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-# HowLongToBeat — Scraping & Data Extraction
-
-Field-tested against howlongtobeat.com on 2026-04-18. All code blocks validated with live requests.
-
-## Do this first
-
-**Use the search API — it returns structured JSON with all completion times in one POST call.**
-
-HLTB runs a token-gated POST endpoint at `/api/find`. You must first fetch a session token from `/api/find/init`, then include it in the search request. Both steps are plain HTTP — no browser required.
-
-```python
-import json, re, urllib.request, time
-from helpers import http_get
-
-UA = "Mozilla/5.0"
-
-def get_token():
-    """Fetch a fresh session token. Token encodes IP+UA+timestamp, reusable for ~15 min."""
-    url = f"https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find/init?t={int(time.time()*1000)}"
-    data = http_get(url, headers={"Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/"})
-    return json.loads(data)  # {token, hpKey, hpVal}
-
-def search_hltb(title, size=20, page=1, token_data=None):
-    """
-    Search HLTB for games. Returns raw API dict:
-    {count, pageCurrent, pageTotal, pageSize, data: [...]}
-    token_data can be reused across searches (fetch once, use many times).
-    """
-    if token_data is None:
-        token_data = get_token()
-    hp_key, hp_val = token_data['hpKey'], token_data['hpVal']
-    payload = {
-        "searchType": "games",
-        "searchTerms": title.split(),
-        "searchPage": page,
-        "size": size,
-        "searchOptions": {
-            "games": {
-                "userId": 0, "platform": "", "sortCategory": "popular",
-                "rangeCategory": "main", "rangeTime": {"min": None, "max": None},
-                "gameplay": {"perspective": "", "flow": "", "genre": "", "difficulty": ""},
-                "rangeYear": {"min": "", "max": ""}, "modifier": ""
-            },
-            "users": {"sortCategory": "postcount"},
-            "lists": {"sortCategory": "follows"},
-            "filter": "", "sort": 0, "randomizer": 0
-        },
-        "useCache": True,
-        hp_key: hp_val      # honeypot field — key and value vary per token
-    }
-    req = urllib.request.Request(
-        "https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find",
-        data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
-        headers={
-            "User-Agent": UA,
-            "Content-Type": "application/json",
-            "Origin": "https://howlongtobeat.com",
-            "Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/",
-            "x-auth-token": token_data['token'],
-            "x-hp-key": hp_key,
-            "x-hp-val": hp_val,
-        },
-        method="POST"
-    )
-    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=20) as r:
-        return json.loads(r.read().decode())
-
-# Usage
-tok = get_token()
-
-result = search_hltb("elden ring", token_data=tok, size=3)
-for g in result['data']:
-    print(g['game_id'], g['game_name'], g['release_world'])
-    print(f"  Main: {g['comp_main']/3600:.1f}h  +Extras: {g['comp_plus']/3600:.1f}h  100%: {g['comp_100']/3600:.1f}h")
-
-# Confirmed output (2026-04-18):
-# 68151 Elden Ring 2022
-#   Main: 60.0h  +Extras: 101.2h  100%: 135.5h
-# 160589 Elden Ring: Nightreign 2025
-#   Main: 28.1h  +Extras: 40.1h  100%: 66.9h
-# 139385 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 2024
-#   Main: 25.7h  +Extras: 39.0h  100%: 51.1h
-```
-
-Token is reusable — fetch it once and pass it to multiple `search_hltb()` calls. No need to re-fetch per search.
-
----
-
-## Fastest approach: search + parse in one helper
-
-```python
-import json, re, urllib.request, time
-from helpers import http_get
-
-UA = "Mozilla/5.0"
-
-def hltb_search(title, size=5):
-    """One-shot: get token + search, return list of dicts with hours."""
-    url = f"https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find/init?t={int(time.time()*1000)}"
-    tok = json.loads(http_get(url, headers={"Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/"}))
-    hp_key, hp_val = tok['hpKey'], tok['hpVal']
-    payload = {
-        "searchType": "games", "searchTerms": title.split(), "searchPage": 1, "size": size,
-        "searchOptions": {
-            "games": {"userId": 0, "platform": "", "sortCategory": "popular",
-                      "rangeCategory": "main", "rangeTime": {"min": None, "max": None},
-                      "gameplay": {"perspective": "", "flow": "", "genre": "", "difficulty": ""},
-                      "rangeYear": {"min": "", "max": ""}, "modifier": ""},
-            "users": {"sortCategory": "postcount"}, "lists": {"sortCategory": "follows"},
-            "filter": "", "sort": 0, "randomizer": 0
-        },
-        "useCache": True, hp_key: hp_val
-    }
-    req = urllib.request.Request(
-        "https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find", data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
-        headers={"User-Agent": UA, "Content-Type": "application/json",
-                 "Origin": "https://howlongtobeat.com", "Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/",
-                 "x-auth-token": tok['token'], "x-hp-key": hp_key, "x-hp-val": hp_val},
-        method="POST"
-    )
-    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=20) as r:
-        data = json.loads(r.read().decode())
-
-    def h(secs):
-        return round(secs / 3600, 1) if secs else None
-
-    return [
-        {
-            "game_id":      g["game_id"],
-            "name":         g["game_name"],
-            "type":         g["game_type"],         # "game" | "dlc" | "expansion" | "hack"
-            "year":         g["release_world"],
-            "platforms":    g["profile_platform"],
-            "main":         h(g["comp_main"]),       # Main Story hours (polled average)
-            "main_plus":    h(g["comp_plus"]),       # Main + Extras hours
-            "completionist":h(g["comp_100"]),        # Completionist hours
-            "all_styles":   h(g["comp_all"]),        # All playstyles combined
-            "main_count":   g["comp_main_count"],    # Number of submissions
-            "plus_count":   g["comp_plus_count"],
-            "comp_count":   g["comp_100_count"],
-            "review_score": g["review_score"],       # 0–100
-            "image_url":    f"https://howlongtobeat.com/games/{g['game_image']}",
-            "page_url":     f"https://howlongtobeat.com/game/{g['game_id']}",
-        }
-        for g in data["data"]
-    ]
-
-# Verified results (2026-04-18):
-print(hltb_search("the witcher 3")[0])
-# {'game_id': 10270, 'name': 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt', 'type': 'game', 'year': 2015,
-#  'main': 51.6, 'main_plus': 103.8, 'completionist': 174.4, 'all_styles': 103.8,
-#  'main_count': 2681, 'plus_count': 6708, 'comp_count': 2327, 'review_score': 93, ...}
-
-print(hltb_search("gone home")[0])
-# {'game_id': 4010, 'name': 'Gone Home', 'main': 2.0, 'main_plus': 2.5, 'completionist': 3.1, ...}
-```
-
----
-
-## Game detail page (full stat breakdown, speedrun data, per-platform times)
-
-When you have a `game_id`, fetch the game page and extract `__NEXT_DATA__` for the complete dataset — includes median/avg/low/high times, speedrun data, co-op/multiplayer times, and per-platform breakdowns.
