GAMEMATE: A Arquitetura de Backend por Trás de uma Biblioteca de Jogos Unificada

Abstract

The digital games market faces increasing fragmentation, with multiple distribution platforms operating as walled gardens, forcing players to manage scattered libraries and authentications. This work presents the development of the backend architecture for GameMate, a software solution designed to unify and manage these collections in a centralized interface. The application was built on a modular architecture using the NestJS framework and TypeScript language, integrating with external services such as Steam, IGDB, and SteamGridDB. To ensure scalability and performance, an asynchronous processing strategy based on queues (Bull) and in-memory caching (Redis) was adopted, supported by a PostgreSQL relational database and orchestrated via Docker. System validation included automated end-to-end tests and load tests, which demonstrated a median internal latency of 0.76ms and resilience against third-party API limitations. The project, which was awarded Best Application at the 1st Informatics Exhibition (MINFO) of IFPI Campus Picos, confirmed the technical feasibility of aggregating heterogeneous libraries through a robust and secure infrastructure.