# TheGamesDB

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/thegamesdb/  
**Website:** https://thegamesdb.net/  
**APIs profiled:** 5

An open, online database for video game fans providing game information, artwork, and metadata via API.

## Kin Score — 35.7 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 35.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 57.4 |
| Governance | 28.8 |
| Contract Governance | 28.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 28.9 |
| Access Clarity | 28.9 |

## Agent readiness — 22.9 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| 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 |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (5)

- **TheGamesDB Developers API** — The Developers API from TheGamesDB — 1 operation(s) for developers.
- **TheGamesDB Games API** — The Games API from TheGamesDB — 6 operation(s) for games.
- **TheGamesDB Genres API** — The Genres API from TheGamesDB — 1 operation(s) for genres.
- **TheGamesDB Platforms API** — The Platforms API from TheGamesDB — 4 operation(s) for platforms.
- **TheGamesDB Publishers API** — The Publishers API from TheGamesDB — 1 operation(s) for publishers.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Thegamesdb Agentic Access** — 26 operations

## Security (1)

- **Thegamesdb Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Thegamesdb Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (4)

- **Gaming Applications** — Build game databases, libraries, and collection managers
- **Media Centers** — Power game scrapers for Emulation Station, Kodi, and similar media centers
- **Game Collections** — Manage personal or commercial video game collection databases
- **AI Game Assistant** — Power AI agents that answer questions about video games

## Tags

Database, Gaming, Video Games, Metadata, Artwork

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