The Devvit Phaser Starter Template gives you everything you need to build and ship a Phaser game directly into Reddit feeds, with free hosting, built-in distribution, and the possibility to earn money.
Devvit is Reddit's developer platform for building interactive games and apps that run natively inside Reddit. With Devvit Web, you can use standard web technologies, including Phaser, to build games that appear directly in Reddit feeds, work on any device, and reach Reddit's massive existing audience without any app store approval or separate download.
The Devvit Phaser Starter Template gives you a complete, production-ready stack so you can skip the setup and start building your game right away.
Why Build a Phaser Game for Reddit?
Reddit is home to 500 million monthly users across millions of communities. Building a game on Reddit means your players are already there. No marketing funnel, no separate install, no friction. Players launch and play directly inside the Reddit app or browser.
Beyond distribution, Reddit offers something most platforms don't: the possibility to earn money. Through Reddit Gold payments and the Reddit Developer Funds, developers can earn up to $167,000 per app as players engage with their games. Hosting is free through Reddit's platform, and there are no app store approvals or downloads required.
What makes Reddit genuinely unique as a game platform is the native social layer. Your game can integrate directly with Reddit's commenting system, voting mechanics, and user profiles, features that are already part of every Reddit community. That means players can discuss strategies, share scores, and vote on content without ever leaving the game experience. No other platform gives you that out of the box.
What's in the Devvit Phaser Starter Template?
The template wires up a complete stack so you don't have to start from scratch. It includes Phaser for the game engine, Devvit for Reddit integration and deployment, Vite for fast frontend builds, Hono for backend logic, and TypeScript for type safety across the entire project.
It follows a traditional client/server split, which means you can use the Phaser knowledge you already have and focus on building the game rather than figuring out the Reddit integration layer.
How to Get Started: Build a Phaser Game for Reddit in Minutes
Make sure you have Node 22 installed, then run this single command:
npm create devvit@latest --template=phaserThe installation wizard walks you through the rest. You'll need a Reddit account connected to Reddit Developers. Once set up, npm run dev starts a live development server directly on Reddit, so you can see your game running in context as you build it.
Phaser Games Already Live on Reddit
Devvit already has a growing number of games running natively on Reddit. On the Phaser side, Soul Thieves is a competitive tower platformer built with Phaser that won a Reddit hackathon, earned its developer $15,000 and, by his own words, completely changed his life. It has attracted over 1,100 players since launch.
Questions about building on Devvit? Join r/devvit or the Devvit Discord. Both are active communities with Reddit's developer team present.
Ship Your Phaser Game to Reddit
Download the Devvit Phaser Starter Template and start building. Free hosting, 500 million potential players, no app store required.