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The Biggest Video Game Database on RAWG - Video Game Discovery Service versus IGDB
Compare	The Biggest Video Game Database on RAWG - Video Game Discovery Service	IGDB
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	Casual gamers tracking their library	Gamers and collectors needing accurate game metadata
Who it's not for	Businesses needing SLAs or support contracts	Commercial products unwilling to route auth through Twitch
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^³	No known public vulnerabilities for IGDB itself; owner Twitch had a 2021 breach reportedly covering its properties.
Support quality	No support evidence found in sources.	No reliable support evidence found
Public sentiment	No formal ratings found; forum posts repeatedly document sign-up failures that block API access.^⁴	Users value IGDB as a metadata database first, with some friction around its Twitch dependency and gaps versus tracking-first competitors.
Biggest gotcha	Sign-up bugs reported as recently as April 2024 can block accounts and API keys entirely.^⁴	Commercial API pricing isn't public; terms are negotiated with Twitch

Pick The Biggest Video Game Database on RAWG - Video Game Discovery Service when

Casual gamers tracking their library
Developers needing free game metadata
Players hunting their next game
Friend-activity watchers

When The Biggest Video Game Database on RAWG - Video Game Discovery Service is not a fit

Businesses needing SLAs or support contracts
Teams requiring security certifications
Production apps depending on reliable API onboarding
Users who only want review scores

Pick IGDB when

Gamers and collectors needing accurate game metadata
Hobby developers wanting a free games API
Integrators powering game libraries and tracking apps
Indie devs needing a Twitch game category

When IGDB is not a fit

Commercial products unwilling to route auth through Twitch
Anyone wanting tracking-first UX . it's a database first
Buyers needing SLAs, enterprise support, or security attestations
Casual users who just want a simple backlog list . overkill

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RAWG homepagerawg.io
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RAWG security page (none found)rawg.io
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Cant sign up in rawg.io, hence no API keyforum.codewithmosh.com
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I can't sign up for the RAWG websiteforum.codewithmosh.com
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Some Fun APIs (Coding Blocks podcast)codingblocks.net
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RAWG Competitors & Alternatives - Product Huntproducthunt.com
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GMap: academic paper citing RAWGdl.acm.org
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RAWG similar-games feature announcementfacebook.com
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Mastodon post referencing RAWGmastodon.gamedev.place
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ResetEra thread referencing RAWGresetera.com
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IGDB.com homepageigdb.com
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IGDB API docs: Getting Startedapi-docs.igdb.com
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IGDB: Video Game Database APIigdb.com
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IGDB - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
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