Game Hub

Game Hub is a video game discovery application built with React and TypeScript. It uses the RAWG Video Games Database API to fetch information about games, allowing users to search, filter, and browse games by genre, platform, and other criteria.

Features

• Search: Quickly find games by name.
• Filter by genre and platform: Easily narrow down game results.
• Sort by popularity, release date, and rating: Find the most popular or highest-rated games.
• Responsive design: Optimized for mobile and desktop devices.

Screenshots

Tech Stack

• React with TypeScript: Frontend framework and type-safe development.
• RAWG API: Game data source.
• Axios: For making HTTP requests to the RAWG API.
• Tailwind CSS: For responsive and custom styling.
• shadcn/ui: UI components for rapid and consistent design.

Installation

To set up the project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/game-hub.git
   

2. Clone the repository:

   cd game-hub
   

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

4. Obtain a RAWG API key by signing up at RAWG.io and add it to your environment variables.

5. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your API key:

   REACT_APP_RAWG_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
   

6. Start the development server:

   npm start
   

7. Open http://localhost:5173 in your browser to view the app.

Usage

• Use the search bar to find specific games.
• Use the genre and platform filters to narrow down results.
• Sort games to view by rating, release date, or popularity.

Project Structure

The project follows a modular folder structure, with components, pages, and services separated for scalability and easy maintenance:

• components/: Reusable UI components like game cards, filters, and search bar.
• services/: API functions to handle HTTP requests to the RAWG API.
• pages/: Main pages of the application.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests to improve the app.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Mosh Hamedani for the excellent course on React and TypeScript that inspired this project.
• Game data provided by the RAWG Video Games Database API.