Dark Colony

1997 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1151827
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Dark Colony

Summary

Dark Colony is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Dark Colony's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Dark Colony was published by Strategic Simulations[4].
  • Dark Colony was published by GameTek[5].
  • Dark Colony's genre is real-time strategy[6].
  • Dark Colony's genre is science fiction video game[7].
  • Dark Colony was followed by Dark Colony: The Council Wars[8].
  • Dark Colony's developer is recorded as GameTek[9].
  • Dark Colony's developer is recorded as Sold-Out Software[10].
  • Dark Colony's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • Dark Colony's platform is recorded as IBM PC compatible[12].
  • Dark Colony's platform is recorded as macOS[13].
  • Dark Colony's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[14].
  • Dark Colony's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[15].
  • Dark Colony's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[16].
  • Dark Colony was distributed by CD-ROM[17].
  • Dark Colony's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[18].
  • Dark Colony's country of origin is recorded as Canada[19].
  • Dark Colony was released on August 31, 1997[20].
  • Dark Colony's distributed by is recorded as Take-Two Interactive[21].
  • Dark Colony's narrative location is recorded as Mars[22].
  • Dark Colony's USK rating is recorded as USK 16[23].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Strategic Simulations[4] and GameTek[5].

Publication

Dark Colony was published on August 31, 1997[20]. Genres include real-time strategy[6] and science fiction video game[7]. It was distributed by CD-ROM[17].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dark Colony was followed by it: The Council Wars[8].

Why It Matters

Dark Colony has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Teiron · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id 6240
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 6240, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180136648|Dark Colony (#180136648)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #mix"
  2. 10d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    My abandonware game id
    Lki id DarkC
    Game mode
    Narrative location Mars
    + 88 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
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