Is Atlantis II on Steam?

No. Atlantis II 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 Atlantis II on?

Atlantis II is available on Atari 2600, Intellivision, Magnavox Odyssey 2, VIC-20, Atari 8-bit computers.

When did Atlantis II release?

Atlantis II was first released on June 3, 1982.

Atlantis II

Jun 3, 1982AdventureAtari 2600 IntellivisionMagnavox Odyssey 2VIC-20Atari 8-bit computers

Atlantis II — frequently asked questions

Is Atlantis II on Steam?: No. Atlantis II 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 Atlantis II on?: Atlantis II is available on Atari 2600, Intellivision, Magnavox Odyssey 2, VIC-20, Atari 8-bit computers.
When did Atlantis II release?: Atlantis II was first released on June 3, 1982.

About Atlantis II

Many game companies in the 1980's held contests in an attempt to boost sales of their games and give their fans something fun to compete for. For example, there is Activision's Enduro: Race for Riches, Data Age's Bermuda Triangle Replica Artifact, and Parker Brothers' Super Cobra Flight Jacket. Not surprisingly, Imagic also held several contests, one of which is "Defend Atlantis". Unfortunately for Imagic, there were a lot of good Atlantis players. In fact, more than four individuals maxed out the score, so Imagic had to figure out a way to decide who the top four would be. They created a special contest version of Atlantis, that they called Atlantis II, that these top scorers would use for a tie-breaker. Atlantis II is basically the same as Atlantis, except that it's faster, harder, and lower scoring. Contestants were sent a letter telling them that they qualified for this shoot off. They were to recieve in the mail the Atlantis II cartridge, along with the snorkeling set and t-shirt. According to Imagic, "We've designed this contest version of Atlantis just for you experts. Those tricky Gorgons will still thwart you at every turn, but now the battle will be more fierce and the points scored for direct hits will be less. Are you expert enough to meet this challenge and save Atlantis from the dreaded Gorgon death ray? If you're brave enough, read on." Contestants were to play the game for only two days and then send in their high scores.

Summary via IGDB.

Atlantis II on Wikipedia

Atlantis II, known as Beyond Atlantis in North America, is a 1999 graphic adventure game developed and published by Cryo Interactive. The sequel to Atlantis: The Lost Tales, it follows the story of Ten, a mystical being that travels across time to defeat the Bearer of Dark. Players assume the role of Ten and solve puzzles in locations such as Ireland, the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and China.

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

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600, Intellivision, Magnavox Odyssey 2, VIC-20, Atari 8-bit computers

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Built by
Atari 2600	1982	$50	—	—	Imagic

Also released on: Intellivision · Magnavox Odyssey 2 · VIC-20 · Atari 8-bit computers. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$50

Complete

—

Sealed

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Release record

Territory	Label	Rarity
North America Imagic	Picture - Night Scene	Unbelievably Rare

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

Region: NA
Released: 1982
Players: 1 - 2
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

A contest prize, not a retail game: Imagic's harder Atlantis, made for competition winners.

Atlantis II was the grand prize for winners of an Imagic video game competition built around Atlantis, its 1982 fixed shooter. It plays like Atlantis, with the same general gameplay at a higher difficulty. Because it was given out rather than sold, it is listed with the 2600's limited releases rather than the retail library.

How it was made

Made by Imagic as a prize for its Atlantis competition, in October 1982.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

How the Atari 2600 version differs

Atlantis II is a harder version of the 2600 Atlantis. Dennis Koble made it after contest players found they could play the original almost indefinitely, and it went to the winners of Imagic's 1982 high-score competition.

It uses the same cover and cartridge art as Atlantis, with a white Atlantis II sticker on the box, and its enemy ships are faster but worth fewer points.

Also on other platforms

Intellivision · Magnavox Odyssey 2 · VIC-20 · Atari 8-bit computers

Atari 2600

Imagic

How the other versions reviewed

Intellivision	AllGame	4.5/5
Intellivision	Electronic Games 1983 Software Encyclopedia	9/10
Intellivision	Electronic Games 1984 Software Encyclopedia	9/10

These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.

Before you buy

Low risk. No fakes are documented. Because it shares its gameplay with the common Atlantis, make sure the label actually reads Atlantis II, ask for close photos of the label edges and the end label, and ask how the seller knows its history.