# Emberlight Studio

Emberlight Studio is an indie game development project focused on building small, polished, story-driven games with expressive art direction and approachable mechanics.

This repository contains the studio website and project hub used to showcase games, publish development updates, collect press materials, and provide download links for playable builds.

## Features

- Responsive studio homepage
- Game catalog with screenshots, trailers, and release status
- Press kit pages for media coverage
- Development blog support
- Newsletter signup integration
- Configurable game metadata
- Local development workflow
- Production-ready static build

## Install

Clone the repository:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/emberlight-studio/studio-site.git
cd studio-site
```

Install dependencies:

```bash
npm install
```

## Usage

Start the local development server:

```bash
npm run dev
```

Build the production version:

```bash
npm run build
```

Preview the production build locally:

```bash
npm run preview
```

Run lint checks:

```bash
npm run lint
```

## Configuration

Create a `.env` file in the project root:

```bash
cp .env.example .env
```

Available configuration values:

```env
SITE_URL=https://emberlight.studio
STUDIO_NAME=Emberlight Studio
CONTACT_EMAIL=hello@emberlight.studio
PRESS_EMAIL=press@emberlight.studio
NEWSLETTER_PROVIDER=buttondown
NEWSLETTER_API_KEY=
ANALYTICS_ID=
```

Game data is managed in:

```text
src/data/games.json
```

Each game entry supports:

```json
{
  "title": "Hollow Pines",
  "slug": "hollow-pines",
  "status": "in-development",
  "platforms": ["Windows", "macOS", "Linux"],
  "releaseDate": "2026-10-31",
  "summary": "A quiet mystery adventure set in a fading mountain town.",
  "steamUrl": "",
  "itchUrl": "https://emberlight.itch.io/hollow-pines",
  "pressKit": "/press/hollow-pines"
}
```

## Project Structure

```text
src/
  assets/        Images, logos, trailers, and screenshots
  components/    Shared UI components
  data/          Studio and game metadata
  pages/         Website routes
  styles/        Global styles and theme tokens
public/          Static files
```

## License

Copyright 2026 Emberlight Studio. All rights reserved.

Source code may be reused with permission. Game assets, logos, names, screenshots, and written materials may not be redistributed without written approval.