-
-```python
-import json, re
-from helpers import http_get
-
-def get_game_detail(game_id):
-    """
-    Fetch complete game data from the HLTB game page.
-    Returns pageProps['game']['data'] with keys: 'game', 'individuality', 'relationships'.
-    """
-    html = http_get(f"https://howlongtobeat.com/game/{game_id}")
-    nd = json.loads(re.search(
-        r'<script id="__NEXT_DATA__"[^>]*>(.*?)</script>', html, re.DOTALL
-    ).group(1))
-    return nd['props']['pageProps']['game']['data']
-
-data = get_game_detail(10270)   # Witcher 3
-g = data['game'][0]
-
-# Core completion times (all in seconds — divide by 3600 for hours)
-print(g['comp_main'] / 3600)       # 51.6  — Main Story (polled avg)
-print(g['comp_main_med'] / 3600)   # 50.0  — Main Story median
-print(g['comp_main_l'] / 3600)     # 32.7  — Main Story low
-print(g['comp_main_h'] / 3600)     # 85.8  — Main Story high
-print(g['comp_main_count'])        # 2681  — submission count
-
-print(g['comp_plus'] / 3600)       # 103.8 — Main + Extras
-print(g['comp_100'] / 3600)        # 174.4 — Completionist
-print(g['comp_all'] / 3600)        # 103.8 — All Styles
-
-# Speedrun times
-print(g['comp_lvl_spd'])           # 1 if speedrun data exists, 0 if not
-print(g['comp_speed'] / 3600)      # 19.2  — any% (polled avg)
-print(g['comp_speed_min'] / 3600)  # 3.2   — fastest submission
-print(g['comp_speed_max'] / 3600)  # 30.0  — slowest speedrun
-print(g['comp_speed_count'])       # 15    — speedrun submissions
-
-print(g['comp_speed100'] / 3600)   # 59.4  — 100% speedrun
-print(g['comp_speed100_count'])    # 4
-
-# Multiplayer / co-op invested time
-print(g['comp_lvl_co'])            # 1 if co-op data exists
-print(g['comp_lvl_mp'])            # 1 if multiplayer data exists
-print(g['invested_co'] / 3600)     # hours in co-op mode
-print(g['invested_mp'] / 3600)     # hours in competitive multiplayer
-print(g['invested_co_count'])      # submission count
-
-# Metadata
-print(g['profile_dev'])            # "CD Projekt RED"
-print(g['profile_pub'])            # "CD Projekt, Warner Bros..."
-print(g['profile_platform'])       # "Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, ..."
-print(g['profile_genre'])          # "Third-Person, Action, Open World, Role-Playing"
-print(g['profile_steam'])          # 292030  — Steam App ID (0 if not on Steam)
-print(g['release_world'])          # "2015-05-19"
-print(g['rating_esrb'])            # "M"
-print(g['review_score'])           # 93  (0–100)
-print(g['count_comp'])             # 26007  — times completed
-print(g['count_backlog'])          # 31083
-
-# Per-platform breakdown (individuality)
-for plat in data['individuality']:
-    print(plat['platform'],
-          int(plat['comp_main'])/3600,    # main hours
-          int(plat['comp_plus'])/3600,    # +extras hours
-          int(plat['comp_100'])/3600,     # 100% hours
-          plat['count_comp'])             # completions on this platform
-# Example:
-# Nintendo Switch  57.0h  112.3h  194.9h  236
-# PC, PS4, Xbox One  52.9h  110.0h  179.4h  11136
-# PS5, Xbox Series X/S  52.1h  92.5h  168.8h  343
-
-# DLC / expansion completion times
-for rel in data['relationships'][:3]:
-    print(rel['game_id'], rel['game_name'], rel['game_type'],
-          rel['comp_main']/3600 if rel['comp_main'] else None)
-```
-
----
-
-## Common workflows
-
-### Quick lookup: name → completion times
-
-```python
-import json, re, urllib.request, time
-from helpers import http_get
-
-UA = "Mozilla/5.0"
-
-def get_times(title):
-    """Return Main/+Extras/100% hours for the top search match."""
