The latest articles on DEV Community by Алексей Замараев (@alexeyzam15). https://dev.to/alexeyzam15 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3902618%2F90c7e07e-99b7-4f85-92c1-89f1454d1546.png https://dev.to/alexeyzam15 en Алексей Замараев Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:39:50 +0000 https://dev.to/alexeyzam15/i-built-a-game-similarity-engine-with-django-and-postgresql-3d5m https://dev.to/alexeyzam15/i-built-a-game-similarity-engine-with-django-and-postgresql-3d5m <p>After finishing a great game, I always struggled to find what to play next. Game stores show popular titles, not games that actually match my taste.</p> <p>So I built <strong>GamesPeek</strong> — a similarity engine that analyzes 45,000+ games across 6 criteria.</p> <h2> How the algorithm works </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Criteria</th> <th>Weight</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Genres</td> <td>30%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Keywords</td> <td>25%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Themes</td> <td>20%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Developers</td> <td>10%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player perspectives</td> <td>8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Game modes</td> <td>7%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Features </h2> <ul> <li>One-click "Find Similar" → ranked recommendations from most to least similar</li> <li>Advanced filters: platform, genre, release year, rating</li> <li>Side-by-side game comparison</li> <li>45,000+ games database</li> <li>Completely free, no registration required</li> </ul> <h2> Tech stack </h2> <ul> <li>Python + Django</li> <li>PostgreSQL (materialized vectors for fast similarity queries)</li> <li>Redis for caching</li> <li>IGDB API for game data</li> <li>Bootstrap 5 for frontend</li> </ul> <h2> Try it </h2> <p>👉 <a href="https://gamespeek.dpdns.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://gamespeek.dpdns.org</a></p> <h2> Open source </h2> <p>The entire codebase is available on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/AlexeyZam15/GamesPeek_site" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/AlexeyZam15/GamesPeek_site</a></p> <p>MIT license. Contributions welcome.</p> <h2> Feedback welcome </h2> <p>I'd love to hear your thoughts on the algorithm approach or any suggestions for improvement. What similar game features have you found useful in other projects?</p> <p><em>Stop guessing. Start discovering.</em></p> python django gamedev opensource