IGDB

Input—per 1M tokens

Output—per 1M tokens

Context—tokens

WeightsClosed

About

IGDB is ranked #2 of 14 in game databases on Inferse. It runs on API, Web. There is a free plan.

Compared on game databases

Free plan: Yesigdb.com
API access: Yesigdb.com
Supported platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, Android, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Web browser, Arcadeigdb.com
Export formats: CSV, Protocol Buffersigdb.com
Character data: Yesigdb.com

Facts

Purpose: IGDB describes its goal as gathering relevant information about games in one place, with community contributions to its database.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026
Game discovery: The site provides search for video games, companies, and characters, with sorting by relevance, title, release date, or rating.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026
API access: The IGDB API is free for non-commercial use under the Twitch Developer Service Agreement.api-docs.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026
Commercial use: Commercial API use is allowed through a partnership, and IGDB asks for visible user-facing attribution in products that integrate the API.api-docs.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026
Authentication: API access requires a Twitch account with two-factor authentication and an application Client ID and Client Secret, and requests use OAuth2 application credentials.api-docs.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026
API limits: The API rate limit is 4 requests per second, allows up to 8 open requests at once, and returns at most 500 results per request.api-docs.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026
Data fields: The API provides endpoints for game data and related entities, and queries specify fields, filters, sorting, and other options in the request body.api-docs.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026
Data dumps: The documentation says all endpoints are available as CSV data dumps that are updated daily.api-docs.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026
Integrations: The documentation lists Apicalypse wrappers for NodeJS, JVM/Kotlin/Java, Swift, and Python, plus third-party wrappers for PHP/Laravel, Go, Ruby, C#/.NET, and Deno.api-docs.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026
Browser limitation: The API does not allow direct browser requests because it does not provide CORS headers; the documentation recommends using a backend proxy.api-docs.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026
Proxy option: IGDB provides a guide to deploy an API proxy in the user's AWS account, with token rotation handled by the stack; AWS charges may apply.api-docs.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026
Support: IGDB lists [email protected] for support and recommends its Discord for API questions and community discussion.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026
Security and content: IGDB says its content policy may remove or restrict material that fails submission criteria or violates Twitch Community Guidelines.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026
MCP availability: The IGDB MCP Server is described as being in beta testing, with features, tools, and authentication flows subject to change without notice.api-docs.igdb.com · 29 Sept 2026