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Video game · 2007

Akinator

Released August 2007 on PC, Mac, Linux, BlackBerry, web browser and 4 more

Made in
France
Genre
Quiz/Trivia
IGDB PLAYERS5533 ratings

About Akinator

Akinator, the Web Genie (formerly Akinator, the web Genius) is an internet game and mobile app based on Twenty Questions that attempts to determine which character the player is thinking of by asking them a series of questions. It is an artificial intelligence program that can find and learn the best questions to ask the player. Created by three French programmers in 2007, it became popular worldwide in November 2008, according to Google Trends. In Europe popularity peak was reached in 2009 and Japan in 2010 with the launch of mobile apps by French mobile company SCIMOB, reaching highest ranks on app store . While playing "Akinator", questions are asked by a cartoon genie.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

BlackBerryAugust 2007
LinuxAugust 2007
MacAugust 2007
PCAugust 2007
web browserAugust 2007
Android2010
iOS2010
Windows Phone2010
Fire OSlater, date unknown

Screenshots

Akinator screenshot 1

Videos

Akinator: Trailer

Sources: Wikidata, IGDB, Wikipedia's release lists.