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Press release:
Markus with friends and En Widunderlig Produktion are today very happy and proud to announce that their point-and-click adventure/visual novel game “The Girl of Glass: A Summer Bird’s Tale” is coming to PC via Steam this Summer.

Furthermore, Markus with friends and En Widunderlig Produktion has also just announced that there’s now a free “The Girl of Glass” PC demo that you could download and play as of right now (you can get the demo via Steam).

“My name is Markus, and I’m proud to introduce to you what my talented friends and I have been working on over the last few years – The Girl of Glass: A Summer Bird’s Tale. I had initially announced the game in 2016 as a part of the Square Enix Collective program, where it gained a 91% positive recommendation from players around the world.

A lot has happened since then, though. For example, I decided to scrap the episodic formula. I feel this was the right decision, but it increased the development time significantly. Still, the plan was never to delay the game this long, but as always, life gets in the way of plans 😉

Now The Girl of Glass is almost finished and ready for the premiere. What’s more, I even have a playable demo ready for everyone who would like to try it! It is available on my website.

Let me explain what you can expect from the game. It’s an emotional summer tale which combines a colorful point and click adventure with strategic turn-based combat to tell the story of Kristal, The Girl of Glass.

Her name isn’t a coincidence, she’s a fragile girl who’s been granted asylum by the owner of the circus, where she lived and worked for years. Now she’s grown up and looking for the true meaning of her life. To do that, she decides to leave the circus… but it won’t be as easy as it sounds…

Without revealing too much of the story, I invite you to watch the newly created trailer that should explain to you a bit more about The Girl of Glass.”

About The Girl of Glass: A Summer Bird’s Tale:
Join Kristal as she sets out on her journey to better understand herself and the world around her in a point and click adventure game, featuring turn-based combat and hand-painted environments.

The Girl of Glass is set in a fictional mid-20th-century European country ruled by a tyrant eagle. You play as Kristal, the girl of glass, who is struggling with growing up, letting go of the past, and finding a future to believe in. On your journey of discovery, you will visit numerous places and meet a wonderful cast of characters to interact with – all in very detailed, hand-painted graphics.

The Girl of Glass tells a charming coming-of-age tale with its unique characters, beautiful settings and many dialogue options and choices that impact the story. You first meet Kristal at a circus where she is slaving for an ungrateful circus crew. One day a boy arrives and convinces her to run away with him. Together, they embark on the adventure of their lives. But it seems every road only leads her closer towards an inevitable confrontation with the eagle.

Battle your foes using a simple yet rewarding fighting system. Gain new skills and meet powerful allies as you make your way to face the ultimate evil. Every encounter is like a puzzle that you must solve by figuring out the strengths and weaknesses of your opponents. Predict what your enemy does next and you might just consider yourself victorious.

Features:
– Branching dialogues to personalize your experience
– Balanced combat with an emphasis on strategy over stats
– Visual novel narration style
– Traditional 2D painted and animated environments projected onto 3D surfaces to add depth to the scenes
– A full orchestral soundtrack for total immersion in the story
– Set in a fictional mid-20th-century European country

The Girl of Glass: A Summer Bird’s Tale is set to launch on Steam later this Summer. If it becomes a success, I am open to

bringing it to other platforms in the future.