diff --git a/app/pages/home/home.html b/app/pages/home/home.html
index 5f10e96..84194e6 100644
--- a/app/pages/home/home.html
+++ b/app/pages/home/home.html
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 <link href="/static/css/home.css" rel="stylesheet"/> <!-- Its just easier to resuse this-->
 {% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
-<div id="main">
-    <div class="container">
+<div id="main" class="home-page-shell">
+    <div class="home-page-container">
 <!--        {% if not isEmailVerified: %}
         <div class="alert p-2 alert-warning d-flex align-items-center">
             <i class="bi bi-envelope-plus ms-2" style="font-size: 30px;"></i>
@@ -24,58 +24,78 @@
             <a href="/settings/discord_link" class="ms-auto text-decoration-none me-2"><button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Link Discord</button></a>
         </div>
         {%endif%}
-        <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
-            <img class="rounded-5 overflow-hidden me-4" src="/Thumbs/Head.ashx?x=150&y=150&userId={{currentuser.id}}" style="width:auto;max-height: 130px;"/>
-            <div class="mt-2">
-                <h1>
-                    <span id="greetings"></span>, {{currentuser.username}}!
-                </h1>
-                {% if membershipValue == 1: %}
-                    <span class="rbx-icon-bc"></span>
-                {%endif%}
-                {% if membershipValue == 2: %}
-                    <span class="rbx-icon-tbc"></span>
-                {%endif%}
-                {% if membershipValue == 3: %}
-                    <span class="rbx-icon-negative-obc"></span>
-                {%endif%}
+        <section class="home-hero card-container">
+            <div class="home-hero-avatar-wrap">
+                <img class="home-hero-avatar" src="/Thumbs/Head.ashx?x=150&y=150&userId={{currentuser.id}}" alt="{{currentuser.username}}" />
             </div>
-        </div>
-        <h4>Friends ( {{friendcount}} )</h4>
-        <div class="w-100 p-2 d-flex flex-nowrap card-container friends-scroll" style="min-height: 100px;">
+            <div class="home-hero-copy">
+                <p class="home-kicker mb-1">Welcome back</p>
+                <h1 class="home-greeting mb-2"><span id="greetings"></span>, {{currentuser.username}}!</h1>
+                <div class="home-status-row">
+                    {% if membershipValue == 1: %}
+                        <span class="rbx-icon-bc"></span>
+                    {%endif%}
+                    {% if membershipValue == 2: %}
+                        <span class="rbx-icon-tbc"></span>
+                    {%endif%}
+                    {% if membershipValue == 3: %}
+                        <span class="rbx-icon-negative-obc"></span>
+                    {%endif%}
+                    <span class="home-status-text">Your account and friends are the quickest places to jump back into the site.</span>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </section>
+        <section class="home-section card-container">
+            <div class="home-section-header">
+                <div>
+                    <h4 class="home-section-title mb-1">Friends ({{friendcount}})</h4>
+                    <p class="home-section-meta mb-0">People online and worth checking in on.</p>
+                </div>
+                <a class="home-section-link" href="/users/{{currentuser.id}}/friends">View all</a>
+            </div>
+        <div class="home-friends-strip friends-scroll">
             {% for friend in friends %}
-                <a href="/users/{{friend.id}}/profile">
-                    <div style="height: fit-content; width:90px;" class="me-3">
-                        <div class="image-container">
-                            <img class="rounded w-100 d-table" src="/Thumbs/Head.ashx?x=100&y=100&userId={{friend.id}}" style="margin: 0 auto;height: fit-content; max-width: 100px;"/>
+                <a href="/users/{{friend.id}}/profile" class="home-friend-card">
+                    <div class="image-container home-friend-avatar-frame">
+                        <img class="home-friend-avatar" src="/Thumbs/Head.ashx?x=100&y=100&userId={{friend.id}}" alt="{{friend.username}}"/>
                             {% if friend.isonline: %}<div class="status-icon {% if friend.ingame: %}status-icon-green{% endif %}"></div>{% endif %}
-                        </div>
-                        <p class="text-body w-100 text-center d-inline-block m-0 text-truncate" style="font-size: 12px;">{{friend.username}}</p>
                     </div>
+                    <p class="text-body w-100 text-center d-inline-block m-0 text-truncate home-friend-name">{{friend.username}}</p>
                 </a>
             {% endfor %}
             {% if friendcount == 0: %}
-                <p style="margin: auto auto;" class="d-table align-items-center d-flex">You have no friends <img width="21" height="21" src="https://media.tenor.com/jeYb8iK3YfsAAAAi/skull-skullgif.gif"></p>
