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OPEN PLAYTEST IS HERE! ⛏️

Glintseeker Island Demo · published 18 Feb 2026, 17:15 UTC

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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
Smelt ingots and open geodes
Village projects to repair (6 buildings)
5 New capes with special effects
Buy & sell loot
Side-quests with the villagers
Feed & pet Shadow (the dog) 🐕
... and many other things!

How to join:

Go to the Glintseeker Island store page
Find “Join Glintseeker Playtest”
Click "Request Access"
Click "Request Access" again to confirm (lol Steam why?)
Search for "Glintseeker Island Playtest" in your Steam library and play!

Don’t miss future updates

To stay up to date on playtests, updates, and announcements, Wishlist and Follow Glintseeker on Steam, and/or join our Discord.

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If you played a previous Glintseeker Island Playtest:

If you already received a code or had access in a previous playtest, you don’t need a new one - the Playtest version in your library will update automatically.

Old save files won’t work properly with the new version, so please delete your previous saves before starting. (The new content is best experienced from a fresh save anyway!)

See you in the Mines! ⛏️

Your Half Soup Team 🍜

- David, Jonas and Davis

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