Windlantern 
Independent game studio
A small light, carried through the wind.
Windlantern is a tiny independent studio making quiet, text-rich games about people, paper and the choices that follow them home.
Our first game
Huanhai: A Career in Ink
Early Access on Steam · December 10, 2026You're the new assistant magistrate of a county drowning in debt. Read every petition, audit what smells wrong, and bring down the seal: approve, reject, send back, or quietly skim into your Dark Ledger. Seven years of ink decide whether you rise, retire, or are named in a censor's memorial.
A free demo is on the way.
Windlantern
About the studio
We are a very small team. We like games you can play with a cup of tea beside you: games where a single sentence on a document matters, where the world remembers what you signed, and where there is no single right answer.
Our first project draws on the paperwork, favours and quiet pressures of a county office in imperial China. Every game we make is released in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German and French.
Community
Join the Windlantern community
Chat with the team, share feedback on HuanHai, and hear about playtests first.