diff --git a/src/main/java/com/dostalgia/IgdbService.java b/src/main/java/com/dostalgia/IgdbService.java
index 17514af..d2d0632 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/dostalgia/IgdbService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/dostalgia/IgdbService.java
@@ -97,9 +97,8 @@ public class IgdbService {
         String apql = "search \"" + sanitize(query) + "\";"
             + " fields name,first_release_date,genres.name,"
             + " involved_companies.company.name,involved_companies.developer,involved_companies.publisher,"
-            + " summary,cover,platforms;"
-            + " where category = 0;"
-            + " limit 10;";
+            + " summary,cover.url,platforms;"
+            + " limit 20;";
 
         HttpRequest req = igdbRequest("/games")
             .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(apql))
@@ -107,12 +106,15 @@ public class IgdbService {
 
         HttpResponse<String> res = http.send(req, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
         if (res.statusCode() != 200) {
-            LOG.warning("IGDB search failed: HTTP " + res.statusCode());
+            LOG.warning("IGDB search failed: HTTP " + res.statusCode() + " " + res.body());
             return List.of();
         }
 
         JsonNode results = mapper.readTree(res.body());
-        if (!results.isArray()) return List.of();
+        if (!results.isArray() || results.isEmpty()) {
+            LOG.info("IGDB search: no results for '" + query + "'. Response: " + res.body());
+            return List.of();
+        }
 
         List<Map<String, Object>> out = new ArrayList<>();
         for (JsonNode game : results) {
@@ -167,9 +169,16 @@ public class IgdbService {
                 entry.put("is_dos", isDos);
             }
 
-            // Cover URL (fetch from covers endpoint if ID is present)
-            if (game.has("cover") && game.get("cover").has("id")) {
-                int coverId = game.get("cover").get("id").asInt();
+            // Cover URL — IGDB now returns cover as object with url (since we use cover.url in fields)
+            if (game.has("cover") && game.get("cover").has("url")) {
+                String thumbUrl = game.get("cover").get("url").asText();
+                // IGDB URL format: //images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_thumb/co1x8h.jpg
+                // Replace t_thumb with our desired size
+                String coverUrl = "https:" + thumbUrl.replace("t_thumb", COVER_SIZE);
+                entry.put("cover_url", coverUrl);
+            } else if (game.has("cover") && game.get("cover").isInt()) {
+                // Fallback: cover is just an integer ID, fetch URL separately
+                int coverId = game.get("cover").asInt();
                 String coverUrl = fetchCoverUrl(coverId);
                 if (coverUrl != null) {
                     entry.put("cover_url", coverUrl);
@@ -245,7 +254,7 @@ public class IgdbService {
         // Fetch game details from IGDB by ID
         String apql = "fields name,first_release_date,genres.name,"
             + " involved_companies.company.name,involved_companies.developer,involved_companies.publisher,"
-            + " summary,cover;"
+            + " summary,cover.url;"
             + " where id = " + igdbId + ";";
 
         HttpRequest req = igdbRequest("/games")
@@ -379,11 +388,21 @@ public class IgdbService {
             map.put("summary", node.get("summary").asText());
         }
 
-        // Fetch cover URL
-        if (node.has("cover") && node.get("cover").has("id")) {
+        // Fetch cover URL — handle cover.url object or raw ID
+        if (node.has("cover")) {
+            JsonNode cover = node.get("cover");
             try {
-                String coverUrl = fetchCoverUrl(node.get("cover").get("id").asInt());
-                if (coverUrl != null) map.put("cover_url", coverUrl);
+                if (cover.has("url")) {
+                    String thumbUrl = cover.get("url").asText();
+                    String coverUrl = "https:" + thumbUrl.replace("t_thumb", COVER_SIZE);
+                    map.put("cover_url", coverUrl);
+                } else if (cover.isInt() || cover.isLong()) {
+                    String coverUrl = fetchCoverUrl(cover.asInt());
+                    if (coverUrl != null) map.put("cover_url", coverUrl);
+                } else if (cover.has("id")) {
+                    String coverUrl = fetchCoverUrl(cover.get("id").asInt());
+                    if (coverUrl != null) map.put("cover_url", coverUrl);
+                }
             } catch (Exception ignored) {}
         }