-    tok_url = f"https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find/init?t={int(time.time()*1000)}"
-    tok = json.loads(http_get(tok_url, headers={"Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/"}))
-    hp_key, hp_val = tok['hpKey'], tok['hpVal']
-    payload = {
-        "searchType": "games", "searchTerms": title.split(), "searchPage": 1, "size": 1,
-        "searchOptions": {
-            "games": {"userId": 0, "platform": "", "sortCategory": "popular",
-                      "rangeCategory": "main", "rangeTime": {"min": None, "max": None},
-                      "gameplay": {"perspective": "", "flow": "", "genre": "", "difficulty": ""},
-                      "rangeYear": {"min": "", "max": ""}, "modifier": ""},
-            "users": {"sortCategory": "postcount"}, "lists": {"sortCategory": "follows"},
-            "filter": "", "sort": 0, "randomizer": 0
-        },
-        "useCache": True, hp_key: hp_val
-    }
-    req = urllib.request.Request(
-        "https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find", data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
-        headers={"User-Agent": UA, "Content-Type": "application/json",
-                 "Origin": "https://howlongtobeat.com", "Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/",
-                 "x-auth-token": tok['token'], "x-hp-key": hp_key, "x-hp-val": hp_val},
-        method="POST"
-    )
-    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=20) as r:
-        data = json.loads(r.read().decode())
-    if not data['data']:
-        return None
-    g = data['data'][0]
-    h = lambda s: round(s/3600, 1) if s else None
-    return {
-        "id": g['game_id'], "name": g['game_name'],
-        "main": h(g['comp_main']), "main_plus": h(g['comp_plus']),
-        "completionist": h(g['comp_100'])
-    }
-
-# Verified:
-print(get_times("celeste"))
-# {'id': 42818, 'name': 'Celeste', 'main': 8.3, 'main_plus': 14.6, 'completionist': 39.2}
-print(get_times("stardew valley"))
-# {'id': 34716, 'name': 'Stardew Valley', 'main': 53.4, 'main_plus': 94.6, 'completionist': 171.5}
-print(get_times("hades"))
-# {'id': 62941, 'name': 'Hades', 'main': 23.4, 'main_plus': 48.5, 'completionist': 95.0}
-```
-
-### Paginated search (all results for a query)
-
-`count` = total matches, `pageTotal` = total pages with current `size`. The same token works across all pages.
-
-```python
-def search_all_pages(title, size=20):
-    """Yield every search result for a query across all pages."""
-    tok_url = f"https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find/init?t={int(time.time()*1000)}"
-    tok = json.loads(http_get(tok_url, headers={"Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/"}))
-    hp_key, hp_val = tok['hpKey'], tok['hpVal']
-
-    page = 1
-    while True:
-        payload = {
-            "searchType": "games", "searchTerms": title.split(),
-            "searchPage": page, "size": size,
-            "searchOptions": {
-                "games": {"userId": 0, "platform": "", "sortCategory": "popular",
-                          "rangeCategory": "main", "rangeTime": {"min": None, "max": None},
-                          "gameplay": {"perspective": "", "flow": "", "genre": "", "difficulty": ""},
-                          "rangeYear": {"min": "", "max": ""}, "modifier": ""},
-                "users": {"sortCategory": "postcount"}, "lists": {"sortCategory": "follows"},
-                "filter": "", "sort": 0, "randomizer": 0
-            },
-            "useCache": True, hp_key: hp_val
-        }
-        req = urllib.request.Request(
-            "https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find", data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
-            headers={"User-Agent": UA, "Content-Type": "application/json",
-                     "Origin": "https://howlongtobeat.com", "Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/",
-                     "x-auth-token": tok['token'], "x-hp-key": hp_key, "x-hp-val": hp_val},
-            method="POST"
-        )
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=20) as r:
-            data = json.loads(r.read().decode())
-        yield from data['data']
-        if page >= data['pageTotal']:
-            break
-        page += 1
-
-# "mario" returns 308 results across 16 pages (size=20)
-mario_games = list(search_all_pages("mario", size=20))
-print(len(mario_games))   # 308
-```
-
-### Batch lookup by game ID (parallel)
-
-```python
-import json, re, urllib.request
-from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
-from helpers import http_get
-
-def fetch_game(game_id):
-    html = http_get(f"https://howlongtobeat.com/game/{game_id}")
-    nd = json.loads(re.search(
-        r'<script id="__NEXT_DATA__"[^>]*>(.*?)</script>', html, re.DOTALL
-    ).group(1))
-    g = nd['props']['pageProps']['game']['data']['game'][0]
-    return {
-        "id": g['game_id'], "name": g['game_name'],
-        "main": round(g['comp_main']/3600, 1) if g['comp_main'] else None,
-        "main_plus": round(g['comp_plus']/3600, 1) if g['comp_plus'] else None,
-        "completionist": round(g['comp_100']/3600, 1) if g['comp_100'] else None,
-    }
-
-ids = [10270, 68151, 42818, 26803, 34716]   # Witcher3, Elden Ring, Celeste, DS3, Stardew
-with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=5) as ex:
-    results = list(ex.map(fetch_game, ids))
-
-for r in results:
-    print(f"[{r['id']}] {r['name']}: {r['main']}h / {r['main_plus']}h / {r['completionist']}h")
-
-# Confirmed output:
-# [10270] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: 51.6h / 103.8h / 174.4h
-# [68151] Elden Ring: 60.0h / 101.2h / 135.5h
-# [42818] Celeste: 8.3h / 14.6h / 39.2h
-# [26803] Dark Souls III: 31.2h / 48.4h / 100.5h
-# [34716] Stardew Valley: 53.4h / 94.6h / 171.5h
-```
-
----
-
-## Search response field reference
-
-Every item in `data[]` from `/api/find`:
-
-| Field | Type | Description |
-|-------|------|-------------|
-| `game_id` | int | HLTB internal game ID |
-| `game_name` | str | Full game title |
-| `game_alias` | str | Alternate title / edition name |
