`search_games`

Pack: rawg · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_games for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

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 — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the rawg pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_games