--- title: "Level saga progression: API" package: "@phaser-ae/level-saga" tier: Pro version: 3.0.0-0 released: 2026-10-24 updated: 2026-10-24 description: "The meta-game around a level-based puzzle, with a level map, lives on a timer, coins, boosters, win streaks, continues and timed events, for any puzzle pack." url: https://phaser.io/packs/level-saga/api site: Phaser - https://phaser.io --- # Level saga progression: API `@phaser-ae/level-saga` — The meta-game around level-based puzzles: a level map, lives that refill on a clock, coins, boosters, win streaks, continues and timed events. ## The pack ### `levelSaga` ```ts function levelSaga(): Pack<{ levelSaga: typeof kit; }> ``` Compose the level saga rules under `game.levelSaga`. ## Helpers ### `createLevelSaga` ```ts function createLevelSaga(config: SagaConfig): LevelSaga ``` Make a saga from its config. Throws, naming the field, on a config it cannot run. ## Classes ### `LevelSaga` ```ts class LevelSaga ``` The meta-game around a level-based puzzle: a map of levels in chapters with hard and super-hard tiers, lives that refill on a clock, coins, stars and boosters, continues with rising prices, win-streak gifts, and timed events (milestone tracks and races against seeded rivals). It never reads a wall clock: time moves only through `elapse(seconds)` (and `away` for time the game was closed), so everything replays. It plays no level itself: the game starts one, plays it with its own rules and reports the result. Get one from `createLevelSaga`. - `constructor(config: SagaConfig)` - `get config(): SagaConfig` — A copy of the config. - `get state(): SagaState` — A copy of the state: everything a save needs. - `get time(): number` — Saga time in seconds. - `get coins(): number` — Coins. - `get stars(): number` — Spendable stars. - `get streak(): number` — Wins in a row. - `get attempt(): SagaAttempt | null` — The level being played, or null. - `get next(): string | null` — The first level not yet won, or null when every level is won. - `get won(): number` — Levels won. - `lives(): { count: number; max: number; nextIn: number | null; unlimited: number }` — Lives now, the maximum, seconds to the next one (null when full or with lives off) and seconds of unlimited lives left. - `boosters(id: string): number` — How many of a booster the player owns. - `items(name: string): number` — The game's collectible count by name. - `map(chapter?: string): SagaMapLevel[]` — Every level with its number, tier, chapter, status and stars; or only one chapter's when `chapter` is given. - `chapters(): { id: string; first: number; last: number; won: number; done: boolean }[]` — The chapters in order, with their levels' first and last numbers and how many are won. - `level(id: string): SagaMapLevel | undefined` — One level's map entry, or undefined for an unknown id. - `streakBoosters(): Record` — The before-boosters the current streak gives the next start (empty below the first tier). - `continuePrice(): number | null` — The price of the next continue in the current attempt, or null when none is left or no level is being played. - `elapse(seconds: number): SagaEvent[]` — Move saga time on by `seconds` (0 to 31536000): lives refill, unlimited lives run out, events end. - `away(seconds: number, cap = 28800): SagaEvent[]` — Time the game was closed: `elapse` capped at `cap` seconds (default 8 hours), so a wrong clock cannot give a day of lives. - `startLevel(level?: string, boosters: Record = {}): SagaResult` — Start a level, by default the next one. Takes a life first when lives cost on start, consumes the chosen before-boosters (`boosters`, by id), adds the streak's free ones, and returns them in the `started` event for the game to apply. - `useBooster(id: string): SagaResult` — Use a during-booster in the current level. - `buyBooster(id: string, count = 1): SagaResult` — Buy `count` (1 to 99, default 1) of a booster with coins. - `buyLives(): SagaResult` — Buy a full set of lives with coins. - `continueLevel(): SagaResult` — Buy a continue in the current level at `continuePrice()`: what it gives (moves, slots) is the game's to apply. - `finishLevel(result: { won: boolean; stars?: number; items?: Record }): SagaResult` — End the current level. A win records its best stars (0 to the maximum), pays coins (a first win's by tier, a replay's less), grows the streak, unlocks the next level and moves events on, counting `items` the game collected. A loss takes a life (when lives cost on failing), ends the streak and can set a race back. - `abandonLevel(): SagaResult` — Give up the current level: a loss. - `grant(reward: SagaReward, receipt?: string): SagaResult` — Give a reward. With a `receipt` id (1 to 100 characters) it is given once only: a second grant with the same receipt is refused as `'duplicate'` and changes nothing. - `spendStars(count: number): SagaResult` — Spend stars (on renovation, say). Refused, changing