-| `game_type` | str | `"game"` \| `"dlc"` \| `"expansion"` \| `"hack"` |
-| `game_image` | str | Image filename → `https://howlongtobeat.com/games/{game_image}` |
-| `release_world` | int | Release year (just the year integer, not a date) |
-| `profile_platform` | str | Comma-separated platform list |
-| `comp_main` | int | Main Story seconds (polled average), 0 if no data |
-| `comp_plus` | int | Main + Extras seconds |
-| `comp_100` | int | Completionist seconds |
-| `comp_all` | int | All Styles combined seconds |
-| `comp_main_count` | int | Submission count for Main Story |
-| `comp_plus_count` | int | Submission count for Main + Extras |
-| `comp_100_count` | int | Submission count for Completionist |
-| `comp_all_count` | int | Total submissions across all categories |
-| `comp_lvl_sp` | int | 1 if single-player data exists |
-| `comp_lvl_co` | int | 1 if co-op data exists |
-| `comp_lvl_mp` | int | 1 if multiplayer data exists |
-| `invested_co` | int | Average co-op time in seconds |
-| `invested_mp` | int | Average multiplayer time in seconds |
-| `count_comp` | int | Total completions logged |
-| `count_backlog` | int | Users with game in backlog |
-| `count_playing` | int | Currently playing |
-| `count_speedrun` | int | Speedrun entries |
-| `count_review` | int | Review count |
-| `review_score` | int | Community review score 0–100 |
-| `profile_popular` | int | Popularity rank |
-
-Additional fields in `__NEXT_DATA__` game page only:
-
-| Field | Description |
-|-------|-------------|
-| `comp_main_med/avg/l/h` | Median / average / low / high for main time |
-| `comp_plus_med/avg/l/h` | Same for Main + Extras |
-| `comp_100_med/avg/l/h` | Same for Completionist |
-| `comp_speed` | Speedrun any% average seconds |
-| `comp_speed_min/max/med` | Speedrun spread |
-| `comp_speed100` | 100% speedrun average |
-| `comp_speed_count` | Speedrun submission count |
-| `comp_lvl_spd` | 1 if speedrun data exists |
-| `profile_dev` | Developer name |
-| `profile_pub` | Publisher name |
-| `profile_genre` | Comma-separated genres |
-| `profile_steam` | Steam App ID (0 if not on Steam) |
-| `release_world` | Full release date `"YYYY-MM-DD"` |
-| `rating_esrb` | ESRB rating string (may be empty) |
-| `count_replay` | Times replayed |
-| `count_total` | Total user entries |
-
----
-
-## Anti-bot measures
-
-- **Cloudflare** is present (confirmed by `CF-Ray` response header), but does not block plain HTTP with a browser UA.
-- **Token system**: Every search requires a fresh token from `/api/find/init`. Token encodes `timestamp::IP|UA|hpKey|hmacHash`. The server validates that the UA used to fetch the token matches the UA used in the search POST.
-- **Honeypot field**: `hpKey` and `hpVal` from the init response must appear as a top-level field in the POST body (e.g., `{"ign_7671546b": "a6679ea54598d502", ...}`). The key name rotates per request.
-- **Required headers on search POST**: `Origin: https://howlongtobeat.com` AND `Referer: https://howlongtobeat.com/` — missing either causes HTTP 403 or 404. `x-auth-token`, `x-hp-key`, `x-hp-val` are also required.
-- **Required header on init GET**: `Referer: https://howlongtobeat.com/` — missing causes HTTP 403.
-- **Token reuse**: A single token works for multiple searches and multiple pages. No per-request token fetch needed.
-- **No CAPTCHA** observed during testing with standard UA strings.
-- **Rate limits**: Not triggered during testing (token fetches + 10+ searches sequentially). Fetching many game pages in parallel (5 workers) worked without 429s.
-
----
-
-## Gotchas
-
-- **Completion times are in seconds** — all `comp_*` fields are integer seconds. Divide by 3600 for hours. `0` means no data (not 0 hours).
-
-- **`release_world` is a year int in search, a full date in game page** — in the `/api/find` response, `release_world` is an integer year (e.g., `2015`). In `__NEXT_DATA__` on the game page, it's `"2015-05-19"`.
-
-- **UA fingerprinting** — the token from `/api/find/init` encodes the User-Agent. The search POST must use the identical UA that fetched the token, or you'll get HTTP 403. Since `http_get` sends `Mozilla/5.0`, use that same string for the search POST.
-
-- **Honeypot key name rotates** — `hpKey` is something like `ign_7671546b` (changes each token fetch). Always read it from the init response and use it dynamically. Never hardcode it.
-
-- **Both `x-hp-key`/`x-hp-val` headers AND the body field are required** — the server checks the request headers (`x-hp-key`, `x-hp-val`) against the dynamic key in the POST body. If either is wrong or missing, you get HTTP 404 (wrong body value) or HTTP 403 (missing/wrong header).
-
-- **`game_type` in search results** — can be `"game"`, `"dlc"`, `"expansion"`, or `"hack"`. Search results mix these by default. Filter with `if g['game_type'] == 'game'` if you only want base games.
-
-- **Games with no submission data** — `comp_main`, `comp_plus`, `comp_100` are `0` (not `None`) when no users have submitted times. Always check `if g['comp_main']:` before dividing.
-
-- **`individuality` (per-platform) data** — available only in `__NEXT_DATA__` on the game page, not in search results. `comp_main` etc. are strings, not ints, in this sub-object — cast with `int(plat['comp_main'])`.
-
-- **`profile_platform` in search** — a comma-separated string that HLTB displays. Not structured. Use game page `individuality` for per-platform time breakdowns.
-
-- **Token expiry** — if a long-running loop gets HTTP 403 with `{"error":"Session expired or invalid fingerprint"}`, call `get_token()` again and retry. Token lifetime appears to be ~15 minutes based on the timestamp embedded in the decoded value.
-
-- **No slug-based URLs** — HLTB uses integer `game_id` for all game pages, not slugs. There is no `title-to-slug` mapping; use search to find the `game_id` first.
-
-- **`sortCategory` options** — `"popular"` ranks by community engagement (best for "top result = intended game"). `"name"` sorts alphabetically. Other values (`"madnessTime"`, `"mainThenExtras"`) exist but return same results as `"name"` in testing.
