Independent game studio ✦ Built from a love of play

We spent years
talking about games.
Now we’re making ours.

A family gaming project grew into a retro gaming community. Today, JLS Gaming is starting a new chapter: creating the kinds of worlds we’ve always loved to explore.

Discover our first game The story so far
01 / A new chapterOriginal studio concept art

40K+retro gaming subscribers

Family rootedfrom game nights to game making

In developmentour first studio project

01 / In development

A world is taking shape

FIRST PROJECT NEW HORIZONS

Where Lanterns
Wake

A story-driven, top-down action RPG about carrying a little light through a forgotten kingdom. The opening browser demo, First Light, is in development.

Browser demo targeted for late 2026; full Windows and Mac builds are planned to follow. We will share release dates when the game is ready.

Top-down action RPGBrowser demoWindows + Mac planned
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Where Lanterns Wake concept art of a traveler with a lantern in a misty fantasy landscape; not gameplay
FIELD NOTE 001Where Lanterns Wake · Original concept art, not gameplay.
Original illustration of retro game equipment beside modern game design toolsThen Now

02 / Our roots

The family story
behind the studio.

JLS Gaming began as a family project centered on a simple idea: games are better when you share them. We covered gaming culture, explored retro favorites, and built a YouTube community around that enthusiasm.

Creating games is the next step in that story. The perspective we gained as players and storytellers now shapes the worlds we want to make.

Read our story

03 / The community

Still players.
Always curious.

Our retro gaming channel is part of our history and still part of who we are. Join more than 40,000 subscribers as we carry that spirit into development.

Visit our YouTube channel Media archive

Follow JLS Gaming

40.6Ksubscribers on the official JLS Gaming YouTube channelChannel count observed October 2, 2026. Live counts change.

04 / Work with us

Good games are
made together.

We’re opening a conversation with people and organizations who care about independent games. Tell us where our work and yours might connect.

01

Publishing & platforms

Explore opportunities to bring our games to more players.

02

Creative collaborators

Connect over art, audio, development, and world building.

03

Press & community

Ask for studio information, coverage assets, or a conversation.

For partners

05 / Say hello

Let’s make
something matter.

Questions about the game, our history, or a possible partnership? We’d love to hear from you.

Direct contact

hello@jlsgaming.com

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