[Milan, Italy – October 8, 2026] FLAT28 is proud to announce that Glasshouse, its narrative-driven feudalpunk CRPG, has launched its official pre-alpha demo on Steam, available now for everyone to play.
Having recently surpassed 77,000 Steam wishlists, Glasshouse returns with a new and official demo featuring new content, additional polish, major gameplay improvements, and partial English voice acting – including Stefanie Joosten, best known for her role as Quiet in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
What’s new in the demo
- Partial English voice acting, covering approximately 60% of the demo’s dialogue, including Stefanie Joosten.
- A brand-new boss fight and three different endings, shaped by major player choices.
- Dynamic Codex, a new system that lets players hover over highlighted keywords to instantly access concise explanations of Glasshouse’s lore and feudalpunk terminology. This is the first iteration of a larger system planned around the future World Awareness mechanic.
- An expanded combat system, featuring new items alongside improvements to UX and sound design.
- Five new cinematics and four new cinematic dialogue shots.
- A UI/UX overhaul, including redesigned tutorials and dialogue UI, new portraits, sound effects and animations.
- Further polish and improvements throughout the experience based on feedback from previous playtests.
Play the demo NOW on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2244700/Glasshouse
About Glasshouse
Glasshouse is a feudalpunk CRPG with turn-based combat, set in a lockdown apartment block at the dawn of a world war. Investigate the mysterious triple murder next door, uncover a political conspiracy, and make terrible choices before your flatmates do it for you.
The launch of the official demo also coincides with the opening of the Glasshouse Kickstarter pre-launch page, where players can follow the campaign ahead of its launch.
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flat28/glasshouse-a-lockdown-crpg
About FLAT28
FLAT28 is an independent game development studio based in Milan, Italy, currently developing Glasshouse.
