Attic Gaming — Marketplace
A free platform where gamers list, buy, and swap used games—organized by console generations, with wishlists and alerts.
Project Overview
Attic Gaming focuses on speed, discovery, and trust between players. The platform is 100% free, supports exchanges, and lets users manage collections and wishlists.
Key Features
🎮 Discovery by Platform
- Catalog and filters across current, previous, portable, and retro generations.
🛒 Listing & Exchange
- Easy, guided listing flow (under a minute per game).
- Direct player-to-player transactions; clear pricing by seller.
🔔 Alerts & Collections
- Wishlists and automatic alerts for wanted titles.
- Public seller profiles and simple reputation cues.
Technical Implementation
Laravel application with server-rendered pages for fast browsing, Tailwind CSS for UI. Clean URLs for games and listings.
Development Process
Buyer/seller journeys → listing UX → discovery filters → launch
Lessons Learned
In P2P commerce, category clarity and zero friction to list are the strongest growth levers.