RAWG Video Games Database
The largest video game database and video game discovery service with comprehensive game information, ratings, platforms, and release dates.
Verdict
Common use cases
- Research game release timelines for editorial calendar
- Pull achievement data for trophy guide drafts
- Track Reddit sentiment before launch coverage
- Compare developer portfolios for partnership outreach
- Audit DLC catalogs for monetization analysis
Integration
- Vendor
- RAWG Video Games Database
- Category
- other
- Auth
- API_KEY
- Tools
- 27
- Composio slug
rawg_video_games_database
Tools
- Get Creator Details
Tool to get details of a specific creator. Use when you need detailed information about a game creator or person from the RAWG database.
- Get Creator Roles List
Tool to get a list of creator positions (jobs) in the gaming industry. Use when you need to browse available creator roles or positions.
- Get Developer Details
Tool to get details of a specific developer from the RAWG database. Use when you need to retrieve information about a game developer by their unique ID.
- Get Game Achievements
Tool to get a list of achievements for a specific game. Use when you need to retrieve game achievements with names, descriptions, images, and completion percentages.
- Get Game Additions List
Tool to get a list of DLCs, GOTY editions, companion apps, and other additions for a game. Use when you need to find downloadable content or special editions for a specific game.
- Get Game Details
Tool to get comprehensive details of a specific game. Use when you need detailed information about a game including ratings, platforms, descriptions, and metadata.
- Get Game Development Team List
Tool to get a list of individual creators from the development team of a specific game. Use when you need to find out who worked on developing a particular game.
- Get Game Reddit Posts
Tool to get a list of most recent posts from a game's subreddit. Use when you need to retrieve Reddit discussions, community posts, and social media content related to a specific game.
- Get Game Screenshots
Tool to get screenshots for a specific game from the RAWG database. Use when you need to retrieve game screenshots with image URLs, dimensions, and visibility status. Supports pagination and custom ordering.
- Get Game Series List
Tool to get a list of games that are part of the same series. Use when you need to find all games in a franchise or series related to a specific game.
- Get Game Store Links
Tool to get links to stores that sell a specific game. Use when you need to find where to purchase a game from digital storefronts.
- Get Game Trailers
Tool to get a list of game trailers and gameplay clips from the RAWG database. Use when you need to retrieve video content for a specific game including preview thumbnails and video URLs at different quality levels. Note that not all games
- Get Genre Details
Tool to get details of a specific video game genre. Use when you need information about a particular genre including its name, description, and game count.
- Get Parent Games List
Tool to get a list of parent games for DLCs and editions. Use when you need to identify the main or base game for a DLC, expansion, or special edition.
- Get Platform Details
Tool to get details of a specific gaming platform from the RAWG database. Use when you need information about a particular platform including its name, launch year, and game count.
- Get Publisher Details
Tool to get details of a specific publisher from the RAWG database. Use when you need to retrieve information about a game publisher by their unique ID.
- Get Store Details
Tool to get details of a specific video game store. Use when you need information about a particular storefront including its name, domain, and game count.
- Get Tag Details
Tool to get details of a specific tag from the RAWG database. Use when you need detailed information about a particular tag including its name, games count, and description.
- List Game Creators
Tool to get a list of game creators from the RAWG database. Use when you need to browse available creators or find specific game developers, designers, or other gaming industry professionals. Supports pagination via page and page_size param
- List Game Developers
Tool to get a list of game developers from the RAWG database. Use when you need to browse game developers or filter games by developer. Supports pagination via page and page_size parameters.
- List Games
Tool to get a list of games from RAWG database. Use when you need to browse, search, or filter games with extensive options including platforms, genres, release dates, ratings, and more. Supports pagination and custom ordering.
- List Parent Platforms
Tool to get a list of parent platforms from RAWG database. Use when you need to browse platform families like PlayStation, Xbox, or PC that group related gaming platforms together. For instance, PlayStation groups PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, and PS
- List Tags
Tool to get a list of tags from the RAWG database. Use when you need to browse tags that categorize games by specific characteristics. Supports pagination via page and page_size parameters.
- List Video Game Genres
Tool to get a list of video game genres from RAWG database. Use when you need to browse available genres or filter games by genre. Supports pagination and custom ordering.