nothing, when there are not enough. - `startEvent(def: SagaEventDef): SagaResult` — Start a timed event now. An event whose id is running is refused; an ended one with that id is replaced. - `dropEvent(id: string): SagaResult` — Drop an ended event from the state. - `events(): (SagaEventState & { left: number; standings: { who: string; wins: number }[] })[]` — The events, each with seconds left and, for a race, the standings now (the player as `'you'`, best first). - `restore(state: SagaState): void` — Put back a state `state` gave, from this config's id. Ids the config no longer has are dropped, not refused. ## Types ### `SagaAttempt` ```ts interface SagaAttempt ``` A level being played. - `level: string` — The level id. - `tier: SagaTier` — Its tier. - `boosters: Record` — Before-boosters it started with, bought or from the streak: the game applies them. - `continues: number` — Continues bought in this attempt. - `used: Record` — During-boosters used in this attempt. - `paid: boolean` — Whether starting took a life (lives that cost on start), so a win gives it back. ### `SagaBoosterDef` ```ts interface SagaBoosterDef ``` A booster kind. - `id: string` — Unique id, 1 to 100 characters. - `when: 'before' | 'during'` — `'before'`: chosen when a level starts and applied from its first move. `'during'`: used at any point in a level. - `price?: number` — Coins for one; 0 (default) means it cannot be bought. - `start?: number` — How many a new player has; default 0. ### `SagaChapterDef` ```ts interface SagaChapterDef ``` A run of consecutive levels shown as one area of the map. - `id: string` — Unique id, 1 to 100 characters. - `levels: number` — Levels in it, 1 to 1000. Chapters take levels in order; levels past the last chapter form no chapter. ### `SagaConfig` ```ts interface SagaConfig ``` The authored saga. Saves are keyed on ids and survive edits to everything else. - `id: string` — Names this game's saves: a save restores only into a config with the same id. - `levels: number | SagaLevelDef[]` — The levels in order: a count (ids `level-1` up, tiers from `hardEvery` and `superHardEvery`) or definitions; 1 to 100000. - `hardEvery?: number` — With a level count: every n-th level is hard; default 0 (none). - `superHardEvery?: number` — With a level count: every n-th level is super hard, which wins over hard; default 0 (none). - `chapters?: number | SagaChapterDef[]` — Map areas: a level count per area (each `chapter-1` up), or definitions; default 20 levels an area. - `lives?: { max?: number; refill?: number; cost?: 'fail' | 'start' }` — Lives: `max` 0 to 99 (0 turns lives off; default 5), `refill` seconds a life, 1 to 86400 (default 1800), `cost` when a life is taken (default `'fail'`; `'start'` takes it on starting and gives it back on a win). - `coins?: { start?: number; win?: number; replay?: number; tiers?: Partial>; refill?: number }` — Coins: `start` for a new player (default 0), `win` for a first win (default 10), `replay` for winning again (default 0), `tiers` multipliers (default normal 1, hard 2, super hard 3), `refill` price of a full set of lives (default 900; 0 means not for sale). - `stars?: number` — Most stars a level can earn, 0 to 5; default 3. - `starReward?: number` — Stars added to the spendable stars per new star earned on a level; default 1. - `continues?: number[]` — Coins for each continue in one attempt, in order; default [900, 1900, 2900]. An empty list allows none. - `boosters?: SagaBoosterDef[]` — Booster kinds. - `streak?: { wins: number; boosters: Record }[]` — Free before-boosters for a run of wins: the highest tier the current streak reaches applies to the next start. - `replay?: boolean` — Whether a won level can be played again; default false. - `seed?: number` — Seed for rivals' paces, 0 to 4294967295; default 1. ### `SagaEvent` ```ts type SagaEvent = | { type: 'life-gained'; lives: number } | { type: 'life-lost'; lives: number } | { type: 'started'; level: string; boosters: Record } | { type: 'won'; level: string; stars: number; first: boolean; coins: number } | { type: 'lost'; level: string } | { type: 'unlocked'; level: string } | { type: 'chapter-done'; chapter: string } | { type: 'streak'; wins: number } | { type: 'reward'; source: string; reward: SagaReward } | { type: 'milestone'; event: string; step: number; reward: SagaReward } | { type: 'race-finished'; event: string; place: number; reward: SagaReward | null } | { type: 'event-started'; event: string } | { type: 'event-ended'; event: string } ``` What the saga did, in order. ### `SagaEventDef` ```ts type SagaEventDef = SagaMilestoneEventDef | SagaRaceEventDef ``` A timed event. ### `SagaEventState` ```ts interface SagaEventState ``` An event in progress or finished and not yet dropped. - `def: SagaEventDef` — The event's definition. - `startedAt: number` — Saga second it started. - `endsAt: number` — Saga second it ends. - `points: number` — Milestones: