💰 BOUNTY: Reddit is giving away $40,000 to game developers, and this one is beginner-friendly Reddit and Phaser have teamed up to run a virtual hackathon challenging developers to build retentive, replayable games for the Reddit community. 21 days left, and the bar to enter is genuinely accessible. 🏢 Host: Reddit + Phaser 💵 Prize pool: $40,000 USD ⏳ Deadline: 15 July 2026, 6:00pm PDT 🏷️ Gaming, Beginner-friendly, Web 👥 1,300+ builders registered 🧠 The challenge: Build a game on Devvit, Reddit's Developer Platform, using Devvit Web. That means you can use tools you already know: React, Phaser, three.js, or even a full game engine like Godot, GameMaker, or Unity. The core requirement is simple: build something that makes Reddit users want to come back tomorrow. Think daily challenges, progression systems, unlockables, social dynamics, or community-driven content. Reddit wants a hook, not a gimmick. What they are NOT looking for: • AI-generated slop with no identity or polish • Games literally about Reddit (karma, Snoo, subreddits, etc.) • Overdone ideas: space shooters, trivia clones, simple platformers • A fishing game (yes, they said it) 🏆 Prize breakdown: • Best App with a Hook: $15,000 • Best Use of Phaser: $5,000 • Best Use of Retention Mechanics: $3,000 • Best Use of User Contributions: $3,000 • Honourable Mentions (10 winners): $1,000 each • Devvit Helper Award (6 winners): $500 each • Feedback Awards (5 winners): $200 each That is 24 paid positions in total. The ten Honourable Mentions alone make this one of the more forgiving prize structures around. ⚖️ Judging is based on four things: delightful UX, polish and launch-readiness, how Reddit-y the experience feels (community-minded, not Reddit-themed), and how hooky it is. Does it create a reason to return? That is the question judges are asking above everything else. Existing projects are allowed but must be significantly updated during the hackathon period to qualify. 📦 To submit, you need: • An app listing on the Reddit Developer Platform • A demo post: a public subreddit post running your game that judges can actually play Optional: fill in a developer satisfaction survey for a shot at the $200 Feedback Award. 🔗 redditgameswithahook.devpost… If you have ever wanted to ship a game to a massive built-in audience, Reddit has 100 million daily active users. The distribution is already there. You just have to build something worth coming back to. ♻️ RT to get this in front of a game developer who needs to see it, and follow @unnamedcodes for more bounties and hackathons every week.