Is Dragonstomper on Steam?

No. Dragonstomper 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 Dragonstomper on?

Dragonstomper is available on Atari 2600.

When did Dragonstomper release?

Dragonstomper was first released on December 31, 1982.

Dragonstomper

Dec 31, 1982Role-playing (RPG)Atari 2600

Dragonstomper — frequently asked questions

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

About Dragonstomper

Battle your way along the trail of enchantment to the lair of the evil dragon! Detailed fantasy gamescapes. Three separate Multi Load game chapters. Inventories of your strength, gold, dexterity, and articles of magic. Full-screen interiors of shops, caves, and hospitals.

Summary via IGDB.

Dragonstomper on Wikipedia

Dragonstomper is a video game developed by Stephen Landrum for the Atari Video Computer System and released by Starpath. The game follows the adventures of a dragon hunter who is given a quest by the king to defeat a dragon and reclaim a magical amulet that was stolen. The player makes their way over the countryside, vanquishing various adversaries and gaining gold and experience. After achieving enough strength, the player can enter a shop in an oppressed village where equipment can be purchased, soldiers hired, and special scrolls obtained to defeat the dragon in its lair.

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

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Developer: Starpath
Publisher: Starpath
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Fantasy

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$21

Complete

$70

Sealed

$87

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Starpath	Cassette	AR4400	Rare

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

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1982
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1
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 real role-playing game on a 2600, made possible by the Supercharger, and one of the best tapes Starpath made.

Stephen Landrum designed Dragonstomper for Starpath's Supercharger, released in North America in November 1982. The king sends you to slay a dragon and recover a stolen amulet. You cross the countryside fighting enemies for gold and experience, then use a village shop to buy equipment, hire soldiers and find the scrolls you need before entering the dragon's lair.

Landrum said he wanted to make a 'real fantasy role-playing game', and he started it under the title Excalibur. The Supercharger's extra RAM is what made that depth possible on a 2600. Electronic Games and Computer and Video Games praised it on release, comparing it to home computer games of the period, and Games listed it among the best games of 1983. AllGame later called it 'woefully overlooked'.

How it was made

Designed by Stephen Landrum, who began it under the working title Excalibur with the aim of making a real fantasy role-playing game on the 2600.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 1 No. 10	January 1983	Graphics ★★★½ · Play-Action ★★★½
Electronic Fun with Computers & Games Vol. 1 No. 5	March 1983	4 joysticks

“The only negative we found in this game was the fact that the first portion in the Enchanted Countryside becomes less interesting on repeated plays. Other than that, we enjoyed the game thoroughly.”
— Computer Entertainer, January 1983

“But Dragon Stomper challenges the mind instead of the wrist, a quality which makes the game closer to a total entertainment experience than almost any other game currently on the market.”
— Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, March 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. Electronic Fun rated games out of four joysticks.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 24.8 KB (25,344 bytes), measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Before you buy

This is a cassette, not a cartridge. You need a Starpath Supercharger and a cassette player with an earphone output to play it; the tape alone does nothing on a standard console. Ask the seller to confirm the tape loads, not just that it plays audio, and to try both sides (Side A is a quick load, Side B a standard load). A cassette is easy to copy, so check that the label is printed on the cassette shell and be wary of a blank or home-labeled tape in an original box. Complete copies cost several times the loose tape, so the box and booklet carry real value here. No fraud cases are documented.

Authenticity & condition — Atari 2600

Specific to the format this title shipped in

Buying a Starpath Supercharger game

This game is an audio cassette, not a cartridge. It loads through the Starpath (originally "Arcadia") Supercharger, a long cartridge with extra RAM and a cable that plugs into a cassette player, so the tape on its own will not play on a 2600.

You need three things: the Supercharger, a cassette player with an earphone (or "ear"/"monitor") output, and the Supercharger's built-in cable.
Ask the seller to confirm the tape LOADS, not just that it plays audio. Side A is the quick-load side and Side B the standard load; Starpath's own manual warns some players will not load the quick side reliably, so a tape that loads from Side B only is normal. A tape that loads from neither side is the real failure.
Set the player's volume and tone near maximum and keep it away from the TV, as Starpath's manual advises. Expect the occasional reload.
The Supercharger works on the 2600, 2600 Jr. and Sears Video Arcade, but may fail on some later NTSC Atari 7800s. We found no confirmation that it works on the Atari 2600+, so assume it does not until you have tested it.
A cassette is trivially copied. On the higher-value tapes, check that the label is printed on the cassette shell itself and that both sides load, and be wary of a blank or home-labelled tape in an original box. (Our inference; we found no documented fraud case.)
Check the Supercharger's own cable for breaks near the strain relief — it is the single point of failure for every tape you own.

What a complete copy includes

Cassette
Instruction booklet
Retail box or sleeve
The Supercharger itself shipped with its attached cable, a manual and the Phaser Patrol tape. Early units are "Arcadia"-branded and later ones "Starpath"; both are genuine. The company had to drop the Arcadia name because Emerson's Arcadia 2001 console reached shelves first (Arcade Express, 26 September 1982).