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Heretic

1994 video game
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Heretic

Summary

Heretic is a video game[1]. Heretic has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Heretic's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Heretic's composer is recorded as Kevin Schilder[4].
  • Heretic was published by id Software[5].
  • Heretic was published by Atari, Inc.[6].
  • Heretic's genre is first-person shooter[7].
  • Heretic's genre is fantasy video game[8].
  • Heretic was produced by John Romero[9].
  • Heretic's developer is recorded as Raven Software[10].
  • Heretic's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[11].
  • Heretic's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • Heretic's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3[13].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as Linux[14].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as DOS[15].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as Mac OS operating systems[16].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as Amiga 1200[17].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[19].
  • Heretic's platform is recorded as RISC OS[20].
  • Heretic's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[21].
  • Heretic's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[22].
  • Heretic's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[23].
  • Heretic's game mode is recorded as deathmatch[24].
  • Heretic's language of work or name is recorded as English[25].
  • Heretic's software engine is recorded as id Tech 1[26].
  • Heretic was distributed by floppy disk[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include id Software[5] and Atari, Inc.[6]. Heretic was produced by John Romero[9].

Publication

Heretic was released on December 23, 1994[28]. Heretic's language of work or name is recorded as English[25]. Genres include first-person shooter[7] and fantasy video game[8]. Recorded distribution format include floppy disk[27] and digital distribution[29].

Why It Matters

Heretic has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Atari, Inc. Classic Mac OS computer keyboard DOS floppy disk id Software John Romero Linux Mac OS operating systems Microsoft Windows Raven Software RISC OS United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 6d ago · Teiron · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 3061
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 3061, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180133491|Heretic (#180133491)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 21d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The good old days id → 953
    Game mode → —
    Instance of → —
    Dos game modding wiki article id → —
    + 112 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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