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Traditionally, the combination of pairwise networks and repeated public goods games (PGGs) with a single state fails to adequately describe realistic group interaction scenarios. On the one hand, pairwise networks lack clear group definitions. On the other hand, a participant\u2019s decision affects not only competitors\u2019 fitness but also the state of the surrounding environment. To address this problem, we propose a PGG with game transition mechanisms based on uniform random hypergraphs (URH). In our model, game groups formed by hyperedges transition between two types of games, one with abundant public resources and the other with scarce public resources. The transition probability is closely related to the strategies of players within the hyperedges. By developing a Monte Carlo simulation framework that incorporates payoff accumulation, strategy imitation and game state transitions, we aim to reveal the co-evolutionary patterns of strategies and game states in group interactions. Our study highlights a nonlinear relationship between defection sensitivity and cooperation frequency under game transitions, as well as the asymmetric effects of the two sensitivities in state-dependent transitions. 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