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Spore

2008 video game
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Spore is a video game that encompasses multiple genres, including life simulation game, god game, space trading and combat game, real-time strategy, role-playing video game, and arcade . The title received the British Academy Games Award for Technical Achievement [1].

Key Facts

  • Award received: British Academy Games Award for Technical Achievement[3]
  • Composer: Brian Eno[4], Cliff Martinez[5], Saul Stokes[6]
  • Publisher: Electronic Arts[7], Softclub[8]
  • Genre: life simulation game[9], god game[10], space trading and combat game[11], real-time strategy[12], role-playing video game[13], arcade[14], 4X[15], biological simulation video game[16]
  • Named after: spore[17]
  • Developer: Maxis[18]
  • Part of the series: Spore[19]
  • Copyright license: proprietary license[20]
  • Designed by: Will Wright[21], Alex Hutchinson[22], Chaim Gingold[23], Stone Librande[24], Soren Johnson[25]
  • Software version identifier: 2.4.6[26]
  • Platform: Microsoft Windows[27], macOS[28]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[29]
  • Language of work or name: English[30], Czech[31], Danish[32], German[33], Spanish[34], Finnish[35], French[36], Italian[37], Hungarian[38], Dutch[39], Norwegian[40], Polish[41], Russian[42], Swedish[43]
  • Software engine: EA Graphics Library[44]
  • Distribution format: optical disc[45], digital distribution[46], DVD-ROM[47]
  • Review score: 83/100[48]
  • Input device: computer keyboard[49]
  • Country of origin: United States[50]
  • Publication date: September 1, 2008[51]
  • Distributed by: Steam[52], GOG.com[53], EA App[54]
  • Contributor to the creative work or subject: Kent Jolly[55]
  • ESRB rating: Everyone 10+[56]
  • Official website: http://www.spore.com/[57]
  • PEGI rating: PEGI 12[58]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Spore (2008 video game)[59]

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Subject and Themes

Main subjects include species[60] and Spore creature[61].

Why It Matters

Spore has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Spore is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

What awards did Spore receive?

Honors received include British Academy Games Award for Technical Achievement[3].

Related Entities

Brian Eno Chaim Gingold computer keyboard DVD-ROM EA App Electronic Arts macOS Maxis Microsoft Windows optical disc Thrive United States Will Wright

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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. 6d ago · Psychpsyo · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → species, Spore creature
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Main subject: Spore creature"
  2. 4w ago · Loosewind · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Before i play game id → Spore
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Before i play game id: Spore, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/264920073|Spore (#264920073)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7582|‎Before I Play games]] #m"
  3. 13w ago · Sadads · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Consumer rights wiki article id → 5116
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Consumer rights wiki article id: 5116, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297029648|Spore (game) (#297029648)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8142|‎Consumer"
  4. 17w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → —
    Ixbt games id → 508
    Wine appdb id → —
    Discord invite id → sporeofficial
    + 234 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Spore, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293357055|Spore (#293357055)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8000|‎Giant Bomb Wiki game"
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