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The Chaos Engine

1993 video game
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Summary

The Chaos Engine is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (676 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Richard Joseph[3]
  • Publisher: Renegade Software[4]
  • Genre: run and gun[5]
  • Developer: The Bitmap Brothers[6]
  • Platform: Acorn Archimedes[7], Linux[8], Microsoft Windows[9], DOS[10], Atari ST[11], Super Nintendo Entertainment System[12], Sega Genesis[13], Amiga CD32[14], macOS[15]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[16]
  • Distribution format: digital distribution[17], digital download[18]
  • Review score: 93%[19], 85%[20], 90%[21], 82%[22]
  • Input device: joystick[23]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[24]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1993[25]
  • Narrative location: England[26]
  • Official website: http://www.thechaosenginegame.com/[27]

Why It Matters

The Chaos Engine has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

DOS England joystick Linux macOS Microsoft Windows Richard Joseph The Bitmap Brothers United Kingdom

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] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Steam. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. 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. 4d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Applies to part: CD-ROM, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289816|batch #289816]]"
  2. 17d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 408
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Abandonware-france game id: 408, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  3. 17d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 93%, 85%, 90% +1
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||4 */ Review score, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159"
  4. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gamersglobal game id → —
    Schnittberichte.com title id → 19513
    Vglist video game id → 1726
    Openretro game database id → fcdd2976-cfe0-5d0c-ab01-094ddaf0872c
    + 110 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Metacritic numeric game id: 1300006023, Adding missing [[P:P12078|P12078]] qualifier for [[P:P12054|P12054]]"
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