Chris Sawyer's Locomotion

2004 computer game
VideoGame video_game Q861222
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Summary

Chris Sawyer's Locomotion is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,287 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Allister Brimble[3]
  • Publisher: Atari[4]
  • Genre: business simulation game[5]
  • Follows: Transport Tycoon[6]
  • Developer: Chris Sawyer[7]
  • Programmed in: assembly language[8]
  • Designed by: Chris Sawyer[9]
  • Platform: Microsoft Windows[10]
  • Game mode: multiplayer video game[11], single-player video game[12]
  • Language of work or name: English[13]
  • Distribution format: digital distribution[14], digital download[15]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[16]
  • Publication date: September 2004[17]
  • Distributed by: Steam[18], GOG.com[19], Humble Store[20]
  • ESRB rating: Everyone[21]
  • PEGI rating: PEGI 3[22]
  • USK rating: USK 0[23]
  • Minimum number of players: 1[24]
  • Uses: isometric view[25]
  • P14470: Games/Chris_Sawyers_Locomotion[26]

Why It Matters

Chris Sawyer's Locomotion has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . GOG.com. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Humble Store. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk rating → USK 0, USK 0
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'lld',
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  2. 16w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Minimum number of players → {'amount': '+1'}
    Pegi rating → PEGI 3
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