Private company

Palace Software

British video game developer (1984–1991)

Palace Software was a British video game publisher and developer during the 1980s based in London, England. It was part of the Palace Group- a company associated with film and video distribution- and was itself notable for the Barbarian and Cauldron series of games for 8-bit home computer platforms, in particular the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1984Founded1
  • Industryvideo game industry1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Founded inLondon1
  • Legal formprivately held company1

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Palace Software was a British video game publisher and developer during the 1980s based in London, England. It was part of the Palace Group- a company associated with film and video distribution- and was itself notable for the Barbarian and Cauldron series of games for 8-bit home computer platforms, in particular the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64. Palace caused some controversy with its advertisements in computer magazines, particularly for Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax which featured Page Three girl Maria Whittaker as a scantily clad female warrior.2

Products and brands

  • Cauldron

Listed on Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Titus Interactive1

Timeline

  1. 1991Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jan 1984Founded Founded in London1

Sources

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