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Alternative Software

British software developer and publisher founded in 1985
Organization business Q4736479
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Summary

Alternative Software is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Notable work: Q125531191[3], Q125531214[4]
  • Country: United Kingdom[5]
  • Instance of: video game developer[6], video game publisher[7], enterprise[8]
  • Headquarters location: Pontefract[9]
  • Industry: video game industry[10]
  • Inception: January 1, 1985[11]
  • Official website: http://alternativesoft.co.uk[12]
  • Official name: Alternative Software Ltd.[13]
  • Legal form: public limited company[14]
  • Owner of: Winner[15]
  • P14750: 6937-FC69-4284-8E86-DB03[16]

Why It Matters

Alternative Software is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . MobyGames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . MobyGames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . MobyGames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . MobyGames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . MobyGames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . MobyGames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mobygames company id → —
    Inception → —
    Viaf cluster id → 185622167
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    + 44 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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