Is Bank Heist on Steam?

No. Bank Heist 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 Bank Heist on?

Bank Heist is available on Atari 2600.

When did Bank Heist release?

Bank Heist was first released on December 31, 1983.

Bank Heist

Dec 31, 1983PuzzleRacingAtari 2600

Bank Heist — frequently asked questions

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

About Bank Heist

Bank Heist is a maze video game published by 20th Century Fox for the Atari 2600. Each level in Bank Heist is a maze-like city (similar to Pac-Man). The objective of the game is to rob as many banks as possible while avoiding the police. The player controls a car called the Getaway Car. The car has a limited amount of fuel, which can be refilled by changing cities. Robbing a bank will cause a cop car to appear, as well as another bank. Up to three cars can be present in a city at a time. Cars can be destroyed by dropping dynamite out the tail pipe of the Getaway Car (however, dynamite can also destroy the Getaway Car). The player starts out with four spare cars (lives). Lives are lost by running out of fuel, being hit by dynamite, or hitting a cop car. If the player can rob nine banks in one city, an extra car is earned. The left and right difficulty switches alter how hard the game is. When the left difficulty switch is set to A, the cop cars are smarter in catching the Getaway Car; when it's set to B, enemy cars move in a more set pattern. When the right difficulty switch is set to A, the banks appear in random spots; when the switch is set to B, the banks appear in preset locations.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Developer: 20th Century Fox Games
Publisher: 20th Century Fox Games
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$20

Complete

$55

Sealed

$80

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America 20th Century Fox	Standard	11012	Rare
Australia Action Hi-Tech	—	—	—

Also released in South America by CCE.

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

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

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

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A Fox Video Games maze game about robbing banks, cheap loose and fair to own.

Bill Aspromonte wrote Bank Heist for the 2600, and Fox Video Games published it in July 1983. It is a single-player maze game. Little else is documented about its development or reception.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 5

August 1983

Graphics ★★½ · Play-Action ★½

“However, there are already too many like BANK HEIST— just change the plot and the shape of the moving characters, give it a new name, and you have a "new" game that plays pretty much like half a dozen others.”
— Computer Entertainer, August 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 risk. No reproductions are documented. Loose carts are inexpensive; complete copies cost noticeably more, so the box and manual carry much of a complete copy's value.