Handicap Arena is a small turn-based battler inspired by the Battle Arena in Final Fantasy VII, built around one lopsided fight after another. You play Cal, a lone fighter with a cleaver and a few fire, ice and healing spells, through five bouts against monsters that get stronger each round, while the arena's sponsoring houses stack modifiers on the foes such as Thorns, Iron Hide or Fire Eater, which turns fire into healing.
After each bout you choose between fighting on and taking the purse to keep the Glory you have won, and Cal's level and XP carry over between runs. It was built with an AI agent in Three.js and Vite, and it plays in the browser with the keyboard or mouse.