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Explore detailed game pages including title information, release year, platform, genre, developer, screenshots, videos, manuals, and related media.
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Learn how to prepare, organize, and preserve your game collections so they can be easily imported into compatible desktop applications.
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Benefit from shared knowledge, recommendations, and best practices contributed by other users and collectors.
Discover the Game Database Platform
Game Database is built to act as a shared reference point for video game data.
It focuses on consistency, clarity, and long-term preservation rather than news or trends.
Our goal is to provide structured, reusable information that can be consumed both by humans and by external tools or applications.
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Game Metadata Repository
Access structured game information that can be used to enrich local collections and archives.
Media Resources
Browse and manage screenshots, cover art, gameplay videos, manuals, and supplementary materials associated with each game.
Collection Sharing
Share curated lists or references to your game collections with other users without exposing your local files.
Why Use Game Database
Game Database allows you to separate concerns:
Your desktop application handles your local files and archives.
Game Database provides a shared knowledge base and reference layer.
This approach makes it easier to maintain clean, portable collections while benefiting from a common source of information.
Join the Community
By using Game Database, you become part of a growing ecosystem focused on video game preservation and organization.
Contribute data, improve existing entries, and help build a reliable reference for current and future collectors.
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Browse a growing library of game entries covering multiple platforms and eras.
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Meet the Team
Game Database is maintained by developers and enthusiasts passionate about video games, digital preservation, and structured data.
Our focus is not content volume, but quality, consistency, and long-term usability.
John Smith
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Web Developer
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Retro Game Manager
The official desktop application of Game Database
Retro Game Manager is the companion app of Game Database — a complete solution for organizing, preserving, and managing your video game collection.
It lets you maintain your games locally while staying connected to a shared, community-driven database.
Everything is stored in a unified format designed for transparency, portability, and long-term preservation.
What It Does
Retro Game Manager helps you build and maintain a complete, structured game library.
Each game entry can include:
- Game files (ROMs, executables, or disk images)
- Covers, screenshots, videos, and manuals
- Metadata: title, platform, year, genre, developer, PEGI rating, languages, and description
- Community-sourced information directly from Game Database
All this information is stored in a single file with the .egf extension — your personal, portable game capsule.
The EGF Standard
The EGF format (Enhanced Game File) is an open, ZIP-compatible structure designed by the Game Database team for transparency and preservation.
Each .egf file contains:
- A
info.jsonmetadata file (title, platform, genre, rating, etc.) - Subfolders for
cover/,screenshots/,manuals/,videos/, androms/ - Optional checksum files (MD5/SHA1) for integrity verification
EGF files can be opened like regular ZIP archives, ensuring openness and independence — even outside the app.
Connected to Game Database
Retro Game Manager integrates seamlessly with Game Database, allowing users to:
- Retrieve and sync metadata automatically
- Follow shared standards for platforms and genres
- Keep local collections consistent with global data
- Contribute new information back to the community
The app works offline-first, but benefits from optional online updates through Game Database’s open API.
Why Use Retro Game Manager
- 100% local data ownership — no cloud, no accounts
- Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Open format, future-proof and portable
- Designed for preservation, not consumption
- Community-supported via Game Database
Retro Game Manager is ideal for retro collectors, archivists, and enthusiasts who want total control over their digital libraries.
A Growing Ecosystem
Together, Retro Game Manager and Game Database form a shared ecosystem:
the desktop app for managing your private collection, and the online platform for collaborative knowledge.
Future features will include:
- Metadata synchronization
- Automatic scraping from trusted sources
- Community tagging and sharing
- Cross-platform backups and validation
Get Involved
Join the Game Database community and help expand the world’s most open and reliable game catalog.
Contribute data, report missing titles, or share your curated collections.
Download
Retro Game Manager is distributed as a standalone Java application.
You can download the latest release directly from our GitHub Releases Page.
License
Retro Game Manager and Game Database are released under an open license for educational and preservation purposes.
Free to use, share, and extend — forever.
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