Total Annihilation

1997 video game
VideoGame video_game Q951384
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Total Annihilation

Summary

Total Annihilation is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Total Annihilation's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Total Annihilation's composer is recorded as Jeremy Soule[4].
  • Total Annihilation was published by Atari, Inc.[5].
  • Total Annihilation's genre is real-time strategy[6].
  • Total Annihilation's genre is science fiction video game[7].
  • Total Annihilation's developer is recorded as Cavedog Entertainment[8].
  • Total Annihilation's part of the series is recorded as Total Annihilation[9].
  • Total Annihilation's designed by is recorded as Chris Taylor[10].
  • Total Annihilation's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1c[11].
  • Total Annihilation's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[12].
  • Total Annihilation's platform is recorded as Mac OS operating systems[13].
  • Total Annihilation's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[14].
  • Total Annihilation's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[15].
  • Total Annihilation's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[16].
  • Total Annihilation's language of work or name is recorded as English[17].
  • Total Annihilation was distributed by digital distribution[18].
  • Total Annihilation was distributed by digital download[19].
  • Total Annihilation's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[20].
  • Total Annihilation's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • Total Annihilation was published on September 30, 1997[22].
  • Total Annihilation's distributed by is recorded as Steam[23].
  • Total Annihilation's distributed by is recorded as Q1486288[24].
  • Total Annihilation's distributed by is recorded as Humble Store[25].
  • Total Annihilation's ESRB rating is recorded as Teen[26].
  • Total Annihilation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Total Annihilation[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Total Annihilation was published by Atari, Inc.[5].

Publication

Total Annihilation was released on September 30, 1997[22]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[17]. Genres include real-time strategy[6] and science fiction video game[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[9]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[18] and digital download[19].

Subject and Themes

Total Annihilation's part of the series is recorded as it[9].

Why It Matters

Total Annihilation ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Beyond All Reason[30], a video game[31].

FAQs

Who did Total Annihilation influence?

Total Annihilation has been cited as an influence by Beyond All Reason[30].

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] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . fileplanet.com. fileplanet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Steam. Retrieved . 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.
  22. [24] . Q1486288. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of video game
    Part of the series Total Annihilation
    Designed by Chris Taylor
    Game mode multiplayer video game, single-player video game
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Total_Annihilation, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293378963|Total Annihilation (#293378963)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/"
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