Inferly

A daily deduction game where players connect 4 clues to find the hidden word.

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What it does

Inferly is a daily social deduction game built natively for Reddit. Players must connect 4 distinct clues to find the hidden word.

Example Gameplay:

  • Clue 1: Italian origin
  • Clue 2: Round shape
  • Clue 3: Tomato sauce
  • Clue 4: Delivered in a box
  • Answer: PIZZA

How we built it

I built Inferly on the Devvit platform using TypeScript, leveraging a high-performance Redis-backed Hono API to manage global state and real-time leaderboards. To drive consistent engagement, I implemented an automated daily recurring content engine for 24-hour puzzle rotations, complemented by a robust UGC pipeline that allows players to create and auto-publish their own challenges. On the frontend, I developed a custom, Neo-Brutalist UI using Vanilla CSS to deliver a visually stunning and responsive experience.

Challenges we ran into

My biggest challenge was a critical technical roadblock just 48 hours before the deadline. I originally built the frontend using GameMaker, but during mobile testing, I discovered a fatal flaw: the native keyboard wouldn't trigger within the Reddit Android app, making the game unplayable. With only two days left, I made the difficult decision to scrap the engine and migrate the project to Devvit’s native React runtime. I was able to rapidly reconstruct the UI and integrate the backend services just in time for submission.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I am most proud of successfully migrating the entire project to a new tech stack in a 48-hour marathon. Beyond just surviving the pivot, I’m incredibly proud of the resulting UGC pipeline—creating a system where user-generated content is automatically moderated and published to the subreddit feed adds infinite replayability that I didn't think was possible in such a short window.

What we learned

I learned to automate daily puzzle rotations and build a community-driven UGC system natively on Reddit.

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