diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index c9f3eeb..acda755 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
           "data:",
           "https://www.giantbomb.com",
           "https://images.pcgamingwiki.com",
+          "https://images.igdb.com",
         ],
       },
     },
diff --git a/server/internal/metadata/giantbomb.ts b/server/internal/metadata/giantbomb.ts
index 02de9d0..e9435e4 100644
--- a/server/internal/metadata/giantbomb.ts
+++ b/server/internal/metadata/giantbomb.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Developer, MetadataSource, Publisher } from "@prisma/client";
-import { MetadataProvider, MissingMetadataProviderApiKey } from ".";
+import { MetadataProvider, MissingMetadataProviderConfig } from ".";
 import {
   GameMetadataSearchResult,
   _FetchGameMetadataParams,
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ export class GiantBombProvider implements MetadataProvider {
 
   constructor() {
     const apikey = process.env.GIANT_BOMB_API_KEY;
-    if (!apikey) throw new MissingMetadataProviderApiKey(this.name());
+    if (!apikey)
+      throw new MissingMetadataProviderConfig(
+        "GIANT_BOMB_API_KEY",
+        this.name()
+      );
 
     this.apikey = apikey;
 
diff --git a/server/internal/metadata/igdb.ts b/server/internal/metadata/igdb.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c653cb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/internal/metadata/igdb.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,399 @@
+import { Developer, MetadataSource, Publisher } from "@prisma/client";
+import { MetadataProvider, MissingMetadataProviderConfig } from ".";
+import {
+  GameMetadataSearchResult,
+  _FetchGameMetadataParams,
+  GameMetadata,
+  _FetchPublisherMetadataParams,
+  PublisherMetadata,
+  _FetchDeveloperMetadataParams,
+  DeveloperMetadata,
+} from "./types";
+import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig } from "axios";
+import { inspect } from "util";
+import moment from "moment";
+
+type IGDBID = number;
+
+interface TwitchAuthResponse {
+  access_token: string;
+  expires_in: number;
+  token_type: string; // likely 'bearer'
+}
+
+interface IGDBErrorResponse {
+  title: string;
+  status: number;
+  cause: string;
+}
+
+interface IGDBItem {
+  id: IGDBID;
+}
+
+// denotes role a company had in a game
+interface IGDBInvolvedCompany extends IGDBItem {
+  company: IGDBID;
+  game: IGDBID;
+
+  developer: boolean;
+  porting: boolean;
+  publisher: boolean;
+  supporting: boolean;
+
+  created_at: number;
+  updated_at: number;
+}
+
+interface IGDBCompany extends IGDBItem {
+  name: string;
+  country: number; // ISO 3166-1 country code
+  description: string;
+  logo: IGDBID;
+  parent: IGDBID;
+  slug: string;
+  start_date: number;
+  status: IGDBID;
+  websites: IGDBID[];
+}
+
+interface IGDBCompanyWebsite extends IGDBItem {
+  trusted: boolean;
+  url: string;
+}
+
+interface IGDBCover extends IGDBItem {
+  url: string;
+}
+
+interface IGDBSearchStub extends IGDBItem {
+  name: string;
+  cover: IGDBID;
+  first_release_date: number; // unix timestamp
+  summary: string;
+}
+
+// https://api-docs.igdb.com/?shell#game
+interface IGDBGameFull extends IGDBSearchStub {
+  age_ratings?: IGDBID[];
+  aggregated_rating?: number;
+  aggregated_rating_count?: number;
+  alternative_names?: IGDBID[];
+  artworks?: IGDBID[];
+  bundles?: IGDBID[];
+  checksum?: string;
+  collections?: IGDBID[];
+  created_at: number; // unix timestamp
+  dlcs?: IGDBID[];
+  expanded_games?: IGDBID[];
+  expansions?: IGDBID[];
+  external_games?: IGDBID[];
+  forks?: IGDBID[];
+  franchise?: IGDBID;
+  franchises?: IGDBID[];
+  game_engines?: IGDBID[];
+  game_localizations?: IGDBID[];
+  game_modes?: IGDBID[];
+  game_status?: IGDBID;
+  game_type?: IGDBID;
+  genres?: IGDBID[];
+  hypes?: number;
+  involved_companies?: IGDBID[];
+  keywords?: IGDBID[];
+  language_supports?: IGDBID[];
+  multiplayer_modes?: IGDBID[];
+  platforms?: IGDBID[];
+  player_perspectives?: IGDBID[];
+  ports?: IGDBID[];
+  rating?: number;
+  rating_count?: number;
+  release_dates?: IGDBID[];
+  remakes?: IGDBID[];
+  remasters?: IGDBID[];
+  screenshots?: IGDBID[];
+  similar_games?: IGDBID[];
+  slug: string;
+  standalone_expansions?: IGDBID[];
+  storyline?: string;
+  tags?: IGDBID[];
+  themes?: IGDBID[];
+  total_rating?: number;
+  total_rating_count?: number;
+  updated_at: number;
+  url: string;
+  version_parent?: IGDBID;
+  version_title?: string;
+  videos?: IGDBID[];
+  websites?: IGDBID[];
