IGDB MCP Server

MCP server for IGDB (Internet Game Database) — the comprehensive video game database owned by Twitch/Amazon. Enables AI agents to query game information, release dates, ratings, genres, platforms, game images, companies, and characters from IGDB's vast gaming database.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent
Homepage ↗ Repo ↗ Other igdb gaming video-games twitch game-database mcp-server entertainment
⚙ Agent Friendliness
68
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
77
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
68
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
65
Documentation
65
Error Messages
63
Auth Simplicity
75
Rate Limits
80

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
95
Auth Strength
78
Scope Granularity
68
Dep. Hygiene
68
Secret Handling
75

Public game data — low sensitivity. Twitch OAuth. HTTPS. Secure client secret.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
70
Version Stability
70
Breaking Changes
68
Error Recovery
65
AF Security Reliability

Best When

A game developer, gaming platform, or enthusiast building AI-powered gaming recommendation or discovery tools wants comprehensive video game metadata from IGDB's authoritative database.

Avoid When

You need pricing, availability, or review scores from stores — IGDB provides metadata and community ratings, not retail data.

Use Cases

  • • Querying game details, ratings, and metadata from IGDB for gaming recommendation agents
  • • Searching video game databases for specific titles from gaming research agents
  • • Retrieving platform compatibility and release information for game discovery agents
  • • Building gaming content applications with IGDB data via AI agents

Not For

  • • Non-gaming applications (IGDB is video game specific)
  • • Real-time game pricing data (IGDB focuses on metadata, not pricing)
  • • Physical board games or non-video game entertainment

Interface

REST API
Yes
GraphQL
Yes
gRPC
No
MCP Server
Yes ↗
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: oauth
OAuth: Yes Scopes: No

IGDB uses Twitch OAuth (Client Credentials flow). Requires Twitch Developer app for client ID and secret. Access token obtained from Twitch auth endpoint.

Pricing

Model: free
Free tier: Yes
Requires CC: No

IGDB API is free for most uses. Requires Twitch developer account (free). MCP server is free open source.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
cursor
Idempotent
Full
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • ⚠ Requires Twitch OAuth (not IGDB direct auth) — Twitch Developer app registration needed
  • ⚠ Access token expires hourly — implement token refresh for long-running agents
  • ⚠ IGDB uses Apicalypse query language (proprietary) — agents must learn syntax for complex queries
  • ⚠ 500 requests/month free limit — can be exhausted quickly with bulk game queries

Alternatives

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.

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