Lantern bound

Lanternbound: Endless Night

Your flame is your life. Keep it burning while the dark closes in.

Lanternbound is a pixel art survival roguelite. You play a lantern carrier surrounded by waves of shadows, and all you can do is fight back with fire, light and whatever weird weapons you find along the way. Survive long enough and the bosses start showing up.

What you'll be doing

• Surviving as long as you can in endless mode, picking up new weapons and upgrades as you level up.
• Playing through the 7 story chapters, each with its own cutscenes, mid-boss and final boss.
• Holding the walls of Emberhold in Castle Siege mode, building defenses and surviving 15 waves.

Stuff in the game

• 25 weapons you can level up, and each one can evolve into something much crazier once you pair it with the right passive. Think homing phoenix bolts, black holes, bone knight legions and a thousand-petal storm.
• 20 heroes to unlock, each with their own starting weapon, perk and ultimate move.
• 15 bosses, from a giant toad that wants your light to a moth queen and an eye that wants your flame.
• 7 different biomes plus the castle, each with its own enemies and mood.
• 3 difficulty levels, achievements, permanent upgrades and a second chance item.
• Works on desktop and mobile.

It's a little dark, a little cozy, and very easy to lose an hour to.

AI Tools Used

Made with Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude. I also drew some pixel art by hand as reference.