# Free-to-Play Games Scraper (FreeToGame) (`hipersoft/freetogame-scraper`) Actor

Scrape free-to-play games: title, genre, platform (PC/browser), publisher, developer, release date, description, thumbnail and game link. Filter by platform, category and sort order. Great for game sites, aggregators and dashboards. One row per game as JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/freetogame-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.00015 / game scraped

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Free-to-Play Games Scraper (FreeToGame)

Pull a catalog of **free-to-play games** with the **Free-to-Play Games Scraper**, powered by FreeToGame. Filter by platform, genre and sort order, and export each game's **title, genre, platform, publisher, developer, release date, description, thumbnail and link** — one clean row per game as **JSON, CSV or Excel**.

Built for **game sites and aggregators, gaming newsletters, Discord bots and dashboards**, it turns the free-to-play catalog into a structured dataset.

### What it does

- 🎮 **Free-to-play catalog** — PC and browser free games across many genres.
- 🏷️ **Rich fields** — title, genre, platform, publisher, developer, release date and description.
- 🖼️ **Media & links** — thumbnail image and direct game/profile links.
- 🎛️ **Filters & sort** — by platform, category/genre and popularity, release date or name.
- 📤 **Export anywhere** — JSON, CSV or Excel, or straight into a site, bot or dashboard.

### Example output

```json
{
  "id": 452,
  "title": "Overwatch 2",
  "genre": "Shooter",
  "platform": "PC (Windows)",
  "publisher": "Activision Blizzard",
  "developer": "Blizzard Entertainment",
  "releaseDate": "2022-10-04",
  "gameUrl": "https://www.freetogame.com/open/overwatch-2"
}
```

### How to use it

1. Optionally set a **platform** (PC or browser) and a **category/genre**.
2. Choose a **sort order**.
3. Set **Max games** and run. Download the results as **JSON, CSV or Excel**.

### Input fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Platform** | All, PC or browser. |
| **Category / genre** | shooter, mmorpg, strategy, moba, racing, card… |
| **Sort by** | Popularity, release date, alphabetical or relevance. |
| **Max games** | Maximum games to collect (0 = no limit). |

### Output fields

`id`, `title`, `genre`, `platform`, `publisher`, `developer`, `releaseDate`, `shortDescription`, `thumbnail`, `gameUrl`, `profileUrl`.

### Popular use cases

- **Game sites & aggregators** — populate a browsable free-games catalog.
- **Newsletters & bots** — surface new and popular free-to-play titles.
- **Dashboards** — track releases and genres over time.
- **Research** — build datasets of free games by platform and publisher.

### FAQ

**Do I need an account or key?**
No. Set your filters and run.

**Which platforms and genres are covered?**
PC (Windows) and browser games across genres like shooter, MMORPG, strategy, MOBA, racing and more.

**Can I get only one genre?**
Yes — set the category to a genre such as `shooter` or `mmorpg`.

**Can I export to Excel or Google Sheets?**
Yes — results download as JSON, CSV or Excel and integrate with sites, bots and dashboards.

***

Structured **free-to-play games catalog** — genre, platform, publisher and release date — clean and export-ready for game sites and bots.

# Actor input Schema

## `platform` (type: `string`):

Filter by platform.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Filter by genre — e.g. 'shooter', 'mmorpg', 'strategy', 'moba', 'racing', 'card', 'battle-royale', 'fighting', 'social', 'sports'. Leave blank for all.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Order the results.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of games to collect (0 = no limit).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "platform": "",
  "sortBy": "",
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

The results as dataset items.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/freetogame-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/freetogame-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call hipersoft/freetogame-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/freetogame-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/2Ypo9uzsetvMyvqsU/builds/BSdRNxhEh5JdMgave/openapi.json