Pixel Art Launching Soon Template with Countdown Timer

HTML source

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en"><head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <meta name="description" content="A new world is taking shape. Follow BLOCKFORGE as we build something awesome, one block at a time.">
  <meta name="theme-color" content="#b4def0">
  <title>BLOCKFORGE — Launching Soon</title>
  
  
</head>
<body>
  <div class="scenery" aria-hidden="true">
    <div class="sun"></div>
    <div class="cloud cloud-one"></div><div class="cloud cloud-two"></div><div class="cloud cloud-three"></div>
    <div class="hill hill-back"></div><div class="hill hill-front"></div>
    <div class="tree tree-left"><i></i><b></b></div><div class="tree tree-right"><i></i><b></b></div>
    <div class="terrain"><div class="grass"></div></div>
  </div>

  <header class="brand"><a href="./" aria-label="BLOCKFORGE home"><span class="brand-block" aria-hidden="true"></span>BLOCKFORGE<span class="brand-dot">.</span></a></header>

  <main class="panel">
    <div class="corner corner-tl" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="corner corner-tr" aria-hidden="true"></div>
    <div class="badge"><span aria-hidden="true"></span> WORLD UNDER CONSTRUCTION</div>
    <div class="hero-block" aria-hidden="true"><span></span></div>
    <p class="eyebrow">A LITTLE PATIENCE. A WHOLE NEW WORLD.</p>
    <h1>Launching <span>Soon</span></h1>
    <p class="intro">We’re building something awesome,<br class="desktop-break"> one block at a time.</p>

    <section class="countdown-section" aria-label="Time until launch">
      <div class="countdown" role="timer" aria-live="off" aria-label="Launch countdown">
        <div class="time-block"><span id="days" class="number">--</span><span class="unit">DAYS</span></div>
        <div class="time-block"><span id="hours" class="number">--</span><span class="unit">HOURS</span></div>
        <div class="time-block"><span id="minutes" class="number">--</span><span class="unit">MINUTES</span></div>
        <div class="time-block"><span id="seconds" class="number">--</span><span class="unit">SECONDS</span></div>
      </div>
      <p id="countdown-message" class="countdown-message" role="status"></p>
      <noscript><p>The launch is on its way. Enable JavaScript to see the countdown. This demo form requires JavaScript.</p></noscript>
    </section>

    <section class="newsletter" aria-labelledby="newsletter-heading">
      <h2 id="newsletter-heading">Get the launch announcement</h2>
      <form id="newsletter-form" novalidate="">
        <label for="email">Your email address</label>
        <div class="form-row">
          <input id="email" name="email" type="email" autocomplete="email" placeholder="you@example.com" required="" aria-describedby="newsletter-note form-feedback">
          <button type="submit">Notify Me <span aria-hidden="true">→</span></button>
        </div>
        <p id="form-feedback" class="form-feedback" role="status" aria-atomic="true"></p>
      </form>
      <p class="note" id="newsletter-note">Just the good stuff. No spam, no creepers.<br>Demo only — email addresses are not saved.</p>
    </section>
    <!-- Replace this destination with your project's progress page. -->
    <a class="progress-link" href="https://example.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Follow Our Progress <span aria-hidden="true">↗</span><span class="sr-only"> (opens in a new tab)</span></a>
    <div class="panel-bottom" aria-hidden="true"><span>EST. 2026</span><span>BUILD SOMETHING GREAT.</span></div>
  </main>
  <footer>© <span id="year">2026</span> BLOCKFORGE <span aria-hidden="true">·</span> A world in the making.</footer>


