No. Alien 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 Alien on?

Alien is available on Atari 2600.

When did Alien release?

Alien was first released on November 1, 1982.

Alien

Nov 1, 1982ArcadeAtari 2600

Alien — frequently asked questions

Is Alien on Steam?: No. Alien 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 Alien on?: Alien is available on Atari 2600.
When did Alien release?: Alien was first released on November 1, 1982.

About Alien

Fox Video Games made the first leap into licensing the Alien property for video games with what was essentially a Pac-Man clone skinned with elements from the 1979 film. Players controlled a human collecting Alien eggs (dots) and small planet and spaceship symbols (fruits) in a maze abroad the USCSS Nostromo while avoiding Alien drones (ghosts). Drones could be killed by shooting them with a flamethrower or collecting symbols that would stun them (flashing dots).

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Developer: Fox Video Games, Inc.
Publisher: Fox Video Games, Inc.
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Science fiction
Series: Alien

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

74/100

from 13 ratings

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$25

Complete

$144

Sealed

$250

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America 20th Century Fox	Standard	11006	Scarce+
North America Xante	—	—	Unbelievably Rare

Also released in South America by Digitel.

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

Region: NA
Released: 1982
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1
Authenticity: Low

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

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

Fox's 1982 Alien cartridge is a Pac-Man-style maze game with a film license, and the film license is most of the appeal.

Doug Neubauer programmed Alien for Fox Video Games, released in December 1982. You move through a spaceship's hallways destroying alien eggs while avoiding the adult alien. Some modes give you a flamethrower to fend aliens off, or items that make them vulnerable, and clearing a maze leads to a bonus round where you race to the top of the screen for a prize.

Reviews from The Video Game Update and IGN found it derivative of Pac-Man, and reviewers were divided on whether its xenomorphs looked like Venus flytraps or simply came off as cute. Neubauer also programmed Mega Force and M*A*S*H for Fox.

How it was made

Programmed by Doug Neubauer for Fox Video Games, 20th Century Fox's video game division, alongside his Mega Force and M*A*S*H.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 1 No. 9	December 1982	Graphics ★★ · Play-Action ★½
Arcade Express Vol. 1 No. 17	March 27, 1983	7/10

“We found the graphics only fair, and game play is just too much like other games already available to create much interest on the part of gamers look for a new challenge. Not recommended.”
— Computer Entertainer, December 1982

“While the graphics are cute, the play mechanics are too unoriginal to merit much excitement.”
— Arcade Express, March 27, 1983

Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — stars in most years, diamonds in 1986–87 — comparing each game only with other games for the same system.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Before you buy

Low counterfeit risk. Loose copies are inexpensive, and boxed copies cost many times more because of interest from Alien collectors. Inspect the box on a complete copy, since that is most of what you are paying for.