Opencritic Scraper is a free and open-source scraper that gets you unlimited detailed OpenCritic data for free.
- 🎮 Full details on 9,000+ games — Top Critic Score, tier, percentile, platforms, developers, trailers & store links
- 📝 Every critic review in one call — score, outlet, critic, snippet & link, plus a score histogram
- 🧑💻 7,300+ critics & 800+ outlets — profiles, socials, review stats and every review they wrote
- 🔥 Charts, deals & 36,000+ news articles — popular, upcoming, Hall of Fame, release calendar & Game Pass
{
"id": 12090,
"name": "Elden Ring",
"link": "https://opencritic.com/game/12090/elden-ring",
"release_date": "2022-02-25",
"tier": "Mighty",
"top_critic_score": 95.1,
"median_score": 96.5,
"percentile": 100,
"percent_recommended": 97.13,
"review_count": 219,
"top_critic_review_count": 139,
"developers": ["FromSoftware Inc."],
"publishers": ["BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment"],
"platforms": [
{ "id": 27, "name": "PC", "short_name": "PC", "release_date": "2022-02-25" },
{ "id": 3, "name": "PlayStation 5", "short_name": "PS5", "release_date": "2022-02-25" }
],
"genres": [{ "id": 27, "name": "Action" }, { "id": 77, "name": "RPG" }],
"review_summary": {
"summary": "Elden Ring is FromSoftware's best work yet and one of the highest rated games of all time. With refined, accessible, and satisfying combat in a vast, beautiful, and intriguing open world, players will find a lot to love."
},
"trailers": [
{ "title": "Elden Ring - Announcement Trailer", "link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXl-7Fd-D9Y", "type": "Announcement Trailer" }
],
"images": {
"box": { "original": "https://img.opencritic.com/game/12090/o/5BXKr5S1.jpg" }
},
"dates": { "first_review": "2021-01-28", "critical_mass_review": "2022-02-23", "latest_review": "2025-10-06" }
}Trimmed for readability.
1️⃣ Clone and install:
git clone https://github.com/omkarcloud/opencritic-scraper
cd opencritic-scraper
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt2️⃣ Start the API:
python run.py3️⃣ Get your first data:
curl "http://localhost:8000/games/details?game=12090"{
"id": 12090,
"name": "Elden Ring",
"link": "https://opencritic.com/game/12090/elden-ring",
"release_date": "2022-02-25",
"tier": "Mighty",
"top_critic_score": 95.1,
"median_score": 96.5,
"percentile": 100,
"percent_recommended": 97.13,
"review_count": 219,
"top_critic_review_count": 139,
"developers": ["FromSoftware Inc."],
"publishers": ["BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment"],
"genres": [{ "id": 27, "name": "Action" }, { "id": 77, "name": "RPG" }],
"review_summary": {
"summary": "Elden Ring is FromSoftware's best work yet and one of the highest rated games of all time. With refined, accessible, and satisfying combat in a vast, beautiful, and intriguing open world, players will find a lot to love."
}
}All 35 endpoints are now live at http://localhost:8000.
35 endpoints cover everything you need.
| Endpoint | Path | Returns |
|---|---|---|
| Game Details | /games/details |
Everything about one game in a single call |
| Search | /search |
Games, outlets and critics in one search |
| Search Games | /games/search |
Games by name, best match first |
| Browse Games | /games |
Filter by platform, year, tag; sort by score or date |
| Game Reviews | /games/reviews |
Critic reviews with score, outlet and link, 20 per page |
| All Game Reviews | /games/reviews/all |
Every critic review of a game in one call |
| Featured Game Reviews | /games/reviews/featured |
The reviews OpenCritic highlights on the game page |
| Score Distribution | /games/score-distribution |
Critic score histogram, mean and median |
| Game Media | /games/media |
Every screenshot, artwork set and trailer |
| User Rating / User Reviews | /games/user-rating, /games/user-reviews |
Player median score, rating count and written reviews |
| Game News | /games/news |
News articles about a game, full text |
| Popular / Upcoming / Recently Released | /games/popular, /games/upcoming, /games/recently-released |
What's hot, what's next, what just dropped |
| Reviewed Today / This Week | /games/reviewed-today, /games/reviewed-this-week |
Games getting the most reviews right now |
| Hall of Fame | /games/hall-of-fame |
The 12 best-reviewed games of any year since 2016 |
| Game Deals | /games/deals |
Discounted games with store, price and discount |
| Release Calendar | /calendar |
Every game releasing in the calendar window |
| Outlets | /outlets, /outlets/details, /outlets/reviews |
800+ outlets: profiles, scoring habits, every review |
| Critics | /critics/search, /critics/details, /critics/reviews |
Critic profiles, socials, stats and every review |
| News | /news, /news/details |
Latest gaming news with full article text |
| Collections | /collections, /collections/details, /collections/games |
Xbox Game Pass catalogs with tier breakdowns |
| Reference Lists | /platforms, /genres, /tags, /score-formats |
Filter values for every browse parameter |
The same API is published on RapidAPI, and its playground is the easiest place to try parameters and see raw responses. Once a request looks right, run it locally for unlimited free data.
- Subscribe to the free plan — 1,000 calls/month, no credit card.
- Try the endpoints in the playground — every param is pre-filled, so you see real data in one click.
- Copy the generated code and replace
https://best-opencritic-scraper-free-1000-calls.p.rapidapi.comwithhttp://localhost:8000. It will now run against your local API.
import requests
# generated by the playground, host swapped for the local API
response = requests.get(
"http://localhost:8000/games/details",
params={"game": "12090"},
)
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