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Shining in the Darkness

1991 video game
VideoGame video_game Q2628345
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Shining in the Darkness

Summary

Shining in the Darkness is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,132 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shining in the Darkness's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Shining in the Darkness was published by Q122741[4].
  • Shining in the Darkness's genre is role-playing video game[5].
  • Shining in the Darkness's developer is recorded as Climax Entertainment[6].
  • Shining in the Darkness's part of the series is recorded as Shining[7].
  • Shining in the Darkness's platform is recorded as Sega Genesis[8].
  • Shining in the Darkness's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[9].
  • Shining in the Darkness's platform is recorded as macOS[10].
  • Shining in the Darkness's platform is recorded as Linux[11].
  • Shining in the Darkness's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[12].
  • Shining in the Darkness's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Shining in the Darkness was distributed by digital distribution[14].
  • Shining in the Darkness was distributed by digital download[15].
  • Shining in the Darkness's review score is recorded as 91%[16].
  • Shining in the Darkness's country of origin is recorded as Japan[17].
  • Shining in the Darkness was published on March 29, 1991[18].
  • Shining in the Darkness's distributed by is recorded as Steam[19].
  • Shining in the Darkness's distributed by is recorded as Nintendo eShop[20].
  • Shining in the Darkness's ESRB rating is recorded as Everyone[21].
  • Shining in the Darkness's CERO rating is recorded as A (All ages)[22].
  • Shining in the Darkness's official website is recorded as http://www.sega.com[23].
  • Shining in the Darkness's PEGI rating is recorded as PEGI 7[24].
  • Shining in the Darkness's USK rating is recorded as USK 6[25].
  • Shining in the Darkness's P14470 is recorded as Games/Shining_in_the_Darkness[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Shining in the Darkness was published by Q122741[4].

Publication

Shining in the Darkness was published on March 29, 1991[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is role-playing video game[5]. Its part of the series is recorded as Shining[7]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[14] and digital download[15].

Subject and Themes

Shining in the Darkness's part of the series is recorded as Shining[7].

Reception

Shining in the Darkness's review score is recorded as 91%[16].

Why It Matters

Shining in the Darkness ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,132 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Climax Entertainment Japan Linux macOS Microsoft Windows

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.

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. 11d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk rating → USK 6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P914]]: [[Q14920391]]"
  2. 12d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 91%
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P444]]: 91%, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159|details]])"
  3. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    My abandonware game id → —
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    Guardiana id → —
    + 116 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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