Gaming

BoardGameGeek

boardgamegeek.com

The largest board-game database, with ratings, rules discussions, forums, marketplaces, and play logs.

Board Game Arena

boardgamearena.com

Browser-based platform for playing licensed modern board games asynchronously or in real time.

Tabletopia

tabletopia.com

Digital tabletop sandbox with official board-game adaptations, workshops, and cross-platform play.

The Dice Tower

www.dicetower.com

Board-game reviews, rankings, podcasts, convention coverage, and video programming from a large reviewer network.

Shut Up & Sit Down

www.shutupandsitdown.com

Editorial board-game reviews, videos, podcasts, and recommendations focused on the experience around the table.

Board Game Quest

www.boardgamequest.com

Reviews, previews, news, and buying guides spanning strategy games, family games, and tabletop releases.

Tabletop Gaming

www.tabletopgaming.co.uk

News, reviews, interviews, and features covering board games, miniatures, role-playing games, and designers.

Board Game Oracle

www.boardgameoracle.com

Board-game price comparison service with retailer listings, price histories, wish lists, and regional storefront coverage.

Yucata

www.yucata.de

Free browser platform for asynchronous and real-time play of licensed board games, with ratings and tournament support.

Ludii Portal

ludii.games

Research-backed platform for playing, studying, and comparing historical and traditional strategy games from many cultures.

Pagat

www.pagat.com

Long-running reference for the rules, history, and regional variants of traditional card games worldwide.

Scryfall

scryfall.com

Fast, comprehensive Magic: The Gathering card search with advanced queries, rulings, prices, and APIs.

Gatherer

gatherer.wizards.com

Wizards of the Coast's official Magic card database with Oracle text, rulings, formats, and sets.

MTGGoldfish

www.mtggoldfish.com

Magic deck lists, metagame analysis, card prices, tournament results, and collection tools.

Limitless TCG

limitlesstcg.com

Tournament results, deck lists, metagame statistics, card data, and event tools for the Pokémon TCG.

NetrunnerDB

netrunnerdb.com

Community card database and deck builder for the Netrunner living card game, including legality and rulings.

ArkhamDB

arkhamdb.com

Card database, investigator deck builder, and campaign reference for Arkham Horror: The Card Game.

Pokémon TCG Card Database

www.pokemon.com

Official searchable Pokémon Trading Card Game database with card text, expansions, formats, rarity, and illustrator data.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Database

www.db.yugioh-card.com

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! database for card searches, product lists, deck management, rulings information, and tournament legality.

The World of Playing Cards

www.wopc.co.uk

Illustrated reference and archive covering playing-card history, regional patterns, makers, artists, and collecting.

PlayStation

www.playstation.com

Sony's official destination for PlayStation hardware, games, services, support, and platform announcements.

Xbox

www.xbox.com

Microsoft's official hub for Xbox consoles, games, subscriptions, cloud gaming, accessories, and support.

Nintendo

www.nintendo.com

Nintendo's official site for consoles, first-party games, account services, news, purchasing, and customer support.

PlayStation Blog

blog.playstation.com

Official PlayStation announcements, developer interviews, release details, event coverage, and platform updates.

Xbox Wire

news.xbox.com

Official Xbox newsroom for game announcements, platform changes, developer features, events, and business updates.

Nintendo Life

www.nintendolife.com

Independent Nintendo publication with news, reviews, guides, interviews, videos, and release coverage.

Push Square

www.pushsquare.com

Independent PlayStation publication covering news, reviews, features, guides, hardware, and release schedules.

Pure Xbox

www.purexbox.com

Independent Xbox publication offering news, reviews, features, guides, deals, and backward-compatibility coverage.

Nintendo What's New

www.nintendo.com

Nintendo's official stream of game announcements, interviews, event updates, release news, and platform features.

DoesItPlay?

www.doesitplay.org

Community database testing whether physical console releases can be installed and played without downloads or an internet connection.

How Long to Beat

howlongtobeat.com

Community-maintained estimates for main-story, expanded, and completionist play times across thousands of games.

