Tyrian

1995 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1152304
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Tyrian

Summary

Tyrian is a video game[1]. Tyrian ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,396 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tyrian's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Tyrian's composer is recorded as Alexander Brandon[4].
  • Tyrian was published by Epic Games[5].
  • Tyrian's genre is shoot 'em up[6].
  • Tyrian's developer is recorded as Eclipse Software[7].
  • Tyrian's copyright license is recorded as freeware[8].
  • Tyrian's designed by is recorded as Alexander Brandon[9].
  • Tyrian's operating system is recorded as iOS[10].
  • Tyrian's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[11].
  • Tyrian's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[12].
  • Tyrian's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[13].
  • Tyrian's platform is recorded as IBM PC compatible[14].
  • Tyrian's platform is recorded as DOS[15].
  • Tyrian's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[16].
  • Tyrian's platform is recorded as Zune HD[17].
  • Tyrian's platform is recorded as BlackBerry Z10[18].
  • Tyrian's platform is recorded as iOS[19].
  • Tyrian's platform is recorded as macOS[20].
  • Tyrian's platform is recorded as Linux[21].
  • Tyrian's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[22].
  • Tyrian's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[23].
  • Tyrian was distributed by floppy disk[24].
  • Tyrian was distributed by compact disc[25].
  • Tyrian's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[26].
  • Tyrian's input device is recorded as touchscreen[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Tyrian was published by Epic Games[5].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1995[28], January 1, 1999[29], January 1, 2007[30], November 2, 2011[31], June 29, 2009[32], and April 17, 2013[33]. Tyrian's genre is shoot 'em up[6]. Recorded distribution format include floppy disk[24] and compact disc[25].

Why It Matters

Tyrian ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,396 views/month).[2] Tyrian has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Tyrian is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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] ↑ . 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.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 8d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Abandonware-france game id → 885, 1128
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12267]]: 885, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275230|batch #275230]]"
  2. 17d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Databáze her video game id → 2192
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54523|batch #54523]]: Databáze her representative"
  3. 7w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk rating → USK 6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P914]]: [[Q14920391]]"
  4. 8w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 1468
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 1468, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142845524|Tyrian (#142845524)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  5. 10w ago · Teiron · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 13108
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 13108, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180143440|Tyrian (#180143440)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #mix'n'm"
  6. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    My abandonware game id → —
    Game mode → —
    Instance of → —
    Dos game modding wiki article id → —
    + 85 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
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