Inspiration
I like small games that people can jump into without reading a tutorial. Since this was for Reddit, I wanted the game to also have something people could compare afterward, like a daily course time.
What it does
TailGlide lets players create or join a room and race through a 3D glider course with up to four people. The course is generated daily, and players can share their finish time back to Reddit.
How we built it
I built TailGlide with Devvit Web, Three.js, Vite, and TypeScript. Three.js handles the 3D course and racing view, while Devvit handles the Reddit-side features like posts, stored game data, and daily course seeds.
Challenges we ran into
The hardest part was keeping the project small enough for a hackathon while still making it feel like a real game. I had to choose carefully which parts to polish and which parts to keep simple.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
I’m happy that TailGlide has a complete loop: join a room, race, get a time, and share it. That made it feel more like a playable game than just a 3D prototype.
What we learned
I learned that a Reddit game needs to explain itself very quickly. People should understand what they are doing almost right away, and the result should be easy to react to or share.
What's next for TailGlide
Next, I want to improve the daily course generation, make multiplayer feel better, and add leaderboards so each post or subreddit can have its own race to beat.
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