what it is
GameScry is a game catalog aimed at casual browsers and people who do not know what they're looking for.
It is mainly for PC / browser / mobile games, but console games can be posted too.
how it works
Anyone can submit a game. Games are unique by name, case-insensitive. To edit a game after it's posted you must be either:
- the person who just posted it (same session)
- logged in, and the person who posted it
- logged in, and have proven yourself as the dev or owner of the game
- a moderator
If a game creator finds that someone else is listing info about their game incorrectly, or there is a disputed game name, they can request to authenticate as the game owner instead, and the game will be flagged for review.
orbs
Get 5 orbs when you sign up. Get 3 orbs for registering a game, and get 1 orb when someone upvotes a review that you leave.
You can use up to 3 orbs upvoting a game.
GSGP: Game Scry Game Protocol - sync live data from your game
GSGP is a way for games to report live or dynamic information back to Game Scry.
Devs:
Create an endpoint that provides the following (optional) fields in a JSON response:
GameScry will automatically begin pinging it for updates when you enter it, approx every 30 min.
{
name: [name of your game - optional, just for reference],
active_players: [number],
leaderboards: {
[board label]: {
[player name / id]: [player score],
...
},
[board label]: {
...
}
},
}
suggestions
Feel free to: contact the dev!
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