Sign in

Private company

Incentive Software

British video game developer

Incentive Software Ltd. was a British video game developer and publisher founded by Ian Andrew in 1983. Programmers included Sean Ellis, Stephen Northcott and Ian's brother Chris Andrew. Later games were based on the company's Freescape rendering engine.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1983Founded1
  • Industryvideo game industry1
  • HeadquartersReading1
  • Legal formpublic limited company1

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

Incentive Software Ltd. was a British video game developer and publisher founded by Ian Andrew in 1983. Programmers included Sean Ellis, Stephen Northcott and Ian's brother Chris Andrew.2

Corporate structure

Incentive Software sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Incentive Software Reading
    • Major Developments Subsidiary · United Kingdom

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

The following games were published and/or developed by Incentive Software:

From Wikipedia’s article on Incentive Software, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Major Developments

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1983Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3