Glass Half Broken is a Ren'Py adult visual novel by ProxieDev, using 2D animated visuals. You play Polina, a freshman with a poor background, relocating to a corrupt industrial Russian city to study economics and escape poverty. The story follows her attempts to build a future amid inequality, hypocrisy, temptation, and unstable relationships, where survival, ambition, and desire become linked through choices. It presents a female protagonist and a corrupt setting.
This is the Demo, released October 2, 2026, for Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android, in English and uncensored. The update combines and streamlines Episodes 1–4 into one demo, cutting story text by about 27%, from nearly 25,000 words to around 18,000. It condensed exposition, cosmetic choices, repeated conversations, and slow transitions while preserving major routes, choices, and consequences. The start, dorm tour, university plot, roommate dispute, and some Freshman Party parts were revised, with some introductions moved earlier. The Freshman Party is slightly larger, Polina’s dialogue is sharper, and visuals were added or revised, including the Polina/Valera Third Floor and Pavel scenes.
Developer's description
Polina, a freshman from a poor family, moves to a corrupt industrial city in modern Russia to study economics and escape poverty. As she tries to build a future in a world shaped by inequality, hypocrisy, temptation, and unstable relationships, every choice pulls her deeper into a life where survival, ambition, and desire rarely stay separate.
Demo
* Reworked and tightened Episodes 1–4 into a single demo, reducing story text by roughly 27% — from almost 25,000 words to around 18,000.
* Removed or condensed exposition, cosmetic choices, repeated conversations, and slower transitional material while keeping the major routes, choices, and consequences intact.
* Reworked the opening, dorm tour, university storyline, roommate conflict, and several Freshman Party sequences.
* Moved several character introductions and story beats earlier so the first days of Polina's story flow more naturally.
* The Freshman Party is slightly larger despite the overall shorter script.
* Sharpened Polina's characterization and dialogue throughout the demo.
* Added and reworked visual material, including the Polina/Valera Third Floor scene, Pavel scene, Polina/Kolyan scene art, collectibles, and main menu art.
* Improved facial consistency, anatomy, perspective, colors, and presentation across older scenes.
Episode 4
* Added Episode 4 story content.
* Added 2 new characters.
* Added 1 new location.
* Added 1 new trivia entry.
* Added 7+ new SFW art pieces, including one work-in-progress animation that will be finished in Episode 5.
* Added 2 lewd scenes using a new experimental animation method.
* Added Endless Mode to the Durak mini-game.
* Added around 20–35 minutes of gameplay, depending on your play style.
* Added extra expressions, phone/UI features, small polish improvements, and more.
Episode 3.1
* Added Episode 3.1 story content.
* Added 2 new characters.
* Added 1 new location.
* Added 1 new trivia entry.
* Added 1 new NSFW art piece.
* Added 1 new lewd scene.
* Added the first version of the Durak mini-game.
* Added a large set of new card/UI assets for Durak.
* Added extra emotions, phone/UI features, small polish, and more.
Episode 2
* Added Episode 2 story content.
* Added 4 new characters.
* Added 4 new locations.
* Added 1 new trivia entry.
* Added 1 new SFW art piece.
* Added 1 new lewd scene.
* Added extra SFW scenes.
* Added Android build.
* Added new ambience and music.
* UI polish.
* Fixed and cleaned up various UI issues.
Episode 1.1
* Added the collectibles system.
* Added the trivia system.
* Added the money app.
* Added new SFW and NSFW art.
* UI polish.
* Fixed and cleaned up various UI issues.
Episode 1
* Initial release.
Player reviews
Player rating5.0 / 5 · 11 ratings
Written reviews11 · avg 4.9★
Positive (4–5★)100%
Latest review2026-09-11
What players say
Nearly all players rate it highly, praising its writing and art while noting it feels early and short.
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Players like
Unique hand-drawn art and distinctive characters
Strong writing with interesting, flawed characters
Fresh Russian setting and oppressive city atmosphere
Female lead with a tough background
Common complaints
Story feels short and still early
Players want more lewd content
Best for players who want a Russian-setting otome with strong writing and art.
Summarised from 11 written player reviews.
Dragon's_Balls2026-09-11★★★★★
Great game bj scene can get improved but as a start this is awesome. Protagonist's behaviour , stance and emotions are pretty good . I've been following for more content. Note: There is written 4 episode an I think as…
whyruaskingmeagain2026-07-10★★★★★
Review Ep3.1 (9/10) - Still super early in the game development, so don't expect much, but the potential is immense. Art is fantastic, interesting characters, def something interesting brewing here. I'll come back a few updates to see what is…
cycanismajorisss2026-06-26★★★★★
omfg some actual otome on this website??? this is exactly what i want from my lewd games. some actual story, some actually interesting characters, not just some whack porn plot. i LOVE the FMC. no stupid “innocent girl is corrupted…
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