+                <div class="home-empty-state">
+                    <p class="mb-0">You have no friends yet.</p>
+                    <a href="/games" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary mt-2">Explore games</a>
+                </div>
             {% endif %}
         </div>
-        <h4 class="mt-2">Recently Played</h4>
-        <div class="w-100 p-2 d-flex" style="overflow-x: hidden;min-height: 100px;overflow-x: auto;">
+        </section>
+        <section class="home-section card-container">
+            <div class="home-section-header">
+                <div>
+                    <h4 class="home-section-title mb-1">Recently Played</h4>
+                    <p class="home-section-meta mb-0">Pick up where you left off or try something new.</p>
+                </div>
+                <a class="home-section-link" href="/games">Browse games</a>
+            </div>
+        <div class="home-places-strip">
             {% for place in recentlyplayed %}
                 <a class="text-decoration-none" href="/games/{{place.id}}/">
-                    <div class="me-3 overflow-hidden rounded place-card">
-                        <div class="position-relative">
-                            <img width="100%" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1;" src="/Thumbs/PlaceIcon.ashx?assetId={{place.id}}&x=150&y=150">
+                    <div class="me-3 overflow-hidden rounded place-card home-place-card">
+                        <div class="position-relative home-place-thumb-wrap">
+                            <img class="home-place-thumb" src="/Thumbs/PlaceIcon.ashx?assetId={{place.id}}&x=150&y=150" alt="{{place.name}}">
                             <div class="position-absolute" style="bottom: 0px;left: 0px;">
-                                <div class="fw-bold bg-surface text-body" style="font-size: 12px;padding: 3px;border-top-right-radius: 4px;">{{place.placeyear.value}}</div>
+                                <div class="fw-bold bg-surface text-body home-place-year">{{place.placeyear.value}}</div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
-                        <div class="p-1">
-                            <h5 class="mb-0" style="font-size: 17px;text-overflow: ellipsis;">{{place.name}}</h5>
+                        <div class="p-2 home-place-copy">
+                            <h5 class="mb-1 home-place-name" title="{{place.name}}">{{place.name}}</h5>
                             <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
-                                <p style="margin:0;font-size: 14px;" class="text-secondary"><i class="bi bi-people"></i> {{place.playercount}} <span style="font-size: 13px;">Playing</span></p>
+                                <p class="mb-2 text-secondary home-place-playing"><i class="bi bi-people"></i> {{place.playercount}} <span>Playing</span></p>
                             </div>
-                            <div class="w-100 votePercentageBackground">
-                                <div class="votePercentageFill" style="width: {{place.likePercentage}}%;"></div>
+                            <div class="w-100 votePercentageBackground home-place-votes">
+                                <div class="votePercentageFill home-place-vote-fill" data-like-percentage="{{place.likePercentage}}"></div>
                                 <div>
                                     <div class="segment" style="left: 18%;"></div>
                                     <div class="segment" style="left: 38%;"></div>
@@ -88,9 +108,13 @@
                 </a>
             {% endfor %}
             {% if recentlyplayedcount == 0: %}
-                <p style="margin: auto auto;" class="d-table">Looks like you havent played any games yet, maybe you should go <a class="text-decoration-none" href="/games">play</a> one right now!</p>
+                <div class="home-empty-state home-empty-wide">
+                    <p class="mb-0">Looks like you haven’t played any games yet.</p>
+                    <a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary mt-2" href="/games">Play something now</a>
+                </div>
             {% endif %}
         </div>
+        </section>
     </div>
 </div>
 <script>
@@ -108,5 +132,10 @@
     }
 
     document.getElementById("greetings").textContent = greeting;
+
+    document.querySelectorAll(".home-place-vote-fill").forEach((fill) => {
+        const percentage = fill.dataset.likePercentage || 0;
+        fill.style.width = `${percentage}%`;
+    });
 </script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/app/static/css/home.css b/app/static/css/home.css
index 68b8739..ee38f4a 100644
--- a/app/static/css/home.css
+++ b/app/static/css/home.css
@@ -1,7 +1,103 @@
 #main {
     display: flex;
     min-height: 100vh;
-    margin-top: 120px;
+}
+
+.home-page-shell {
