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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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Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · May 10

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

🎮👹👺🎮

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

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

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · May 10

Thank you!

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · May 10

We have also prepared some goodies for the upcoming conferences and meetups where the Berghotel Heist will be presented (more details soon). 🍻🍻

🎮👹👺🎮

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

#gamedev #indiegamedev #steam #ue5 #horrorgaming

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · May 10

After a few weeks of silence, here are some fresh WIP screenshots from #berghotelheist

🎮👹👺🎮

To support the project, please wishlist it on Steam:
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#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegamedev #steam #ue5 #horrorgaming

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 21

Sticky notes ftw :D

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 20

🤩🥳📷 A few photos from #gdc2025

🎮 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

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 16

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).

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 16

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.

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 16

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!

🎮👹👺🎮

#gamedev #indiegamedev #steam #ue5

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 16

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

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 16

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.

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 16

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.

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 16

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.

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 16

🎮👹👺🎮
Our faces when we manage to host/join Berghotel Heist co-op session for the first time ever :D

🛣️Still, a long road ahead, but a big milestone has been reached!

#screenshotsunday #gamedev #indiegamedev #steam #ue5

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 12

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

#gamedev #indiegamedev #ue5

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 12

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).

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 12

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.

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 12

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.

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 12

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.

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 12

🎉🎉🎉 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 · Mar 5

Sachertorte just dropped into the game 🫄 🍴🍴🍴 🎮

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beni @benithemaker.bsky.social · Mar 5

Happy #WishlistWednesday everyone! 🎉 Let's promote your game! I’ll start by sharing one of my latest favorites.

Hazard Pay 💚 by @smitner.studio

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

Drop your #indiegame below 🚀

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

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 5

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:

🎮 ➡️ Wishlist on Steam!
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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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Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 5

🎉Excited to announce that Berghotel Heist will be a presented at GDC 2025 as a part of Austrian Play Room initiative.

🎮 ➡️ Wishlist on Steam!
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#wishlistwednesday #wishlist #horrorgame #heist #indiegame #gamedev #3dart #ue5 #berghotelheist #gdc2025

Bindus @bindus.bsky.social · Mar 1

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