No. Frenzy 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 Frenzy on?

Frenzy is available on ColecoVision, Arcade, Atari 7800.

When did Frenzy release?

Frenzy was first released on December 31, 1982.

Frenzy

Dec 31, 1982ShooterArcadeColecoVisionArcadeAtari 7800

Frenzy — frequently asked questions

Is Frenzy on Steam?: No. Frenzy 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 Frenzy on?: Frenzy is available on ColecoVision, Arcade, Atari 7800.
When did Frenzy release?: Frenzy was first released on December 31, 1982.

About Frenzy

Frenzy followed the basic paradigm set by Berzerk: the player must navigate a maze full of hostile robots. The goal of the game is to survive as long as possible and score points by killing robots and travelling from room to room. The game has no end other than the player losing all of his or her lives. The player has a gun with which to shoot the robots, and simple intelligence of the robots means that they can often be tricked into shooting one another. If the player lingers too long in a room, a bouncing smiley face (known as "Evil Otto") appears, and relentlessly chases the player. Evil Otto will destroy any robots in his way, and can move through walls.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: ColecoVision, Arcade, Atari 7800
Developer: Stern Electronics
Publisher: CBS Electronics
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action, Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews
ColecoVision	1984	$20	$49	$75	Graphics ★★★½ · Play-Action ★★★½

Also released on: Arcade · Atari 7800. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

ColecoVision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19

Loose

$20

Complete

$49

Sealed

$75

few sales

How often it sells

Loose: about 2 times a month
Complete: about 6 times a year
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-19.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $8.00 in Jul 2009, $22 five years ago, and $20 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2010	$6.45	—
Jan 2011	$8.75	—
Jan 2012	$9.99	—
Jan 2013	$19.99	—
Jan 2014	$10.00	$30
Jan 2015	$10.00	$19.99
Jan 2016	$18.49	$19.99
Jan 2017	$19.99	$9.99
Jan 2018	$21	$28
Jan 2019	$18.64	$34
Jan 2020	$12.03	$35
Jan 2021	$18.70	$33
Jan 2022	$24	$53
Jan 2023	$33	$68
Jan 2024	$19.73	$78
Jan 2025	$19.34	$55
Jan 2026	$19.99	$58
Oct 2026	$20	$49

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Label	Model #
North America Coleco	End label: for ColecoVision and ADAM	2613
Europe CBS Electronics	—	—

North America: Model number confirmed by the game's own manual.
Europe: Sold in Europe by CBS Electronics; the ColecoVision FAQ lists its model number as 4L4311. CBS carts have black labels and a differently shaped top end.

Source: Model numbers, end-label variants and CBS numbers: the ColecoVision FAQ v4.1, each serial confirmed against Coleco's 1982 catalogue, the game's manual or its UPC; barcodes from PriceCharting, check digits verified

Region: NA
Released: 1984
Controller: ColecoVision hand controller, Super Action Controller
Players: 1 or 2 (alternating)
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases are not tracked for the ColecoVisionLow counterfeit risk

ColecoVision prices, all games & how to spot a fake

Stern's Berzerk sequel as a Coleco cartridge, a maze shooter that period reviewers called addictive.

Frenzy was Stern Electronics' 1982 arcade sequel to Berzerk, designed by Alan McNeil, and Coleco listed the ColecoVision conversion among its arcade titles in 1983 (Electronic Games, October 1983; Joystik, September 1983). Davis & Nussrallah & Associates developed the home version, released in February 1984.

Computer Entertainer reviewed the ColecoVision port positively in February 1984, according to Wikipedia, finding it addictive and praising its graphics and gameplay. It also appeared as a ColecoVision title on Computer Entertainer's top-ten seller list in issue 2-11, at No. 8.

How it was made

Developed by Davis & Nussrallah & Associates and published by Coleco.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 11

February 1984

Graphics ★★★½ · Play-Action ★★★½

“We found FRENZY to be one of those addictive games that's hard to put away. The graphics are very nicely done, and no two mazes are ever exactly alike.”
— Computer Entertainer, February 1984

Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — diamonds through early 1987, stars after — comparing each game only with other games for the same system.

How the ColecoVision version differs

In the ColecoVision port you can shoot the Robot Factory to disable it and stop its endless stream of robots. In the arcade game shooting the factory has no effect.

The Big Otto's face changes to a slight frown once you clear the room of robots, a detail found only in the ColecoVision port.

Worth knowing

From the ColecoVision manual. Evil Otto passes through walls and takes three shots to destroy (four in Skill 4), but a faster replacement Otto then appears.
From the ColecoVision manual. Some mazes have a feature cell (Big Otto, Power Plant, Computer or Robot Factory) at the center that you can disable for extra points.
From the ColecoVision manual. You start with five Commandos in Skill 1 and three at other skills, earning a bonus Commando at 1000 points and another every 2000 after.

Before you buy

Plays with the standard controller and needs no overlay. It is a Coleco-published cartridge with no documented authenticity problems. The box and manual carry much of a complete copy's value, and the price row shows no sealed price.