RetroAchievements Search Scraper

Search and collect data from RetroAchievements, the community platform where retro gamers track achievements, points, and progress across classic titles. Enter a keyword and export games, achievements, players, and more—ideal for gaming communities, content creators, and retro gaming enthusiasts.

From discovering hidden gems to analyzing player activity around a franchise, this Actor helps you explore RetroAchievements search results in a structured, repeatable way.

Who Is This For?

• Retro gaming fans looking for games and achievements to tackle next
• Streamers & YouTubers researching content ideas and community favorites
• Gaming communities & forums building guides, wikis, and recommendation lists
• Data enthusiasts studying achievement design and player engagement
• Content writers creating SEO-friendly retro gaming articles and roundups

What You Can Do

• Search RetroAchievements by keyword across different result types
• Find classic games tied to a theme, series, or genre
• Explore achievements, user profiles, tags, and achievement sets
• Compare player counts, points, and completion stats
• Collect results in bulk for guides, databases, or community projects

What You Get

Depending on what you search for, each result can include details such as:

• Game or achievement title
• Platform / console information
• Number of published achievements
• Total players and achievement points
• Badge or cover image links
• Direct links to game, achievement, or user pages
• Search keyword, scope, and collection timestamp

How to Use

1. Enter a search keyword (for example: war, mario, zelda)
2. Choose a search scope: Games, Achievements, Users, Tags, or Sets
3. Set how many results you want to collect
4. Run the Actor and download your dataset

Input Example

{
    "query": "war",
    "scope": "games",
    "maxItems": 100
}

Output Example

Each search result is saved as one dataset record:

{
    "query": "war",
    "scope": "games",
    "page": 1,
    "perPage": 50,
    "searchUrl": "https://retroachievements.org/search?query=war&scope=games",
    "itemUrl": "https://retroachievements.org/game/344",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-07-09T03:21:37.710Z",
    "id": 344,
    "title": "Contra III: The Alien Wars",
    "achievementsPublished": 30,
    "playersTotal": 9153,
    "pointsTotal": 665,
    "badgeUrl": "https://media.retroachievements.org/Images/110814.png",
    "system": {
        "id": 3,
        "name": "SNES/Super Famicom",
        "iconUrl": "https://static.retroachievements.org/assets/images/system/snes.png",
        "nameShort": "SNES"
    }
}

Popular Use Cases

• Game discovery — Find classic titles worth replaying or streaming
• Achievement hunting — Identify games and goals for your next challenge run
• Community rankings — Highlight popular games and active player bases
• Guide creation — Build structured lists for blogs, wikis, and Discord servers
• Retro gaming SEO content — Publish searchable lists like “best GBA games about war”
• Franchise deep dives — Research a series across platforms and achievement sets

Why RetroAchievements?

RetroAchievements adds modern achievement tracking to beloved retro games, creating a rich search experience across thousands of titles and community members. This Actor makes that search data easy to collect—so you can focus on playing, creating, and sharing—not manual copy-paste.