Template:Infobox game/Documentation

Example of a game infobox

Developers
	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	Doom

Doom
Doom (1993)	1993
Doom II: Hell on Earth	1994
Final Doom	1996
DRL (unofficial game)	2002
Doom 3	2004
Doom 64 EX (unofficial port)	2008
Doom 3: BFG Edition	2012
Doom (2016)	2016
Doom VFR	2017
Doom I Enhanced	2020
Doom II Enhanced	2020
Doom Eternal	2020
Doom 64	2020

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
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 and porters of the particular game. Possible rows include: {{Infobox game/row/developer|1|2}} - This row defines Property:Developed by. The first argument should contain the name of the developer. The second, if necessary, a subtitle as to what the developer was responsible for. {{Infobox game/row/porter|1}} - This row defines a matching "Ported to (OS) by" property. The first argument is the name of the porter. The second argument is the operating system.
publishers	All information included under this argument must be related to publishers of the game. Possible rows include: {{Infobox game/row/publisher|1|2}} - This row defines Property:Published by. The first argument should contain the name of the publisher. The second, if necessary, a subtitle specifying the region or the OS the publisher was responsible for.
engines	All information included under this argument must be related to engines used in the game. Possible rows include: {{Infobox game/row/engine|1|2}} - This row defines Property:Uses engine. The first argument should contain the name of the engine used. The second, if necessary, what component it was responsible for. Never list the engine as Custom, Inhouse or similar. This provides no additional information to the user.
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) {{Infobox game/row/date| <OS NAME> | <DATE> }}
reception	Average critical reception of the game, from a supported aggregator. Possible rows include: {{Infobox game/row/reception|1|2|3}} The first argument should contain the reviews aggregator service the row is for: Metacritic OpenCritic IGDB The second row should contain the unique identifier from the URL for the review aggregator page for the game: For Metacritic: nier-automata from https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/nier-automata For OpenCritic: 3540/nier-automata from https://opencritic.com/game/3540/nier-automata For IGDB: nier-automata from https://www.igdb.com/games/nier-automata The third argument should contain the averaged critical reception score from the aggregator: For Metacritic, use the Metascore. For OpenCritic, use the Top Critic Average score. For IDGB, use the critic ratings score. This is the smaller (in size of the element, not in units) score to the right. The larger score to the left is the average IGDB user rating and should not be used.
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. Use 2310 from http://store.steampowered.com/app/2310/ 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. Use 9040 from http://store.steampowered.com/app/9040/ 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. Use 930 from https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=930
hltb	The unique link identifier for the game on HowLongToBeat. Use 57506 from https://howlongtobeat.com/game?id=57506
igdb	The unique link identifier for the game on IGDB. Use nier-automata from https://www.igdb.com/games/nier-automata 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. Use Doom from https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Doom
mobygames	The unique link identifier for the game on MobyGames. Use doom-eternal from https://www.mobygames.com/game/doom-eternal
wikipedia	The unique link identifier for the game on the English Wikipedia. The Wikipedia favicon will appear when it is defined. Use Doom_Eternal from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_Eternal 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. commercial former commercial (paid games that have been re-released for free) freeware free-to-play shareware Defines Property:License.