diff --git a/src/WorldshaperLauncher.tsx b/src/WorldshaperLauncher.tsx
index 3fc0d26..734d883 100644
--- a/src/WorldshaperLauncher.tsx
+++ b/src/WorldshaperLauncher.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import type { CSSProperties } from "react";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import {
   buildWorldshaperStudioUrl,
   openWorldshaperStudioWindow,
 } from "./worldshaperStudio/windowing";
 import { CHANGELOG_SECTIONS, CHANGELOG_SPLASH_VERSION } from "./worldshaperStudio/changelogData";
+import launcherBackground from "../background.png";
 
 type WorldDefaultPayload = {
   worldId?: string;
@@ -196,7 +198,10 @@ function WorldshaperLauncher() {
   const showFallbackActions = launchState === "blocked" || launchState === "opened" || launchState === "error";
 
   return (
-    <main className="launcher-shell">
+    <main
+      className="launcher-shell"
+      style={{ "--launcher-background-image": `url(${launcherBackground})` } as CSSProperties}
+    >
       <section className="launcher-card">
         <p className="launcher-eyebrow">New RPG</p>
         <h1 className="launcher-title">Worldshaper Studio</h1>
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 1a342f1..7f34799 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   --danger: #ff7b72;
   --editor-bg: #0d121b;
   --editor-ink: #dce6f4;
+  --launcher-background-image: none;
 }
 
 * {
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ body {
   color: var(--ink);
   font-family: "Segoe UI", "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;
   background:
-    linear-gradient(160deg, #0f1115 0%, #141a24 100%);
+    linear-gradient(180deg, #080b11 0%, #101724 100%);
 }
 
 #root {
@@ -27,22 +28,52 @@ body {
 }
 
 .launcher-shell {
+  position: relative;
+  isolation: isolate;
+  overflow: hidden;
   min-height: 100dvh;
   display: grid;
   place-items: center;
-  padding: 24px;
+  padding: 48px 24px;
+}
+
+.launcher-shell::before,
+.launcher-shell::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.launcher-shell::before {
+  z-index: -2;
+  background-image: var(--launcher-background-image);
+  background-position: center top;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-size: cover;
+  opacity: 0.34;
+  filter: saturate(0.9) blur(2px);
+  transform: scale(1.02);
+}
+
+.launcher-shell::after {
+  z-index: -1;
+  background:
+    radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(12, 18, 28, 0.16) 0%, rgba(7, 10, 16, 0.54) 56%, rgba(5, 7, 11, 0.78) 100%),
+    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 11, 17, 0.36) 0%, rgba(8, 11, 17, 0.52) 36%, rgba(7, 10, 15, 0.84) 72%, rgba(5, 7, 11, 0.96) 100%);
 }
 
 .launcher-card {
-  width: min(560px, 100%);
+  width: min(620px, 100%);
   padding: 28px 30px;
   border: 1px solid rgba(120, 170, 230, 0.2);
   border-radius: 20px;
   background:
-    radial-gradient(circle at top left, rgba(92, 200, 255, 0.12), transparent 38%),
-    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(24, 31, 44, 0.96) 0%, rgba(18, 24, 35, 0.96) 100%);
+    radial-gradient(circle at top left, rgba(92, 200, 255, 0.13), transparent 38%),
+    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(18, 24, 35, 0.86) 0%, rgba(12, 17, 26, 0.94) 100%);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
   box-shadow:
-    0 24px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34),
+    0 28px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.46),
     inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
 }
 
@@ -1265,6 +1296,16 @@ button.danger:not(:disabled):hover {
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 720px) {
+  .launcher-shell {
+    padding: 24px 16px;
+  }
+
+  .launcher-shell::before {
+    background-position: 62% top;
+    opacity: 0.26;
+    filter: saturate(0.82) blur(1.5px);
+  }
+
   .launcher-card {
     padding: 22px 20px;
     border-radius: 16px;