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I built a Tetris engine inside Rive. Here's what's under the hood.
3,000+ lines of Lua. Zero game framework. Just Rive's state machine, data binding, and scripting.
What's running:
š¦ All 7 tetrominoes with proper SRS rotation and wall kicks
š² 7-bag randomizer ā guaranteed piece distribution
š» Ghost piece, lock delay, soft drop, hard drop
ā ļø Danger system reacting to stack height in real time
š Level progression with speed scaling
š High score persistence
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I built a Whack-a-Mole mini game in Rive š¹šØ
Using Rive Scripting, I implemented:
ā¢ Randomized mole spawning
ā¢ Adjustable spawn rate
ā¢ Cooldown timing control
The scoring system uses data binding to provide real-time gameplay feedback.
Itās a simple prototype, but a good reminder that even minimal mechanics can be engaging.
I included a walkthrough in the comments for anyone interested in the setup š
What would you add to level this up?
We made a game inspired by the wonderful videos of real life enemies slipping and falling on the street. Building games in Rive is such a joy, and getting closer and closer to being a full-featured game engine every day. Play it here! https://hammeredgold.itch.io/tloi1
aeee, that's pretty funny
and that music too :)
UI pass update ā
Dark neon arcade look is coming together: board + HUD + new snake/food styling.
Next: wire the UI into the Lua engine + add start/restart + test responsive web embed.
The dark neon board with cyan and teal scan lines is such a perfect fit for a snake game. Wiring that board + HUD + food styling into a Lua engine and making it responsive is no small task. That compile time of 11 minutes in the console log cracked me up. Keep going, this is shaping up really well.
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