IsThereAnyDeal

isthereanydeal.com

PC game price comparison and alert service that tracks authorized digital stores and historical discounts.

Backloggd

backloggd.com

Social game journal for logging play status, recording ratings and reviews, organizing lists, and discovering games.

IGDB

www.igdb.com

Structured video-game database with release dates, platforms, genres, companies, media, ratings, and discovery tools.

Deku Deals

www.dekudeals.com

Console-focused price tracker with sale histories, wish lists, collections, and personalized deal notifications.

SteamDB

steamdb.info

Independent database exposing Steam application metadata, price histories, update records, charts, and current promotions.

OpenCritic

opencritic.com

Review aggregator combining critic scores, excerpts, publication data, release details, and ranked game lists.

Grouvee

www.grouvee.com

Social game collection manager for tracking backlogs, play status, ratings, reviews, shelves, and recommendations.

Exophase

www.exophase.com

Cross-platform achievement and trophy tracker with player profiles, leaderboards, game activity, and embeddable gamercards.

Liquipedia

liquipedia.net

Community-maintained esports reference covering tournaments, teams, players, results, transfers, and game-specific histories.

HLTV

www.hltv.org

Counter-Strike esports database and news site with match schedules, results, rankings, statistics, and team records.

VLR.gg

www.vlr.gg

Valorant esports coverage with fixtures, results, event brackets, rankings, team rosters, statistics, and discussion.

Esports Charts

escharts.com

Audience analytics platform for esports tournaments, channels, games, teams, and streaming viewership trends.

FACEIT

www.faceit.com

Competitive gaming platform providing matchmaking, leagues, tournaments, hubs, rankings, and anti-cheat services.

start.gg

www.start.gg

Tournament platform for event registration, brackets, seeding, schedules, communities, and competitive-game discovery.

Dotabuff

www.dotabuff.com

Dota 2 statistics and match-analysis service with player profiles, hero trends, rankings, and esports data.

Oracle's Elixir

oracleselixir.com

League of Legends esports data resource providing downloadable match statistics, dashboards, and analytical tools.

Riot Games Competitive Operations

competitiveops.riotgames.com

Official Riot portal for esports rules, competitive policies, compliance material, and global player contract data.

LoL Esports

lolesports.com

Official League of Legends esports site with schedules, standings, results, event coverage, teams, and live broadcasts.

GDC Vault

gdcvault.com

Archive of Game Developers Conference presentations on design, programming, production, art, audio, and business.

Game Developer

www.gamedeveloper.com

Professional publication covering game design, engineering, production, art, audio, careers, and industry practice.

Unity Learn

learn.unity.com

Official Unity tutorials, learning pathways, sample projects, and courses for real-time game development.

Unreal Engine Documentation

dev.epicgames.com

Official technical documentation, guides, API references, samples, and production workflows for Unreal Engine.

Godot Engine Documentation

docs.godotengine.org

Official manuals, tutorials, class references, and workflow guides for the open-source Godot game engine.

Game Programming Patterns

gameprogrammingpatterns.com

Free online book explaining reusable software design patterns through practical game-programming examples.

International Game Developers Association

igda.org

Global professional association offering chapters, special-interest groups, career resources, events, and developer advocacy.

Game Accessibility Guidelines

gameaccessibilityguidelines.com

Practical reference organized by implementation complexity for making games usable by players with diverse access needs.

The Level Design Book

book.leveldesignbook.com

Open reference covering level-design theory, workflows, blockouts, playtesting, tools, and production practice.

Games User Research

www.gamesur.com

Professional community with articles, events, job resources, and guidance for user research and player-experience work in games.

Game UI Database

www.gameuidatabase.com

Searchable visual-reference database of categorized interface screenshots and videos from released games.

MDN Game Development

developer.mozilla.org

Mozilla's guides and reference material for building browser games with standard web technologies and graphics APIs.

IndieDB

www.indiedb.com

Community database where independent developers publish games, development updates, media, demos, and release information.

