Is Confrontation on Steam?

No. Confrontation 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 Confrontation on?

Confrontation is available on Atari 2600.

When did Confrontation release?

Confrontation was first released on December 31, 1983.

Confrontation

Dec 31, 1983Atari 2600

Confrontation — frequently asked questions

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

About Confrontation

Confrontation is a strange strategy game which was never commercially released, but was available directly from Answer for a short time. Only people who saw it on display at the 1983 CES show would have know about it and ordered it so while it's not technically a prototype, it's close enough. I've racked my brain on how to best describe the gameplay of this game, and after much searching I've determined the best description is in Leonard Herman's "ABC's to the VCS" (pick up a copy today!). Since Confrontation uses a programming trick to display so many objects on the screen at once, screenshots will only show one players pieces at a time. Take my word for it, they're really all there.

Summary via IGDB.

Confrontation on Wikipedia

Confrontation is a tactical role-playing game developed by Cyanide and based on Rackham's miniatures game. The game is set in the fantasy universe of Aarklash, a continent riven by an unending war. The player follows a party of Akkylannian fighters in their quest to seek out and destroy the source of the latest threat posed by the Alchemists of Dirz. Their journey will take them through numerous settings with rich decors where they will encounter other races which populate the continent.

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

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

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

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Region: NA
Released: 1983
Controller: Atari Joystick
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 1983 Answer Software mail-order cartridge, thinly documented, from a publisher whose other work has been faked.

Confrontation was developed and published by Answer Software in 1983 and is listed among the 2600's limited mail-order releases. Little is documented about the game beyond its publisher and release year.

Before you buy

Answer Software is a publisher with a documented fake: a counterfeit of its Gauntlet was sold in 2015 and caught because it sat in the wrong shell and carried the wrong label design. No fakes of Confrontation are documented, but apply the same checks. Compare the shell and label against reference scans for this exact title, ask for a photo of the board through the dust door, and ask about the copy's history before paying for a scarce mail-order cart.