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Glass

The Prince sits awkwardly on the couch, holding his glass slipper and trying to keep it from crushing. Lucinda and Theodora have the ends of the same couch, and they are taking turns seeing who can bend lowest…

30 April 2006

Glass is an adventure developed by Emily Short, released 30 April 2006 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Glass is

Glass is an adventure game developed by Emily Short and released in 2006. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Inform.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Prince sits awkwardly on the couch, holding his glass slipper and trying to keep it from crushing. Lucinda and Theodora have the ends of the same couch, and they are taking turns seeing who can bend lowest and show off the most cleavage; while the old lady, in her wing chair, carries on about nonsense... Glass is a conversation-oriented fairy tale, taking place in one room.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Glass launched on 30 April 2006, within three weeks of New Super Mario Bros., Ōkami, Heroes of Might and Magic V and Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007.

Released around the same time: New Super Mario Bros., Ōkami, Heroes of Might and Magic V, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007.

Quick answers

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When did Glass come out?
Glass was released on 30 April 2006 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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