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I Wanna Be the Guy

2007 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1188638
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Summary

I Wanna Be the Guy is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,802 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Influenced by: The Big Adventure of Owata's Life[3]
  • Publisher: Michael "Kayin" O'Reilly[4]
  • Genre: Metroidvania[5]
  • Developer: Michael "Kayin" O'Reilly[6]
  • Part of the series: I Wanna Be The Guy[7]
  • Copyright license: freeware[8]
  • Platform: Microsoft Windows[9]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[10]
  • Software engine: Clickteam[11]
  • Distribution format: digital download[12]
  • Input device: computer keyboard[13]
  • Country of origin: United States[14]
  • Publication date: October 5, 2007[15]
  • Distributed by: itch.io[16]
  • CERO rating: Z (Ages 18 and up only)[17]
  • Official website: http://kayin.pyoko.org/iwbtg/[18]
  • PEGI rating: PEGI 16[19]
  • Copyright status: copyrighted[20]
  • Itch.io URL: https://kayin.itch.io/iwbtg[21]
  • Official wiki URL: https://cwpat.me/fangames-intro/[22]
  • P14470: Games/I_Wanna_Be_The_Guy[23]

Why It Matters

I Wanna Be the Guy has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

computer keyboard Microsoft Windows United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . itchdb.info. itchdb.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . itchdb.info. itchdb.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . www21.atwiki.jp. www21.atwiki.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . itchdb.info. itchdb.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 13d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'tr', 'uk', 'vi', 'zh']
    Itch.io url → https://kayin.itch.io/iwbtg
    Distributed by → itch.io
    Distribution format → digital download
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Itch.io url: https://kayin.itch.io/iwbtg, from #mix'n'match entry auxiliary data"
  2. 4w ago · Loosewind · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cybersport.ru game id → i-wanna-be-the-guy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Cybersport.ru game id: i-wanna-be-the-guy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142719852|I Wanna Be the Guy (#142719852)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5102"
  3. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/I_Wanna_Be_The_Guy
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  4. 19w ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → —
    Publication date → +2007-10-05T00:00:00Z
    Developer → Michael "Kayin" O'Reilly
    Website → —
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Influenced by: The Big Adventure of Owata's Life"
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