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#* Leave the field empty if the critics reception score on the aggregator is based on less than four reviews. | #* Leave the field empty if the critics reception score on the aggregator is based on less than four reviews. | ||
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Revision as of 19:55, 15 March 2021
Developers | |
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Developer | |
Windows | Developer 2 |
macOS (OS X) | Developer 3 |
Linux | Developer 4 |
Publishers | |
Publisher | |
Europe | Publisher 2 |
Engines | |
Engine | |
Release dates | |
DOS | June 12, 1996 |
Mac OS (Classic) | July 4, 1998 |
Windows | January 3, 2012 |
macOS (OS X) | March 21, 2013 |
Linux | Early access |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
OpenCritic | 81 |
IGDB | 83 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | PCGW Templates |
PCGW Templates | |
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Sample article | 2013 |
Game (singleplayer) | 2019 |
Game (multiplayer) | 2019 |
Game (unknown) | 2019 |
This template needs to be present on every game page on the wiki. It contains the basic information on who developed, ported and published the game, as well as what engine was used and when was it released on different operating systems. In addition, it can hold a cover or box image for the game, as well as information on the location of the game's page on several other websites.
- Syntax
{{Infobox game |cover = |developers = {{Infobox game/row/developer|}} {{Infobox game/row/porter|}} |publishers = {{Infobox game/row/publisher|}} |engines = {{Infobox game/row/engine|}} |release dates= {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|}} {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|}} {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|}} |reception = {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic| | }} {{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic| | }} {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB| | }} |taxonomy = {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | }} {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | }} {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | }} {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | }} {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | }} {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | }} {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | }} {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | }} |steam appid = |steam appid side = |gogcom id = |gogcom id side = |official site= |hltb = |igdb = |mobygames = |strategywiki = |wikipedia = |winehq = |license = }}
- Arguments
Parameter | Description |
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title | Optional. Add if game title is stylized in some way and therefore varies from page name. |
cover | Only include this if a cover for this game is present on the wiki or on Wikimedia Commons. The contents of this line should be just the filename, excluding the namespace.
Defines Property:Cover. |
developers | All information included under this argument must be related to developers of the particular game.
Possible rows include:
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porter | Optional. This row is only required when a game has been ported to a particular OS from another platform or OS.
Possible rows include:
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publishers | All information included under this argument must be related to publishers of the game.
Possible rows include:
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engines | All information included under this argument must be related to engines used in the game.
Possible rows include:
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release dates | All information included under this argument must be related to release dates of the game.
Possible rows include: (click on the row for more information)
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reception | Average (based on a minimum of at least 4 reviews) critics reception of the game from a supported aggregator.
Possible rows include:
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taxonomy | The appropriate taxonomy tags for the game, see Taxonomy for further information. |
steam appid | The App ID of the game on Steam. The SteamDB favicon will appear when it is defined.
Defines Property:Steam AppID. |
steam appid side | Additional App IDs the game or its DLCs are available under on Steam. This takes a comma separated list for input.
Defines Property:Steam AppID. |
gogcom id | The ID of the game on GOG.com. The GOG Database favicon will appear when it is defined.
Defines Property:GOGcom page. |
gogcom id side | Additional IDs the game or its DLCs/packages are available under on GOG.com. This takes a comma separated list for input.
Defines Property:GOGcom page. |
official site | Add the full URL of the official site from either the original developer or the current rights holder. Do not use store pages. |
winehq | The unique link identifier for the game on WineHQ. |
hltb | The unique link identifier for the game on HowLongToBeat.
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igdb | The unique link identifier for the game on IGDB.
This only needs to be filled out if a reception row for IGDB is not present already. |
strategywiki | The unique link identifier for the game on StrategyWiki.
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mobygames | The unique link identifier for the game on MobyGames.
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wikipedia | The unique link identifier for the game on the English Wikipedia. The Wikipedia favicon will appear when it is defined.
Defines Property:Wikipedia. |
license | License of the game from one of the following values. This information is not shown on the game page but is used to populate other pages such as the List of freeware games.
Defines Property:License. |