Is Gremlins on Steam?

No. Gremlins 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 Gremlins on?

Gremlins is available on Atari 2600.

When did Gremlins release?

Gremlins was first released on July 1, 1984.

Gremlins

Jul 1, 1984ArcadeAtari 2600

Gremlins — frequently asked questions

Is Gremlins on Steam?: No. Gremlins 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 Gremlins on?: Gremlins is available on Atari 2600.
When did Gremlins release?: Gremlins was first released on July 1, 1984.

About Gremlins

The Atari 2600 adaption of the 1984 film, "Gremlins". In this version, on the first screen, Mogwai are jumping from the roof to get at hamburgers on the ground. You, as Billy, must catch them before the hit they ground. If you get them all, it is off to the next, faster, level. If you miss eight, then you go to a shooting screen. On the shooting screen, gremlins are approaching from the distance. You must shoot them before they reach you. If one reaches you, you lose a life. After they are all dead, it is back to the first screen at a faster level. In later levels, puddles of water will divide the gremlins in two. A different version of the same name was also released for the 5200, Commodore 64 and Apple II.

Summary via IGDB.

Gremlins on Wikipedia

Gremlins is a 1984 action video game based on the film of the same name, developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600. Atari released another, substantially different game based on the film for the Atari 5200.

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

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Horror, Comedy
Series: Gremlins

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$62

Complete

$277

Sealed

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Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Silver	CX26127	Rare+

Also released in South America by Polygram.

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

Region: NA
Released: 1984
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1 - 2
Authenticity: Med

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

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

Atari's two-screen movie tie-in, released in limited numbers after the 1984 reorganization.

Gremlins is a 1984 Atari game based on the film. It has two screens: in the first, Billy Peltzer catches falling Mogwai before they reach hamburgers, Kaboom!-style, and in the second he shoots descending gremlins, Space Invaders-style. Atari's 5200 game based on the film is a substantially different design.

Atari meant to ship it alongside the film but halted shipments of all its games after its 1984 reorganization. The 2600 version was released later that year in limited numbers. Brett Weiss later called it derivative.

How it was made

Designed by Scott Smith at Atari, Inc., with music by Robert Vieira. Atari previewed the 2600 version at the 1984 Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago.

What the press said at the time

“The real problem with this game is that it's so blatantly derivative it's downright embarrassing. The play-mechanic was first seen about two years ago in Activision's Kaboom!, then again six months later in U.S. Games' humorous Eggomania.”
— Electronic Games, November 1984

“except for the 2600 version, which is both awful and a totally different game”
— Electronic Games, March 1985

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 8 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Worth knowing

A superchip game. Electronic Games noted that "Gremlins is one of Atari's new superchip games, which effectively double the 2600's gameplaying memory to a full 8K".

Before you buy

Medium risk. No fakes are documented. Because Atari made it, the normal checks apply: an Atari label of the period and a mask-ROM board. The box and manual carry much of a complete copy's value, so check that both are present.