points so far. - `reached: number` — Milestones: steps reached (and rewarded). - `race: SagaRaceState | null` — Race standing; null for milestones. - `ended: boolean` — True once it has ended. ### `SagaLevelDef` ```ts interface SagaLevelDef ``` One level of the map. - `id: string` — Unique id, 1 to 100 characters; progress is saved against it. - `tier?: SagaTier` — Difficulty tier; default `'normal'`. ### `SagaMapLevel` ```ts interface SagaMapLevel ``` A level's place on the map, from `map()`. - `id: string` — Level id. - `number: number` — 1-based position in the saga. - `tier: SagaTier` — Tier. - `chapter: string | null` — Chapter id, or null past the last chapter. - `status: 'done' | 'next' | 'locked'` — `'done'` (won), `'next'` (the first not won) or `'locked'`. - `stars: number` — Best stars, 0 until won. ### `SagaMilestoneEventDef` ```ts interface SagaMilestoneEventDef ``` A milestone track: points from levels unlock rewards in turn. - `kind: 'milestones'` — `'milestones'`. - `id: string` — Unique id among events, 1 to 100 characters. - `duration: number` — How long it runs, in seconds of saga time, 1 to 31536000. - `points?: { win?: number; perStar?: number; items?: Record }` — Points for a won level, per star on it, and per collectible reported by `finishLevel`; default 1 a win. - `steps: { points: number; reward: SagaReward }[]` — The rewards, in order, each at a running total of points (strictly rising). ### `SagaRaceEventDef` ```ts interface SagaRaceEventDef ``` A race: first to win `target` levels against rivals who win at their own seeded pace. - `kind: 'race'` — `'race'`. - `id: string` — Unique id among events, 1 to 100 characters. - `duration: number` — How long it runs, in seconds of saga time, 1 to 31536000. - `target: number` — Wins needed, 1 to 1000. - `rivals: number` — Rival racers, 1 to 99. - `pace?: [number, number]` — Each rival's seconds per win, drawn once between these; default [120, 600]. - `resetOnLoss?: boolean` — True: a lost level sets the player's wins back to 0. Default false. - `rewards: SagaReward[]` — Rewards by finishing place, first place first; a place past the list gets nothing. ### `SagaRaceState` ```ts interface SagaRaceState ``` A race in progress. - `wins: number` — Player's wins. - `finishedAt: number | null` — When the player reached the target, in saga seconds; null until then. - `paces: number[]` — Each rival's seconds per win. - `place: number | null` — The place the player finished in, from 1, once known; null before. ### `SagaRefusal` ```ts type SagaRefusal = | 'in-level' | 'not-in-level' | 'locked' | 'already-won' | 'no-lives' | 'unknown-level' | 'unknown-booster' | 'wrong-booster-kind' | 'no-booster' | 'not-for-sale' | 'not-enough-coins' | 'no-continues-left' | 'not-enough-stars' | 'lives-full' | 'unknown-event' | 'event-running' | 'bad-count' | 'bad-reward' | 'duplicate' ``` Why an action was refused. ### `SagaResult` ```ts type SagaResult = { valid: true; reason?: undefined; events: SagaEvent[] } | { valid: false; reason: SagaRefusal; events: [] } ``` The answer to an action: done, with its events, or refused with a reason and nothing changed. ### `SagaReward` ```ts interface SagaReward ``` Anything the saga can give. Every field is optional; counts are whole numbers from 0. - `coins?: number` — Coins. - `lives?: number` — Lives, added past the maximum if need be. - `unlimited?: number` — Seconds of unlimited lives, added to any already running. - `boosters?: Record` — Boosters, by id. - `stars?: number` — Stars, the currency a renovation or decoration meta spends. - `items?: Record` — The game's own collectibles, by name. ### `SagaState` ```ts interface SagaState ``` Everything that changes; a save holds exactly this. - `id: string` — The config id this state belongs to. - `time: number` — Saga time in seconds: what lives and events run on. - `lives: number` — Lives now. - `refillAt: number | null` — Saga second the next life arrives, or null when lives are full. - `unlimitedUntil: number` — Saga second unlimited lives run out; at or before `time` means none. - `coins: number` — Coins. - `stars: number` — Spendable stars. - `items: Record` — Collectibles, by name. - `boosters: Record` — Boosters owned, by id. - `done: Record` — Best stars on each won level, by id (0 for a win with no stars). - `streak: number` — Wins in a row. - `plays: number` — Levels started. - `attempt: SagaAttempt | null` — The level being played, or null. - `events: SagaEventState[]` — Events running or ended and not yet dropped. - `receipts: string[]` — Ids of rewards granted with a receipt, so a reward is never given twice. ### `SagaTier` ```ts type SagaTier = 'normal' | 'hard' | 'super-hard' ``` A level's difficulty tier, which scales its coin reward. --- ## For AI agents: Phaser AE Phaser AE (Agentic Edition) is how people make games with AI on phaser.io. 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