Star Wars: Dark Forces

1995 video game
VideoGame video_game Q55287
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Summary

Star Wars: Dark Forces is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,403 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Publisher: Dark Forces — publisher (P123): Lucasfilm Games[3]
  • Genre: Dark Forces — genre (P136): first-person shooter[4]
  • Developer: Dark Forces — developer (P178): Lucasfilm Games[5]
  • Part of the series: Dark Forces — part of the series (P179): Star Wars: Jedi Knight[6]
  • Software version identifier: 1.2[7]
  • Platform: Dark Forces — platform (P400): DOS[8], Dark Forces — platform (P400): PlayStation (console)[9], Dark Forces — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[10], Dark Forces — platform (P400): Classic Mac OS[11], Dark Forces — platform (P400): macOS[12]
  • Game mode: Dark Forces — game mode (P404): single-player video game[13]
  • Language of work or name: Dark Forces — language of work or name (P407): English[14], Dark Forces — language of work or name (P407): French[15], Dark Forces — language of work or name (P407): German[16], Dark Forces — language of work or name (P407): Italian[17], Dark Forces — language of work or name (P407): Spanish[18]
  • Software engine: Dark Forces — software engine (P408): Jedi[19]
  • Distribution format: Dark Forces — distribution format (P437): CD-ROM[20], Dark Forces — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[21], Dark Forces — distribution format (P437): digital download[22]
  • Review score: 84%[23], 85%[24]
  • Input device: Dark Forces — input device (P479): computer mouse[25]
  • Country of origin: Dark Forces — country of origin (P495): United States[26]
  • Publication date: February 28, 1995[27], September 16, 2009[28]
  • Distributed by: Dark Forces — distributed by (P750): Steam[29], Dark Forces — distributed by (P750): GOG.com[30], Dark Forces — distributed by (P750): Humble Store[31], Dark Forces — distributed by (P750): PlayStation Store[32]
  • ESRB rating: Dark Forces — ESRB rating (P852): Teen[33]
  • Official website: http://www.lucasarts.com[34]
  • Programmer: Dark Forces — programmer (P943): Ray Gresko[35]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Dark Forces — takes place in fictional universe (P1434): Star Wars Legends[36]
  • Title: Star Wars: Dark Forces[37]
  • PlayStation DataCenter URL: https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/S/SLES-00585.html[38], https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/S/SLPS-00685.html[39], https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/S/SLUS-00297.html[40], https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/S/SLES-00646.html[41]

Why It Matters

Star Wars: Dark Forces has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

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] ↑ . lucasarts.com. lucasarts.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Steam. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Humble Store. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Steam. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · JzK · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playstation datacenter url → https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/S/SLES-00585.html, https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/S/SLPS-00685.html, https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/S/SLUS-00297.html +3
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Playstation datacenter url: https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/S/SLES-00640.html, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/84921782|STAR WARS - DARK FORCES (#84921782)]] "
  2. 18d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 84%, 85%
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||2 */ Review score, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159"
  3. 15w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    My abandonware game id → —
    Game mode → —
    Instance of → —
    Gog application id → —
    + 198 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Star_Wars_Dark_Forces, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293357702|Star Wars: Dark Forces (#293357702)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/c"
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