Is Ghost Manor on Steam?

No. Ghost Manor 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 Ghost Manor on?

Ghost Manor is available on Commodore VIC-20, Atari 2600, Commodore C64/128/MAX, VIC-20.

When did Ghost Manor release?

Ghost Manor was first released on December 31, 1983.

Ghost Manor

Dec 31, 1983PuzzleAdventureArcadeCommodore VIC-20Atari 2600Commodore C64/128/MAXVIC-20

Ghost Manor — frequently asked questions

Is Ghost Manor on Steam?: No. Ghost Manor 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 Ghost Manor on?: Ghost Manor is available on Commodore VIC-20, Atari 2600, Commodore C64/128/MAX, VIC-20.
When did Ghost Manor release?: Ghost Manor was first released on December 31, 1983.

About Ghost Manor

You (either a girl or boy, your choice) stand in a lonely graveyard outside Ghost Manor. A friend is trapped inside. You must find a way to enter the Manor and rescue the prisoner through 5 game screens. But beware! Unfriendly ghosts lurk behind tombstones; witches and goblins haunt the entryway; and demons and ghastly spirits may attack at any moment. It's very dark. Only brief flashes of lightning aid your search for the magical coffin. Remember...finding your friend is only half the game. You must then find a safe way out. Good luck!

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Commodore VIC-20, Atari 2600, Commodore C64/128/MAX, VIC-20
Developer: Xonox
Publisher: Hesware
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Horror

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Built by
Atari 2600	1983	$31	$532	—	Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★★	Beck-Tech

Also released on: Commodore VIC-20 · Commodore C64/128/MAX · VIC-20. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$31

Complete

$532

Sealed

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Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Xonox	Double Ender	06004	Rare
North America Xonox	Double Ender	06002	Very Rare
North America Xonox	Standard	99002	Rare+
North America Xonox	Double Ender	6210	Scarce+

North America: Double-ended cartridge with Artillery Duel
North America: Double-ended cartridge with Chuck Norris Superkicks
North America: Double-ended cartridge with Spike's Peak

Also released in South America by Polygram.

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

Region: NA+EU
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

Atari 2600 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

Xonox's haunted-house game is cheap as a cartridge and expensive as a boxed item, which tells you what collectors are actually buying.

Ghost Manor is a 1983 horror game that Xonox released for the 2600 in September 1983, developed by Beck-Tech. Xonox sold it mainly on double-ended cartridges, with two games and two connectors, paired with Spike's Peak, Chuck Norris Superkicks or Artillery Duel. The pitch was two games for the price of one. A more limited single-game version with Ghost Manor alone was also released.

That packaging story is the reason to own one. A Xonox double-ender is an odd piece of 2600 hardware design, and Ghost Manor is the game that ties several of them together.

How it was made

Developed by Beck-Tech and published by Xonox in September 1983, with a PAL release late that year.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 6

September 1983

Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★★

“GHOST MANOR has an appealing, horror-story theme and a little bit of everyone's favorite kind of game. Once you get past the spear-gathering first screen, which is the weakest in the game, you have shooting, maze exploring, and some adventure.”
— Computer Entertainer, September 1983

“The graphics are lush, the "clop" of the falling axe and other audio effects are first-rate, and the game is exceptionally enjoyable, with five playfields full of action!”
— Electronic Games, December 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 8 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Also on other platforms

VIC-20

Atari 2600

Beck-Tech

ColecoVision. Ghost Manor was planned for the ColecoVision and Commodore 64 as well, but only the Atari 2600 and VIC-20 versions were released.

Worth knowing

Paired by play testers. Electronic Games reported that the pairings on Xonox's double-ender cartridges "were made by the play testers themselves, the hoards of kids Xonox employed".

Before you buy

Low risk for the cartridge itself. Know which version you are looking at: a double-ender (and which second game it carries) or the single-ended Ghost Manor cart. Boxed copies sell for many times the loose price, so on a complete copy you are mostly paying for the box. Inspect its condition and make sure the box matches the cartridge configuration in it.