Wikidata:WikiProject Video games

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: the subject is an instance of the object (should be video game (Q7889))	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time <instance of> video game	-
genre	P136	Item	genre and by genre: genre of a creative work or genre in which an artist works	Sinistar: Unleashed <genre> action game	-
developer	P178	Item	video game developer and software developer: the person or organisation that developed this item	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time <developer> Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development	-
publisher	P123	Item	publisher and publisher: name of organisation responsible of the publication of subject	Sinistar: Unleashed <publisher> THQ	-
platform	P400	Item	computing platform: platform for which a software has been developed or released; en:Template:Infobox software and en:Template:Infobox video game	Sinistar: Unleashed <platform> Microsoft Windows	-
country of origin	P495	Item	country of origin: country of origin of this item (creative work, food, phrase, product, etc.)	Another World <country of origin> France	-
publication date	P577	Point in time	publication date: release/publication date	Space Invaders <publication date> 1978	-

Main propertiesEdit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
distribution format	P437	Item	distribution method used to release a work	Sinistar: Unleashed <distribution format> digital download	-
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: language of a work	Sinistar: Unleashed <language of work or name> English	-
logo image	P154	Commons media file	logo: graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations (only for images on Commons)	Kansas City Royals <logo image> Kansas City Royals Insignia.svg	-
image	P18	Commons media file	illustration and image: a relevant illustration (only for images on Commons)	Douglas Adams <image> Douglas adams portrait cropped.jpg	-
official website	P856	URL	official website and home page: URL of the official page of an item (current or former) [if the page changes, add an additional statement with preferred rank. Do not remove the former URL]	NetHack <official website> http://www.nethack.org/	-

Properties for the lifecyleEdit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
dissolved, abolished or demolished date	P576	Point in time	date of dissolution, abolition or demolition: point in time at which the subject (organisation, building) ceased to exist; see "date of official closure" (P3999) for closing a facility, "service retirement" (P730) for retiring equipment, "discontinued date" (P2669) for stopping a product Date at which the online service was closed.	Anno Online <dissolved, abolished or demolished date> 31 January 2018	-
significant event	P793	Item	key event: significant or notable events associated with the subject Wikibase value=project cancellation (Q28846358) Wikidata qualifier: point in time (P585);	Titanfall: Frontline <significant event> project cancellation	-
announcement date	P6949	Point in time	announcement: time of the first public presentation of a subject by the creator, of information by the media	The Last of Us <announcement date> 10 December 2011	-
announcement date with qualifier announced at	P9731	Item	event at which product or creative work was announced	Death Stranding <announcement date> 10 December 2011 <announced at> Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016	-

Properties for relationships to other worksEdit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
part of the series	P179	Item	series, series of creative works, event sequence, book series and painting series: the item is part of a series, whose sum constitutes the object	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time <part of the series> The Legend of Zelda	-
follows	P155	Item	follows: immediately prior item in a series of which the subject is a part, preferably use as qualifier of P179 [if the subject has replaced the preceding item, e.g. political offices, use "replaces" (P1365)]	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time <part of the series> The Legend of Zelda <follows> The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening	followed by
followed by	P156	Item	followed by: immediately following item in a series of which the subject is a part, preferably use as qualifier of P179 [if the subject has been replaced, e.g. political offices, use "replaced by" (P1366)]	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time <part of the series> The Legend of Zelda <followed by> The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	follows
based on	P144	Item	based on: work used as basis	The Hobbit <based on> The Hobbit	derivative work
inspired by	P941	Item	artistic inspiration: work, human, place or event which inspired this creative work or fictional entity	Yandere Simulator <inspired by> School Days	-
plot expanded in	P5940	Item	sequel, prequel and tie-in: a narrative of this creative work is expanded in another work while not necessarily being part of the same series. For series use P179 instead	Assassin's Creed <plot expanded in> Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles	-
plot expanded in with qualifier object has role	P3831	Item	role: (qualifier) role or generic identity of the value of a statement ("object") in the context of that statement; for the role of the item the statement is on ("subject"), use P2868	Assassin's Creed <plot expanded in> Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles <object has role> prequel	-
media franchise	P8345	Item	media franchise: this creative work belongs to this media franchise	Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle <media franchise> The Smurfs	-
soundtrack release	P406	Item	soundtrack album, soundtrack single and soundtrack extended play: music release that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of an audiovisual work	Star Fox <soundtrack release> Star Fox OST	-

