Game Nexus

Game Nexus is an online game catalogue that allows users to explore, track, and get personalized game recommendations using advanced vector-based similarity matching. The platform is built technologies like Next.js 15, Prisma, Neon PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and OpenAI embeddings to deliver fast and accurate recommendations.

Features

• User authentication with NextAuth v5
• Personalized game recommendations based on user-owned games
• Integration with RAWG API for game data
• Vector-based AI recommendations using OpenAI embeddings
• GraphQL API for flexible data querying
• Admin tools for managing the game database and embeddings

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 15, ShadCN UI
• Backend: GraphQL, Apollo Server
• Database: Neon PostgreSQL, Prisma ORM
• AI: OpenAI Embeddings
• Hosting: Vercel

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• PostgreSQL (Neon recommended)
• RAWG API Key (Get yours here)
• OpenAI API Key (Get yours here)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AnthonyTlei/game-nexus.git
   cd game-nexus

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory and add the variables from .env.example
4. Set up the database:

   npx prisma db push

5. Add vector support for neon In the neon project page, execute:

   CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS vector;