</body></html>

CSS source

/* Original scenery made with crisp CSS shapes; no external assets. */
:root {
  --sky: #b4def0;
  --cream: #fffae9;
  --ink: #302e24;
  --green: #44773a;
  --grass: #76a94f;
  --dirt: #946341;
  --stone: #76766a;
  --block: 16px;
  --border: 3px solid var(--ink);
  --shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--ink);
  --space: 24px;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
body { margin: 0; min-height: 100svh; padding: 30px 24px 22px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; font-family: ui-monospace, "Cascadia Code", "Segoe UI Mono", Consolas, monospace; color: var(--ink); background: var(--sky); isolation: isolate; }
a { color: inherit; }
.brand { margin-bottom: 25px; }
.brand a { display: flex; align-items: center; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 900; font-size: 24px; letter-spacing: -1px; }
.brand-dot { color: var(--green); }
.brand-block { width: 23px; height: 23px; margin-right: 10px; border: var(--border); background: var(--grass); box-shadow: inset -6px -6px 0 var(--green), 3px 3px 0 #7295a0; }
.panel { position: relative; width: min(100%, 640px); padding: 25px 44px 0; text-align: center; background: var(--cream); border: var(--border); box-shadow: var(--shadow); animation: enter 450ms steps(6, end) both; }
.panel::before,.panel::after { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 8px; height: 8px; bottom: 10px; background: #bbb6a0; }
.panel::before { left: 10px; }.panel::after { right: 10px; }
.corner { position: absolute; top: 10px; width: 6px; height: 6px; background: #bbb6a0; }.corner-tl { left: 10px; }.corner-tr { right: 10px; }
.badge { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; padding: 7px 10px; background: #e8edcd; border: 1px solid #b4bd8f; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .5px; }
.badge span { width: 6px; height: 6px; background: var(--green); }
.hero-block { position: relative; width: 48px; height: 43px; background: var(--dirt); border: var(--border); margin: 23px auto 20px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 #ddd5b7, inset -11px 0 0 #754c35; }
.hero-block::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 12px; background: var(--grass); border-bottom: 4px solid #4d7b3b; }
.hero-block::after { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 6px; height: 6px; left: 8px; bottom: 8px; background: #c18a58; box-shadow: 16px -3px 0 #b98251, 7px -10px 0 #754c35; }
.eyebrow { font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 1px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0 9px; color: #686750; }
h1 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(34px, 6vw, 53px); line-height: 1.12; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -3px; text-shadow: 2px 3px 0 #e0d8b9; }
h1 span { color: var(--green); }
.intro { margin: 16px 0 23px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; color: #5d5a48; }
.countdown { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 12px; }
.time-block { border: 2px solid var(--ink); background: #ede9d7; box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 #b9b5a1; padding: 12px 4px 10px; border-top: 5px solid var(--green); }
.number { display: block; font-size: 33px; font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.1; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.unit { display: block; margin-top: 6px; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #605e50; }
.countdown-message { margin: 0; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6; }.countdown-message:not(:empty) { margin-top: 14px; }
.newsletter { margin-top: 25px; padding-top: 21px; border-top: 2px dashed #d6cfb6; }
h2 { font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 16px; letter-spacing: -.4px; }
label { display: block; text-align: left; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 7px; }
.form-row { display: flex; gap: 10px; }
input,button { font: inherit; border: 2px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 0; min-height: 46px; }
input { min-width: 0; flex: 1; padding: 11px 12px; background: #fffef7; color: var(--ink); font-size: 12px; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #e6e0cb; }
input::placeholder { color: #79766b; opacity: 1; }
button { padding: 10px 17px; background: var(--green); color: #fffced; font-weight: 800; font-size: 12px; cursor: pointer; box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 var(--ink); transition: transform 80ms, box-shadow 80ms; }
button span { margin-left: 8px; }button:hover { background: #365f2e; }button:active { transform: translate(3px,3px); box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--ink); }
:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #214e80; outline-offset: 5px; }
input[aria-invalid="true"] { border-color: #a13625; }
.form-feedback { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0; text-align: left; }.form-feedback:not(:empty) { margin-top: 12px; }.form-feedback.error { color: #982f20; }
.note { font-size: 9px; line-height: 1.8; color: #706d5b; margin: 12px 0 17px; }
.progress-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 10px; min-height: 44px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; text-underline-offset: 4px; }.progress-link:hover { color: var(--green); }
.panel-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; margin: 13px -30px 0; padding: 12px 12px 11px; border-top: 1px solid #ded7bf; font-size: 8px; color: #797562; letter-spacing: .6px; }
footer { font-size: 9px; line-height: 1.7; text-align: center; margin-top: 23px; padding: 4px 8px; background: var(--sky); }footer > span[aria-hidden] { margin: 0 5px; }
.sr-only { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip-path: inset(50%); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; }
/* Scenery is isolated behind all page content, and clipped at viewport edges. */
.scenery { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -1; overflow: hidden; pointer-events: none; }
.sun { position: absolute; width: 68px; height: 68px; top: 12%; right: 13%; background: #fff1b3; box-shadow: 0 0 0 12px #cbe4df; }
.cloud { position: absolute; width: 120px; height: 24px; background: #edf7f6; box-shadow: 12px 8px 0 #97c8da; animation: drift 28s steps(24,end) infinite alternate; }
.cloud::before,.cloud::after { content: ""; position: absolute; background: inherit; }.cloud::before { width: 44px; height: 22px; left: 20px; top: -22px; }.cloud::after { width: 35px; height: 12px; left: 64px; top: -12px; }
.cloud-one { top: 21%; left: 7%; }.cloud-two { top: 36%; right: 4%; width: 150px; animation-delay: -14s; }.cloud-three { top: 8%; left: 27%; transform: scale(.6); animation-delay: -8s; }
.hill { position: absolute; bottom: 65px; width: 52%; background: #88b3a0; clip-path: polygon(0 45%,10% 45%,10% 25%,23% 25%,23% 0,43% 0,43% 20%,58% 20%,58% 45%,76% 45%,76% 70%,100% 70%,100% 100%,0 100%); height: 220px; }
.hill-back { left: -5%; }.hill-front { right: -8%; height: 170px; background: #6d9c79; transform: scaleX(-1); }
.terrain { position: absolute; bottom: 0; height: 69px; width: 100%; border-top: 4px solid #3b6032; background-color: var(--dirt); background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0 29px,#7d533a 29px 32px),repeating-linear-gradient(0deg,transparent 0 29px,#7d533a 29px 32px); }
.grass { height: 17px; background: var(--grass); border-bottom: 5px solid #4e7739; background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0 24px,#8cbb60 24px 32px); }
.tree { position: absolute; bottom: 69px; width: 100px; height: 156px; }.tree-left { left: 8%; }.tree-right { right: 8%; transform: scale(.75); transform-origin: bottom; }.tree b { position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 42px; width: 20px; height: 80px; background: #795439; border-right: 6px solid #61442f; }.tree i { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 1; width: 100px; height: 93px; background: #4f7e42; clip-path: polygon(20% 0,80% 0,80% 20%,100% 20%,100% 80%,80% 80%,80% 100%,0 100%,0 25%,20% 25%); box-shadow: inset -20px -20px 0 #406d37; }
@keyframes drift { from { translate: -10px 0; } to { translate: 25px 0; } }
@keyframes enter { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }
@media (min-height: 850px) { body { justify-content: center; } }
@media (max-width: 600px) { body { padding: 23px 20px 20px; }.panel { padding: 24px 23px 0; }.brand { margin-bottom: 22px; }.tree-left { left: -35px; }.tree-right { right: -30px; }.panel-bottom { margin-left: -12px; margin-right: -12px; font-size: 7px; }.cloud-one { left: -45px; }.sun { right: 5%; } }
@media (max-width: 390px) { .countdown { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 10px; }.form-row { flex-direction: column; }button { width: 100%; }.badge { font-size: 8px; padding: 7px; }.eyebrow { font-size: 8px; letter-spacing: .2px; }h1 { font-size: 34px; letter-spacing: -2px; }.hero-block { margin: 20px auto; }.panel { padding-inline: 20px; }.desktop-break { display: none; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { *,*::before,*::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; } }
/* Stack the signup controls on mobile while retaining four timer columns
   until the viewport becomes narrow enough to need two rows. */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .form-row { flex-direction: column; }
  button { width: 100%; }
}

