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Source

game engine developed by Valve Corporation
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Source

Summary

Source is a game engine[1]. Source ranks in the top 5% of game_engine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,361 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Source's instance of is recorded as game engine[3].
  • Source followed GoldSrc[4].
  • Source was followed by Source 2[5].
  • Source's developer is recorded as Valve Corporation[6].
  • Source's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[7].
  • Source's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[8].
  • Source's software version identifier is recorded as Source Engine 24 / 2013[9].
  • Source's Commons category is recorded as Source (game engine)[10].
  • Source's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • Source's platform is recorded as macOS[12].
  • Source's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3[13].
  • Source's platform is recorded as Q132020[14].
  • Source's platform is recorded as Q48263[15].
  • Source's platform is recorded as Q13361286[16].
  • Source's platform is recorded as Linux[17].
  • Source's platform is recorded as Android[18].
  • Source's platform is recorded as Q19610114[19].
  • Source's official website is recorded as https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SDK2013_GettingStarted[20].
  • Source's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Source (game engine)[21].
  • Source's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013[22].
  • Source's used by is recorded as Half-Life 2[23].
  • Source's name in kana is recorded as ソースエンジン[24].
  • Source's uses is recorded as VPhysics[25].
  • Source's uses is recorded as Havok[26].
  • Source's has list is recorded as list of games using Source engine[27].

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Source followed GoldSrc[4]. Source was followed by Source 2[5].

Why It Matters

Source ranks in the top 5% of game_engine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,361 views/month).[2] Source has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Source is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Android C++ Day of Defeat: Source Ernst Jünger Half-Life: Source JBMod Linux macOS Microsoft Windows Military Conflict: Vietnam Nuclear Dawn PlayStation 3 Valve Corporation

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Cloudwalk9 · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → Half-Life 2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1535]]: [[Q193581]]"
  2. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Concepts/Source_Engine
    Operating system → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Source_Engine, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 14w ago · Gorilli09 · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Platform → Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 3 +6
    Aliases → —
    Programmed in → Q2407
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P306]]: [[Q94]]"
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