# Akella

> Russian software company

**Wikidata**: [Q417230](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q417230)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akella)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/akella

## Summary

Akella is a video game developer[1] established in 1993.

## Summary
Akella is a Russian software company best known as a video game developer and publisher. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Moscow, the privately held company produced software for the video game industry and was dissolved in 2012.

## Key Facts
- Akella is a Russian software company operating in the video game industry (developer and publisher).  
- Inception/founding year: 1993.  
- Legal form: privately held company.  
- Headquarters: Moscow, Russia.  
- Dissolved/abolished date: 2012.  
- Common aliases: Akella, Акелла Онлайн, Akella Online.  
- Official website (recorded): http://en.akella.com/.  
- Product or material produced: software.  
- Operated/owned: Trashmasters (listed as a former Russian video game developer associated with Akella).  
- Multiple industry database identifiers include freebase ID /m/034ys2, Mobygames company ID 1697, PCGamingWiki company page (Company:Akella), musicbrainz label id 70e4eb0a-a1b0-4140-817c-f03e7937c0bb, and many others.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Akella?
A: Akella is a Russian software company that worked as a video game developer and publisher. It was founded in 1993 and was headquartered in Moscow.

### Q: Is Akella still an active company?
A: No. Akella is recorded as having been dissolved in 2012.

### Q: What did Akella produce?
A: Akella produced software, with activity in the video game industry as both a developer and a publisher.

### Q: Where can I find more company identifiers or database entries for Akella?
A: Akella appears in many industry databases (for example, Freebase /m/034ys2, Mobygames company ID 1697, PCGamingWiki Company:Akella, and MusicBrainz label id 70e4eb0a-a1b0-4140-817c-f03e7937c0bb).

## Why It Matters
Akella represents a notable Russian presence in the global video game industry during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. As a privately held company founded in 1993, it functioned both as a developer and as a publisher of software, contributing to the production and distribution side of games. Its multiple entries across industry databases and language editions of Wikipedia indicate recognition and relevance within gaming and software reference sources. Akella’s headquarters in Moscow placed it within the Russian technology and entertainment ecosystem, and its recorded operation of or association with other studios (for example, Trashmasters) reflects typical industry practices of studio operation and partnerships. The company’s dissolution in 2012 marks it as a defined chapter in the history of Russian game development, useful for researchers tracing industry evolution, cataloging titles and credits, or auditing business relationships in that period.

## Notable For
- Being a Russian video game developer and publisher founded in 1993.  
- Operating as a privately held Moscow-headquartered software company active in the video game industry.  
- Having broad representation in multiple game and media databases (Freebase, Mobygames, PCGamingWiki, MusicBrainz, etc.).  
- Association with other Russian development entities such as Trashmasters.  
- Recorded dissolution in 2012, giving the company a clear operational timeframe for historical study.

## Body

### Overview
- Name and aliases: Akella; Акелла Онлайн; Akella Online.  
- Description: Russian software company; instance_of both video game developer and video game publisher.  
- Industry: video game industry.  
- Primary output: software.

### Timeline
- 1993: Company inception (founding year recorded as 1993).  
- 2012: Company recorded as dissolved/abolished.

### Corporate and legal details
- Legal form: privately held company.  
- Headquarters: Moscow, Russia.

### Business roles and relationships
- Roles: functioned as a video game developer and as a video game publisher.  
- Related/operated entities: Trashmasters — listed as a former Russian video game developer associated under “Owned / Operated by.”

### Products and production
- General product class: software.  
- Industry focus: video games (development and publishing).

### Identifiers and external database entries
- Website: http://en.akella.com/  
- Freebase ID: /m/034ys2  
- Mobygames company ID: 1697  
- PCGamingWiki: Company:Akella (PCGamingWiki ID with internal reference P9675:24386)  
- MusicBrainz label id: 70e4eb0a-a1b0-4140-817c-f03e7937c0bb  
- Other IDs present in records: uvl_company_id 862; ogdb_company_id 27; mod_db company id "akella"; gamefaqs_company_id 43716; thegamesdb developer id 312 and publisher id 917; videogamegeek company id 12625; visual_novel_database_id p432; crunchbase organization id "akella"; gamesindustry.biz tag companies/akella; valve developer community article id "Akella"; launchbox developer id 1869 and publisher id 897; giantbomb (former scheme) 3010-30; internet_game_database_company_id "akella".  
- Sitelink_count (Wikidata): 14; Wikipedia language coverage includes ca, de, en, es, fa, fr, it, ko, nl, pl.

### References in structured records
- Golden ID recorded: Akella-K4499N.  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Company", "Akella::f946k"].  
- PCGamingWiki and other reference timestamps present in source metadata (e.g., PCGamingWiki reference date 2024-02-03).

### Status
- Dissolution recorded as 2012, indicating the company no longer operates under the recorded corporate entity.

## References

1. LastDodo
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. MusicBrainz
4. National Software Reference Library
5. [Source](http://km.aifb.kit.edu/services/crunchbase/)
6. Quora
7. [Company:Akella - PCGamingWiki PCGW - bugs, fixes, crashes, mods, guides and improvements for every PC game](https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Company:Akella)
8. [Source](https://golden.com/wiki/Akella-K4499N)
9. VideoGameGeek