Gameplay propertiesEdit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
game mode	P404	Item	game mode: available game mode(s) in a video game	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time <game mode> single-player video game	-
maximum number of players	P1873	Quantity	player: maximum numbers of players of a game	Crash Team Racing <maximum number of players> 4	-
minimum number of players	P1872	Quantity	player: minimum numbers of players of a game	Crash Team Racing <minimum number of players> 1	-

Staff propertiesEdit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
director	P57	Item	director, theatrical director, film director, film or television director, television director and radio director: director(s) of film, TV-series, stageplay, video game or similar	Crysis 3 <director> Cevat Yerli	-
author	P50	Item	author and writer: main creator(s) of a written work (use on works, not humans); use P2093 when Wikidata item is unknown or does not exist	Crysis 3 <author> Steven Hall	-
designed by	P287	Item	designer: person(s) in charge of designing an item	Mario Bros. <designed by> Gunpei Yokoi	-
composer	P86	Item	composer: person(s) who wrote the music [for lyricist, use "lyrics by" (P676)]	Lost Odyssey <composer> Nobuo Uematsu	-
composer with qualifier genre	P136	Item	genre and by genre: the genre of the soundtrack (Q217199)	Cuphead <composer> Kristofer Maddigan <genre> jazz	-
producer	P162	Item	producer: person(s) who produced the film, musical work, theatrical production, etc. (for film, this does not include executive producers, associate producers, etc.) [for production company, use P272, video games - use P178]	Ōkami <producer> Atsushi Inaba	-
programmer	P943	Item	programmer and software developer: the programmer that wrote the piece of software	Doom <programmer> John Carmack	-
game artist	P3080	Item	video game artist: game artist(s) that produced art assets for a role-playing games, collectible card games, video game, etc.	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess <game artist> Yusuke Nakano	-
contributor to the creative work or subject	P767	Item	contributor, session musician and coauthor: person or organization that contributed to a subject: co-creator of a creative work or subject	Silent Hunter III <contributor to the creative work or subject> Jürgen Oesten	contributed to creative work
contributor to the creative work or subject with qualifier object has role	P3831	Item	role: (qualifier) role or generic identity of the value of a statement ("object") in the context of that statement; for the role of the item the statement is on ("subject"), use P2868	Silent Hunter III <contributor to the creative work or subject> Jürgen Oesten <object has role> technical advisor	-

Characters and settingEdit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
voice actor	P725	Item	voice actor: performer of a spoken role in a creative work such as animation, video game, radio drama, or dubbing over [use "character role" (P453) as qualifier] [use "cast member" (P161) for live acting]	Grand Theft Auto IV <voice actor> Michael Hollick	-
takes place in fictional universe	P1434	Item	fictional universe: the subject is a work describing a fictional universe, i.e. whose plot occurs in this universe.	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess <takes place in fictional universe> universe of The Legend of Zelda	fictional universe described in
narrative location	P840	Item	narrative location: the narrative of the work is set in this location	Metroid <narrative location> Zebes	-
set in period	P2408	Item	historical period: historical, contemporary, or future period, year, century or day the work or genre is set in or event featured in the story of the work	Mercenary Force <set in period> Edo period	-
set in environment	P8411	Item	Narrative environment: environment (geographic feature, building type, etc.) the narrative work is set in	Fran Bow <set in environment> psychiatric hospital	-
characters	P674	Item	fictional character: characters which appear in this item (like plays, operas, operettas, books, comics, films, TV series, video games)	Super Smash Bros. Melee <characters> Donkey Kong	present in work
characters with qualifier object has role	P3831	Item	role: (qualifier) role or generic identity of the value of a statement ("object") in the context of that statement; for the role of the item the statement is on ("subject"), use P2868	Super Mario Bros. <characters> Mario <object has role> player character	-
characters with qualifier narrative role	P5800	Item	narrative role: narrative role of this character (should be used as a qualifier with P674 or restricted to a certain work using P10663)	Super Mario Bros. <characters> Mario <narrative role> protagonist	-

