Is Cosmic Ark on Steam?

No. Cosmic Ark 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 Cosmic Ark on?

Cosmic Ark is available on Atari 2600.

When did Cosmic Ark release?

Cosmic Ark was first released on December 31, 1982.

Cosmic Ark

Dec 31, 1982ShooterArcadeAtari 2600

Cosmic Ark — frequently asked questions

Is Cosmic Ark on Steam?: No. Cosmic Ark 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 Cosmic Ark on?: Cosmic Ark is available on Atari 2600.
When did Cosmic Ark release?: Cosmic Ark was first released on December 31, 1982.

About Cosmic Ark

The sun of Alpha Ro is fading fast! Soon it will flicker out. The Cosmic Ark races to save creatures from doomed planets in that solar system. Meteor showers bombard the Ark, threatening its Atlantean crew - and planetary defense systems make this mission of mercy doubly treacherous! Time and energy slip away- work fast or these defenceless little beasties will disappear for all time.

Summary via IGDB.

Cosmic Ark on Wikipedia

Cosmic Ark is an Atari 2600 game designed by Rob Fulop and published by Imagic in 1982. The objective is to gather specimens from different planets in a spaceship which contains the survivors from the city of Atlantis. There are two versions of the cartridge. One lets the player toggle the starfield display with the Black & White / Color TV switch. The other does not allow the starfield to be disabled.

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

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Developer: Imagic
Publisher: Imagic
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action, Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

66/100

from 6 ratings

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

$17

Sealed

$40

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Imagic	Picture	IA3204	Common+
North America Imagic	Text	IA3204	Common+

Also released in South America by CCE, Digitel, Dynacom, Polygram.

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

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1982
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1 - 2
Authenticity: Low

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

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Rob Fulop's follow-up to Demon Attack, a 2600-only Imagic game with a well-known cartridge quirk, and cheap.

Rob Fulop designed Cosmic Ark, and Imagic published it in 1982. You pilot a spaceship carrying survivors from the city of Atlantis and gather specimens from different planets.

Two versions of the cartridge exist. One lets you turn the starfield display on and off with the Black & White / Color TV switch, and the other does not.

How it was made

What the press said at the time

Arcade Express arcade_express_v1n5	October 10, 1982	9/10
Electronic Fun with Computers & Games Vol. 1 No. 4	February 1983	3 joysticks
JoyStik January 1983	January 1983	★★★★

“The weapon fires with every move of the joy- stick, blasting the rain of rocks flying toward the ship.”
— Arcade Express, October 10, 1982

“The graphics are excellent. The mother ship is very detailed and features a light running across it.”
— Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, February 1983

“Good eye-hand coordina- tion is a must when playing Cosmic Ark, an exciting space game with enter- taining graphics. … A challenging family game with a nonviolent theme.”
— JoyStik, January 1983

Electronic Fun rated games out of four joysticks. JoyStik’s capsule ratings run from one star to five.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Worth knowing

Two cartridges, one switch. One version of the cartridge lets the Black & White / Color TV switch toggle the starfield; the other always shows it.
Launched from Atlantis. Electronic Games' February 1983 Atlantis review pointed out the tie-in: "As the underwater city blows apart, sharp-eyed players see a tiny escape craft quickly launched into space. This craft turns out to be the Cosmic Ark".

Before you buy

Low risk, with no documented reproductions. Loose carts are inexpensive, and boxed copies are not much more. If the starfield toggle matters to you, ask the seller to test the Black & White / Color switch, since only one of the two cartridge versions supports it.