+# HowLongToBeat — Scraping & Data Extraction
+
+Field-tested against howlongtobeat.com on 2026-04-18. All code blocks validated with live requests.
+
+## Do this first
+
+**Use the search API — it returns structured JSON with all completion times in one POST call.**
+
+HLTB runs a token-gated POST endpoint at `/api/find`. You must first fetch a session token from `/api/find/init`, then include it in the search request. Both steps are plain HTTP — no browser required.
+
+```python
+import json, re, urllib.request, time
+from helpers import http_get
+
+UA = "Mozilla/5.0"
+
+def get_token():
+    """Fetch a fresh session token. Token encodes IP+UA+timestamp, reusable for ~15 min."""
+    url = f"https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find/init?t={int(time.time()*1000)}"
+    data = http_get(url, headers={"Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/"})
+    return json.loads(data)  # {token, hpKey, hpVal}
+
+def search_hltb(title, size=20, page=1, token_data=None):
+    """
+    Search HLTB for games. Returns raw API dict:
+    {count, pageCurrent, pageTotal, pageSize, data: [...]}
+    token_data can be reused across searches (fetch once, use many times).
+    """
+    if token_data is None:
+        token_data = get_token()
+    hp_key, hp_val = token_data['hpKey'], token_data['hpVal']
+    payload = {
+        "searchType": "games",
+        "searchTerms": title.split(),
+        "searchPage": page,
+        "size": size,
+        "searchOptions": {
+            "games": {
+                "userId": 0, "platform": "", "sortCategory": "popular",
+                "rangeCategory": "main", "rangeTime": {"min": None, "max": None},
+                "gameplay": {"perspective": "", "flow": "", "genre": "", "difficulty": ""},
+                "rangeYear": {"min": "", "max": ""}, "modifier": ""
+            },
+            "users": {"sortCategory": "postcount"},
+            "lists": {"sortCategory": "follows"},
+            "filter": "", "sort": 0, "randomizer": 0
+        },
+        "useCache": True,
+        hp_key: hp_val      # honeypot field — key and value vary per token
+    }
+    req = urllib.request.Request(
+        "https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find",
+        data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
+        headers={
+            "User-Agent": UA,
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "Origin": "https://howlongtobeat.com",
+            "Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/",
+            "x-auth-token": token_data['token'],
+            "x-hp-key": hp_key,
+            "x-hp-val": hp_val,
+        },
+        method="POST"
+    )
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=20) as r:
+        return json.loads(r.read().decode())
+
+# Usage
+tok = get_token()
+
+result = search_hltb("elden ring", token_data=tok, size=3)
+for g in result['data']:
+    print(g['game_id'], g['game_name'], g['release_world'])
+    print(f"  Main: {g['comp_main']/3600:.1f}h  +Extras: {g['comp_plus']/3600:.1f}h  100%: {g['comp_100']/3600:.1f}h")
+
+# Confirmed output (2026-04-18):
+# 68151 Elden Ring 2022
+#   Main: 60.0h  +Extras: 101.2h  100%: 135.5h
+# 160589 Elden Ring: Nightreign 2025
+#   Main: 28.1h  +Extras: 40.1h  100%: 66.9h
+# 139385 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 2024
+#   Main: 25.7h  +Extras: 39.0h  100%: 51.1h
+```
+
+Token is reusable — fetch it once and pass it to multiple `search_hltb()` calls. No need to re-fetch per search.
+
+---
+
+## Fastest approach: search + parse in one helper
+
+```python
+import json, re, urllib.request, time
+from helpers import http_get
+
+UA = "Mozilla/5.0"
+
+def hltb_search(title, size=5):
+    """One-shot: get token + search, return list of dicts with hours."""
+    url = f"https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find/init?t={int(time.time()*1000)}"
+    tok = json.loads(http_get(url, headers={"Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/"}))
+    hp_key, hp_val = tok['hpKey'], tok['hpVal']
+    payload = {
+        "searchType": "games", "searchTerms": title.split(), "searchPage": 1, "size": size,
+        "searchOptions": {
+            "games": {"userId": 0, "platform": "", "sortCategory": "popular",
+                      "rangeCategory": "main", "rangeTime": {"min": None, "max": None},
+                      "gameplay": {"perspective": "", "flow": "", "genre": "", "difficulty": ""},
+                      "rangeYear": {"min": "", "max": ""}, "modifier": ""},
+            "users": {"sortCategory": "postcount"}, "lists": {"sortCategory": "follows"},
+            "filter": "", "sort": 0, "randomizer": 0
+        },
+        "useCache": True, hp_key: hp_val
+    }
+    req = urllib.request.Request(
+        "https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find", data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
+        headers={"User-Agent": UA, "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                 "Origin": "https://howlongtobeat.com", "Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/",
+                 "x-auth-token": tok['token'], "x-hp-key": hp_key, "x-hp-val": hp_val},
+        method="POST"
+    )
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=20) as r:
+        data = json.loads(r.read().decode())
+
+    def h(secs):
+        return round(secs / 3600, 1) if secs else None
+
+    return [
+        {
+            "game_id":      g["game_id"],
+            "name":         g["game_name"],
+            "type":         g["game_type"],         # "game" | "dlc" | "expansion" | "hack"
+            "year":         g["release_world"],
+            "platforms":    g["profile_platform"],
+            "main":         h(g["comp_main"]),       # Main Story hours (polled average)
+            "main_plus":    h(g["comp_plus"]),       # Main + Extras hours
+            "completionist":h(g["comp_100"]),        # Completionist hours
+            "all_styles":   h(g["comp_all"]),        # All playstyles combined
+            "main_count":   g["comp_main_count"],    # Number of submissions
+            "plus_count":   g["comp_plus_count"],
+            "comp_count":   g["comp_100_count"],
+            "review_score": g["review_score"],       # 0–100
+            "image_url":    f"https://howlongtobeat.com/games/{g['game_image']}",
+            "page_url":     f"https://howlongtobeat.com/game/{g['game_id']}",
+        }
+        for g in data["data"]
+    ]
+
+# Verified results (2026-04-18):
+print(hltb_search("the witcher 3")[0])
+# {'game_id': 10270, 'name': 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt', 'type': 'game', 'year': 2015,
+#  'main': 51.6, 'main_plus': 103.8, 'completionist': 174.4, 'all_styles': 103.8,
+#  'main_count': 2681, 'plus_count': 6708, 'comp_count': 2327, 'review_score': 93, ...}
+
+print(hltb_search("gone home")[0])
+# {'game_id': 4010, 'name': 'Gone Home', 'main': 2.0, 'main_plus': 2.5, 'completionist': 3.1, ...}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Game detail page (full stat breakdown, speedrun data, per-platform times)
+
+When you have a `game_id`, fetch the game page and extract `__NEXT_DATA__` for the complete dataset — includes median/avg/low/high times, speedrun data, co-op/multiplayer times, and per-platform breakdowns.
