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Half Soup Labs · Published by Assemble Entertainment · Official site ↗
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Descend into mysterious caves with countless treasures to excavate in a mining exploration adventure. Upgrade your gear, fight bosses, uncover secrets and save the island from an ancient threat below!
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Casual · 2027 · More free games
Embark on a unique journey to excavate treasures and defeat bosses in Glintseeker Island. Created by Half Soup Labs, this 2027 indie RPG blends adventure and casual exploration for an exciting descent into mystery.
About this game
In this singleplayer mining exploration adventure, you explore mysterious caves in search of ancient treasures and artefacts. Bring your excavated loot safely back to the surface and sell them to the local merchant, or use them to upgrade and enhance your hammers with gemstones at the blacksmith. Rest assured, you will need all the help you can get to uncover the island's long-buried secrets and overcome a mysterious threat from below!
If you loved the caves in Stardew Valley, Glintseeker Island takes you on a similar journey.
Be strategic when mining. Use your hammers carefully to unearth treasures and artefacts hidden under different layers of rock of varying hardness. But beware, with each hammer hit, the wall loses stability and gets closer to collapse!
Your hammers are an integral part of the game. Start off with only your trusty pickaxe to defend yourself, and as you progress unlock new hammers with special abilities to traverse the underground! You also use them to excavate treasures inside the mining minigame. So choose wisely which hammers you bring with you.
Descend deeper and deeper into the mysterious caves and discover unique cave biomes, each with its own gimmicks and twists. Better treasures and also more dangers await the deeper you go. Every 10 floors, you will face challenging bosses or puzzling obstacles.
Stand your ground against the island’s ancient guardians deep below the surface. Slash through swarming underground creatures and prepare for intense boss battles every 10 floors. Each one is more than just a test of your hammers and upgrades - you will need clever strategies and puzzle-solving skills to succeed.
FEATURES:
Excavate Treasures: Dig up countless treasures in a captivating excavation minigame.
Collect Hammers: Find over 12 legendary hammers, upgrade and enhance them.
Procedurally Generated Caves: Explore diverse biomes with unique enemies & loot.
Combat and Boss Battles: Fight underground creatures and face challenging bosses.
Inventory Management: Manage limited space and upgrade your backpack.
Backpack Puzzles: Solve item puzzles in your tile-based inventory.
Village Progression: Complete quests, restore the village and upgrade your home.
Puzzles and Story: Solve puzzles and uncover the island’s hidden history.
Pet Shadow: Yes, you can pet the dog. ✅
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K | Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, 4 GB or AMD Radeon RX 480, 4 GB
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any Windows Soundcard
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-7700 | Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 590, 8GB or Intel Arc A750, 8GB
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any Windows Soundcard
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
The Volcanic Biome
Hey there, Glintseeker!A few weeks have passed since we release the Glintseeker Island Demo, and as promised, here's our first small biome update: Introducing the Volcanic Biome.🌋 To keep exploring and mining interesting, we want to give each biome its own identity. This includes the visual look and feel, a variety of enemies and hazards, unique ways to explore and travers the caves, and of course a new gimmick for the mining minigame: To break through the hard layers of rock in the Volcanic Biome, you'll have to use your hammer to balance the "Exploulder", getting it into the right position before it explodes. One more thing: We'll also be at gamescom next week in Cologne from August 26th - 30th, Wednesday to Sunday. You can find us at the Indie Arena Booth in Hall 10.2, where we'll be showing off the Glintseeker Island Demo. We're looking forward to seeing everyone who stops by!♥️We'll try to put out a new Devlog at the end of September. Your Half Soup Team 🍜David, Davis and JonesRead full article on Community Announcements (Jonas)AnnouncementsOfficial
40,000+ Wishlists, Demo Insights: Whats Next?
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 Players1h 47m Median Playtime183 Peak Concurrent Players470 Daily Active Users (Last 7 Days)300+ new Discord Community Members 96% Very Positive Steam ReviewsThe positive reviews mean a lot to us, and all the feedback from the demo questionnaire helps us make the game better.What You Can Expect NextWe're back in development and currently working on:Two new biomes (Lava and Darkness)New Mining minigame mechanicsPotion Brewing system (using berries)New enemies for the different biomes (also first concepts for the final boss)Some improvements based on your feedbackWe'll share more details in our next GlintLog in August. So stay tuned! One More ThingToday was also our intern Felix's last day with us. Over the past few months, he has been an incredible help and played a big part in making Glintseeker Island what it is today. We wish him all the best for the future and hope we'll get the chance to work together again someday. ♥️See you in the next GlintLog!Your Half Soup Team 🍜 David, Davis & JonasRead full article on Community Announcements (Jonas)AnnouncementsOfficial
Glintseeker Island Demo OUT NOW!
Hello Glintseekers!After almost 3 years of development, we're finally ready to share the Glintseeker Island Demo with you!We've come a long way, and this project is really close to our hearts. Seeing so many people excitedabout the game truly means a lot to us.If you have any feedback or ideas, we'd love to hear them!Feel free to share your thoughts on Steam or on our Discord.DEMO CONTENT:Explore 2 biomes with procedural generation across 15 floorsOvercome the Golem in a clever Boss BattleDig up countless rare artefacts, fossils, and gemstones (can you also find the demo-exclusive Soup Fossil that has a 0.2 % drop chance? 👀)Unlock and upgrade 8 unique hammersUpgrade your backpack, smelt ingots, and crack open geodesHelp rebuild the village through 8 repair projects and side quests from villagersBuy and sell valuable lootUnlock 8 capes with unique effects and appearancesDiscover countless secrets and puzzlesPet and feed Shadow, your loyal dog companion 🐶GLINTSEEKER ISLAND DEMO TRAILER:BEFORE YOU PLAY: Save files will most likely NOT carry over to the full release. This is because the save system is still a work in progress, and many items, features and content will be moved or adjusted during development. We'll keep you updated if anything changes. Thank you for your understanding. ❤️If you already participarted in one of our previous Playtests: While the Demo does not allow you to go deeper into the caves than the Playtest, you can experience much more variety, content, polish, and several new features such as crafting, new items, and blueprints. We recommend starting a new save file, as older saves are not fully compatible with the demo and may result in bugs. The demo will remain available until the full release planned for 2027.Thank you so much for playing, and have fun!David, Davis, Felix and JonasRead full article on Community Announcements (Jones)AnnouncementsOfficial
Customize your own Glintseeker
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 wanted to give you a first look at it. We've also added two game modes. Adventure Mode offers the intended gameplay experience, while Story Mode is designed for players who prefer a more relaxed journey (in Story Mode, you won't take any damage).More infos for the Demo coming soon!Your Half Soup Team 🍜David, Davis and JonesRead full article on Community Announcements (Jones)AnnouncementsOfficial
Enter the Basalt Biome!
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 sinkNew mining mechanic (we’ll show more in a future devlog)Hidden special itemsEnemies introduced:The Sandfish - aggressive and fast, watch outBasalt Golem - camouflaged in the surroundings(no GIF for this one… you’ll have to find it yourself ... )King Slime - the true jumper among slime+ Small Sand Slimes - harmless, but everywhere.P.S. Big announcements ahead, we’re excited to share them with you soon!Your Half Soup Team 🍜David, Davis and JonesRead full article on Community Announcements (Jones [Glintseeker Island])
