No. Gorf 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 Gorf on?

Gorf is available on Commodore VIC-20, ColecoVision, Arcade, BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 2600, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari Jaguar, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, VIC-20.

When did Gorf release?

Gorf was first released on December 31, 1981.

Gorf

Dec 31, 1981ShooterCommodore VIC-20ColecoVisionArcadeBBC Microcomputer SystemAtari 2600

Gorf — frequently asked questions

Is Gorf on Steam?: No. Gorf 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 Gorf on?: Gorf is available on Commodore VIC-20, ColecoVision, Arcade, BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 2600, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari Jaguar, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, VIC-20.
When did Gorf release?: Gorf was first released on December 31, 1981.

About Gorf

Gorf actually consists in the Arcade version of five different types of space shooters. The first one ist basically is a Space Invaders clone. In the second one a formation of space ships is hovering at the top of the screen while single space ships will disengage from the formation and dive down at you. The third variant is a Glaxian clone and only available in the Arcade version. In the fourth mini-game the enemy will come out of a circular hyperspace field and attack you. After having destroyed four of your attackers the game proceeds to the fifth game stage. Here a huge mothership is dropping bombs at you from the top of the screen. You defeat the mothership with a well placed projectile hitting it between its two major sections. After that the game starts from the gebinning on a higher difficulty level.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Commodore VIC-20, ColecoVision, Arcade, BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 2600, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari Jaguar, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, VIC-20
Developer: Dave Nutting Associates
Publisher: 3D Stooges Software
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action, Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

70/100

from 14 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Built by
Atari 2600	1982	$9	$20	$60	4 reviews	Bally Midway (designed by Alex Leavens)

Also released on: Commodore VIC-20 · ColecoVision · Arcade · BBC Microcomputer System · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Atari Jaguar · Atari 8-bit · BBC Micro · Atari 5200 · Commodore 64 · VIC-20. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

$20

Sealed

$60

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America CBS Electronics	Standard	80010	Scarce
Europe CBS Electronics	UK Black	—	—
Europe CBS Electronics	German Color	—	—

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: 1982
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1
Authenticity: Low

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

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CBS Electronics' cut-down conversion of the Midway arcade shooter, cheap and short on the arcade's variety.

Midway's 1981 arcade Gorf has five distinct stages, one based on Space Invaders and another on Galaxian, and a talking Gorfian robot that taunts you. CBS Electronics published the Atari 2600 version in December 1982, with Alex Leavens credited as designer.

The home ports leave out the Galaxians stage because Namco owns the Galaxian rights. Electronic Fun with Computers & Games gave the 2600 version 2/4, lower than it scored the ColecoVision and VIC-20 versions.

What the press said at the time

Electronic Fun with Computers & Games		2/4
Computer Entertainer Vol. 1 No. 9	December 1982	Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★★
Electronic Fun with Computers & Games Vol. 1 No. 3	January 1983	2 joysticks
Arcade Express Vol. 1 No. 7	1983	8/10

“CBS Video Games has done a good job of translating a fairly complex arcade game for the Atari 2600. It was not possible to include all the details of the original, such as the moving shields, but the game plays very well.”
— Computer Entertainer, December 1982

“If Gorf doesn't sound great; it isn't—but it packs one surprise: The game can only be played by one person.”
— Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, January 1983

“Although the graphics are a trifle crude compared to the coin-op — they are about average for a VCS game — the play action is satisfyingly varied.”
— Electronic Games, February 1983

“This is a very creditable home edition, the limitations imposed by VCS hardware not withstanding, because it provides a lot more variety of play-action than the standard, march-down-the-screen style of invasion contest.”
— Arcade Express, 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 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

How the Atari 2600 version differs

Like every licensed home port, the 2600 version drops the arcade's Galaxians stage, because Namco owns the Galaxian rights.

Hi-Res Magazine called it a de-frilled edition, missing the arcade's opening scrolling message, the first level's force field and several prompts and messages.

At the 5th Arkie Awards the judges said the Atari versions had out-polled both the ColecoVision and Commodore 64 versions of the game.

Also on other platforms

Arcade · Atari 8-bit · BBC Micro · ColecoVision · Atari 5200 · Commodore 64 · VIC-20

Atari 2600	Bally Midway (designed by Alex Leavens)
Atari 8-bit	Roklan
Commodore 64	Eric Cotton
Atari Jaguar CD	3D Stooges Software Studios (publisher)

ColecoVision. Electronic Games called the ColecoVision version perhaps the best home edition of Gorf to date, though its sound effects fell short of the arcade's.
Commodore 64. The Commodore 64 port is the only version with synthesized speech, through the Magic Voice Speech module.
Atari Jaguar CD. The unlicensed 2006 Jaguar CD release Gorf Classic is the only home version with every level of the arcade game.

How the other versions reviewed

VIC-20	Computer and Video Games	3/10
ColecoVision	Computer and Video Games	65%
VIC-20	Electronic Fun with Computers & Games	3/4
ColecoVision	Electronic Fun with Computers & Games	3.5/4
VIC-20	Home Computing Weekly	5/5
ColecoVision	Video Games Player	B+

These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.

Before you buy

Low risk, with no documented reproductions. Loose carts are inexpensive and boxed copies are not much more, though sealed copies cost several times as much. Make sure the listing is the 2600 cartridge rather than the ColecoVision or Atari 5200 version.