Game Jolt

gamejolt.com

Creator-focused community and distribution platform for independent games, devlogs, events, and fan communities.

IndieCade

www.indiecade.com

Independent-games organization presenting festivals, showcases, awards, talks, and professional development programs.

Independent Games Festival

igf.com

Annual festival and awards program recognizing innovation and achievement in independently developed games.

Indie Games Plus

indiegamesplus.com

Editorial site highlighting independent releases, developer interviews, previews, reviews, and unusual game concepts.

Wholesome Games

wholesomegames.com

Curated community and showcase series focused on thoughtful, comforting, and emotionally resonant independent games.

Alpha Beta Gamer

www.alphabetagamer.com

Discovery site covering playable alpha, beta, prototype, student, game-jam, and independent game projects.

Day of the Devs

www.dayofthedevs.org

Nonprofit showcase organization presenting curated independent games through events, broadcasts, and public exhibitions.

A MAZE.

a-maze.net

International festival and cultural platform presenting arthouse, experimental, independent games and playful media.

Buried Treasure

buried-treasure.org

Independent criticism and discovery publication focused on overlooked, small, and unusual indie games.

Thinky Games

thinkygames.com

Specialist publication and showcase hub for puzzle, strategy, automation, and deduction-focused independent games.

Digital Foundry

www.digitalfoundry.net

Technical game and hardware analysis focused on rendering, image quality, performance, and platform comparisons.

PC Gamer

pcgamer.com

News, reviews, features, hardware coverage, and practical guides centered on PC gaming.

IGN

www.ign.com

Long-running publication covering game news, reviews, guides, video, entertainment, and major industry events.

GameSpot

www.gamespot.com

Established publication providing game news, reviews, previews, features, video, and release coverage across platforms.

Eurogamer

www.eurogamer.net

European game publication known for news, reviews, interviews, criticism, guides, and independent editorial features.

Polygon

www.polygon.com

Games and culture publication featuring reporting, reviews, essays, guides, entertainment coverage, and criticism.

Rock Paper Shotgun

www.rockpapershotgun.com

PC-focused publication covering news, reviews, features, recommendations, guides, and critical commentary.

The Guardian Games

www.theguardian.com

The Guardian's games section with criticism, reporting, interviews, reviews, newsletters, and cultural analysis.

GamesIndustry.biz

www.gamesindustry.biz

Trade publication reporting on game studios, publishing, labor, finance, regulation, careers, and industry strategy.

Aftermath

aftermath.site

Worker-owned publication producing original reporting and criticism about games, labor, internet culture, and media.

Game File

www.gamefile.news

Independent publication offering original games-industry reporting, interviews, analysis, and a regular newsletter.

Blood on the Clocktower

www.bloodontheclocktower.com

Official home of the storyteller-led social-deduction game, with rules, character references, scripts, community links, and online-play resources.

MafiaScum

www.mafiascum.net

Long-running forum and reference wiki for moderated online Mafia games, including role definitions, strategy material, archives, and active play.

Jackbox Games

www.jackboxgames.com

Official catalog and support site for locally hosted party games that use players' phones as controllers for drawing, trivia, writing, and bluffing.

Freeform Games

www.freeformgames.com

Publisher of downloadable murder-mystery party games with host instructions, character materials, invitations, clues, and editions for varied group sizes.

Sporcle

www.sporcle.com

Large user-created trivia platform with timed quizzes across many subjects, playlists, multiplayer formats, and hosted live trivia events.

ImproWiki

improwiki.com

Searchable reference for improvisational theater games, exercises, warm-ups, techniques, formats, and workshop activities for groups.

International Quizzing Association

www.worldquizzing.com

International organization coordinating quiz competitions, including the World Quizzing Championships, with event information, rankings, and practice material.

Gartic Phone

garticphone.com

Free browser party game that turns drawing and written prompts into collaborative telephone-style rounds for live groups.

Codenames Online

codenames.game

Official browser version of Codenames for creating private rooms and playing the team word-association game remotely.

