Playable Jiangshi Rock-Climbing Mini-Game Built with RivePlayable Jiangshi Rock-Climbing Mini-Game Built with Rive
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Crystal Zhu
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• Oct 13
🎃 Jiangshi: Race Against Sunrise 🧟‍♂️ What happens when a Chinese hopping vampire stays out too late on Halloween? He has one problem: the sun is coming up! ☀️ His only chance is to climb a cliff and reach a hidden shelter before sunrise. For the #rivehalloweenchallenge, I combined three things: Chinese folklore, rock climbing, and Halloween — and turned them into a playable mini-game. 🧗 How it works:
- Control the Jiangshi's arms and legs individually.
- Find reachable climbing holds and make your way up.
- Perform dynamic moves (dynos) to reach distant holds.
- Reach the top to unlock a cinematic ending. (No spoilers! 👀) 
🛠️ Built with:
- Rive CLI & RML for scene creation
- Luau Scripting for gameplay logic
- Data Binding for interactive character movement
- Rive Editor for refinement 
As someone who enjoys rock climbing, I wanted to bring a little of that experience into an interactive Halloween story. 
The goal wasn't just to animate a character, but to create something people could actually play.
 🎮 Play the game:
 https://unique-tanuki-2d7f20.netlify.app 
Built for the @Rive @rive_app Halloween Challenge.
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