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Carry the Glass: A Simple Job Becomes a Test of Balance and Teamwork

It’s just a glass window, right? Well, just wait until you try carrying it.

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There’s something deceptively easy about the job at first. You and a friend are tasked with carrying a fragile glass window to the top of a skyscraper. It’s just the two of you, balancing this delicate piece of glass on a shaky platform. Sounds simple enough, right?

But in Carry the Glass, that glass is everything. One wrong move, one shaky step, and the window shatters, sending you back to square one. It’s not just a platformer — it’s a test of coordination, trust, and how well you can stay calm when every step feels like it could be your last.

Released on October 23, 2024, by SlugShot Games, Carry the Glass is a 2-player co-op physics platformer. The concept is simple: carry a fragile window through a series of challenging obstacles. But the real fun (and tension) comes from the physics-driven mechanics. The more you move, the more the glass sways and tilts, and every step you take becomes a balancing act.

The game’s art style is minimalistic, with bold lines and bright colors that contrast sharply with the tension in the gameplay. The visual design makes the world feel approachable, even though you’re teetering on the edge of disaster with every step. The cartoonish charm masks the high stakes of each move, creating a strange mix of tension and playfulness.

For players who want a more relaxed pace, there’s an Easy Mode that provides checkpoints, making the experience a bit more forgiving. However, for those looking to ramp up the tension, the Hard Mode removes checkpoints entirely, making every step feel like a high-stakes decision. It’s a game about precision, and the harder modes push that to the limit.

Carry the Glass is a short but intense experience that flips the simple task of carrying a fragile object into a test of your ability to work together, communicate, and handle the growing pressure of each level.

By the end of your shift, you’ll find yourself laughing through the frustration, wondering how many times it’ll take to make it to the top without breaking the glass. Will your teamwork be enough to keep everything intact? Or will the glass have the final say?

Carry the Glass takes a seemingly simple job and turns it into a test of patience, trust, and teamwork. It proves that sometimes, the smallest actions — and the smallest objects — can carry the most weight.

Carry the Glass is available on Steam.