OddCrate UX: discovery, curated collections and game detail inside Multiverse #145

Parent: #144

Goal

Introduce OddCrate as a compact, native-feeling way to discover personally curated games from TrainerOS. Do not add a sixth primary tab or turn the application into a store/advertisement.

Navigation

• Add an obvious destination for My Collection (existing installed/personal Adventures) and OddCrate (discoverable downloadable titles) within the existing Multiverse domain/navigation. Preserve the current platform/Adventure library and selection behavior.
• Controller-first on handheld and TV viewing profiles (TV UI foundation: introduce a real ten-foot responsive layout system, not 960x540 stretching #156/TV UX: redesign Home, libraries, OddCrate, Social and game overlays for couch viewing #157); maintain A=select, B=back, search/filter and focus restoration. On TV use genuinely reflowed card grids/details with larger focus and text (not scaled 960×540). Respect the shell's Home/Start ownership.
• Equal-size readable game cards, no uneven Pinterest-style masonry or endless desktop store UI.

Catalog

• Landing view: a small owner-curated featured selection, recently added, categories/tags, and Top Rated.
• Filters/search: genre, platform, multiplayer/controller capabilities, homebrew ROM vs native Linux, installed state, compatible device profile.
• Each tile indicates name, artwork, honest compatibility, user rating (with count) and installed/update state.
• Offline/cache case shows last known catalog with clear offline status; locally installed games remain playable regardless of server outage.

Game detail

Display description, screenshots, developer, genre, license/free status, platform/architecture, supported controllers, release/changelog, version, and concise Install / Play / Update / Remove as applicable.

Include a clear Donate action when creator links exist (#150), and Read reviews / Rate with eligibility status (#113) when ratings exist. Avoid displaying a fake rating when nobody has reviewed the game.

An OddCrate game should become a normal registered Adventure in the existing library when installed, not stay in a second independent launcher.

States and errors

• Download/installation progress and Cancel are visible without blocking main input (OddCrate installer: integrate install, update and removal with the existing TrainerOS game library #148).
• Server unavailable, insufficient disk space, incompatible runtime, removed listing and withdrawn distribution permission are distinct honest states.
• Preserve selection and scroll on returning from game details, installation, Play, and app restart.
• Never expose developer build scripts or raw repository URLs as ordinary user setup.

Acceptance

• User can go Multiverse → OddCrate → game detail → Install → My Collection → Play in a controller-only journey.
• Existing local Multiverse and Pokémon library/ScreenScraper remain untouched.
• No extra primary page, nested store application, or arbitrary card sizing.
• Top Rated uses shared reviews; Donate exposes only the correct developer destinations.
• Real Flip/Odin plus physical TV 1080p/4K screenshots demonstrate catalog, details, installing, installed and offline states; TV card density/text and safe areas are intentionally different from handheld.