Is Air Raid on Steam?

No. Air Raid 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 Air Raid on?

Air Raid is available on Atari 2600.

When did Air Raid release?

Air Raid was first released on December 31, 1982.

Air Raid

Dec 31, 1982ShooterAtari 2600

Air Raid — frequently asked questions

Is Air Raid on Steam?: No. Air Raid 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 Air Raid on?: Air Raid is available on Atari 2600.
When did Air Raid release?: Air Raid was first released on December 31, 1982.

About Air Raid

Air Raid is considered to be the rarest game released for the Atari 2600.

Summary via IGDB.

Air Raid on Wikipedia

Air Raid is a 1982 shoot 'em up published for the Atari 2600 by Men-A-Vision, the only game released by the company. The cartridge is a blue T-handle design with a picture of flying saucers attacking a futuristic city. It had extremely limited distribution, making it highly sought after by video game collectors.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Developer: Men-A-Vision
Publisher: Men-A-Vision
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$8,500

Complete

$30,317

Sealed

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Release record

Territory	Rarity
North America MenAvision	Unbelievably Rare

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

Region: NA
Released: 1982
Controller: Atari Joystick
Authenticity: High

Not in Atari 50 — other compilations and plug-and-plays are not tracked hereHigh counterfeit risk

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

The most valuable cartridge in the 2600 library, and a purchase where provenance matters more than the game or the label.

Air Raid is a 1982 shoot 'em up and the only game Men-A-Vision ever released. It came in a blue T-handle cartridge with a picture of flying saucers attacking a futuristic city, and distribution was extremely limited. That combination of a one-off publisher, an unusual shell and almost no copies in circulation is why collectors chase it.

Its sale history is unusually well recorded. The record copies were boxed or complete rather than sealed: the first known complete copy, with its manual, sold at auction in October 2012, and a loose cart that turned up at a Fort Worth Goodwill sold on eBay in 2021. No sealed copy has been recorded, so treat any listing that claims one with great suspicion.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Worth knowing

Boxed, never sealed. The headline Air Raid sales were a boxed copy without a manual in 2010 and the first known complete copy in 2012. No sealed Air Raid has ever been recorded.

Before you buy

Highest risk tier on the platform. No sold-as-original fake has been documented, but one AtariAge collector reports that genuine copies have EPROM boards and non-laminated paper labels with straight edges, and another collector in the same thread disputed that. Either way, the usual label-corner and board checks prove little here. The shell is one fixed point: genuine copies are blue T-handle carts. Beyond that, buy only with documented provenance (where the copy surfaced, its auction history) or third-party authentication.