Is Great Escape on Steam?

No. Great Escape 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 Great Escape on?

Great Escape is available on Atari 2600.

When did Great Escape release?

Great Escape was first released on December 31, 1983.

Great Escape

Dec 31, 1983ShooterArcadeAtari 2600

Great Escape — frequently asked questions

Is Great Escape on Steam?: No. Great Escape 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 Great Escape on?: Great Escape is available on Atari 2600.
When did Great Escape release?: Great Escape was first released on December 31, 1983.

Game details

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

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$45

Complete

$122

Sealed

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Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Bomb	Standard	CA282	Extremely Rare
Europe Home Vision	—	—	—

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

Region: NA
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

An Asian-made Defender and Asteroids hybrid that got mixed-to-negative reviews and circulated under several names.

Great Escape is a multidirectional shooter from Onbase Co., an Asia-based developer, released in 1983 under its Bomb label. Reviewers were mixed to negative and compared it with Defender and Asteroids.

Like many European and Asian 2600 games of the time, the same game was sold by several publishers under different names. Besides Great Escape, it appears as Time Machine and Asteroid Fire.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Before you buy

Low risk. No fakes are documented. The same game exists as Great Escape, Time Machine and Asteroid Fire, so make sure the label in the photos matches the title the listing names; collectors of a particular label will want that label. Region matters on these releases, so confirm whether a copy is NTSC or PAL.