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The Lantern Guild

Guild Management Strategy by Bosshogge, released October 25, 2026. Free in your browser.

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The Lantern Guild is a guild management strategy game released on itch.io on October 25, 2026, with a free seven-day browser demo. You start with three adventurers and a borrowed hall, take local requests, send teams on multi-day expeditions and balance wages, fatigue, deadlines and reputation while a danger in the valley slowly emerges.

What kind of game is The Lantern Guild?

It is a management game about choosing who goes where. Expeditions can last several days, so sending everyone away may leave nobody for tomorrow's urgent request. The full Windows campaign runs over three 100-day years with four seasons each; the browser demo is a compact seven-day introduction.

How to play

  1. Select a job, choose adventurers, then press Assign.
  2. Allocate your other teams.
  3. Press End day. Time only moves when you end the day.

Progress saves locally. Use Export save for a backup, because clearing browser data can erase it. Demo progress does not carry into the full campaign.

Full game features

  • Twelve recruitable adventurers with different specialties.
  • Training, crafted gear and rare relics.
  • Guildhall upgrades with adventurers appointed to run facilities.
  • Connected investigations, four possible calamities and fourteen achievements.
  • A final party of up to four champions.

The Lantern Guild screenshots

The Lantern Guild running in the browser, screen 1 captured by FreshPlay on October 26, 2026
Our capture: first screen after loading
The Lantern Guild running in the browser, screen 2 captured by FreshPlay on October 26, 2026
Our capture: after the first click
The Lantern Guild screenshot 1 from the developer
Developer screenshot 1

The Lantern Guild FAQ

Is The Lantern Guild free?

The seven-day browser demo is free on this page. The full campaign is a separate Windows release.

Does time pass on its own?

No. Time advances only when you press End day.

Does demo progress carry over?

No. Demo progress does not transfer to the full campaign.

How do I avoid losing my save?

Use Export save to keep a backup; clearing browser data can erase local progress.

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