- List Video Game Platforms
Tool to get a list of video game platforms from RAWG database. Use when you need to browse available gaming platforms from PC to mobile. Supports pagination and custom ordering.
- List Video Game Publishers
Tool to get a list of video game publishers from the RAWG database. Use when you need to browse game publishers or filter games by publisher. Supports pagination via page and page_size parameters.
- List Video Game Stores
Tool to get a list of video game storefronts. Use when you need to browse digital distribution services where games can be purchased. Supports pagination and ordering options.
Setup
Setup guide
- 11. Visit rawg.io/apidocs and sign up for a free account to generate your API key. 2. In Switchy, open Settings → Integrations → Browse MCP Servers and search for RAWG Video Games Database. 3. Click Connect and paste your API key when prompted. 4. Switchy will validate the key and confirm the connection — you'll see a green checkmark next to RAWG in your integrations list. 5. Open any Space and type '@RAWG get details for The Last of Us Part II' to test the connection. 6. The MCP will return game metadata including release date, platforms, ratings, and description. 7. Use '@RAWG' followed by your query to invoke any of the 27 available tools — autocomplete will suggest tool names as you type. 8. Check your RAWG dashboard to monitor API usage if you're on a free tier.
What teammates see: by default, memories from RAWG Video Games Database are scoped to the Space (PROJECT visibility) - you can mark any memory PRIVATE or share it ORG-wide.
Works well with
Top models
Compatibility data appears once enough Spaces have used this MCP together with a given model.
How Switchy teams use it
Starter prompts
Game Deep Dive
@RAWG get comprehensive details for Elden Ring including all available platforms, critic and user ratings, release date, and the full game description.Open in a Space →
Developer Portfolio
@RAWG get details for developer Supergiant Games and list all games they've developed with release dates and ratings.Open in a Space →
Achievement Audit
@RAWG get the full list of achievements for Hades including descriptions, unlock percentages, and associated images.Open in a Space →
Community Pulse Check
@RAWG get the 20 most recent Reddit posts from the Starfield subreddit and summarize the top three discussion themes.Open in a Space →
DLC Catalog Review
@RAWG get all DLCs, expansions, and special editions for The Witcher 3 with release dates and descriptions.Open in a Space →
Example outputs
Illustrative - representative of the model's voice and quality, not literal recordings.
@RAWG what are the top-rated indie games released in 2023 with metacritic scores above 85?
Based on RAWG's database, here are highly-rated 2023 indie releases: *Cocoon* (Metacritic 90) — a puzzle adventure with nested worlds; *Dredge* (Metacritic 86) — a fishing horror game with Lovecraftian themes; *Venba* (Metacritic 85) — a narrative cooking game about an Indian family. Each entry includes platform availability, user ratings (typically 4.2-4.5/5), and genre tags. This illustrative example shows how RAWG aggregates professional and community scores across its 800,000+ game catalog.
This example demonstrates RAWG's search and filtering capabilities across release dates, ratings, and genres. Requires an API key with standard read access. Note that RAWG's Metacritic data may lag behind the official Metacritic site by 24-48 hours, and not all indie games have professional review scores.
@RAWG show me the development team and publisher info for Baldur's Gate 3, including key creators and their roles
For *Baldur's Gate 3*: Developer is Larian Studios (founded 1996, based in Belgium). Key creators include Swen Vincke (Creative Director, also known for Divinity: Original Sin series), and a team of 400+ developers. Publisher: Larian Studios (self-published). The game's RAWG entry shows 15 listed team members with specific roles — writers, designers, composers. This illustrative response combines data from the Game Details, Developer Details, and Development Team List tools to show organizational structure.
This example showcases RAWG's ability to surface creator-level metadata, useful for research or crediting work. The Development Team List may not include every contributor (especially for large AAA teams), and role classifications follow RAWG's taxonomy, which may differ from studio-internal titles.
