# RAWG

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/rawg/  
**Website:** https://rawg.io  
**APIs profiled:** 9

RAWG is the largest video game database and game discovery service, providing access to more than 350,000 games across 50+ platforms with rich metadata including tags, genres, developers, publishers, creators, release dates, Metacritic ratings, store links, ESRB ratings, average playtime, achievements, screenshots, trailers, and social media data. RAWG offers a free REST API for personal and small commercial use with API key authentication, enabling developers to search and filter games by platform, genre, developer, publisher, tag, release date, and rating. The API also provides endpoints for exploring game series, DLCs, development team members, and visually similar games (enterprise tier). RAWG is used by developers building game discovery apps, recommendation engines, gaming dashboards, and data warehouses.

## Kin Score — 35.5 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 35.5).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 54.8 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |
| Access Clarity | 39.5 |

## Agent readiness — 34.7 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (9)

- **RAWG creator-roles API** — The creator-roles API from RAWG — 1 operation(s) for creator-roles.
- **RAWG creators API** — The creators API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for creators.
- **RAWG developers API** — The developers API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for developers.
- **RAWG games API** — The games API from RAWG — 14 operation(s) for games.
- **RAWG genres API** — The genres API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for genres.
- **RAWG platforms API** — The platforms API from RAWG — 3 operation(s) for platforms.
- **RAWG publishers API** — The publishers API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for publishers.
- **RAWG stores API** — The stores API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for stores.
- **RAWG tags API** — The tags API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for tags.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Rawg Agentic Access** — 60 operations

## Security (2)

- **Rawg Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Rawg Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Plans (1)

- **Rawg Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Database, Entertainment, Game Discovery, Games, Gaming, Metadata, Video Games

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/rawg/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.