what is GameScry
- browse for new games
- browse for old games
- find teamates
- find gigs
- promote your game
- go metaquesting
- learn how to scry (WIP)
It is aimed at indie games, but all games are welcome.
posting games
Anyone can submit a game listing - you don't need to be the owner. Listings are unique by name, case-insensitive. To edit a listing after it's posted you must be either:
- the person who just posted it (same session)
- logged in, and the listing owner (this can be transferred)
- a moderator
Anonymously-posted listings can be claimed by any logged in user.
Listing ownership can be transferred or disputed if needed.
mana
Mana is points earned on site.
- 10 mana when you sign up.
- 10 mana for registering a game (does not have to be yours)
- 5 mana when someone upvotes a review that you leave.
You can use up to 3 mana upvoting a game.
crystal
Crystal is purchased or awarded currency, used for limited actions such as placing ads and quests.
GSGP: Game Scry Game Protocol - show live data from your game
GSGP is a standardized JSON structure which you can make available for GameScry or other sites to ping for real-time data about your game. It is intended for online games but anyone capable of creating an endpoint for it is welcome to.
Devs:
After adding GSGP details to your listing here, GameScry will automatically begin pinging your GSGP endpoint for updates to display, approx every 30 min. All fields are optional except 'name'.
{
"name": "name of your game - optional, just for reference",
"image_url": "https://some-game.com/logo.png",
"active_players": 123,
"description": "use \n for new lines",
"leaderboards": {
"board label": {
"[player name / id]": 123,
"[player name / id]": 123
},
"board label": {
"[player name / id]": 123,
"[player name / id]": 123
}
}
}
Also - the endpoint is currently arbitrary (enter it on your game listing, GameScry will look there), but it is encouraged to use only "/gsgp" GET going forward, as other sites are beginning to look for that.
suggestions
Feel free to: contact the dev or post feedback on the forums
^
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