+}
+
+// Api Docs: https://api-docs.igdb.com/
+export class IGDBProvider implements MetadataProvider {
+  private client_id: string;
+  private client_secret: string;
+  private access_token: string;
+
+  constructor() {
+    const client_id = process.env.IGDB_CLIENT_ID;
+    if (!client_id)
+      throw new MissingMetadataProviderConfig("IGDB_CLIENT_ID", this.name());
+    const client_secret = process.env.IGDB_CLIENT_SECRET;
+    if (!client_secret)
+      throw new MissingMetadataProviderConfig(
+        "IGDB_CLIENT_SECRET",
+        this.name()
+      );
+
+    this.client_id = client_id;
+    this.client_secret = client_secret;
+
+    this.access_token = "6lkqltu4m70i46jhcdrz8qt8tb7rdh";
+    // this.authWithTwitch();
+  }
+
+  private async authWithTwitch() {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams({
+      client_id: this.client_id,
+      client_secret: this.client_secret,
+      grant_type: "client_credentials",
+    });
+
+    const response = await axios.request<TwitchAuthResponse>({
+      url: `https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token?${params.toString()}`,
+      baseURL: "",
+      method: "POST",
+    });
+
+    console.log(inspect(response.data));
+
+    this.access_token = response.data.access_token;
+    // TODO: handle token expiration, time in seconds is provided, on a long running server
+    // this WILL be an issue. Can use node timers, or maybe nuxt tasks? problem is
+    // that idk if tasks can be variable like twitch wants, expires_in is variable
+  }
+
+  private async request<T extends Object>(
+    resource: string,
+    body: string,
+    options?: AxiosRequestConfig
+  ) {
+    // prevent calling api before auth is complete
+    if (this.access_token.length <= 0)
+      throw new Error(
+        "IGDB either failed to authenticate, or has not done so yet"
+      );
+
+    const finalURL = `https://api.igdb.com/v4/${resource}`;
+
+    const overlay: AxiosRequestConfig = {
+      url: finalURL,
+      baseURL: "",
+      method: "POST",
+      data: body,
+      headers: {
+        Accept: "application/json",
+        "Client-ID": this.client_id,
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.access_token}`,
+        "content-type": "text/plain",
+      },
+    };
+    const response = await axios.request<T[] | IGDBErrorResponse[]>(
+      Object.assign({}, options, overlay)
+    );
+
+    if (response.status !== 200) {
+      let cause = "";
+
+      response.data.forEach((item) => {
+        if ("cause" in item) cause = item.cause;
+      });
+
+      throw new Error(
+        `Error in igdb \nStatus Code: ${response.status} \nCause: ${cause}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    // should not have an error object if the status code is 200
+    return <T[]>response.data;
+  }
+
+  private async _getMediaInternal(mediaID: IGDBID, type: string) {
+    const body = `where id = ${mediaID}; fields url;`;
+    const response = await this.request<IGDBCover>(type, body);
+
+    let result = "";
+
+    response.forEach((cover) => {
+      if (cover.url.startsWith("https:")) {
+        result = cover.url;
+      } else {
+        // twitch *sometimes* provides it in the format "//images.igdb.com"
+        result = `https:${cover.url}`;
+      }
+    });
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  private async getCoverURl(id: IGDBID) {
+    return await this._getMediaInternal(id, "covers");
+  }
+
+  private async getArtworkURl(id: IGDBID) {
+    return await this._getMediaInternal(id, "artworks");
+  }
+
+  private async getCompanyLogoURl(id: IGDBID) {
+    return await this._getMediaInternal(id, "company_logos");
+  }
+
+  private trimMessage(msg: string, len: number) {
+    return msg.length > len ? msg.substring(0, 280) + "..." : msg;
+  }
+
+  id() {
+    return "igdb";
+  }
+  name() {
+    return "IGDB";
+  }
+  source() {
+    return MetadataSource.IGDB;
+  }
+
+  async search(query: string): Promise<GameMetadataSearchResult[]> {
+    // throw new Error("Not implemented");
+
+    const body = `search "${query}"; fields name,cover,first_release_date,summary; limit 3;`;
+    const response = await this.request<IGDBSearchStub>("games", body);
+
+    const results: GameMetadataSearchResult[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < response.length; i++) {
+      results.push({
+        id: "" + response[i].id,
+        name: response[i].name,
+        icon: await this.getCoverURl(response[i].cover),
+        description: response[i].summary,
