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 Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari 5200, DOS, Apple II.

When did Gremlins release?

Gremlins was first released on July 1, 1984.

Gremlins

Jul 1, 1984ArcadeCommodore C64/128/MAXAtari 5200DOSApple II

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 Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari 5200, DOS, Apple II.
When did Gremlins release?: Gremlins was first released on July 1, 1984.

About Gremlins

The top-down adaption of the 1984 film, "Gremlins" for the 5200, Commodore 64, and Apple II. Players have to capture all of the Mogwai. A different release of the same name using a side view was released for the Atari 2600.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari 5200, DOS, Apple II
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari Corporation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
Series: Gremlins

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Atari 5200	1986	$60	$73	$115

Also released on: Commodore C64/128/MAX · DOS · Apple II. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari 5200 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19

Loose

$60

Complete

$73

Sealed

$115

How often it sells

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

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

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $17.99 in Apr 2010, $29 five years ago, and $60 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2011	$17.41	—
Jan 2012	$32	—
Jan 2013	$37	—
Jan 2014	$25	$24
Jan 2015	$19.99	$45
Jan 2016	$26	$27
Jan 2017	$30	$50
Jan 2018	$23	$28
Jan 2019	$23	$23
Jan 2020	$18.06	$29
Jan 2021	$29	$46
Jan 2022	$33	$50
Jan 2023	$35	$78
Jan 2024	$50	$76
Jan 2025	$35	$71
Jan 2026	$50	$73
Oct 2026	$60	$73

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

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Silver 2	CX5257	Scarce+

Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 5200 software database

Region: NA
Released: 1986
Controller: Joystick
Players: 1 - 2
Authenticity: Med

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

Atari 5200 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A late Atari Corp movie tie-in that is nothing like the 2600 game, and by reports the last cartridge released for the 5200.

Atari made two different Gremlins games, and the 5200 one is substantially different from the 2600 cartridge. AtariAge credits John Seghers as programmer, Courtney Granner for graphics and Robert Vieira for sound. Computer Entertainer announced a film tie-in for the 2600, 5200 and computers in 1984 and listed the 5200 title for the third quarter of 1984, but the library lists it at 1986, from Atari Corp, and Wikipedia calls it the final game released for the 5200.

Little is documented about how it was received on the 5200. It matters mostly as the end of the system's life.

How it was made

AtariAge credits John Seghers as programmer, Courtney Granner for graphics and Robert Vieira for sound. Atari Corp published the cartridge in 1986.

What the press said at the time

“Gremlins is a rare find for action lovers, requiring split-second decision-making and skillful swordplay to survive. Add to that an outstanding theme song and graphics, plus more than twenty-five different screens, and the end result is one of the best games ever made for the 5200.”
— Electronic Games, November 1984

How the Atari 5200 version differs

Atari made a substantially different Gremlins game for the 5200 than the one it made for the Atari 2600.

Gremlins was the final game released for the 5200.

Electronic Games said the 5200 game has more than twenty-five screens and is one of the best ever made for the system.

Before you buy

Low to medium risk. It is a Silver 2 style label on which the game's title does not appear, so a title-less label is correct, but that also makes a swap easy; no fake has been documented. It is a late release that AtariAge rates Scarce+, and it supports one or two players. Test the controllers and ask for photos of the label.