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 1.5rem 1rem 2rem;
+}
+
+.home-page-container {
+    width: 100%;
+    max-width: 1080px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    display: grid;
+    gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.home-alert {
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
+}
+
+.home-hero,
+.home-section {
+    padding: 1rem 1.1rem;
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+    border-radius: 18px;
+    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.95), rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.98));
+    box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
+}
+
+.home-hero {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.home-hero-avatar-wrap {
+    position: relative;
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.home-hero-avatar {
+    width: 88px;
+    height: 88px;
+    border-radius: 22px;
+    object-fit: cover;
+    box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+}
+
+.home-kicker {
+    color: var(--text-secondary, #9c9c9c);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+    font-size: 0.72rem;
+}
+
+.home-greeting {
+    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
+    font-weight: 700;
+    line-height: 1.05;
+}
+
+.home-status-row {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.6rem;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.home-status-text,
+.home-section-meta {
+    color: var(--text-secondary, #9c9c9c);
+    font-size: 0.95rem;
+}
+
+.home-section-header {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: end;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    gap: 1rem;
+    margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
+}
+
+.home-section-title {
+    font-size: 1.35rem;
+    line-height: 1.1;
+    margin-bottom: 0.15rem;
+}
+
+.home-section-link {
+    color: #4ea2ff;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-size: 0.92rem;
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.home-section-link:hover {
+    text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
 .card-container {
@@ -10,6 +106,115 @@
     border-radius: 5px;
 }
 
+.home-friends-strip {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 0.85rem;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    min-height: 116px;
+}
+
+.home-friend-card {
+    width: 96px;
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.home-friend-avatar-frame {
+    width: 96px;
+    height: 96px;
+}
+
+.home-friend-avatar {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    object-fit: cover;
+    border-radius: 18px;
+}
+
+.home-friend-name {
+    font-size: 12px;
+    margin-top: 0.35rem !important;
+}
+
+.home-empty-state {
+    min-height: 116px;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    text-align: center;
+    color: var(--text-secondary, #9c9c9c);
+    border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+    border-radius: 16px;
+    padding: 1rem;
+    flex: 1 1 auto;
+}
+
+.home-empty-wide {
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+.home-places-strip {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 0.85rem;
+    overflow-x: auto;
+    padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
+    scroll-snap-type: x proximity;
+}
+
+.home-place-card {
+    width: 180px;
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+    scroll-snap-align: start;
+}
+
+.home-place-thumb-wrap {
+    overflow: hidden;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+}
+
+.home-place-thumb {
+    width: 100%;
+    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
+    object-fit: cover;
+    display: block;
+}
+
+.home-place-year {
+    font-size: 11px;
+    padding: 4px 6px;
+    border-top-right-radius: 6px;
+}
+
+.home-place-copy {
+    min-height: 94px;
+}
+
+.home-place-name {
+    font-size: 0.98rem;
+    line-height: 1.15;
+    line-clamp: 2;
+    display: -webkit-box;
+    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.home-place-playing {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 0.88rem;
+}
+
+.home-place-playing span {
+    font-size: 0.82rem;
+}
+
+.home-place-votes {
+    margin-top: auto;
+}
+
 .status-icon {
     position: absolute;
     bottom : -8px;
@@ -44,4 +249,23 @@
 }
 
 .friends-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
-.friends-scroll { -ms-overflow-style: none; scrollbar-width: none; }
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+.friends-scroll { -ms-overflow-style: none; scrollbar-width: none; }
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+    .home-page-shell {
+        padding: 1rem 0.75rem 1.5rem;
+    }
+
+    .home-hero {
+        align-items: flex-start;
+    }
+
+    .home-section-header {
+        align-items: flex-start;
+        flex-direction: column;
+    }
+
+    .home-place-card {
+        width: 160px;
+    }
+}
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