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Steam Game Recommender (Student Project)

r/SideProject
6/2/2025

SAAS TOOLS

SaaSURLCategoryFeatures/Notes
Steam Game Finderhttps://nextsteamgame.com/Game RecommendationUses sentiment analysis, regex, vector similarity, hierarchical genre tree
Steam Recommender Codehttps://github.com/BakedSoups/Steam_ReccomenderOpen Source ProjectProcedural tag generation, vector similarity traversal

USER NEEDS

Pain Points:

  • Difficulty finding games similar to favorites
  • Overwhelming number of games on Steam
  • Lack of personalized recommendations

Problems to Solve:

  • Discovering hidden gem games
  • Finding games purely by similarity
  • Improving game discovery experience

Potential Solutions:

  • Better recommendation algorithms
  • More refined genre categorization
  • Enhanced sentiment analysis of reviews

GROWTH FACTORS

Effective Strategies:

  • Building a hierarchical genre tree for better categorization
  • Using vector similarity for more accurate recommendations
  • Leveraging sentiment analysis of game reviews

Marketing & Acquisition:

  • Open sourcing code to attract developer community
  • Creating a working prototype to demonstrate value

Monetization & Product:

  • Potential premium features for advanced recommendations
  • Possible API access for developers

User Engagement:

  • Encouraging user feedback for feature development
  • Building a community around game discovery