Netgames.io

netgames.io

Free browser collection of remotely playable social, bluffing, drawing, and hidden-role games for groups.

PCGamingWiki

www.pcgamingwiki.com

Community reference for PC game fixes, configuration details, compatibility notes, and technical workarounds.

Nexus Mods

www.nexusmods.com

Large mod-hosting and community platform with files, tools, documentation, and discussion for supported games.

Mod DB

www.moddb.com

Long-running database and hosting community for game modifications, independent projects, articles, and development updates.

ProtonDB

www.protondb.com

Crowdsourced compatibility reports and configuration guidance for running Windows games on Linux through Proton.

Lutris

lutris.net

Open-source Linux game manager integrating multiple stores, runners, emulators, and community installation scripts.

Playnite

playnite.link

Open-source Windows game-library manager that unifies installed titles and libraries from multiple services.

GamingOnLinux

www.gamingonlinux.com

News, reviews, technical reports, release coverage, and compatibility updates for Linux and Steam Deck gaming.

Steam Deck

www.steamdeck.com

Valve's official resource for Steam Deck hardware, specifications, software features, support, and availability.

Heroic Games Launcher

heroicgameslauncher.com

Open-source launcher for Epic, GOG, and Amazon game libraries on Linux, Windows, macOS, and Steam Deck.

WineHQ AppDB

appdb.winehq.org

Community compatibility database documenting how Windows games and applications run through Wine.

MangoHud

github.com

Open-source Vulkan and OpenGL performance overlay for monitoring frame timing, frame rates, temperatures, and system load.

Internet Archive Software Collection

archive.org

Public archive of historical software, documentation, cover media, and emulated computer and console materials.

MobyGames

www.mobygames.com

Extensive game database cataloging releases, credits, platforms, companies, screenshots, cover art, and reviews.

Video Game History Foundation

gamehistory.org

Nonprofit organization preserving, researching, and improving access to video-game history and source materials.

International Center for the History of Electronic Games

www.museumofplay.org

The Strong museum's research collection documenting electronic games, creators, companies, hardware, media, and play culture.

Gaming Alexandria

www.gamingalexandria.com

Preservation community cataloging scans, promotional material, prototypes, interviews, artwork, and game-development history.

The Cutting Room Floor

tcrf.net

Community research wiki documenting unused, hidden, regional, revised, and prerelease content found in video games.

Hall of Light

amiga.abime.net

Detailed Amiga game database with credits, release data, screenshots, packaging, manuals, reviews, and conversion information.

The Digital Antiquarian

www.filfre.net

Long-form researched history of computer games, interactive fiction, platforms, developers, and the surrounding software industry.

Flashpoint Archive

flashpointarchive.org

Community preservation project for browser games, animations, and other web-native interactive media that depend on discontinued technologies.

Game Preservation Society

www.gamepres.org

Japan-based nonprofit preserving game software, hardware, publications, documentation, and related technical knowledge.

Computer and Video Game Archive

lib.umich.edu

University of Michigan research collection of games, consoles, computers, board games, and related historical material.

TOSEC

www.tosecdev.org

Long-running cataloging project documenting software, firmware, and media for historical computers, consoles, and arcade systems.

Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection

www.chiark.greenend.org.uk

Free collection of compact logic games with browser versions, downloadable applications, configurable difficulty, and generated puzzles.

Nikoli

www.nikoli.co.jp

Official English site of the Japanese puzzle publisher known for original logic-puzzle rules, books, magazines, and online puzzles.

MIT Mystery Hunt

puzzles.mit.edu

Official archive and resource hub for the long-running team puzzle hunt, including past hunts, solving guidance, history, and event information.

Puzzled Pint

puzzledpint.org

Monthly casual puzzle event with local gatherings, downloadable puzzle sets, hints, solutions, location puzzles, and an extensive archive.

Jigsaw Explorer

www.jigsawexplorer.com

Browser-based jigsaw platform with a large rotating puzzle library, custom image puzzles, multiplayer play, and saved progress.

