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Banished

2014 city-building strategy game
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Banished

Summary

Banished is a video game[1]. Banished ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (415 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Banished's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Banished was published by Shining Rock Software[4].
  • Banished's genre is city-building game[5].
  • Banished's genre is strategy video game[6].
  • Banished's developer is recorded as Shining Rock Software[7].
  • Banished's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[8].
  • Banished's designed by is recorded as Luke Hodorowicz[9].
  • Banished's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.7[10].
  • Banished's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.6[11].
  • Banished's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[12].
  • Banished's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[13].
  • Banished's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Banished was distributed by digital distribution[15].
  • Banished was distributed by digital download[16].
  • Banished's review score is recorded as 73[17].
  • Banished's review score is recorded as 74/100[18].
  • Banished's review score is recorded as 35%[19].
  • Banished's review score is recorded as 71/100[20].
  • Banished's input device is recorded as computer mouse[21].
  • Banished's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[22].
  • Banished's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • Banished was released on February 18, 2014[24].
  • Banished's distributed by is recorded as Steam[25].
  • Banished's distributed by is recorded as Q1486288[26].
  • Banished's distributed by is recorded as Humble Store[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Banished was published by Shining Rock Software[4].

Publication

Banished was released on February 18, 2014[24]. Banished's language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include city-building game[5] and strategy video game[6]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[15] and digital download[16].

Reception

Reviews include 73[17], 74/100[18], 35%[19], and 71/100[20].

Why It Matters

Banished ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (415 views/month).[2] Banished has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

C++ computer keyboard computer mouse Microsoft Windows Shining Rock Software 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . banishedinfo.com. banishedinfo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . banishedinfo.com. banishedinfo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . metacritic.com. metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q131917281. Retrieved . criticdb.com. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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.

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  1. 4d ago · Teiron · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → video game
    Has characteristic → indie game
    Designed by → Luke Hodorowicz
    Game mode → single-player video game
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 14000, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180144322|Banished (#180144322)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #mix'n"
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