Hey Glintseekers! The last two weeks have been really exciting. Thousands of you have played the demo, left positive reviews, joined our Discord, and shared your feedback. It's been incredibly motivating to see the Glintseeker community grow. We also reached 40,000+ wishlists on Steam! 🤩 Demo Stats (First 2 Weeks) · 7,400 Lifetime Unique Players · 1h 47m Median Playtime · 183 Peak Concurrent P…
Hey, Glintseekers! In our Playtest many of you have asked for character customization , and we're happy to say that you can now create your own Glintseeker . From hairstyles and hair colors to eye color and other appearance options, there are many ways to personalize your Glintseeker! The feature is still work in progress and we'll continue to add and improve customization options, but we wante…
Glintseekers, it’s time for the May Dev Update: Here’s a first look at the Basalt Biome and some of its new features! 70% of all biomes are now completed, two more to come. Basalt Biome Overview: · Quicksand - watch your step or you'll sink · New mining mechanic (we’ll show more in a future devlog) · Hidden special items Enemies introduced: · The Sandfish - aggressive and fast, watch out · Basa…
Hello there, Glintseekers! Some development updates: · Basalt Biome introduced · New hammers - more playstyle variety · More gems - more builds & combinations ㅤㅤ · Implementing feedback from the last playtest: - Filling the overworld with more content - Increased movement speed (new running Boots) - Overworld has been compressed to improve pacing - You can now switch between different storages…
Hey everyone! My name is David, and I’m one of the three developers behind Glintseeker Island . Today we simply want to say thank you to all of you in Japan. We recently started our first public playtest on Steam, and the response has been far beyond anything we expected. Out of the more than 10,000 players who joined the playtest so far, over a third came from Japan alone. Seeing so many playe…
Hey there, Glintseekers! Thank you to everyone who has wishlisted Glintseeker Island and supported the game. Reaching this milestone means a lot to our small team. A big thank you as well to everyone who has participated in the playtest so far. We’ll share the detailed playtest numbers in the coming days. Your feedback has been incredibly helpful. The playtest is still running for a few more da…
Hello Glintseekers, we’ve been cooking something shiny… and it’s finally time to show it! Today we’ve got a brand new Glintseeker Island trailer , a quick playtest reminder , a keyart reminder , and some publisher news . 💎 New Glintseeker Trailer 🎬 A fresh look at the mines, the village and (some) of the stuff waiting down below… Playtest reminder ⛏️ Yes - the playtest is still live / coming…
Hello Glintseekers, we know you yearn for the mines, so we're finally back with a new playtest! With new biomes , new hammers , new items and a lots of secrets to discover. 💎 Whats new around the game? · New Playtest (obviously) · New Keyart · Revised Steampage What’s in the playtest? · New biomes to explore (3 biomes, 21 floors) · New hammers (8 hammers) · Hammer and Backpack upgrade system ·…
Hello Glintseekers, We’re getting ready for a Glintseeker Island Open Playtest ! Coming next week on Steam! We have a lot of new things to show: New gems to mine. More floors to descend to. New secrets to uncover. What's coming? · New biomes to explore (3 biomes, 21 floors) · New hammers (8 hammers) 🔨 · Village projects to repair (6 buildings) · Hammer and Backpack upgrade system · Smelt ingot…
Hey there Glintseekers, we hope you had a great start in the new year! We've worked hard and are back with some small updates: · Helen the carpenter is now working diligent in our village · She has new tasks to build up the world · The mausoleum hides a lot of secrets and is important for the story · There might even be an Easter egg 🤫 · In the new forest area you can find many secrets and hid…
Greetings Glintseekers, this is our final small Devlog for 2025: New flooded Biome and Coral enemy. New Hammer - the Magnet Hammer, with a useful ability in mining and in the overworld. New Carpenter NPC - you can now upgrade your storage and your home. One more thing: Thank you for your huge support of Glintseeker Island this year. We wish you an early Merry Christmas, a relaxing holiday seaso…
PLAYTEST CLOSED, JOIN OUR DISCORD TO GET NOTIFIED FOR THE NEX TONE! How to join: Join our Discord and type the command !playtest in the #playtest-chat Discord Channel. You will then receive a Steam key. DISCORD BUTTON When: Wednesday 19 Nov. at 17:00 (UTC) until Sunday 23 Nov. Important informations: Already got a key from the last Playtest? Those keys will work again - You dont need to request…
Hello Glintseekers! We have two exciting announcements for the upcoming week. 1) We are participating in the Cozy Quest Steam Event with many other amazing cozy games. 2) There will be a second Playtest during Cozy Quest! When: Wednesday 19 Nov. at 17:00 (UTC) till Sunday 23 Nov. How to join: More info soon! Important information: Already got a key from the last Playtest? These keys will work a…
