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Adding games

To add a game, login to the backend and click on the Games table within the Games database. On the right side of the screen, click on the New entry button to add a new game. Fill out the fields and click Submit.

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The game will be available on the frontend within 15 minutes.

Fields

  • Title: The title of the game.
  • Description: A short description of the game, i.e. from the Steam store page.
  • Note: A note that will be displayed on the game page, from the teacher. Supports unescaped HTML in order to add links or other formatting.
  • Cover: The cover image of the game. Recommended size is 460x215 pixels, which is the default size of the cover image on the Steam store page.
  • Time: The time it takes to play the game (i.e. 10 min or 1 hour).
  • Players: The number of players (i.e. 1 or 2-4).
  • Category: The categories of the game (i.e. Action or Adventure).
  • Developer: The developer of the game.
  • Developer Link: The website of the developer.
  • Url: The URL to a browser version of the game.
  • Windows_dl: The filename (or URL) (preferably a zip file) of the Windows version of the game, located in the games/Windows folder.
  • Mac_dl: The filename (or URL) (preferably a zip file) of the Mac version of the game, located in the games/Mac folder.
  • Linux_dl: The filename (or URL) (preferably a zip file) of the Linux version of the game, located in the games/Linux folder.
  • Android_dl: The filename (or URL) (preferably a zip file) of the Android version of the game, located in the games/Android folder.
  • Store: The store(s) where the game can be purchased (i.e. Steam or Epic Games Store).
Note

The Note column allows for unescaped HTML, which allows inputting relevant links or additional files. For example:
<a href="games/Windows/MyGame-DLC.zip">DLC</a> or <a href="https://<external-site>.pdf">PDF Manual</a>.

Should you wish to disable this behavior, simply omit the ! symbol from p.game-note!=gameData['note'] in game.pug