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LateGames

About LateGames

Good games deserve another round

LateGames is a game studio started in April 2024 by five longtime members of a gaming community. With Claude, we bring forgotten games back to life, make new ones, and connect players.

Started
April 2024
Team
5 people · everyone builds and runs the community
How we build
AI-first development with Claude
Roots
Late Gaming community (since 2016)

Our story

LateGames started in April 2024, when five members of our community said, “Let’s make our own games.” All five of us both build and run the community.

As coding with AI went mainstream, we moved from playing games to making them. Today we build this website and our games with Claude — from design to code and tests — and use fast-improving AI to bring forgotten games back to life.

Our roots go back to 2016 and the Clash Royale clan “늦었거든요”. Started from the back row of a classroom, it ran at full capacity, and many players — some well known — passed through it. Growing that community across many games is what taught us to build games people enjoy together.

lategames.dev is our first step toward bringing those games together in one place where anyone can jump in.

Pixel-art indie game studio desk with an arcade cabinet

Timeline

  • Community
  • LateGames
  1. 2016

    The “늦었거든요” clan begins

    A Clash Royale clan we ran at full capacity.

  2. 2019

    More games

    The community expanded into VR games, Rise of Kingdoms, and Clash of Clans.

  3. 2020

    Brawl Stars

    We started our Brawl Stars clan.

  4. 2021

    Cookie Run: Kingdom and more

    Followed by Cookie Run: Kingdom, Overwatch, MapleStory, and more.

  5. 2024.04

    LateGames begins

    Five community members came together to build games with AI.

  6. 2026

    lategames.dev launches

    Our Claude-built website and games, open for anyone to play.

What we stand for

Play without friction

We put the game first and keep unnecessary interruptions out of the way.

Reimagine with respect

We only offer games we built ourselves or have permission to run — old games can still be under copyright.

Clear about what’s real

We clearly separate what is already built from what is planned.

Roadmap

  1. v0.1Now

    Official website

    Brand intro, a playable game, and a contact channel

  2. v0.2

    Game platform MVP

    More games, categories, and search

  3. v0.3

    Community

    Favorites and clan/community pages

  4. v0.4

    AI features

    AI-generated content, user accounts, and rankings

  5. v1.0

    Partner platform

    Developer collaborations and brand sponsorships