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The Great Escape

1986 video game
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The Great Escape

Summary

The Great Escape is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Great Escape's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • The Great Escape was published by Ocean Software[4].
  • The Great Escape's genre is action-adventure game[5].
  • The Great Escape's developer is recorded as Ocean Software[6].
  • The Great Escape's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[7].
  • The Great Escape's platform is recorded as DOS[8].
  • The Great Escape's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[9].
  • The Great Escape's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[10].
  • The Great Escape's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • The Great Escape's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[12].
  • The Great Escape's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Great Escape was distributed by compact cassette[14].
  • The Great Escape was distributed by digital distribution[15].
  • The Great Escape's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[16].
  • The Great Escape's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[17].
  • The Great Escape was published on January 1, 1986[18].
  • The Great Escape's distributed by is recorded as Steam[19].
  • The Great Escape's distributed by is recorded as Humble Store[20].
  • The Great Escape's main subject is World War II[21].
  • The Great Escape's set in environment is recorded as prison[22].

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Authorship and Creation

The Great Escape was published by Ocean Software[4].

Publication

The Great Escape was released on January 1, 1986[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is action-adventure game[5]. Recorded distribution format include compact cassette[14] and digital distribution[15].

Subject and Themes

The Great Escape's main subject is World War II[21].

Why It Matters

The Great Escape ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

Related Entities

computer keyboard DOS Microsoft Windows Ocean Software United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Steam. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Humble Store. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/The_Great_Escape_1986
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/The_Great_Escape_1986, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  2. 6w ago · Teiron · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Genre → action-adventure game
    Game mode → single-player video game
    Country of origin → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 3670, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180134098|The Great Escape (1986) (#180134098)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online "
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