TIGdb: Big Update!

By: Derek Yu

On: July 1st, 2008

The Indie Game Database got a big update this weekend. Jeff and I also had a great time on tigIRC, where we were exposed to “spider-hell.jpg” time and time again. (Among other things… shivers)

Regardless, we made a lot of progress and I’m excited to share it with you guys.

User Reviews! A long-awaited feature! Now, after you’ve rated a game, you can share you experiences with it and discuss what you liked, what you loved, and what you thought could be improved. User reviews will appear at the bottom of each game’s page, where the most helpful reviews will float to the top! Check out this review I wrote for MDickie’s Hard Time! You may be surprised to find out what I think of it! (Or maybe not at all!)

And if you click the user’s name under the review’s headline, it will take you to their profile. Right now your profile will display your avatar (if you’ve uploaded one), and your bio, along with a list of the reviews you’ve written.

User Submissions Users can also submit games from the site itself now, although an administrator will still have to view the submission and add the game manually. But it’s a great way to bring a game to our attention, and I think it’ll be a lot easier than submitting via the forums.

Also, I know a lot of people will be submitting their own games, but we ask that, if you do, please also submit a game that you enjoy that someone else made. This will increase the likelihood that your own submission will get added (the submissions page has other guidelines that will help you get your submission through).

“Remember Me” Login Some people were hoping that the site could remember that you logged in so you wouldn’t have to enter your info every time – now you can check “Remember Me” when you log in and it’ll do just that!

Lots o’ New Games! I added a bunch of new games from all of the place, including your submissions on TIGForums. The grand total now is nearly 300 (maybe 300+ by the time you read this?). Rate, tag, and review ’em up! With the new submission system I can hopefully add games faster and more regularly, as well. Whoo hoo!

The db has been a great success so far, but these new features should make it even more fun and useful. And as usual, we’d love to hear your feedback. If you look on the left-hand side of TIGdb, you should see a UserVoice “Feedback” widget that you can click to vote on suggestions and feature requests, or submit your own.

And mad props to Jeff for working hard to implement these features. We really hope you enjoy!