The latest articles on DEV Community by Pekosan (@pekosan556). https://dev.to/pekosan556 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%2F3900549%2Fc77ff952-a0cf-4d34-9f52-088f1407573a.png https://dev.to/pekosan556 en Pekosan Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:22:32 +0000 https://dev.to/pekosan556/just-launched-nexturn-a-swipe-based-game-recommender-nextjs-igdb-21ik https://dev.to/pekosan556/just-launched-nexturn-a-swipe-based-game-recommender-nextjs-igdb-21ik <p>After 4 months of evenings and weekends, I just launched <strong>NEXTURN</strong> — a swipe-based game discovery tool: <a href="https://nexturn.games" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nexturn.games</a></p> <h2> Why I built it </h2> <p>Steam's "recommended for you" only ever showed me sequels of games I'd already finished. The fundamental problem: most recsys treat "already played" as "you'll like more like this" — which is often wrong.</p> <p>NEXTURN gives you <strong>3 zones</strong> to sort games into:</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Love</strong> (★1-5 rating)</li> <li> <strong>Interested</strong> (will play later)</li> <li> <strong>Not for me</strong> (the key zone)</li> </ul> <p>The third zone is what makes it different. You explicitly tell the engine what you <em>don't</em> want, and it propagates that signal across genres, themes, and game modes.</p> <h2> Stack </h2> <ul> <li>Next.js 16 (Turbopack canary) + React 19</li> <li>Tailwind v4 + framer-motion (drag UX)</li> <li>IGDB API for game data</li> <li>Custom recommendation engine with MMR diversity reranking</li> <li>All session state in localStorage (no DB, no signup)</li> <li>Vercel hosting</li> </ul> <h2> Highlights </h2> <ul> <li>~1200 hand-curated titles across 17 genres</li> <li>IGDB-powered global pool fallback</li> <li>Generates a shareable image of your taste profile</li> <li>Free, no signup, no ads</li> <li>JP / EN both fully localized</li> </ul> <h2> What's next </h2> <ul> <li>Product Hunt launch tomorrow (Tue Apr 28)</li> <li>Show HN once my account ages a bit</li> <li>Post-launch performance + feedback loop</li> </ul> <p>Would love technical feedback on the swipe UX and the recommendation quality 🙏</p> <p>Try it: <a href="https://nexturn.games" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nexturn.games</a></p> webdev nextjs gamedev showdev