Sites like Kotaku

01 · Entity

About Kotaku

Kotaku kotaku.com

Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More.

Wikidata: video game website and blog

Top 10K · #5,329 English 14 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Kotaku is an American video game website and blog publishing gaming news, reviews, features, guides and tips about console, PC and mobile games.

Who it’s for

Video game players and enthusiasts

Business model

Advertising

• video game news
• video game news
• game reviews
• gaming tips and guides
• Nintendo news
• GTA 6 coverage
• game industry reporting
• PlayStation and Xbox news

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Kotaku’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

1. 01
   Polygon polygon.com Top 10K English

   Polygon: Gaming and Entertainment News, Culture, Reviews, and More

   Your source for the latest in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics.

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   0 say Polygon is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say Polygon isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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2. 02
   gamespot.com Top 10K English

   video game website

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   0 say gamespot.com is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say gamespot.com isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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3. 03
   GameRant gamerant.com Top 10K English

   GameRant - Breaking News, Reviews & Everything Else in the World of Video Games

   GameRant delivers content written by gamers for gamers with an emphasis on news, reviews, unique features, and interviews.

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   0 say GameRant is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say GameRant isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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4. 04
   PC Gamer pcgamer.com Top 10K English

   PC Gamer | THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES

   British-American video game magazine

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   0 say PC Gamer is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say PC Gamer isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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5. 05
   CBR cbr.com Top 10K English

   CBR - The World's Top Destination For Comic, Movie & TV news

   Covering comics, movies, TV like no other in the world. CBR.com is all you need!

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   0 say CBR is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say CBR isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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6. 06
   PCWorld pcworld.com Top 10K English

   PCWorld

   PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get the job done.

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7. 07
   ScreenRant screenrant.com Top 10K English

   ScreenRant: Movie News, Movie Reviews, Movie Trailers, TV News

   ScreenRant debuted in 2003 and has grown into the largest source of breaking entertainment news & original features for movies, TV, comics, + more!

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   0 say ScreenRant is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say ScreenRant isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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8. 08
   XDA Developers xda-developers.com Top 10K English

   XDA

   The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.

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   0 say XDA Developers is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say XDA Developers isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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9. 09
   Gizmodo gizmodo.com Top 10K English

   Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

   Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.

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   0 say Gizmodo is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say Gizmodo isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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10. 10
    Ars Technica arstechnica.com Top 10K English

    Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis.

    News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.

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    0 say Ars Technica is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say Ars Technica isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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11. 11
    Engadget engadget.com Top 10K English

    Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews

    Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.

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    0 say Engadget is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say Engadget isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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12. 12
    game8.co Top 10K English

    Game8｜The Top Gaming and App Walkthroughs Straight from Japan!

    The Top Gaming and App Walkthroughs Straight from Japan! Game8 delivers the latest in gaming news, walkthrough information, and other useful tools so that you can get the most out of your gaming experience! Our pages for popular apps and new games are being updated every minute!

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    0 say game8.co is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say game8.co isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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13. 13
    GameBanana gamebanana.com Top 10K English

    GameBanana | The Game Modding Community - Since 2001

    Mods, Tutorials, Sprays, Works In Progress, Sound Mods and more for video games

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    0 say GameBanana is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say GameBanana isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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14. 14
    GitHub github.blog Top 10K English

    Home - The GitHub Blog

    Updates, ideas, and inspiration from GitHub to help developers build and design software.

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    0 say GitHub is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say GitHub isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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15. 15
    Vox vox.com Top 10K English

    Vox

    Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.

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    0 say Vox is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say Vox isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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16. 16
    Bleacher Report bleacherreport.com Top 10K English

    Bleacher Report | Sports. Highlights. News. Now.

    Fan easier, fan faster and fan better with Bleacher Report. Keep up with the latest storylines, expert analysis, highlights and scores for all your favorite sports.

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    0 say Bleacher Report is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say Bleacher Report isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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17. 17
    Sportskeeda sportskeeda.com Top 10K English

    Human Verification

    sports website founded in 2009

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    0 say Sportskeeda is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say Sportskeeda isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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18. 18
    The Verge theverge.com Top 1K English

    The Verge

    The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.

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    0 say The Verge is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say The Verge isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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    Half-Life TV hltv.org Top 10K English

    software for the broadcasting of gaming matches on the Half-Life engine

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    0 say Half-Life TV is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say Half-Life TV isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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20. 20
    Tom's Hardware tomshardware.com Top 10K English

    Tom's Hardware: For The Hardcore PC Enthusiast

    Tom's Hardware helps you buy the best hardware and build the best PC to play, create and work..

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    0 say Tom's Hardware is a good alternative to Kotaku 0 say Tom's Hardware isn’t a real alternative to Kotaku

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04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Kotaku is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.