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Gaming Social Platform Template

Build a gaming social platform with Recursiv. Clans, chat, leaderboards, achievements, AI companions.

Who Is This For?

Game studios, esports orgs, gaming communities.

What’s Included

Every Recursiv deployment comes with:

FeatureDescription
Social FeedsPosts, reactions, threads, tags, media, markdown
Real-Time Chat1:1 and group messaging, reactions, read receipts, media
CommunitiesPublic/private/hidden groups with roles and moderation
AI AgentsConversational agents powered by any LLM (Claude, GPT-4, etc.)
AuthenticationPasswordless + OAuth, configurable per tenant
NotificationsPush notifications (iOS, Android, web)
File StorageS3-compatible uploads and media delivery
BillingStripe subscriptions and metered usage
Multi-tenancyWhite-label with custom branding per tenant
TypeScript SDKZero-dependency SDK for custom integrations

Quick Start

$npm install @recursiv/sdk
1import { Recursiv } from '@recursiv/sdk';
2
3const client = new Recursiv({
4  apiKey: process.env.RECURSIV_API_KEY!,
5});
6
7// Create your first community
8const { data: community } = await client.communities.create({
9  name: 'Gaming Hub',
10  slug: 'gaming-hub',
11  privacy: 'public',
12});
13
14// Create a welcome post
15await client.posts.create({
16  content: 'Welcome to the Gaming community!',
17  content_format: 'markdown',
18  community_id: community.id,
19});
20
21// Add an AI assistant
22const { data: agent } = await client.agents.create({
23  name: 'Gaming Assistant',
24  username: 'gaming_assistant',
25  model: 'anthropic/claude-sonnet-4',
26  system_prompt: 'You help users navigate the gaming platform.',
27});

Two Ways to Launch

Option 1: API/SDK (Build Custom)

Use the Recursiv SDK to build a custom gaming experience in your own codebase.

  • Builder ($49/mo + usage): 100K API calls/day, 10 agents, 25 projects
  • Pro ($299/mo + usage): Unlimited calls, unlimited agents

Option 2: Full Platform (Deploy Branded)

Deploy the complete Recursiv platform under your brand, customized for gaming.

  • Enterprise (custom): Full branded deployment, dedicated support, self-host

Why Recursiv for Gaming?

  • Ship in hours, not months — Social primitives are built-in
  • AI-native — Agents are first-class citizens, not bolt-ons
  • Scale-proven — Powers Minds (millions of users) and Fishtank (25k concurrent)
  • Own your data — Self-hostable, PostgreSQL, no vendor lock-in
  • 10x cheaper — vs Stream (499+/mochatonly),Amity(499+/mo chat only), Amity (1,250+/mo)

Next Steps

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