Backloggd Game Reviews & Database Scraper
Pricing
from $0.10 / 1,000 public review extracteds
Scrape Backloggd games by title or URL and export metadata, ratings, community stats, and one clean row per public written review. Add optional AI summaries for sentiment, praise, complaints, bugs, performance, platform feedback, and spoiler-free consensus.
Row type
itemType
Required
Identifies the row shape. Use this field when filtering mixed output modes.
Source
source
Required
Website from which the public data was extracted.
Backloggd game ID
gameId
Optional
Backloggd's public numeric game identifier when available.
Game slug
gameSlug
Optional
Canonical slug from the Backloggd game URL.
Game title
title
Optional
Game title on a game metadata row.
Game title
gameTitle
Optional
Game title copied onto review, summary, and search rows.
Game URL
gameUrl
Optional
Public Backloggd game page.
Canonical game URL
canonicalUrl
Optional
Normalized canonical Backloggd URL for a game metadata row.
Alternative titles
alternativeTitles
Optional
Other public titles shown for the game.
Game description
description
Optional
Public game description when available.
Primary release date
releaseDate
Optional
Normalized primary release date when available.
Release dates
releaseDates
Optional
All reliably parsed public release dates.
Release status
releaseStatus
Optional
Public status such as Upcoming when shown.
Companies
companies
Optional
Complete public company list; use this when developer or publisher roles are not labeled.
Developers
developers
Optional
Companies identified as developers from public page text.
Publishers
publishers
Optional
Companies identified as publishers from public page text.
Platforms
platforms
Optional
Public game platforms.
Genres
genres
Optional
Public game genres.
Themes
themes
Optional
Public game themes when available.
Game modes
gameModes
Optional
Public modes such as Single player or Multiplayer.
Franchises
franchises
Optional
Public franchise associations.
Series
series
Optional
Public series associations.
Age ratings
ageRatings
Optional
Public age classifications when shown.
Cover image URL
coverImageUrl
Optional
Remote cover image URL; the Actor does not download the image.
Background image URL
backgroundImageUrl
Optional
Remote background image URL when available.
Screenshot URLs
screenshots
Optional
Remote public screenshot URLs when lightweight to collect.
Backloggd average rating
averageRating
Optional
Displayed community average on Backloggd's five-point scale.
Rating count
ratingCount
Optional
Number of public ratings when available.
Written review count
reviewCount
Optional
Displayed count of written reviews; retrievable public cards can differ.
Played count
playedCount
Optional
Public Played community count.
Playing count
playingCount
Optional
Public Playing community count.
Backlog count
backlogCount
Optional
Public Backlog community count.
Wishlist count
wishlistCount
Optional
Public Wishlist community count.
Completed count
completedCount
Optional
Public completion count when visible.
Abandoned count
abandonedCount
Optional
Public abandoned count when visible.
Completionist count
completionistCount
Optional
Public completionist count when visible.
Community statistics
communityStats
Optional
Additional structured or source-display community statistics.
Editions
editions
Optional
Best-effort public edition objects.
Downloadable content
downloadableContent
Optional
Best-effort public DLC objects.
External links
externalLinks
Optional
Public external game links keyed by provider.
Review feed descriptor
reviewFeed
Optional
Identifiers used to retrieve the correct public review feed, including edition-specific feeds.
Matched search queries
searchQueries
Optional
Input searches that resolved this game.
Review ID
reviewId
Optional
Native review ID, or a stable generated fallback when none is public.
Review URL
reviewUrl
Optional
Public review permalink when exposed on the review card.
Review hash
reviewHash
Optional
Stable content hash for deduplication and downstream change detection.
Review rating
reviewRating
Optional
Reviewer's rating on Backloggd's five-point scale.
Review title
reviewTitle
Optional
Optional public review title.
Written review
reviewText
Optional
Public written review text.
Review date
reviewDate
Optional
Normalized public review date when available.
Review updated at
reviewUpdatedAt
Optional
Public update timestamp when shown.
Reviewer username
reviewerUsername
Optional
Public Backloggd username.
Reviewer display name
reviewerDisplayName
Optional
Public display name when visible.
Reviewer profile URL
reviewerProfileUrl
Optional
Public Backloggd profile URL.
Reviewer avatar URL
reviewerAvatarUrl
Optional
Remote public avatar URL when visible.
Likes
likes
Optional
Public like count on the review card.
