MCP server providing structured video game information from Steam and SteamGridDB
Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Videogame Encyclopedia MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. MCP server providing structured video game information from Steam and SteamGridDB.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides structured video game information from Steam and SteamGridDB. This server exposes tools for searching games and retrieving comprehensive metadata including descriptions, categories, release dates, player counts, and visual assets like logos, boxart, and icons.
@smithery/cli on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
The server publishes 4 tools. What each one is for:
game_get_full_profile — Get a comprehensive game profile in a single request, aggregating metadata from Steam and community visual assets from SteamGridDB. This is thePrerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverSetup — 1. Clone or download this repository bash cd /Users/hoanicross/devel/perso/genai/mcp/game-encyclopedia-mcp-serverScripts — The Scripts tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: STEAMGRIDDB_API_KEY, SCREENSCRAPER_DEV_ID, SCREENSCRAPER_USER_ID. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Videogame Encyclopedia's toolset — game_get_full_profile, Prerequisites, Setup and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by hcross; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| game_get_full_profile | Get a comprehensive game profile in a single request, aggregating metadata from Steam and community visual assets from SteamGridDB. This is the **recommended tool** for providing a complete overview of a game. |
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Setup | 1. **Clone or download this repository** bash cd /Users/hoanicross/devel/perso/genai/mcp/game-encyclopedia-mcp-server |
| Scripts | The Scripts tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"videogame-encyclopedia": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"],
"env": {
"STEAMGRIDDB_API_KEY": "your-value",
"SCREENSCRAPER_DEV_ID": "your-value",
"SCREENSCRAPER_USER_ID": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| STEAMGRIDDB_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| SCREENSCRAPER_DEV_ID | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| SCREENSCRAPER_USER_ID | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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