World Cube Association

www.worldcubeassociation.org

International organization governing official twisty-puzzle competitions, with regulations, event calendars, rankings, results, records, and competitor profiles.

The Puzzle Museum

www.puzzlemuseum.com

Online museum documenting mechanical puzzles across historical periods, makers, themes, materials, patents, collections, and puzzle ephemera.

Room Escape Artist

roomescapeartist.com

Independent escape-room publication offering reviews, industry reporting, event coverage, player guides, design analysis, and a searchable recommendation map.

Jaap's Puzzle Page

www.jaapsch.net

Detailed reference for mechanical, twisty, sliding, and permutation puzzles, including solution methods and mathematical analysis.

Puzzle Wiki

www.puzzles.wiki

Community reference for puzzle types, hunt history, solving terminology, construction resources, and puzzle-hunt archives.

Puzzle Hunt Calendar

puzzlehuntcalendar.com

Community calendar for discovering upcoming online and in-person puzzle hunts, competitions, and related events.

Steam

store.steampowered.com

Valve's storefront and distribution platform for PC games, software, community features, and workshop content.

GOG

gog.com

Digital game store specializing in DRM-free releases, including both classic and current PC titles.

Itch.io

itch.io

Open marketplace for independent games, game-jam projects, tools, assets, and experimental interactive work.

Epic Games Store

store.epicgames.com

Epic's digital storefront for PC and Mac games, add-ons, free-game promotions, and publisher releases.

Humble Store

www.humblebundle.com

Digital PC game retailer connected to Humble's bundles, memberships, publisher sales, and charitable giving program.

Green Man Gaming

www.greenmangaming.com

Digital game retailer offering publisher-supplied PC keys, release information, promotions, and editorial content.

Fanatical

www.fanatical.com

Authorized digital retailer for PC games, bundles, software, downloadable content, and publisher promotions.

Microsoft Store Games

apps.microsoft.com

Microsoft's official Windows storefront for PC games, downloadable content, apps, and account-linked purchases.

EA app

www.ea.com

Electronic Arts' official Windows client for buying, installing, updating, and managing EA games and subscriptions.

Ubisoft Connect

www.ubisoft.com

Ubisoft's official game distribution and player-services platform for purchases, libraries, rewards, saves, and social features.

D&D Beyond

www.dndbeyond.com

Official Dungeons & Dragons digital toolset with rules, licensed books, a searchable compendium, character creation, and campaign management.

Archives of Nethys

2e.aonprd.com

Officially licensed Pathfinder Second Edition rules reference covering classes, ancestries, equipment, spells, creatures, and game-master material.

Roll20

roll20.net

Browser-based virtual tabletop with maps, tokens, dice, character sheets, rule compendiums, group finding, and licensed game content.

Foundry Virtual Tabletop

foundryvtt.com

Self-hosted virtual tabletop software with game-system packages, community modules, maps, automation, journals, and browser access for players.

Ironsworn

www.ironswornrpg.com

Official home of a tabletop role-playing system designed for guided, cooperative, and solo campaigns, with rules downloads and play resources.

Project Aon

www.projectaon.org

Volunteer-authorized archive preserving Joe Dever's Lone Wolf gamebooks as free online editions with rules, illustrations, and supporting material.

Critical Role

critrole.com

Official site for the actual-play company, with campaign episodes, podcasts, show schedules, cast information, and related tabletop projects.

DriveThruRPG

www.drivethrurpg.com

Large tabletop role-playing marketplace for licensed and independent rulebooks, adventures, supplements, virtual-tabletop assets, and print-on-demand editions.

RPGGeek

rpggeek.com

Community database for tabletop role-playing games with editions, credits, ratings, collections, session logs, and forums.

donjon

donjon.bin.sh

Long-running collection of generators for adventures, maps, encounters, names, treasure, calendars, and campaign preparation.

Kanka

kanka.io

Collaborative campaign and worldbuilding manager for characters, places, organizations, timelines, calendars, and permissions.

RPGnet

www.rpg.net

Long-running tabletop role-playing community with discussion forums, reviews, columns, and an indexed game database.