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Wasteland

1988 video game
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Wasteland

Summary

Wasteland is a video game[1]. Wasteland ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,969 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wasteland's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Wasteland was directed by Brian Fargo[4].
  • Wasteland was published by Electronic Arts[5].
  • Wasteland's genre is role-playing video game[6].
  • Wasteland's genre is science fiction video game[7].
  • Wasteland's genre is post-apocalyptic video game[8].
  • Wasteland's developer is recorded as Interplay Entertainment[9].
  • Wasteland's part of the series is recorded as Q62024045[10].
  • Wasteland's designed by is recorded as Ken St. Andre[11].
  • Wasteland's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[12].
  • Wasteland's platform is recorded as DOS[13].
  • Wasteland's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[14].
  • Wasteland's platform is recorded as Linux[15].
  • Wasteland's platform is recorded as macOS[16].
  • Wasteland's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[17].
  • Wasteland was distributed by floppy disk[18].
  • Wasteland was distributed by digital distribution[19].
  • Wasteland was distributed by digital download[20].
  • Wasteland's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[21].
  • Wasteland's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • Wasteland was published on 1988[23].
  • Wasteland's distributed by is recorded as inXile entertainment[24].
  • Wasteland's distributed by is recorded as Q1486288[25].
  • Wasteland's distributed by is recorded as Steam[26].
  • Wasteland's distributed by is recorded as Humble Store[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Wasteland was published by Electronic Arts[5]. Wasteland was directed by Brian Fargo[4].

Publication

Wasteland was released on 1988[23]. Genres include role-playing video game[6], science fiction video game[7], and post-apocalyptic video game[8]. Wasteland's part of the series is recorded as Q62024045[10]. Recorded distribution format include floppy disk[18], digital distribution[19], and digital download[20].

Subject and Themes

Wasteland's part of the series is recorded as Q62024045[10].

Why It Matters

Wasteland ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,969 views/month).[2] Wasteland has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Wasteland is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

computer keyboard DOS Electronic Arts floppy disk Interplay Entertainment inXile entertainment Linux macOS Microsoft Windows United States

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] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Q1486288. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Steam. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Humble Store. 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.
  3. [29] ↑ . 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. 5w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dosbox compatibility id → —
    Platform → Microsoft Windows, DOS, Commodore 64 +2
    Genre → role-playing video game, science fiction video game, post-apocalyptic video game
    My abandonware game id → k0
    + 96 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Wasteland, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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