JavaScript source

"use strict";

// EDIT THIS CONSTANT: launch date in ISO 8601 format, including its timezone offset.
const LAUNCH_DATE = "2027-06-01T09:00:00+05:30";

const launchTimestamp = Date.parse(LAUNCH_DATE);
const countdownMessage = document.getElementById("countdown-message");
const units = ["days", "hours", "minutes", "seconds"].map((id) => document.getElementById(id));
let countdownInterval;

function updateCountdown() {
  const remaining = Math.max(0, launchTimestamp - Date.now());
  const totalSeconds = Math.floor(remaining / 1000);
  const values = [
    Math.floor(totalSeconds / 86400),
    Math.floor(totalSeconds / 3600) % 24,
    Math.floor(totalSeconds / 60) % 60,
    totalSeconds % 60,
  ];
  units.forEach((element, index) => { element.textContent = String(values[index]).padStart(2, "0"); });
  if (remaining === 0) {
    clearInterval(countdownInterval);
    countdownMessage.textContent = "The countdown is complete. Watch for our launch announcement!";
  }
}

if (Number.isFinite(launchTimestamp)) {
  updateCountdown();
  if (launchTimestamp > Date.now()) countdownInterval = setInterval(updateCountdown, 1000);
} else {
  units.forEach((element) => { element.textContent = "--"; });
  countdownMessage.textContent = "Our launch date is being finalized. Watch for our launch announcement!";
}

document.getElementById("year").textContent = new Date().getFullYear();

const form = document.getElementById("newsletter-form");
const email = document.getElementById("email");
const feedback = document.getElementById("form-feedback");

form.addEventListener("submit", (event) => {
  event.preventDefault();
  email.value = email.value.trim();
  if (!email.validity.valid) {
    email.setAttribute("aria-invalid", "true");
    feedback.classList.add("error");
    feedback.textContent = email.validity.valueMissing ? "Enter your email address to try the demo." : "Enter a valid email address, such as you@example.com.";
    email.focus();
    return;
  }
  email.removeAttribute("aria-invalid");
  feedback.classList.remove("error");
  // INTEGRATION POINT: send email.value to your backend endpoint or newsletter
  // provider here. Await its response before showing actual subscription success.
  // This demo makes no network request and never stores email addresses.
  feedback.textContent = "Demo complete! No subscription has been created, and your email has not been saved.";
  form.reset();
});

email.addEventListener("input", () => {
  if (email.hasAttribute("aria-invalid")) {
    email.removeAttribute("aria-invalid");
    feedback.textContent = "";
    feedback.classList.remove("error");
  }
});