MCP Metacritic vs Videogames
A side-by-side look at the MCP Metacritic and Videogames MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Metacritic for gaming work as a local process; choose Videogames for gaming as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCP Metacritic when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
search_titles, get_title, get_reviews.
Choose Videogames when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
list_games, get_game, filter_games.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Gaming | Gaming |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | 3 |
| Full listing | View MCP Metacritic | View Videogames |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Metacritic tools 4
search_titlesFinds films, series and games by title.get_titleReads one entry, its scores and its details.get_reviewsReads the reviews of one entry, by source and by sentiment.browse_titlesLists a catalogue by score, recency or popularity.
Videogames tools 3
list_gamesList free-to-play games from FreeToGame, optionally filtered by platform (pc/browser) and category (e.g., mmorpg, shooter, strategy) and sorted by release-date, popularity, or alphabetical. Returns all matching games.get_gameGet full details for a free-to-play game by its FreeToGame ID. Returns title, description, genre, platform, publisher, developer, release date, screenshots, and minimum system requirements.filter_gamesFilter free-to-play games on FreeToGame by a dot-separated tag combination (e.g., "3d.mmorpg.fantasy", "shooter.pvp") and optional platform (pc/browser). Returns matching games with title, genre, platform, and release date.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
MCP Metacritic
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-metacritic": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-metacritic"
]
}
}
}
Videogames
{
"mcpServers": {
"videogames": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-videogames"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
MCP Metacritic is categorized under Gaming and uses a local stdio subprocess. Videogames belongs to Gaming and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick MCP Metacritic for gaming work and Videogames for gaming.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
MCP Metacritic has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Videogames has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add mcp-metacritic and videogames as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCP Metacritic has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Videogames has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.