Indie Game Developer · Landing page concept
Hollow Lantern
A pixel-art landing page for a solo developer's cozy adventure game, built to grow wishlists.
- CREATOR
- Arlo Quinn
- CATEGORY
- Indie Game Developer
- DELIVERABLE
- Landing page UI
- YEAR
- 2026
Overview
“Light the dark forest.”
A concept game page for a one-person studio. For indie games, wishlists are the key metric, so the page combines atmosphere (a playable-looking scene) with clear wishlist and demo actions and an honest devlog.
Design direction
A twilight pixel landscape (moon, stepped hills, pine silhouettes and a lantern-carrying hero) is built entirely in code, so it stays sharp at any size. A chunky pixel font with hard drop shadows, a lantern-amber accent and retro progress bars keep the whole page in-world.
The problem
Wishlists decide an indie launch, and a trailer alone does not earn one from a stranger.
What we did
Pixel-art screens, a short loop of actual gameplay and a single wishlist action repeated at each scroll stop. Devlog entries give returning visitors something new.
Key sections
- 01Pixel logo and wishlist CTA
- 02Code-built pixel-art scene
- 03Pixel headline with drop shadow
- 04Trailer and demo buttons
- 05Solo-dev intro card
- 06Wishlist, rating and devlog progress cards
Style guide
Palette
- Lantern#ffb347
- Dusk#120b24
- Cyan#5ef2ff
- Pink#ff5fa2
- Twilight#3a1d6e
Typefaces
- Press Start 2PDisplay
- Space GroteskBody & UI