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Steam News29 May 20261mo ago

r/Games Reddit AMA, Closing down our Demo, & Upcoming Discord Beta Playtest

Big Announcements! THE BAD NEWS We are closing the Haunted Heist Demo on Saturday, May 30, 2026 12:00 AM PST. Make sure to jump in and get your final heists in on Friday.

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  • UI and audio
  • Maps
  • Events
addedTHE GOOD NEWSWe are hosting and participating in an all-day beta playtest event with a new and improved version of Haunted Heist on Saturday, June 27, 2026 10:00 AM PST , where we'll host a Dev Q&A during the day. Key distribution will happen exclusively within our Discord server .
changedWhy are we closing the demo?We believe that the bugs, balancing issues and overall scrappy state of the demo are causing players to bounce off and de-wishlist Haunted Heist . We're also getting a few "dead game" comments over our social channels that we'd like to avoid going forward. We're building a vastly improved experience with the help of the playerbase's feedback, and we'd prefer people to be hyped for what's to come, rather than unimpressed with what's currently here.
addedWhat if I still want to play Haunted Heist ?Sit tight and gather your friends for June 27th! The new and improved beta will include:
changedWhat if I still want to play Haunted Heist ?audio fixes
changedWhat if I still want to play Haunted Heist ?fully overhauled character design
changedWhat if I still want to play Haunted Heist ?a map system

Haunted Heist changes

addedWe are hosting and participating in an all-day beta playtest event with a new and improved version of Haunted Heist on Saturday, June 27, 2026 10:00 AM PST , where we'll host a Dev Q&A during the day. Key distribution will happen exclusively within our Discord server .
changedWe believe that the bugs, balancing issues and overall scrappy state of the demo are causing players to bounce off and de-wishlist Haunted Heist . We're also getting a few "dead game" comments over our social channels that we'd like to avoid going forward. We're building a vastly improved experience with the help of the playerbase's feedback, and we'd prefer people to be hyped for what's to come, rather than unimpressed with what's currently here.
addedSit tight and gather your friends for June 27th! The new and improved beta will include:
changedaudio fixes
changedfully overhauled character design

Big Announcements!

THE BAD NEWS

We are closing the Haunted Heist Demo on Saturday, May 30, 2026 12:00 AM PST. Make sure to jump in and get your final heists in on Friday.

THE GOOD NEWS

  • We are hosting and participating in an all-day beta playtest event with a new and improved version of Haunted Heist on Saturday, June 27, 2026 10:00 AM PST, where we'll host a Dev Q&A during the day. Key distribution will happen exclusively within our Discord server.

  • We are hosting an r/Games AMA, which is taking place on Saturday, May 30, 2026 9:00 AM PST. Be sure to shoot us a question on Reddit!

Why are we closing the demo?

We believe that the bugs, balancing issues and overall scrappy state of the demo are causing players to bounce off and de-wishlist Haunted Heist. We're also getting a few "dead game" comments over our social channels that we'd like to avoid going forward. We're building a vastly improved experience with the help of the playerbase's feedback, and we'd prefer people to be hyped for what's to come, rather than unimpressed with what's currently here.

What if I still want to play Haunted Heist?

Sit tight and gather your friends for June 27th! The new and improved beta will include:

  • audio fixes

  • fully overhauled character design

  • a map system

  • walkie talkies

  • an early version of the new Fright System, which incentivizes and rewards varied trickster gameplay

  • lobby quality-of-life and balancing fixes

If interested in the June 27th beta playtest, please join our Discord and react to the lastest message in #announcements! We'll add you to a discord "Beta Tester" role and build hype for the playtest with small progress updates.

Source

Steam News / 29 May 2026

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