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Polybius

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Polybius

Summary

Polybius is a fictional video game[1]. Polybius draws 4,364 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_video_game category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Polybius's instance of is recorded as fictional video game[3].
  • Polybius's instance of is recorded as urban legend[4].
  • Polybius's Commons category is recorded as Polybius (videogame)[5].
  • Polybius was published on 2000[6].
  • Polybius's described at URL is recorded as https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-05-22-polybius-the-story-behind-the-worlds-most-mysterious-arcade-cabinet[7].
  • Polybius's described by source is recorded as Q281243[8].
  • Polybius's described by source is recorded as Great Big Story[9].
  • Polybius's described by source is recorded as Stuart Brown[10].
  • Polybius's manifestation of is recorded as urban legend[11].
  • Polybius's P14470 is recorded as Concepts/Polybius[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include fictional video game[3] and urban legend[4].

Why It Matters

Polybius draws 4,364 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_video_game category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] Polybius has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Polybius is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 9d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → VideoGame/Polybius, Myth/Polybius
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6839]]: Myth/Polybius"
  2. 8w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Concepts/Polybius
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Polybius, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 10w ago · Captain Galaxy · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Publication date → —
    Instance of → —
    Publication date → +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q189349]]"
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