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+import { Hono } from "hono";
+import { db } from "../db/index";
+import { games } from "../db/schema";
+import { eq, like, gte, lte, lt, and } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { requireSession } from "../lib/middleware";
+
+export const gamesRoute = new Hono();
+
+// zod validation
+const gamesQuerySchema = z.object({
+  limit: z.coerce.number().min(1).max(50).default(10),
+  cursor: z.coerce.number().optional(),
+  search: z.string().min(1).optional(),
+  maxLikes: z.coerce.number().min(0).optional(),
+  createdAfter: z.string().date().optional(), 
+  createdBefore: z.string().date().optional(), 
+});
+
+/**
+ * GET /games
+ *
+ * Returns all active games with cursor-based (scroll) pagination.
+ *
+ * Requirements:
+ * - User must be authenticated
+ *
+ * Query parameters:
+ * - limit          Number of results per page (default: 10, max: 50)
+ * - cursor         createdAt timestamp of the last received item; omit for first page
+ * - search         Filter by title
+ * - minLikes       Filter by minimum like count
+ * - maxLikes       Filter by maximum like count
+ * - createdAfter   Return games created after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)
+ * - createdBefore  Return games created before this date (YYYY-MM-DD)
+ *
+ * Response:
+ * - games[]        Array of game objects
+ * - nextCursor     Pass as `cursor` in the next request; null means no more results
+ */
+gamesRoute.get("/", requireSession, async (c) => {
+  try {
+    const queryParse = gamesQuerySchema.safeParse(c.req.query());
+
+    if (!queryParse.success) {
+      return c.json({ error: "Validation failed", details: queryParse.error.format() }, 400);
+    }
+
+    const { limit, cursor, search, maxLikes, createdAfter, createdBefore } = queryParse.data;
+
+    /* Filter conditions */
+    const conditions = [eq(games.isActive, true)];
+
+    // cursor pagination - only fetch records older than the last seen item
+    if (cursor !== undefined) {
+      conditions.push(lt(games.createdAt, cursor));
+    }
+
+    if (search) {
+      conditions.push(like(games.title, `%${search}%`));
+    }
+
+    if (maxLikes !== undefined) {
+      conditions.push(lte(games.countLikes, maxLikes));
+    }
+
+    if (createdAfter) {
+      const afterTimestamp = Math.floor(new Date(createdAfter).getTime() / 1000);
+      conditions.push(gte(games.createdAt, afterTimestamp));
+    }
+
+    if (createdBefore) {
+      const beforeTimestamp = Math.floor(new Date(createdBefore).getTime() / 1000);
+      conditions.push(lte(games.createdAt, beforeTimestamp));
+    }
+
+    const whereClause = and(...conditions);
+
+    /* Data retrieval - fetch one extra so we can tell if there's a next page */
+    const gamesList = await db.query.games.findMany({
+      where: whereClause,
+      orderBy: (g, { desc }) => [desc(g.createdAt)],
+      limit: limit + 1,
+      columns: {
+        id: true,
+        title: true,
+        description: true,
+        gameUrl: true,
+        coverMediaId: true,
+        createdBy: true,
+        countLikes: true,
+        countDislikes: true,
+        countSuperlikes: true,
+        score: true,
+        viewCount: true,
+        createdAt: true,
+        updatedAt: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    const hasNextPage = gamesList.length > limit;
+    const results = hasNextPage ? gamesList.slice(0, limit) : gamesList;
+    const nextCursor = hasNextPage ? results[results.length - 1].createdAt : null;
+
+    return c.json({
+      success: true,
+      limit,
+      nextCursor,
+      games: results,
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Get games error:", error);
+    return c.json({ error: "Failed to fetch games", message: "An error occurred while retrieving games." }, 500);
+  }
+});
+
+export default gamesRoute;