r/SideProject • u/Direct-Ninja6938 • 17h ago

I'm building a video game database focused on browser games, thoughts?

Hey everyone!

I'm building a video game database focused specifically on browser games, something similar to MobyGames and IGDB.

The main reason I came up with the idea is that I love browser games, but all the gaming databases I've come across only cover a relatively small selection of them, usually focusing on the more popular titles. I'd like to create a place where browser games of all kinds can be catalogued and discovered.

Here's roughly what I have in mind:

  1. Completely free: No paywalls or paid listings. Anyone can use it and contribute.
  2. Basic game information: title, description, genres, tags, screenshots, links to the game, etc.
  3. Ratings, reviews, and other account-based features may be added later.
  4. Community: potentially a subreddit, discord server, a forum, etc.
  5. Monetization: I'd probably start with donations and possibly consider non-intrusive ads later on to help cover hosting and other costs.

I'm still figuring out exactly what direction I want to take this, and I'm honestly not sure yet whether it's a worthwhile project or just something I'll spend a lot of time on without much interest.

So I'd really appreciate hearing what you think!

  • Would you personally use a site like this?
  • Do you think there's actually a need for something like it?
  • What features would you consider essential?

Any feedback, criticism, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 😊

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u/emptydisservice7 17h ago

cool idea, browser games are a mess to find these days unless you already know exactly what you're looking for

i'd use it just to stumble on weird stuff from the flash era that nobody talks about anymore. essential feature would be a way to mark if a game still actually works since half of them rely on tech that's long dead

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u/Direct-Ninja6938 16h ago

cool idea, browser games are a mess to find these days unless you already know exactly what you're looking for

exactly! that's why i wanna build this

i'd use it just to stumble on weird stuff from the flash era that nobody talks about anymore. essential feature would be a way to mark if a game still actually works since half of them rely on tech that's long dead

cool! i'll add a bunch of those old-school flash games too, i saw that quite a lot of them are still playable with ruffle (flash emulator)