Origin Story
Games and gamers in one place
From the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey to the latest PlayStation release. VGDB catalogues every gaming platform, every game, and every studio that built them. Fifty years of press-start moments, all in one place.
Backstory
Why VGDB exists
Gaming history is scattered across a dozen different sites, abandoned wikis, and fan projects that disappear when someone stops paying the hosting bill. We wanted one place to pull it together: the platforms, the games, the studios, and the community that played them.
Move Set
What You Can Do Here
- Browse the games catalogue and read community reviews.
- Explore consoles across every generation and compare them side-by-side.
- Dig into the studios and publishers behind the games.
- Meet the community, track your collection, and write reviews of your own.
Join the Party
Get Involved
VGDB is built in the open. If something's missing or wrong, don't file a bug report with an angry forum post; submit a game, write a review, or start a thread with the rest of the party.
Roll Call
Meet the Team
The two players behind VGDB. We built it because we wanted it to exist; it turns out other people wanted it too.
I'm the kind of player who will happily lose a weekend to a 60-hour RPG and still come back for the DLC. My first console was a 2nd hand Philips Videopac, which dates me about as accurately as a tree ring. These days my late nights belong to my daughters Cleo and Cora, but the controller is never far away, and there is always a flat white nearby that I probably should not be drinking.
Sleepless Nights
Recently became a first time father to little Cleo.
Experienced Gamer
First console was a 2nd hand Philips Videopac, that's how old he is.
Radical Winter
Spent winter seasons snowboarding in Les Arcs.
Coffee Masochist
Loves coffee but has a massive intolerance to caffeine.
I'm a gamer across many genres, without actually being good at most of them. I'm old enough to have been an Atari 800XL owner, yet young enough to still be able to enjoy the modern gaming experience. What I love about gaming is how it has turned from a solitary hobby to one that (thanks to LANs and modern internet connections) has given me lifelong friends as well as amazing gaming experiences.
Cartridge vs Floppy
Would argue that the Atari was better than an Amiga.
New Generation's Mentor
Loses FIFA far too often to his 8 year old son.
Power Leveling
Went grey at the age of 24.
+10 Awareness
Drank caffeine infused water at a LAN, and wondered why he couldn't sleep.