# IGDB

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve comprehensive video game information, such as game details, release dates, and genres, to build gaming applications, research projects, or content creation workflows. It provides structured access to IGDB's extensive database through a simple interface, handling API authentication for seamless data retrieval. Ideal for use cases involving video game data analysis, content creation, or AI-powered gaming assistants.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/bielacki-igdb  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bielacki-igdb

## Description

An MCP server providing access to the IGDB (Internet Game Database) API for comprehensive video game information retrieval. Built by bielacki using FastMCP and httpx, it enables querying game details, release dates, platforms, genres, ratings, and other gaming metadata through IGDB's extensive database. The implementation handles API authentication and provides structured access to gaming data, making it useful for building gaming applications, research projects analyzing the video game industry, content creation workflows involving game information, and AI assistants that need to answer questions about video games and gaming history.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/bielacki-igdb)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/bielacki/igdb-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "bielacki-igdb"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bielacki-igdb` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bielacki-igdb/pull`

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