+        year: moment.unix(response[i].first_release_date).year(),
+      });
+    }
+
+    return results;
+  }
+  async fetchGame({
+    id,
+    publisher,
+    developer,
+    createObject,
+  }: _FetchGameMetadataParams): Promise<GameMetadata> {
+    const body = `where id = ${id}; fields *;`;
+    const response = await this.request<IGDBGameFull>("games", body);
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < response.length; i++) {
+      const icon = createObject(await this.getCoverURl(response[i].cover));
+      let banner = "";
+
+      const images = [icon];
+      for (const art of response[i]?.artworks ?? []) {
+        // if banner not set
+        if (banner.length <= 0) {
+          banner = createObject(await this.getArtworkURl(art));
+          images.push(banner);
+        } else images.push(createObject(await this.getArtworkURl(art)));
+      }
+
+      const publishers: Publisher[] = [];
+      const developers: Developer[] = [];
+      for (const involved_company of response[i]?.involved_companies ?? []) {
+        // get details about the involved company
+        const involved_company_response =
+          await this.request<IGDBInvolvedCompany>(
+            "involved_companies",
+            `where id = ${involved_company}; fields *;`
+          );
+        for (const found_involed of involved_company_response) {
+          // now we need to get the actual company so we can get the name
+          const find_company_response = await this.request<
+            { name: string } & IGDBItem
+          >("companies", `where id = ${found_involed.company}; fields name;`);
+
+          for (const company of find_company_response) {
+            // if company was a dev or publisher
+            // CANNOT use else since a company can be both
+
+            // TODO: why did this call manual metadata???
+
+            if (found_involed.developer)
+              developers.push(await developer(company.name));
+            if (found_involed.publisher)
+              publishers.push(await publisher(company.name));
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      return {
+        id: "" + response[i].id,
+        name: response[i].name,
+        shortDescription: this.trimMessage(response[i].summary, 280),
+        description: response[i].summary,
+        released: moment.unix(response[i].first_release_date).toDate(),
+
+        reviewCount: response[i]?.total_rating_count ?? 0,
+        reviewRating: response[i]?.total_rating ?? 0,
+
+        publishers: [],
+        developers: [],
+
+        icon,
+        bannerId: banner,
+        coverId: icon,
+        images,
+      };
+    }
+
+    throw new Error("No game found on igdb with that id");
+  }
+  async fetchPublisher({
+    query,
+    createObject,
+  }: _FetchPublisherMetadataParams): Promise<PublisherMetadata> {
+    const response = await this.request<IGDBCompany>(
+      "companies",
+      `search "${query}"; fields *;`
+    );
+
+    for (const company of response) {
+      const logo = createObject(await this.getCompanyLogoURl(company.logo));
+
+      let company_url = "";
+      for (const company_site of company.websites) {
+        const company_site_res = await this.request<IGDBCompanyWebsite>(
+          "company_websites",
+          `where id = ${company_site}; fields *;`
+        );
+
+        for (const site of company_site_res) {
+          if (company_url.length <= 0) company_url = site.url;
+        }
+      }
+      const metadata: PublisherMetadata = {
+        id: "" + company.id,
+        name: company.name,
+        shortDescription: this.trimMessage(company.description, 280),
+        description: company.description,
+        website: company_url,
+
+        logo: logo,
+        banner: logo,
+      };
+
+      return metadata;
+    }
+
+    throw new Error("No results found");
+  }
+  async fetchDeveloper(
+    params: _FetchDeveloperMetadataParams
+  ): Promise<DeveloperMetadata> {
+    return await this.fetchPublisher(params);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/internal/metadata/index.ts b/server/internal/metadata/index.ts
index 4c18a27..5d82751 100644
--- a/server/internal/metadata/index.ts
+++ b/server/internal/metadata/index.ts
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ import { PriorityList, PriorityListIndexed } from "../utils/prioritylist";
 import { GiantBombProvider } from "./giantbomb";
 import { ManualMetadataProvider } from "./manual";
 import { PCGamingWikiProvider } from "./pcgamingwiki";
+import { IGDBProvider } from "./igdb";
 
