Video Game Database Scraper

Explore a comprehensive video game knowledge base with 500,000+ games across hundreds of platforms. Extract game titles, genres, developer and publisher details, platform availability, release years, and descriptions — all sourced from Wikidata, the world's largest open knowledge base, with no API key required.

What you get

• Game search — find games by title with full metadata including genres, platforms, developers, and release year
• Game details — complete game profiles for a specific Wikidata game entity
• Platform browse — discover games released on a specific platform
• Recent releases — track newly added or updated games sorted by publication date

Modes

Mode	Description
searchGames	Search for games by title
gameDetails	Full game profile for a specific Wikidata game ID
byPlatform	Browse games for a specific platform
recentReleases	Get recently published games

Example inputs

Search for Mario games:

{
  "mode": "searchGames",
  "query": "mario",
  "maxItems": 10
}

Get detailed info for a specific game (Super Mario Bros.):

{
  "mode": "gameDetails",
  "wikidataId": "Q1075592",
  "maxItems": 1
}

Browse Nintendo Switch games:

{
  "mode": "byPlatform",
  "platform": "Nintendo Switch",
  "maxItems": 20
}

Search with filters:

{
  "mode": "searchGames",
  "query": "zelda",
  "platform": "Nintendo Switch",
  "genre": "action-adventure game",
  "fromYear": 2017,
  "toYear": 2024,
  "maxItems": 20
}

Recent releases:

{
  "mode": "recentReleases",
  "maxItems": 20
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
recordType	string	Always "game"
wikidataId	string	Wikidata Q-identifier (e.g. Q1075592)
wikidataUrl	string	Direct link to the Wikidata game page
title	string	Game title
description	string	Short editorial description
releaseYear	integer	Year of initial release
developer	string	Primary developer
developers	array	All known developers
publisher	string	Primary publisher
publishers	array	All known publishers
platforms	array	Platforms the game was released on
initialPlatform	string	First listed platform
genres	array	Game genres (e.g. ["platform game", "action game"])
officialWebsite	string	Official game website URL
coverImageUrl	string	Cover or promotional image URL
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp of scrape

Supported platforms

Value	Platform
Windows	Windows PC
PlayStation 4	PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5	PlayStation 5
Xbox One	Xbox One
Xbox Series X	Xbox Series X/S
Nintendo Switch	Nintendo Switch
iOS	iPhone / iOS
Android	Android
PlayStation 3	PlayStation 3
Xbox 360	Xbox 360
PlayStation 2	PlayStation 2
Wii	Wii
Wii U	Wii U
Game Boy Advance	Game Boy Advance
Super Nintendo Entertainment System	SNES
Sega Genesis	Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
Nintendo 64	Nintendo 64
Xbox	Xbox (Original)
PlayStation	PlayStation (PSX)
DOS	DOS
Amiga	Amiga
Atari 2600	Atari 2600
Nintendo Entertainment System	NES

Supported genres

Action, Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG), Strategy, Simulation, Sports, Racing, Puzzle, Platform, First-Person Shooter, Action-Adventure, Fighting, Shoot 'em Up

Use cases

• Game databases — build or enrich video game catalogues with comprehensive metadata
• Gaming journalism — research game histories, developer portfolios, and platform catalogs
• Retro game discovery — explore classic games by platform and genre
• Game recommendation engines — use genre, release year, and platform data to power recommendations
• Academic research — study game industry trends and platform histories
• Data science — analyse gaming metadata at scale from an openly licensed dataset

FAQ

Does this require an API key? No. This actor queries the Wikidata SPARQL endpoint (query.wikidata.org) which is freely accessible without authentication or registration.

How many games does Wikidata cover? Wikidata contains data on over 500,000 video games spanning all platforms and eras, from classic arcade and Atari titles to the latest PS5 and Xbox Series releases.

How do I find a specific game's Wikidata ID? Search for the game at wikidata.org and copy the Q-number from the URL. For example, Super Mario Bros. is Q1075592 at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075592.

Can I filter by both platform and genre simultaneously? Yes — combine platform, genre, fromYear, and toYear in searchGames mode to narrow results across multiple axes.

What is the data source? All data is sourced from Wikidata, a free and openly licensed knowledge base operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. It aggregates structured data from Wikipedia and other sources, covering game metadata in structured form.

Are cover images always available? Cover images come from Wikimedia Commons via Wikidata's image property (P18). Not all games have an image on Wikidata, so coverImageUrl may be absent for less well-documented titles.