Is Adventure on Steam?

No. Adventure is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

What platforms is Adventure on?

Adventure is available on Atari 2600.

When did Adventure release?

Adventure was first released on March 1, 1980.

Adventure

Mar 1, 1980AdventureAtari 2600

Adventure — frequently asked questions

Is Adventure on Steam?: No. Adventure is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is Adventure on?: Adventure is available on Atari 2600.
When did Adventure release?: Adventure was first released on March 1, 1980.

About Adventure

Adventure is a video game for the Atari 2600 video game console, released in 1980. In the game, the player controls a square avatar whose quest is to hunt an open world environment for a magical chalice, returning it to the golden castle. The game world is populated by roaming enemies: dragons, which can eat the avatar; and a bat, which randomly steals and hides items around the game world. Adventure was designed and programmed by Atari employee Warren Robinett, and published by Atari, Inc. At the time, Atari programmers were generally given full control on the creative direction and development cycle for their games, and this required them to plan for their next game as they neared completion of their current one to stay productive. Robinett submitted the source code for Adventure to Atari management in June 1979 and soon left Atari. Atari released the game in early 1980.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Sears
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Fantasy

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

76/100

from 41 ratings

Collector value & authenticity

Atari 2600 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-06

Loose

$13

Complete

$60

Sealed

$599

Label variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
50th Anniversary Edition	—	$667	—
Tele-Games	$11	$130	—
Text Label	$12	$60	—

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Text	CX2613	Common+
North America Atari	Picture	CX2613	Common+
North America Sears	Text	49-75154	Scarce
North America Sears	Picture	49-75154	Scarce+

Also released in South America by Polyvox.

Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 2600 software database

Region: NA
Released: 1980
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1
Authenticity: Low

On Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration since Nov 11, 2022 — the cartridge is now a collectibleLow counterfeit risk

Atari 2600 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

Warren Robinett's Adventure is one of the most important 2600 games, and an ordinary loose copy is still cheap.

Adventure is a 1980 action-adventure game for the Atari 2600. You control a square avatar exploring an open environment to find a magic chalice and return it to the Golden Castle, while three dragons try to eat you and a bat steals and moves items around. It introduced ideas new to console games, including enemies that keep moving when they are off screen.

Warren Robinett conceived it as a graphical version of the 1977 text adventure Colossal Cave Adventure and spent about a year designing and coding it, working around the hardware's limits and conflicts with Atari management. Because Atari did not credit its programmers, he hid a secret room containing his name. Players found it only after the game had shipped and he had left Atari. It was not the first Easter egg, but it pioneered the idea in video games, and it later appeared in the climax of Ready Player One. It is on Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

How it was made

Designed and programmed by Warren Robinett over roughly a year, as a graphical take on Colossal Cave Adventure. Released by Atari in March 1980 and also sold by Sears.

What the press said at the time

AllGame		5/5
Electronic Games		9/10
How to Win at Home Video Games		4/10
Video Games Player		A−

“However, the big- gest challenge of this complex game is figuring out what's going on.”
— JoyStik, December 1982

Video Games Player graded games like a report card, A+ down to C-.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Worth knowing

The credit Atari would not give. Atari did not publicly credit its programmers, so Robinett hid a secret room in the game containing his name. It was found by players only after the game shipped and he had left the company.
The secret, hinted in 1982. Electronic Games' July 1982 review hinted at the hidden credit without giving it away: "(And if you're very good, you may even find the secret message, although it has no bearing on the game.)"
Walking through a dragon. The same review shared an exploit: "If you should slay a dragon and his carcass blocks your path, bring several other items into the same room. When the number of items reaches three, things will begin blinking and you will be able to pass right through the dragon." It credited the trick to "the VCS's low screen RAM."
1981 dealer price. Atari's confidential retailer price list for January 1 to June 1, 1981 lists Adventure (CX2613) in its premium tier: dealers paid $18.50 against a suggested retail price of $31.95. The same list groups it among the "cartridge titles introduced in 1980".

Before you buy

Low risk for vintage carts, but check which version you are looking at. The standard Atari cart and the text-label cart are common and cheap loose. The Sears Tele-Games release is also cheap loose but costs much more complete. The 50th Anniversary Edition is a modern official Atari cartridge, priced separately and far higher boxed. It is genuine but not a 1980 original, so do not pay vintage prices for a reissue or the reverse. Sealed vintage copies are expensive; inspect the shrink-wrap closely.