Comparison

OpenCritic vs The Biggest Video Game Database on RAWG - Video Game Discovery Service

OpenCritic and The Biggest Video Game Database on RAWG - Video Game Discovery Service both land on Worth it.

OpenCritic

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

If you play games, this free review aggregator is an easy yes for checking critic consensus before you buy.

Worth it

Confidence: Low

A free, low-risk pick for casual gamers tracking libraries and hobbyist developers wanting a game metadata API.

OpenCritic versus The Biggest Video Game Database on RAWG - Video Game Discovery Service
Compare	OpenCritic	The Biggest Video Game Database on RAWG - Video Game Discovery Service
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	Gamers vetting purchases before launch day	Casual gamers tracking their library
Who it's not for	Studios with Metacritic bonus clauses . the industry tracks Metacritic, not OpenCritic	Businesses needing SLAs or support contracts
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁵
Support quality	Bug and factcheck emails only	No support evidence found in sources.
Public sentiment	Forum users broadly rate OpenCritic as more transparent and accurate than Metacritic.	No formal ratings found; forum posts repeatedly document sign-up failures that block API access.¹⁶
Biggest gotcha	Business model was still being figured out; longevity rests on donations and ads	Sign-up bugs reported as recently as April 2024 can block accounts and API keys entirely.¹⁶

Studios with Metacritic bonus clauses . the industry tracks Metacritic, not OpenCritic
Buyers wanting owner/user review volume . this is critic consensus first
Enterprise data buyers . no sales team, contracts, or SLAs exist