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Cri-Z | GameDev
@chriscalation.bsky.social
Game Programmer 🎮 | Hobby Artist 🎨 | Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹 | Happily 🏳️‍🌈

Working on Berghotel Heist 🏔️🏨💰👹
Wishlist ➡️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3476240/Berghotel_Heist/
Discord 💬 https://discord.gg/CyVqp5u82H
Ofc ugrading from UE5.5 to UE5.6 breaks ChildActor per-instance data... because why not.... thanks Epic. #ue5 #gamedev
October 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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
October 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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...
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...
itch.io
October 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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
September 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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
September 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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
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...
store.steampowered.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Reposted by Cri-Z | GameDev
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
August 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
First come, first serve! You can register to the public beta test for Berghotel Heist now! 6-7th September! 🎮👹🏔️ Hope to see you there!!

#gaming #horrorgame #smallstreamer #vtuber
store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
Berghotel Heist - Sign up for Berghotel Heist Public Beta Weekend - Steam News
Berghotel Heist public beta test will take place on 6th and 7th of September 2025. The game is best enjoyed in co-op mode, so we encourage you to sign up together with a friend, or request multiple ke...
store.steampowered.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
They are playing our game!! 🎮
#indiegame #gamedev #horrorgame #levelupsalzburg
June 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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
June 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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
June 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The lore vs. The game

Berghotel Heist is 5 months into development! Don't let the Percht catch you! 🎮 👹

#ue5 #indiegame #horrorgame #krampus
June 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Doing some UI + localization work to prepare for the demo! 🎮
#gamedev #ue5 #indiegame
June 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
📅📢 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
Join the Berghotel Heist Discord Server!
Official server of the game Berghotel Heist | 12 members
discord.gg
June 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Reposted by Cri-Z | GameDev
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
May 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Swag for the next convention has arrived! Let's go! #gamedev #indiegame
May 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I call it the "Burnout State Machine" - feels familiar?
#gamedev #gamedevtalk
April 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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
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
April 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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 🎮
April 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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
April 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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
March 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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
March 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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
March 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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
March 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Reposted by Cri-Z | GameDev
🎉🎉🎉 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! 🎮
March 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM