Glass Half Broken Episode 1 (English)

Most adult visual novels either go full fantasy or stick to safe college settings, but Glass Half Broken decided to tackle something way grittier — modern Russia’s corrupt industrial landscape where a broke economics student named Polina has to navigate poverty, ambition, and moral compromises just to survive. It’s refreshing to see a game that doesn’t shy away from real-world inequality and actually makes your choices feel like they have genuine weight beyond just relationship stats.

Surviving Russia’s Harsh Economic Reality

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.​