Leaderboards.dev

What Leaderboards.dev is

Leaderboards.dev is a hosted leaderboard service for indie game developers. Developers create an account, make a leaderboard and use its unique secret token to authenticate score uploads. Scores are sent through the API to the /score endpoint with a player username and score. The service supports games written in any programming language, and documentation includes examples for cURL, browser JavaScript, Python, C++ and C#. Multiple leaderboards can be displayed, and the site says the service can scale to thousands of user scores. Boards are hosted and publicly accessible. Leaderboards.dev is available through its web service and API, with a Free plan listed as free. The documentation advises against using it when scores need to be stored in a highly secure way. Its contact page invites questions and feedback, with the team offering help.

Who it suits

Leaderboards.dev suits indie developers who need publicly accessible score boards across games written in different languages. It fits projects that can use token-authenticated API submissions.

Getting started

1. Open the Leaderboards.dev website
2. Create an account
3. Make a leaderboard
4. Use its unique token
5. Send usernames and scores to the /score endpoint

Verdict

Leaderboards.dev offers a straightforward hosted API for publishing game scores. Its language-agnostic approach and examples help indie developers start quickly, but public hosting and the security warning matter for sensitive score data.