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id Tech 2

game engine developed by id Software
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id Tech 2

Summary

id Tech 2 is a free software[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,329 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • id Tech 2's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • id Tech 2's instance of is recorded as game engine[4].
  • id Tech 2 followed Q181202[5].
  • id Tech 2 was followed by id Tech 3[6].
  • id Tech 2's developer is recorded as id Software[7].
  • id Tech 2's part of the series is recorded as id Tech[8].
  • id Tech 2's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[9].
  • id Tech 2's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[10].
  • id Tech 2's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • id Tech 2's operating system is recorded as Linux[12].
  • id Tech 2's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[13].
  • id Tech 2's platform is recorded as Q10680[14].
  • id Tech 2's platform is recorded as Q184198[15].
  • id Tech 2's platform is recorded as Q10677[16].
  • id Tech 2's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[17].
  • id Tech 2's platform is recorded as Linux[18].
  • January 1, 1997 marks the founding of id Tech 2[19].
  • id Tech 2's official website is recorded as http://www.idsoftware.com/business/idtech2/[20].
  • id Tech 2's programmer is recorded as John Carmack[21].
  • id Tech 2's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/id-Software/Quake-2[22].
  • id Tech 2's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[23].

Body

Publication

id Tech 2's part of the series is recorded as id Tech[8].

Subject and Themes

id Tech 2's part of the series is recorded as id Tech[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

id Tech 2 followed Q181202[5]. It was followed by id Tech 3[6].

Why It Matters

id Tech 2 ranks in the top 4% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,329 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Classic Mac OS Digital Paint Paintball 2 free software id Software John Carmack Linux Microsoft Windows

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] ↑ . Q364. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). id Tech 2. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/id-tech-2
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_id-tech-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{id Tech 2}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/id-tech-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

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  1. 24d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Official website → http://www.idsoftware.com/business/idtech2/
    Follows → —
    Wikidata description → game engine developed by id Software
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/id_Tech_2, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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