+
+```python
+import json, re
+from helpers import http_get
+
+def get_game_detail(game_id):
+    """
+    Fetch complete game data from the HLTB game page.
+    Returns pageProps['game']['data'] with keys: 'game', 'individuality', 'relationships'.
+    """
+    html = http_get(f"https://howlongtobeat.com/game/{game_id}")
+    nd = json.loads(re.search(
+        r'<script id="__NEXT_DATA__"[^>]*>(.*?)</script>', html, re.DOTALL
+    ).group(1))
+    return nd['props']['pageProps']['game']['data']
+
+data = get_game_detail(10270)   # Witcher 3
+g = data['game'][0]
+
+# Core completion times (all in seconds — divide by 3600 for hours)
+print(g['comp_main'] / 3600)       # 51.6  — Main Story (polled avg)
+print(g['comp_main_med'] / 3600)   # 50.0  — Main Story median
+print(g['comp_main_l'] / 3600)     # 32.7  — Main Story low
+print(g['comp_main_h'] / 3600)     # 85.8  — Main Story high
+print(g['comp_main_count'])        # 2681  — submission count
+
+print(g['comp_plus'] / 3600)       # 103.8 — Main + Extras
+print(g['comp_100'] / 3600)        # 174.4 — Completionist
+print(g['comp_all'] / 3600)        # 103.8 — All Styles
+
+# Speedrun times
+print(g['comp_lvl_spd'])           # 1 if speedrun data exists, 0 if not
+print(g['comp_speed'] / 3600)      # 19.2  — any% (polled avg)
+print(g['comp_speed_min'] / 3600)  # 3.2   — fastest submission
+print(g['comp_speed_max'] / 3600)  # 30.0  — slowest speedrun
+print(g['comp_speed_count'])       # 15    — speedrun submissions
+
+print(g['comp_speed100'] / 3600)   # 59.4  — 100% speedrun
+print(g['comp_speed100_count'])    # 4
+
+# Multiplayer / co-op invested time
+print(g['comp_lvl_co'])            # 1 if co-op data exists
+print(g['comp_lvl_mp'])            # 1 if multiplayer data exists
+print(g['invested_co'] / 3600)     # hours in co-op mode
+print(g['invested_mp'] / 3600)     # hours in competitive multiplayer
+print(g['invested_co_count'])      # submission count
+
+# Metadata
+print(g['profile_dev'])            # "CD Projekt RED"
+print(g['profile_pub'])            # "CD Projekt, Warner Bros..."
+print(g['profile_platform'])       # "Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, ..."
+print(g['profile_genre'])          # "Third-Person, Action, Open World, Role-Playing"
+print(g['profile_steam'])          # 292030  — Steam App ID (0 if not on Steam)
+print(g['release_world'])          # "2015-05-19"
+print(g['rating_esrb'])            # "M"
+print(g['review_score'])           # 93  (0–100)
+print(g['count_comp'])             # 26007  — times completed
+print(g['count_backlog'])          # 31083
+
+# Per-platform breakdown (individuality)
+for plat in data['individuality']:
+    print(plat['platform'],
+          int(plat['comp_main'])/3600,    # main hours
+          int(plat['comp_plus'])/3600,    # +extras hours
+          int(plat['comp_100'])/3600,     # 100% hours
+          plat['count_comp'])             # completions on this platform
+# Example:
+# Nintendo Switch  57.0h  112.3h  194.9h  236
+# PC, PS4, Xbox One  52.9h  110.0h  179.4h  11136
+# PS5, Xbox Series X/S  52.1h  92.5h  168.8h  343
+
+# DLC / expansion completion times
+for rel in data['relationships'][:3]:
+    print(rel['game_id'], rel['game_name'], rel['game_type'],
+          rel['comp_main']/3600 if rel['comp_main'] else None)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Common workflows
+
+### Quick lookup: name → completion times
+
+```python
+import json, re, urllib.request, time
+from helpers import http_get
+
+UA = "Mozilla/5.0"
+
+def get_times(title):
+    """Return Main/+Extras/100% hours for the top search match."""