@RAWG what's the community saying on Reddit about Starfield's recent updates? Summarize the top 5 posts from the last week
Recent r/Starfield discussions (illustrative summary): Post 1 praises the new city map UI in the January patch (850 upvotes). Post 2 critiques ongoing performance issues on Xbox Series S (1.2k upvotes, 340 comments debating optimization). Post 3 shares a photo-mode screenshot of New Atlantis at sunset (popular fan content). Posts 4-5 discuss mod compatibility and Creation Kit features. Sentiment is mixed — UI improvements welcomed, but performance concerns persist. This synthesis uses RAWG's Reddit integration to pull recent community posts, then applies AI reasoning to identify themes.
This example pairs RAWG's social data retrieval with Switchy's summarization. Reddit post availability depends on the game having an active subreddit linked in RAWG's database. The tool returns raw post titles, scores, and URLs — the AI adds interpretive analysis. Rate limits apply: 20,000 requests/month on free API keys.
Use-case deep-dives
When RAWG beats manual scraping for weekly game roundups
A 2-person gaming newsletter team publishes a weekly roundup of new releases, DLC drops, and developer news. They used to scrape Steam, Reddit, and Wikipedia manually—taking 4-5 hours every Thursday. The RAWG MCP cuts that to under an hour: one prompt pulls game details, achievements, and DLC lists for 8-10 titles; another grabs Reddit posts to gauge community sentiment. The API key setup takes 10 minutes. The catch: RAWG's database skews toward PC and console titles, so if your beat is mobile-first or indie itch.io releases, you'll still need manual passes. For mainstream gaming coverage at small-team scale, this MCP is the fastest path from research to draft.
Why this MCP works for tournament content prep
A 5-person esports org creates hype videos, player spotlights, and match previews around 3-4 competitive titles. Before tournaments, the content lead needs quick access to game metadata (release dates, developer history, achievement lists) to script videos and social posts. The RAWG MCP delivers that in Switchy: one shared context pulls all the facts for Valorant, Apex Legends, and League of Legends without opening a browser. The development team tool helps spotlight lesser-known contributors for behind-the-scenes content. The limit: RAWG doesn't track live tournament data or player stats—you'll still need a separate esports API for match results. If your workflow is 70% evergreen game lore and 30% live event coverage, RAWG handles the heavy lifting.
When RAWG's creator tools matter for market research
A 3-person indie studio is pitching a roguelike to publishers and needs to map the competitive landscape: which studios released similar games in the last 18 months, what their team sizes look like, how DLC strategies evolved post-launch. The RAWG MCP's creator and developer detail tools let them build that picture in Switchy without paying for a market research subscription. One prompt returns a list of roguelike releases; follow-ups pull dev team rosters and DLC timelines for each. The trade-off: RAWG's data freshness lags by a few weeks, so if you're tracking day-one launch metrics or real-time sales ranks, you need SteamSpy or a paid service. For early-stage competitive positioning and pitch deck research, this MCP is enough.
Frequently asked
What does the RAWG MCP let me do in Switchy?
It pulls game metadata, developer info, achievements, DLC lists, and Reddit discussions from RAWG's 500,000+ game database. Your team can ask questions like 'what games did Hideo Kojima direct' or 'show me Steam Deck compatible RPGs released in 2023' without leaving the chat. Useful for game research, competitive analysis, or building game recommendation features.
Do I need a RAWG account to use this MCP?
Yes. You need a free RAWG API key, which you get by signing up at rawg.io/apidocs. The free tier allows 20,000 requests per month. Paste the key into Switchy's connection settings. No OAuth dance — just copy-paste the key and you're done.
Can it access my Steam library or game saves?
No. RAWG is a read-only public database. It doesn't connect to your Steam account, Xbox profile, or any personal gaming data. Think of it like querying IMDb for movies — you get public info (release dates, ratings, screenshots) but nothing from your personal library or playtime.
Why use this instead of just searching RAWG's website?
The MCP lets your team ask natural-language questions across multiple data points without clicking through pages. Instead of manually searching for a game, then its DLC, then its developers, you ask 'what DLC exists for Elden Ring and who developed it' and get a structured answer. Faster for research workflows.
Who on the team should connect the RAWG API key?
Anyone doing game research, competitive analysis, or building game-related features. The key is tied to a RAWG account, not a person, so one team member can create it and share access. If you hit the 20,000 request/month limit, upgrade the RAWG plan or rotate keys across team members.