Launchbox can't find some games that are in the Games DB

[Elhora]

Hi everyone.

I have a strange problem. There are some games that are in the DB when i check the website, but when i click search for Media, ht says there is no such game in the DB. So i have to manually fill everything by hand. A change it's not all the game, but once in a while for some games it happens. I make sure the spelling and the platform are like in the DB, but nothing change.

Example : Gradius Origins on Windows (see screenshot)

Any idea ?

[JoeViking245]

45 minutes ago, Elhora said:

There are some games that are in the DB when i check the website, but when i click search for Media, ht says there is no such game in the DB.

Going to Tools < Download < Force Update Games Database Metadata... should resolve the issue of missing games.

[C-Beats]

If the game is from Steam there is some logic tied to matching those games that differs from other platforms/sources. If a game is from Steam we look for the DB record that matches the ID, if one isn't found we then look only in games that don't have one assigned. If that game has one assigned and it doesn't match the ID you have then it wouldn't be found. If you go to the game in question and enter that games page, is there a "View on Steam" button on the right of the page? If so does it go to the same steam app id you have imported? If not you'd want to report that to the feedback site so we can take a look at it.

[Elhora]

On 9/19/2025 at 12:58 PM, JoeViking245 said:

Going to Tools < Download < Force Update Games Database Metadata... should resolve the issue of missing games.

that works !

i thought the automatic DB daily update was enough