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"description": "Official release date of the game", "readOnly": true }, "tba": { "type": "boolean", "description": "Whether the game is marked as To Be Announced", "readOnly": true }, "updated": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "description": "Last updated timestamp for this game record", "readOnly": true }, "background_image": { "type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "URL to the primary background image", "readOnly": true }, "background_image_additional": { "type": "string", "description": "URL to an additional background image", "readOnly": true }, "website": { "type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "Official website URL for the game", "readOnly": true }, "rating": { "type": "number", "description": "Average community rating (0-5 scale)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 5 }, "rating_top": { "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum possible rating", "readOnly": true }, "ratings": { "type": "object", "description": "Breakdown of rating distribution", "readOnly": true }, "ratings_count": { "type": "integer", "description": "Total number of ratings received", "readOnly": true }, "reviews_text_count": { "type": "string", "description": "Number of text reviews", "readOnly": true }, "added": { "type": "integer", "description": "Number of users who have added this game to their collection", "readOnly": true }, "added_by_status": { "type": "object", "description": "Breakdown of users by library status (owned, played, etc.)", "readOnly": true }, "metacritic": { "type": "integer", "description": "Metacritic score (0-100)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 100, "readOnly": true }, "playtime": { "type": "integer", "description": "Average playtime in hours", "readOnly": true }, "screenshots_count": { "type": "integer", "description": "Number of screenshots available", "readOnly": true }, "movies_count": { "type": "integer", "description": "Number of trailers/movies available", "readOnly": true }, "creators_count": { "type": "integer", "description": 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"string", "description": "URL to the game's Metacritic page", "readOnly": true }, "esrb_rating": { "$ref": "#/definitions/EsrbRating" }, "platforms": { "type": "array", "description": "List of platforms the game is available on", "items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/GamePlatformEntry" } } }, "definitions": { "EsrbRating": { "type": "object", "description": "ESRB content rating classification", "properties": { "id": { "type": "integer" }, "slug": { "type": "string", "enum": ["everyone", "everyone-10-plus", "teen", "mature", "adults-only", "rating-pending"] }, "name": { "type": "string", "enum": ["Everyone", "Everyone 10+", "Teen", "Mature", "Adults Only", "Rating Pending"] } } }, "PlatformRef": { "type": "object", "description": "Reference to a gaming platform", "properties": { "id": {"type": "integer"}, "slug": {"type": "string"}, "name": {"type": "string"} } }, "PlatformRequirements": { "type": "object", "description": "System requirements for a platform", "properties": { "minimum": {"type": "string"}, "recommended": {"type": "string"} } }, "GamePlatformEntry": { "type": "object", "description": "A platform entry with release date and system requirements", "properties": { "platform": {"$ref": "#/definitions/PlatformRef"}, "released_at": {"type": "string", "nullable": true}, "requirements": {"$ref": "#/definitions/PlatformRequirements"} } } } }