Reception propertiesEdit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
review score	P444	String	value judgment: review score received by a creative work	Sinistar <review score> 80/100	-
review score by	P447	Item	the issuer of a review score (also known as the reviewer), should be used as a qualifier of P444	Dark Souls II <review score> 37/40 <review score by> Famitsu	-
award received	P166	Item	award, honorary citizenship, title of honor and decoration: award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work	Witch It <award received> Deutscher Computerspielpreis	-
nominated for	P1411	Item	nomination: award nomination received by a person, organisation or creative work (inspired from "award received" (Property:P166))	Baba Is You <nominated for> Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize	nominee
units sold	P2664	Quantity	total number of game copies/units sold. Data often found in press releases or investor reports. Add qualifier point in time (P585)	Elite Dangerous <units sold> has sold 4000000 copies/units as of point in time (P585) 2021	-

Content RatingEdit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
ESRB rating	P852	Item	ESRB software rating classification system, Entertainment Software Rating Board and ESRB rating database: North American video game content rating	Super Mario Bros. <ESRB rating> Everyone	-
CERO rating	P853	Item	CERO video game rating system and Computer Entertainment Rating Organization: Japanese video game rating system	Super Mario Bros. <CERO rating> A (All ages)	-
PEGI rating	P908	Item	Pan European Game Information: European video game rating system	Grand Theft Auto V <PEGI rating> PEGI 18	-
USK rating	P914	Item	Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle: German video game content rating	The Legend of Zelda <USK rating> USK 0	-
GSRR rating	P916	Item	Game Software Rating Regulations: Taiwanese video game content rating	World of Warcraft <GSRR rating> Parental Guidance 15	-
BBFC rating	P2629	Item	BBFC classification category and BBFC classification system: British video game content rating	Ex Machina <BBFC rating> 15 certificate	-
Australian Classification	P3156	Item	Australian Classification: Australian video game content rating	Super Mario Odyssey <Australian Classification> PG	-
OFLC classification	P7327	Item	OFLC classification system: rating in the media content rating system of New Zealand	Red Dead Redemption 2 <OFLC classification> R16	-
rating certificate ID	P2676	String	reference certificate identifier of content rating decisions	Heart of Darkness <ESRB rating> Everyone <rating certificate ID> 3328	-
content descriptor	P7367	Item	content descriptor: content descriptors for this video game, film, television show, etc.	Fallout <PEGI rating> PEGI 16 <content descriptor> Bad Language	-

Technology propertiesEdit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
copyright license	P275	Item	license: license under which this copyrighted work is released	NetHack <copyright license> Nethack General Public License	-
programmed in	P277	Item	programming language: the programming language(s) in which the software is developed	Another World <programmed in> assembly language	-
software version identifier	P348	String	software version and version number: up to date stable version of the software	Firefox <software version identifier> 19.0.2	-
software engine	P408	Item	software engine: engine used to develop a software product	System Shock 2 <software engine> Dark Engine	-
depends on software	P1547	Item	software dependency: software dependencies of the software product	Rogue <depends on software> ncurses	-

Properties for franchise/seriesEdit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	Metal Gear Solid <instance of> video game series	-
series spin-off	P2512	Item	spin-off: works that are spin-offs of this item	Metal Gear Solid <series spin-off> Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance	-

Properties for modsEdit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	Defense of the Ancients <instance of> video game mod	-
mod of	P7075	Item	video game mod and vanilla game: video game this mod is based on	Postal 2: Share the Pain <mod of> Postal 2	-

Properties for expansion packs / DLCsEdit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	StarCraft: Brood War <instance of> video game expansion pack	-
expansion of	P8646	Item	video game expansion pack and board game expansion: expansion pack of a game (video game, tabletop or board game)	StarCraft: Brood War <expansion of> StarCraft	-

Properties for platformsEdit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	PlayStation 4 <instance of> video game console	-
subclass of	P279	Item	subclass of: this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances of this item are instances of that item; different from P31 (instance of), e.g.: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform).	PlayStation Vita <subclass of> handheld game console	-
manufacturer	P176	Item	manufacturer: the main manufacturer (excluding sub-contracted manufacturers)	Wii U <manufacturer> Nintendo	product or material produced
publication date	P577	Point in time	publication date: date or point in time when a work was first published or released	PlayStation 4 <publication date> 15 November 2013	-