Template:Infobox game/Documentation
- Description
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| | }} |steam appid = |steam appid side = |gogcom id = |gogcom id side = |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 and porters of the particular game.
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publishers | All information included under this argument must be related to publishers of the game.
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engines | All information included under this argument must be related to engines used in the game.
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release dates | All information included under this argument must be related to release dates of the game.
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reception | Average critical reception of the game, from a supported aggregator.
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steam appid | The AppID of the game on Steam. This is used for the SteamDB and SteamCharts favicons. Defines Property:Steam AppID. |
steam appid side | Additional AppIDs the game is 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. Defines Property:GOGcom page. |
gogcom id side | Additional IDs the game is available under on GOG.com. This takes a comma separated list for input. Defines Property:GOGcom page. |
strategywiki | The name of the StrategyWiki page. |
wikipedia | The name (not the full URL) of the Wikipedia page for the game. The Wikipedia favicon will appear when it's defined. Defines Property:Wikipedia. |
winehq | The ID of the game on WineHQ. |
license | License of the game from one of the following values:
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