GameSpot Reviews Search Scraper

This actor allows you to scrape game reviews from GameSpot.com by providing a search URL. It automatically handles pagination and extracts comprehensive review information including titles, publication dates, and review summaries.

Features

• URL-based Scraping: Extract reviews by providing a complete GameSpot search URL
• Automatic Pagination: Automatically navigates through pages to load more reviews until reaching the end or max items limit
• Comprehensive Review Data: Extract detailed information about each review including:
  • Review title
  • Review URL
  • Featured image
  • Publication date
  • Review summary/deck

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
searchUrl	string	Yes	Complete GameSpot search URL to scrape
maxItems	integer	No	Maximum number of reviews to fetch

Output

The output is a main list of review objects, each containing:

• searchUrl: The original search URL used
• reviewTitle: Title of the review
• reviewUrl: URL to the full review
• imageUrl: URL of the featured image
• publishedDate: Publication date of the review
• deck: Summary or deck text of the review
• scrapedAt: Timestamp of when the review was scraped

Example output:

[
  {
    "searchUrl": "https://www.gamespot.com/search/?i=reviews&q=war",
    "reviewTitle": "Civil War Review - No Easy Answers",
    "reviewUrl": "https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/civil-war-review-no-easy-answers/1900-6418210/",
    "imageUrl": "https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/square_small/1578/15789737/4286607-civilwar.jpg",
    "publishedDate": "Apr 11, 2024",
    "deck": "Writer/director Alex Garland's latest film doesn't hold your hand through his chaotic new vision.",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-05-29T02:10:44.350Z"
  },
  ...
]

Use Cases

• Gaming news aggregation
• Review archive research
• Content creation and inspiration
• Game discovery and exploration

Notes

• The actor uses stealth mode to avoid detection
• Results are automatically paginated until reaching the end or max items limit
• The actor includes random delays between actions to avoid rate limiting