorgame #heist #indiegame #gamedev #ue5 #berghotelheist

22.02.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I must go, my people need me!

#gamedev #indiegame #ue5 #berghotelheist

15.02.2025 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Something evil lurks in the snowy Alps.

Super excited to share a pre-alpha sneak peek of our game Berghotel Heist which will be presented at the GDC this year. Stay tuned!

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #ue5 #gdc #berghotelheist

15.02.2025 19:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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..and they say romance is dead

#screenshotsaturday #horrorgame #heist #indiegame #ue5

08.02.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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