+    tok_url = f"https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find/init?t={int(time.time()*1000)}"
+    tok = json.loads(http_get(tok_url, headers={"Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/"}))
+    hp_key, hp_val = tok['hpKey'], tok['hpVal']
+    payload = {
+        "searchType": "games", "searchTerms": title.split(), "searchPage": 1, "size": 1,
+        "searchOptions": {
+            "games": {"userId": 0, "platform": "", "sortCategory": "popular",
+                      "rangeCategory": "main", "rangeTime": {"min": None, "max": None},
+                      "gameplay": {"perspective": "", "flow": "", "genre": "", "difficulty": ""},
+                      "rangeYear": {"min": "", "max": ""}, "modifier": ""},
+            "users": {"sortCategory": "postcount"}, "lists": {"sortCategory": "follows"},
+            "filter": "", "sort": 0, "randomizer": 0
+        },
+        "useCache": True, hp_key: hp_val
+    }
+    req = urllib.request.Request(
+        "https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find", data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
+        headers={"User-Agent": UA, "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                 "Origin": "https://howlongtobeat.com", "Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/",
+                 "x-auth-token": tok['token'], "x-hp-key": hp_key, "x-hp-val": hp_val},
+        method="POST"
+    )
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=20) as r:
+        data = json.loads(r.read().decode())
+    if not data['data']:
+        return None
+    g = data['data'][0]
+    h = lambda s: round(s/3600, 1) if s else None
+    return {
+        "id": g['game_id'], "name": g['game_name'],
+        "main": h(g['comp_main']), "main_plus": h(g['comp_plus']),
+        "completionist": h(g['comp_100'])
+    }
+
+# Verified:
+print(get_times("celeste"))
+# {'id': 42818, 'name': 'Celeste', 'main': 8.3, 'main_plus': 14.6, 'completionist': 39.2}
+print(get_times("stardew valley"))
+# {'id': 34716, 'name': 'Stardew Valley', 'main': 53.4, 'main_plus': 94.6, 'completionist': 171.5}
+print(get_times("hades"))
+# {'id': 62941, 'name': 'Hades', 'main': 23.4, 'main_plus': 48.5, 'completionist': 95.0}
+```
+
+### Paginated search (all results for a query)
+
+`count` = total matches, `pageTotal` = total pages with current `size`. The same token works across all pages.
+
+```python
+def search_all_pages(title, size=20):
+    """Yield every search result for a query across all pages."""
+    tok_url = f"https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find/init?t={int(time.time()*1000)}"
+    tok = json.loads(http_get(tok_url, headers={"Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/"}))
+    hp_key, hp_val = tok['hpKey'], tok['hpVal']
+
+    page = 1
+    while True:
+        payload = {
+            "searchType": "games", "searchTerms": title.split(),
+            "searchPage": page, "size": size,
+            "searchOptions": {
+                "games": {"userId": 0, "platform": "", "sortCategory": "popular",
+                          "rangeCategory": "main", "rangeTime": {"min": None, "max": None},
+                          "gameplay": {"perspective": "", "flow": "", "genre": "", "difficulty": ""},
+                          "rangeYear": {"min": "", "max": ""}, "modifier": ""},
+                "users": {"sortCategory": "postcount"}, "lists": {"sortCategory": "follows"},
+                "filter": "", "sort": 0, "randomizer": 0
+            },
+            "useCache": True, hp_key: hp_val
+        }
+        req = urllib.request.Request(
+            "https://howlongtobeat.com/api/find", data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
+            headers={"User-Agent": UA, "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                     "Origin": "https://howlongtobeat.com", "Referer": "https://howlongtobeat.com/",
+                     "x-auth-token": tok['token'], "x-hp-key": hp_key, "x-hp-val": hp_val},
+            method="POST"
+        )
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=20) as r:
+            data = json.loads(r.read().decode())
+        yield from data['data']
+        if page >= data['pageTotal']:
+            break
+        page += 1
+
+# "mario" returns 308 results across 16 pages (size=20)
+mario_games = list(search_all_pages("mario", size=20))
+print(len(mario_games))   # 308
+```
+
+### Batch lookup by game ID (parallel)
+
+```python
+import json, re, urllib.request
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+from helpers import http_get
+
+def fetch_game(game_id):
+    html = http_get(f"https://howlongtobeat.com/game/{game_id}")
+    nd = json.loads(re.search(
+        r'<script id="__NEXT_DATA__"[^>]*>(.*?)</script>', html, re.DOTALL
+    ).group(1))
+    g = nd['props']['pageProps']['game']['data']['game'][0]
+    return {
+        "id": g['game_id'], "name": g['game_name'],
+        "main": round(g['comp_main']/3600, 1) if g['comp_main'] else None,
+        "main_plus": round(g['comp_plus']/3600, 1) if g['comp_plus'] else None,
+        "completionist": round(g['comp_100']/3600, 1) if g['comp_100'] else None,
+    }
+
+ids = [10270, 68151, 42818, 26803, 34716]   # Witcher3, Elden Ring, Celeste, DS3, Stardew
+with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=5) as ex:
+    results = list(ex.map(fetch_game, ids))
+
+for r in results:
+    print(f"[{r['id']}] {r['name']}: {r['main']}h / {r['main_plus']}h / {r['completionist']}h")
+
+# Confirmed output:
+# [10270] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: 51.6h / 103.8h / 174.4h
+# [68151] Elden Ring: 60.0h / 101.2h / 135.5h
+# [42818] Celeste: 8.3h / 14.6h / 39.2h
+# [26803] Dark Souls III: 31.2h / 48.4h / 100.5h
+# [34716] Stardew Valley: 53.4h / 94.6h / 171.5h
+```
+
+---
+
+## Search response field reference
+
+Every item in `data[]` from `/api/find`:
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `game_id` | int | HLTB internal game ID |
+| `game_name` | str | Full game title |
+| `game_alias` | str | Alternate title / edition name |
+| `game_type` | str | `"game"` \| `"dlc"` \| `"expansion"` \| `"hack"` |