Hey there Glintseekers, today something special! A little sneak peek at the new homes for the NPC's and players: Player's House: Tailor's House: Wizard’s House: ... and many more to come! PS: More news about the next playtest arriving soon! Join our Discord server so you don’t miss any updates. PRESS TO JOIN OUR DISCORD Your Half Soup Team 🍜
We’re excited to share the latest updates. Here’s what’s new: Art/Music · First drafts for the Mage Tower · Overworld design improvements · New plant enemies · Boss theme music added Gameplay · New boss room to explore · A brand-new hammer (it’s getting hot!) · Lots of new puzzles to solve · New gameplay mechanics Programming/Others · General bug fixes and performance improvements · We’re part…
From 8–15 September, marking World Suicide Prevention Day, nearly 200 games are coming together on Steam to support mental health as part of Games Against Living Miserably 2025. We’re excited to have our upcoming game Glintseeker Island included – you can already add it to your wishlist! Click here to visit the Steam Event The event is presented by Curve Games and the suicide prevention charity…
FIRST PLAYTEST CLOSED, JOIN OUR DISCORD TO GET NOTIFIED ABOUT THE NEXT ONE! Hey there Glintseekers! Our very first playtest is live from August 13th to August 20th! HOW TO ENTER: 1. Join our Discord Server 2. Write us a message with "Playtest"in our "playtest_chat" channel. DISCORD SERVER (Click the picture or the link above to get to our Discord) This is just the first round of upcoming playte…
Huge congrats to our friends from Gemporium on their launch today! We’re celebrating their release with a special cross-game Easter Egg event. Even though Glintseeker Island isn’t out yet, you can already find a mysterious gem from our world hidden inside Gemporium. Play Gemporium now! PRESS THE IMAGE TO VISIT GEMPORIUM Your Half Soup Team 🍜
July Update! We're excited to share some small game improvements: · Full Controller Support · Input Rebinding options · Support for Multiple Languages · Expanded Video, Sound, and More Settings · Save Game functionality PS: We're part of the Steam Event: Games Forged in Germany from July 24–31! Discover unique titles made in Germany! Games Forged in Germany Showcase Don’t forget to wishlist Gli…
NEW EXCITING UPDATES IN JUNE: · Implemented lightning strike in overworld ⚡ and added gravity hammer abilities (we don't want to spoil too much) 🌌 · Created new puzzles 🧩 We’re at Gamescom 2025! We’re super excited to meet you, have great conversations, and share our passion for games! Come visit us from Wednesday to Friday and play our brand-new Glintseeker Island demo - we can’t wait to hea…
Hello guys, we're excited to announce that we'll be part of the this years OTK Games Expo Pre-Show tonight! Don't miss the premiere of our brand-new announcement trailer for Glintseeker Island! ⛏️ Below you can see the streaming times: Berlin, DE: MAY 25, 9 PM London, UK, MAY 25, 8 PM New York, NY, MAY 25, 3 PM Austin, TX, MAY 25, 2 PM Sao Paulo, BR, MAY 25, 4 PM Istanbul, TR, MAY 25, 10 PM Sin…
As you venture deeper and deeper into the caves, beware – the ancient Rock Golem awaits you: The updates: · Finished art design for our rock golem · Completed level design for our first boss room · Implemented first golem fighting mechanics · Added golem awakening sounds and an epic boss theme song Are you clever enough to overcome the stones that have slept for ages? Let us know what you think…
New month, new updates! The updates: · When exploring the caves, you may find checkpoint fountains. ⛲ · At the dragons fountain, you can unlock the checkpoints. 💎 · You can teleport to the checkpoints from the dragons fountain. 🌀 Your Half Soup Team 🍜
Hey there Glintseekers ⛏️ After a month of hard developing, we have some exciting game updates. The updates: · Worked on the second biome, where the overgrowth has take over. You'll encounter new new Enemies and new features in the Mining Mingame there.🌱 · The Ice Hammer has been given new abilities – you can now freeze dirt, rocks and vines, making them easier to break. ❄️ · We also composed…
Hello Glintseekers! Last weekend we had the opportunity to exhibit our game at MAG-C. So first of all, thank you to everyone who was there and played our new demo. We received lots of positive feedback and many of you shared good ideas which we are now implementing into our game. To our excitement, we were also nominated for the MAG-C's Game Award Ceremony and came 2nd in the categories "Best G…
Hello fellow Glintseekers ⛏️ *This is the beginning of our new series " GlintLog " in which we will regularly tell you what we are currently working on.* Todays GlintLog #001 is about new features in our mining game! The updates: · We implemented an obsidian layer , that is much more durable than other layers. It also features small golden spots that reward you with karat when breaking them. 🟡…
Hello fellow Glintseekers, have you already joined our Discord Server? Join our community server and don't miss any updates! (Click the image to get to our Discord) Your Half Soup Team 🍜
Here is a montage of the best moments from the stream: (Click below to watch) We are super grateful that Gronkh and Phunk Royal reacted to our game trailer and really happy about the postive feedback we received. ❤️ Your Half Soup Team 🍜
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