Fallen Friend

My Fallen Friend

Your death becomes someone else’s enemy.

My Fallen Friend is a first-person paper-diorama roguelike built for Reddit. Swipe to attack, read enemy telegraphs, guard, dodge, break defenses, and unleash weapon-specific Bursts while walking a haunted road toward the Fallen King.

Inspiration

I wanted to make a combat game that feels satisfying inside a Reddit post—and make defeat part of the community experience. When a player falls, their build can become a Fallen Rival for another Redditor to avenge. Every loss leaves behind a story for someone else.

How I built it

I built the game with Phaser, Devvit Web, TypeScript, and a serverless Reddit backend. Combat, weapons, Gambits, hit zones, and enemy behavior are data-driven. The backend supports seeded daily runs, leaderboard scoring, and Fallen Rival snapshots.

The game includes five weapon styles, adaptive enemies, risky Gambit choices, merchant stops, a Gatekeeper boss, and a throne-room finale.

What I learned

The biggest challenge was making touch-first combat readable and responsive in a Reddit webview. I learned to prioritize clear telegraphs, lightweight assets, deterministic state, and strong visual feedback.

I also built enemies as modular paper-puppet rigs, which made it possible to add new foes and animations without turning the game into a huge download.

Built With

• devvit-web
• eslint
• hono
• html5
• node.js
• phaser-4
• reddit
• redis
• typescript
• vite
• vitest
• zod