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Oi flatmates! Today, we can finally announce that GLASSHOUSE will be at Gamescom 2026 -- an especially important event for us, and the perfect stage to start unveiling our plans for the end of the year. Between our appearance at the IGN Awesome Indies Showcase and the chance to g
Oi flatmates! Six months after our last episode, we're finally back to tell you what goes on behind the scenes at the FLAT28 Collective . In the most intimate way we know how. This is, without a doubt, the most difficult episode I've ever made. Fresh off our recent international
Oi flatmates! Last week, we secretly flew to Seongnam (South Korea) to attend the Neowiz Indie Quest award ceremony , the first edition of an international contest dedicated to emerging narrative excellence, without publishers or funding. It is with full hearts that we announce w
Hello flatmates! Yesterday, during the Galaxies Spring Showcase , we released a brand-new trailer focused on GLASSHOUSE’s turn-based combat , which you can watch below: We’ve been listening to your feedback : after 3 playtests and around 700 completed Google Forms , it became cle
Oi flatmates! In less than half an hour ( 8PM UK / 9PM CEST / 12PM PACIFIC ), the Galaxies Spring Showcase will go live on Twitch , where we’ll be revealing a new trailer for GLASSHOUSE, focused on the second iteration of our turn-based combat . Don’t miss the showcase—you can wa
Oi flatmates! Today, from March 9 to March 23 , the GLASSHOUSE PRE-ALPHA PLAYTEST #2 begins. Alongside the TurnBasedThursday Steam Fest , we’ve decided to release a new playtest featuring brand-new gameplay mechanics , Combat v1.5 , expanded quests, and numerous QoL features requ
Oi flatmates! I’m Andrea Marinelli , Lead Technical Artist at FLAT28 Collective , and today I’d like to talk to you about the Cinematography of GLASSHOUSE -- that is, the artistic and technical direction behind its lighting process and tonal consistency. In this devblog, we’ll ex
Oi flatmates! 2025 is drawing to a close, and considering the success of the last Playtest (which we already talked about in the recent DEVLOG ), we’ve decided to release a mega-patch and put it back online just in time for the holiday season . You heard that right, flatmates: th
Oi flatmates! We’ve just published a new devlog on the FLAT28 Collective YouTube channel . In it, we talk about the past few months — between awards and the results of the recently concluded Steam Playtest — and we’ve decided to dedicate this episode to you : the heroes who took
Oi flatmates! Starting today, from November 22nd to December 7th , you can take part in the STEAM PLAYTEST of the GLASSHOUSE PRE-ALPHA . To celebrate this milestone, we showcased a new GLASSHOUSE trailer at the Winter OTK Games Expo Showcase , featuring gameplay from the playtest
Oi flatmates, A few weeks ago, I took part — for the second time — in an episode of Human Can Opener , the go-to podcast for Disco Elysium and “disco-likes” , hosted by David AKA The 41st Precinct . This time, we talked about our Gamescom experience , the failures and future pros
Oi flatmates, We’re thrilled to announce our participation at the winter edition of the OTK Games Expo Showcase , taking place on November 22 at 12 PM PT on Twitch and YouTube . It’s not often that small independent projects like ours get the opportunity to be showcased at major
Oi flatmates! Starting today, from October 31st to November 7th , you can take part in the DISCORD PLAYTEST of the GLASSHOUSE PRE-ALPHA . Anyone can join — just hop into our Discord server ! HOW TO JOIN THE PLAYTEST To participate in the DISCORD PLAYTEST , go to the #PRE-ALPHA_PL
Oi flatmates! I’m happy to announce the first in a series of Pre-Alpha Playtests taking place over the coming months: the DISCORD PLAYTEST ! Available from October 31st to November 7th , it will be open to ALL members of the Discord Community. HOW TO ACCESS THE PLAYTEST To take p
Oi flatmates! A few months ago, we promised you a series of devlogs on YouTube to give you a closer look at the FLAT28 Collective , introduce its members, and share the production philosophy driving the development of GLASSHOUSE. Today, we’re officially launching the FLAT28 Colle
Hello comrades, With less than a week to go before Gamescom 2025 , we’d like to open up a bit about the contents of the playable demo we’ll be presenting at the Cologne fair. We’d like to remind you that this demo will then be released on Steam as an Open Pre-Alpha Demo , precede
Hello flatmates, we promised you big news for this year and so, between terror and excitement, we're kicking off the dance with a major announcement: this year we'll be present at GAMESCOM 2025 with a Pre-Alpha Demo of GLASSHOUSE! No tricks, no deception -- it will be completely
Hello flatmates, Let's start with an important announcement: this year we'll release the first Demo of Glasshouse on Steam . Due to circumstances beyond our control, we can't reveal the date yet -- just know that we've almost completed work on ACT I and this demo will be taken di
Hello flatmates, I'm Andrea Marinelli, Lead Technical Artist at FLAT28 , and I am temporarily ousting Giacomo to create my first devblog. A techno-junkie one. Over the past few months, we’ve been focusing heavily on improving the visual side of Glasshouse . Our goal has been twof
Hello flatmates, today we bring you an update on the progress of the main setting of Glasshouse, Dormitory 73B — and perhaps also a small reflection on the architectural philosophy behind it. The compromise of privacy, inside and outside the lockdown. There isn’t a single member