-export class MissingMetadataProviderApiKey extends Error {
+export class MissingMetadataProviderConfig extends Error {
   private providerName: string;
 
-  constructor(providerName: string) {
-    super(`Missing ${providerName} api key`);
+  constructor(configKey: string, providerName: string) {
+    super(`Missing config item ${configKey} for ${providerName}`);
     this.providerName = providerName;
   }
 
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ export class MissingMetadataProviderApiKey extends Error {
   }
 }
 
+// TODO: add useragent to all outbound api calls (best practice)
+export const DropUserAgent = "Drop/0.2";
+
 export abstract class MetadataProvider {
   abstract id(): string;
   abstract name(): string;
@@ -208,6 +212,8 @@ export class MetadataHandler {
     if (existing) return existing;
 
     for (const provider of this.providers.values() as any) {
+      // TODO: why did this call manual metadata???
+
       const [createObject, pullObjects, dumpObjects] = this.objectHandler.new(
         {},
         ["internal:read"]
@@ -256,6 +262,7 @@ const metadataProviders = [
   GiantBombProvider,
   ManualMetadataProvider,
   PCGamingWikiProvider,
+  IGDBProvider,
 ];
 
 for (const provider of metadataProviders) {
@@ -265,7 +272,7 @@ for (const provider of metadataProviders) {
     enabledMedadataProviders.push(prov.id());
     console.log(`enabled metadata provider: ${prov.name()}`);
   } catch (e) {
-    if (e instanceof MissingMetadataProviderApiKey) {
+    if (e instanceof MissingMetadataProviderConfig) {
       console.warn(`Disabling ${e.getProviderName()} metadata provider`);
     } else {
       console.error(`skipping metadata provider setup: ${e}`);
diff --git a/server/internal/metadata/pcgamingwiki.ts b/server/internal/metadata/pcgamingwiki.ts
index be92c03..61ca7ff 100644
--- a/server/internal/metadata/pcgamingwiki.ts
+++ b/server/internal/metadata/pcgamingwiki.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Developer, MetadataSource, Publisher } from "@prisma/client";
-import { MetadataProvider, MissingMetadataProviderApiKey } from ".";
+import { MetadataProvider, MissingMetadataProviderConfig } from ".";
 import {
   GameMetadataSearchResult,
   _FetchGameMetadataParams,
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ export class PCGamingWikiProvider implements MetadataProvider {
     if (game.Publishers !== undefined) {
       const pubListClean = this.parseCompanyStr(game.Publishers);
       for (const pub of pubListClean) {
-        console.log("Found publisher: ", pub);
         publishers.push(await publisher(pub));
       }
     }
@@ -189,8 +188,7 @@ export class PCGamingWikiProvider implements MetadataProvider {
     if (game.Developers !== undefined) {
       const devListClean = this.parseCompanyStr(game.Developers);
       for (const dev of devListClean) {
-        console.log("Found dev: ", dev);
-        developers.push(await developer(dev.replace("Company:", "")));
+        developers.push(await developer(dev));
       }
     }
 
@@ -237,14 +235,11 @@ export class PCGamingWikiProvider implements MetadataProvider {
       format: "json",
     });
 
-    console.log("Searching for: " + query);
     const res = await this.request<PCGamingWikiCompany>(searchParams);
 
     // TODO: replace
     const icon = createObject(jdenticon.toPng(query, 512));
 
-    console.log("Found: ", res.data.cargoquery);
-
     for (let i = 0; i < res.data.cargoquery.length; i++) {
       const company = this.markNullUndefined(res.data.cargoquery[i].title);