"Winter Hacking" Seasonal Event: The Holiday Heist Starts Now!

18 Dec 2025Developer post

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Ho ho ho everyone,

It’s time to celebrate the holiday season in Dark Hours with our brand-new Winter Hacking event! From now until January 5th, we’re bringing some winter magic into your most terrifying heists!

🎄 Special Christmas Decorations

Dark Hours lobby and maps have received a full Christmas makeover! Twinkling lights, candy canes, snowmen, bells, wreaths, and piles of presents are scattered everywhere.

Take a moment to enjoy the warm holiday atmosphere… right before the monsters remind you that even Christmas won’t save you!

🎁 Drop the Gifts!

This year, Santa is making you work for your presents: earn Christmas gifts by using a monster’s specific weakness to stop them!

Every monster has something that terrifies them. If you manage to use the right item at the right moment, they’ll drop a Christmas gift instantly. For example, the Trickster is absolutely terrified of water. Make good use of that…

🎟️ Win Christmas Tickets

What’s inside these gifts? When you open them, you’ll receive:

Christmas tickets to spend in the event store
A chance to get an item or some loot

🎁 Important note: Tickets are only added to your total when you open the gift, not when it goes into your backpack.

So yes, if you’re in a generous mood, you can hand a gift to a friend so they can finally grab that Santa beard they’ve been dreaming about. Will your crew share the joy… or keep every gift for themselves?

🎅 Unlock Exclusive Christmas Customizations

All the exclusive Christmas items from last year are making a big comeback. But that’s not all: we’ve added 5 brand-new festive customizations for this edition!