`search_games`

Pack: rawg · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/rawg/mcp

Search the RAWG video game database by name, genre, or platform. Returns games with ratings, Metacritic scores, release dates, platforms, and genres. Example: search_games({ query: “zelda”, ordering: “-metacritic” })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	no	Search query — a game name or keyword, e.g. “elden ring”, “mario”
`genres`	string	no	Filter by genre slug(s) or id(s), comma-separated, e.g. “action”, “role-playing-games-rpg”
`platforms`	string	no	Filter by platform id(s), comma-separated, e.g. “4” (PC), “187” (PS5)
`ordering`	string	no	Sort order, e.g. “-rating” (top rated), “-released” (newest), “-metacritic” (best reviewed)
`page_size`	number	no	Number of games to return (default 20, max 40)
`_apiKey`	string	no	Optional — your own RAWG API key for higher limits; omit to use the shared Pipeworx key.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "zelda"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/rawg/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_games","arguments":{"query":"zelda"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_games', {
  "query": "zelda"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "elden ring",
  "ordering": "-metacritic",
  "platforms": "7",
  "page_size": 10
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rawg": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/rawg/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_games