No. Assault 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 Assault on?

Assault is available on Atari 2600.

When did Assault release?

Assault was first released on December 31, 1983.

Assault

Dec 31, 1983ShooterArcadeAtari 2600

Assault — frequently asked questions

Is Assault on Steam?: No. Assault 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 Assault on?: Assault is available on Atari 2600.
When did Assault release?: Assault was first released on December 31, 1983.

About Assault

A mothership drops aliens, up to three on screen at a time. There are ten per level. You must shoot them but avoid the items they fire at you. You fire by pushing up on the joystick. Pushing left or right makes you go left or right. If you hold down the button, pushing left or right makes you fire left or right. Later enemies will drop fireballs that chase you along the ground or split in two smaller enemies when shot. If you fire non-stop, you will build up heat as indicated by the green bar at the bottom right. If you overheat or are hit by an enemy, you loser a life. The game is over when you lose all lives or reach a score of 999,999. You get a new man (4 max) every 10,000 points.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Developer: Bomb
Publisher: Onbase Co. Ltd.
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$100

Complete

$270

Sealed

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Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Bomb	Standard	CA281	Extremely Rare
Europe Dynamics	—	—	—
Europe Goliath	—	—	—
Europe Home Vision	—	—	—
Europe Hot Shot	—	—	—
Europe ITT Family Games	—	—	—
Europe Quelle	Standard	—	—
Australia Action Hi-Tech	—	—	—

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

Region: NA
Released: 1983
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1
Authenticity: Med

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

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

Bomb's Demon Attack-style shooter, a fair little game sold under a long list of names.

Assault is a 1983 fixed shooter by Bomb, a developer based in Asia. Your gun sits at the bottom of the screen while an alien mothership releases three smaller ships at a time, and you can fire up the screen as well as to the left and right. Reviewers called it a Galaxian or Demon Attack rip-off, but several also found it fun and counted it among Bomb's better 2600 games.

Like many European and Asian 2600 releases, the same game circulated under several names from different labels: Cosmic Free Fire, Laser Loop, Space Raider, Sky Alien, Fire Birds, Invasion der UFO's and Asteroid Belt. The game is the same; the name on the label is what changes.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Worth knowing

Mixed then, mixed now. TV Gamer called it 'all in all, a very good game' and the best Bomb game, while Videogaming Illustrated dismissed it as 'Demon Attack revisited'.

Before you buy

Medium risk. No fakes are documented. With this many names on one game, make sure the photos show the label the listing names and that you are paying for the title you want. Check the label and shell against AtariAge's scans for that specific release, and ask for a board photo.