Best RAWG Alternatives in 2026
Updated
13 apps from game databases ranked against RAWG on the same published basis.
- 1RAWG vs BoardGameGeek
- 2RAWG vs LaunchBox
- 3RAWG vs RaiderZ Game Database
- 4RAWG vs Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Database
- 5RAWG vs IGDB
- 7RAWG vs The Visual Novel Database
- 8RAWG vs YGOPRODeck
- 9RAWG vs Pokémon TCG Card Database
- 10RAWG vs MobyGames
- 11RAWG vs Interactive Fiction Database
- 12RAWG vs Lemon Amiga
- 13RAWG vs NostalgiaDB
- 14RAWG vs GameDNA
RAWG alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BoardGameGeek | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 2 | LaunchBox | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 3 | RaiderZ Game Database | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Web, Windows |
| 4 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Database | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 5 | IGDB | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 7 | The Visual Novel Database | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 8 | YGOPRODeck | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 9 | Pokémon TCG Card Database | 5.5 | No | — | Web |
| 10 | MobyGames | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 11 | Interactive Fiction Database | 5.3 | No | — | API, Web |
| 12 | Lemon Amiga | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 13 | NostalgiaDB | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | GameDNA | 4.7 | No | — | — |
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Questions about RAWG alternatives
What is the best alternative to RAWG?
BoardGameGeek, number 1 in game databases with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: LaunchBox, RaiderZ Game Database, Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Database and 9 more.
What is the best free alternative to RAWG?
BoardGameGeek is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 13 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.