IGDB vs Lemon Amiga
IGDB
igdb.comLemon Amiga
lemonamiga.comSide by side
| Figure | IGDB | Lemon Amiga |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 0 |
| Spec score · Game Databases | 8.6 (#2) | 7.2 (#11) |
| Purpose | IGDB describes its goal as gathering relevant information about games in one place, with community contributions to its database. | Lemon Amiga is a website dedicated to classic Amiga games and community. |
| Support | IGDB directs API questions to its Discord community and bug reports to Discord or UserVoice. | The site invites visitors to donate to help cover its ongoing costs and says it operates without intrusive ads or paywalls. |
Plans
IGDB
- IGDB APIFree
- IGDB API (commercial partnership)Free
- IGDB API (non-commercial)Free
- Commercial partnershipPriced on request
In their own words
IGDB
IGDB is a video game information database for searching games, companies, and characters. Search results can be sorted by relevance, title, release date, or rating, and the database accepts community contributions. Developers can query game data and related entities through its API, choosing fields, filters, sorting, and other request options. Non-commercial API use is free under the Twitch Developer Service Agreement. Commercial use requires a partnership, and products integrating the API are expected to show visible user-facing attribution. Access requires a Twitch account with two-factor authentication, an application Client ID and Client Secret, and OAuth2 application credentials. The API allows 4 requests per second, up to 8 open requests at once, and at most 500 results per request. Documentation provides daily-updated CSV data dumps and lists wrappers for several languages. Direct browser requests are not supported because the API has no CORS headers; a backend proxy is recommended. IGDB's API is available for free for non-commercial use, while commercial use requires a partnership.
Lemon Amiga
Lemon Amiga is a free website about the classic Amiga computer, combining a searchable games library with a fan community. Searches can check title keywords, alternative names, and spelling variants, while advanced filters cover release year, media, genre, hardware, language, ratings, and player information. Game pages may contain reviews, ratings, comments, scans, documents, cheats, videos, and external links. Registered members can vote, review, comment, and use the forum; a user-vote Top 100 list has model, genre, and year filters. The site may provide public-domain, freeware, shareware, or otherwise authorised downloads, but commercial Amiga games cannot legally be distributed there. Its FAQ explains WHDLoad installation for floppy-based games and demos and notes compatibility with WinUAE. The catalogue does not aim to include every game. Lemon Amiga is web-based, has no paywalls or intrusive ads, and accepts donations.