Review platform
platform
Optional
Platform attached to the review when visible.
Play status
playStatus
Optional
Public play status attached to the review.
Hours played
hoursPlayed
Optional
Public hours-played value when visible.
Completion status
completionStatus
Optional
Public completion status when visible.
Recommended
recommended
Optional
Public recommendation flag when visible.
Spoiler marked
isSpoiler
Optional
Whether Backloggd marks the review as containing spoilers.
Spoiler warning
spoilerWarningText
Optional
Public spoiler warning label when shown.
Reviews scraped
reviewsScraped
Optional
Accepted public written reviews included in the game's summary statistics.
Reviews analyzed by AI
reviewsAnalyzed
Optional
Reviews accepted by AI analysis; zero for deterministic summaries.
Average scraped rating
averageScrapedRating
Optional
Average of ratings found in the scraped review sample, not the full-site average.
Scraped rating distribution
ratingDistribution
Optional
Counts by rating within the scraped review sample.
Sentiment breakdown
sentimentBreakdown
Optional
AI sentiment counts for AI summaries, or clearly documented rating-derived buckets for deterministic summaries.
Spoiler review count
spoilerReviewCount
Optional
Spoiler-marked reviews observed in the accepted sample.
Most-liked reviews
mostLikedReviews
Optional
Compact references to the most-liked accepted reviews.
Platforms mentioned
platformsMentioned
Optional
Counts of public review platforms in the sample.
Earliest review date
earliestReviewDate
Optional
Earliest parsed date in the accepted review sample.
Latest review date
latestReviewDate
Optional
Latest parsed date in the accepted review sample.
Top praise
topPraise
Optional
Recurring praise themes inferred from reviewer opinions when AI succeeds.
Top complaints
topComplaints
Optional
Recurring complaint themes inferred from reviewer opinions when AI succeeds.
Performance issues
performanceIssues
Optional
Spoiler-safe performance themes reported by reviewers.
Bug signals
bugSignals
Optional
Spoiler-safe bug themes reported by reviewers.
Platform signals
platformSignals
Optional
Review themes grouped by platform.
Gameplay consensus
gameplayConsensus
Optional
Spoiler-safe summary of sampled reviewer opinions about gameplay.
Story consensus
storyConsensus
Optional
Spoiler-safe summary of sampled reviewer opinions about story.
Difficulty consensus
difficultyConsensus
Optional
Summary of sampled reviewer opinions about difficulty.
Value consensus
valueConsensus
Optional
Summary of sampled reviewer opinions about value.
Good fit for
playerFit
Optional
Player-fit themes inferred from sampled reviewer opinions.
May not suit
avoidIf
Optional
Potential mismatch themes inferred from sampled reviewer opinions.
Developer opportunities
developerOpportunities
Optional
Actionable themes inferred from recurring reviewer feedback.
Spoiler-free consensus
spoilerFreeConsensus
Optional
Compact spoiler-safe summary of the accepted review sample.
AI-generated insights
isAiGenerated
Optional
True when qualitative insights were generated through OpenRouter.
Analysis method
analysisMethod
Optional
openrouter, deterministic, or deterministic_fallback.
Search query
searchQuery
Optional
Original title search that produced this ranked match.
Search rank
searchRank
Optional
One-based rank in Backloggd's public search results.
Matched title
matchedTitle
Optional
Title displayed on the search result card.
Release year
releaseYear
Optional
Release year displayed on the search result when available.
Error code
errorType
Optional
Stable client-safe error category for programmatic handling.
Source status
status
Optional
Non-fatal outcome such as no_reviews or partial_reviews.
Message
message
Optional
Short client-safe explanation of an error or status.
Diagnostic details
details
Optional
Sanitized bounded diagnostic context without secrets or stack traces.
Affected input
input
Optional
Invalid or failed input value when relevant.
Reviews extracted
reviewsExtracted
Optional
Reviews preserved before this status was recorded.
Pages scraped
pagesScraped
Optional
Review-feed pages completed for this game status.
Retries
retryCount
Optional
Retries associated with this game status.
Extraction method
extractionMethod
Optional
http, public_json, or playwright_fallback.
Scraped at
scrapedAt
Optional
UTC timestamp for source data extraction.
Generated at
generatedAt
Optional
UTC timestamp for summary generation.
Detected at
detectedAt
Optional
UTC timestamp for a status or error.
Comments
commentsCount
Optional
Public comment count when visible.