+| `game_image` | str | Image filename → `https://howlongtobeat.com/games/{game_image}` |
+| `release_world` | int | Release year (just the year integer, not a date) |
+| `profile_platform` | str | Comma-separated platform list |
+| `comp_main` | int | Main Story seconds (polled average), 0 if no data |
+| `comp_plus` | int | Main + Extras seconds |
+| `comp_100` | int | Completionist seconds |
+| `comp_all` | int | All Styles combined seconds |
+| `comp_main_count` | int | Submission count for Main Story |
+| `comp_plus_count` | int | Submission count for Main + Extras |
+| `comp_100_count` | int | Submission count for Completionist |
+| `comp_all_count` | int | Total submissions across all categories |
+| `comp_lvl_sp` | int | 1 if single-player data exists |
+| `comp_lvl_co` | int | 1 if co-op data exists |
+| `comp_lvl_mp` | int | 1 if multiplayer data exists |
+| `invested_co` | int | Average co-op time in seconds |
+| `invested_mp` | int | Average multiplayer time in seconds |
+| `count_comp` | int | Total completions logged |
+| `count_backlog` | int | Users with game in backlog |
+| `count_playing` | int | Currently playing |
+| `count_speedrun` | int | Speedrun entries |
+| `count_review` | int | Review count |
+| `review_score` | int | Community review score 0–100 |
+| `profile_popular` | int | Popularity rank |
+
+Additional fields in `__NEXT_DATA__` game page only:
+
+| Field | Description |
+|-------|-------------|
+| `comp_main_med/avg/l/h` | Median / average / low / high for main time |
+| `comp_plus_med/avg/l/h` | Same for Main + Extras |
+| `comp_100_med/avg/l/h` | Same for Completionist |
+| `comp_speed` | Speedrun any% average seconds |
+| `comp_speed_min/max/med` | Speedrun spread |
+| `comp_speed100` | 100% speedrun average |
+| `comp_speed_count` | Speedrun submission count |
+| `comp_lvl_spd` | 1 if speedrun data exists |
+| `profile_dev` | Developer name |
+| `profile_pub` | Publisher name |
+| `profile_genre` | Comma-separated genres |
+| `profile_steam` | Steam App ID (0 if not on Steam) |
+| `release_world` | Full release date `"YYYY-MM-DD"` |
+| `rating_esrb` | ESRB rating string (may be empty) |
+| `count_replay` | Times replayed |
+| `count_total` | Total user entries |
+
+---
+
+## Anti-bot measures
+
+- **Cloudflare** is present (confirmed by `CF-Ray` response header), but does not block plain HTTP with a browser UA.
+- **Token system**: Every search requires a fresh token from `/api/find/init`. Token encodes `timestamp::IP|UA|hpKey|hmacHash`. The server validates that the UA used to fetch the token matches the UA used in the search POST.
+- **Honeypot field**: `hpKey` and `hpVal` from the init response must appear as a top-level field in the POST body (e.g., `{"ign_7671546b": "a6679ea54598d502", ...}`). The key name rotates per request.
+- **Required headers on search POST**: `Origin: https://howlongtobeat.com` AND `Referer: https://howlongtobeat.com/` — missing either causes HTTP 403 or 404. `x-auth-token`, `x-hp-key`, `x-hp-val` are also required.
+- **Required header on init GET**: `Referer: https://howlongtobeat.com/` — missing causes HTTP 403.
+- **Token reuse**: A single token works for multiple searches and multiple pages. No per-request token fetch needed.
+- **No CAPTCHA** observed during testing with standard UA strings.
+- **Rate limits**: Not triggered during testing (token fetches + 10+ searches sequentially). Fetching many game pages in parallel (5 workers) worked without 429s.
+
+---
+
+## Gotchas
+
+- **Completion times are in seconds** — all `comp_*` fields are integer seconds. Divide by 3600 for hours. `0` means no data (not 0 hours).
+
+- **`release_world` is a year int in search, a full date in game page** — in the `/api/find` response, `release_world` is an integer year (e.g., `2015`). In `__NEXT_DATA__` on the game page, it's `"2015-05-19"`.
+
+- **UA fingerprinting** — the token from `/api/find/init` encodes the User-Agent. The search POST must use the identical UA that fetched the token, or you'll get HTTP 403. Since `http_get` sends `Mozilla/5.0`, use that same string for the search POST.
+
+- **Honeypot key name rotates** — `hpKey` is something like `ign_7671546b` (changes each token fetch). Always read it from the init response and use it dynamically. Never hardcode it.
+
+- **Both `x-hp-key`/`x-hp-val` headers AND the body field are required** — the server checks the request headers (`x-hp-key`, `x-hp-val`) against the dynamic key in the POST body. If either is wrong or missing, you get HTTP 404 (wrong body value) or HTTP 403 (missing/wrong header).
+
+- **`game_type` in search results** — can be `"game"`, `"dlc"`, `"expansion"`, or `"hack"`. Search results mix these by default. Filter with `if g['game_type'] == 'game'` if you only want base games.
+
+- **Games with no submission data** — `comp_main`, `comp_plus`, `comp_100` are `0` (not `None`) when no users have submitted times. Always check `if g['comp_main']:` before dividing.
+
+- **`individuality` (per-platform) data** — available only in `__NEXT_DATA__` on the game page, not in search results. `comp_main` etc. are strings, not ints, in this sub-object — cast with `int(plat['comp_main'])`.
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+- **`profile_platform` in search** — a comma-separated string that HLTB displays. Not structured. Use game page `individuality` for per-platform time breakdowns.
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+- **Token expiry** — if a long-running loop gets HTTP 403 with `{"error":"Session expired or invalid fingerprint"}`, call `get_token()` again and retry. Token lifetime appears to be ~15 minutes based on the timestamp embedded in the decoded value.
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+- **No slug-based URLs** — HLTB uses integer `game_id` for all game pages, not slugs. There is no `title-to-slug` mapping; use search to find the `game_id` first.
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+- **`sortCategory` options** — `"popular"` ranks by community engagement (best for "top result = intended game"). `"name"` sorts alphabetically. Other values (`"madnessTime"`, `"mainThenExtras"`) exist but return same results as `"name"` in testing.