Wikidata:WikiProject Video games
Goals
editThe goals of this WikiProject is to work and improve all items about video games.
In particular, we ambition to be the hub for all videogame metadata, linking together hundreds of databases.
What’s new
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Properties
editWhich properties should be used on game and game-related items?
Properties for games
editCore properties
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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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 | publishing company 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 properties
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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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). Usage: If a listed URL no longer points to the official website, do not remove it, but see the "Hijacked or dead websites" section of the Talk page | NetHack <official website> http://www.nethack.org/ | - |
Lifecycle
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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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 | - |
Relationships to other works
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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part of the series | P179 | Item | sequence, series of creative works, event sequence, book series, painting series and video game 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 of statement has role | P3831 | Item | role: (qualifier) role or generic identity of the predicate value/argument 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 of statement 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 | music created for |
Gameplay
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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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 | - |
game mechanics | P4151 | Item | game mechanic: constructs of rules or methods designed for interaction with the game state | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game <game mechanics> d20 System | - |
Staff
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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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, writer and creator: main creator(s) of a written work (use on works, not humans); use P2093 (author name string) 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 of statement has role | P3831 | Item | role: (qualifier) role or generic identity of the predicate value/argument 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 of statement has role> technical advisor | - |
Characters and setting
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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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 of statement has role | P3831 | Item | role: (qualifier) role or generic identity of the predicate value/argument 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 of statement 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
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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review score | P444 | String | assessment: 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 Rating
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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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 | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End <PEGI rating> PEGI 16 | - |
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
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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copyright license | P275 | Item | copyright 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/series
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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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 | - |
has spin-off | P2512 | Item | spin-off: works that are spin-offs of this item | Metal Gear Solid <has spin-off> Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | - |
Properties for mods
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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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 / DLCs
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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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> expansion pack | - |
expansion of | P8646 | Item | 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 platforms
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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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 or service provided |
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 | - |
Properties for characters
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External identifiers
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Embassies
edit- English Wikipedia: WikiProject Video games
- Spanish Wikipedia: Wikiproyecto Videojuegos
- German Wikipedia: WikiProjekt Computerspiel
- French Wikipedia: Projet Jeu vidéo
- Dutch Wikipedia: Wikiproject Computerspellen
- Russian Wikipedia: Проект:Компьютерные игры
- Portuguese Wikipedia: Projetos/Jogos eletrônicos
- Polish Wikipedia: Wikiprojekt Gry komputerowe
- Chinese Wikipedia: 电子游戏专题
- Finnish Wikipedia : Wikiprojekti:Videopelit
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