Is Haunted House on Steam?

No. Haunted House 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 Haunted House on?

Haunted House is available on Atari 2600.

When did Haunted House release?

Haunted House was first released on February 1, 1982.

Haunted House

Feb 1, 1982PuzzleAdventureAtari 2600

Haunted House — frequently asked questions

Is Haunted House on Steam?: No. Haunted House 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 Haunted House on?: Haunted House is available on Atari 2600.
When did Haunted House release?: Haunted House was first released on February 1, 1982.

About Haunted House

Haunted House is an Atari 2600 video game written by James Andreasen and published by Atari, Inc. in February 1982. The player, represented by a pair of eyes, must navigate the haunted mansion of the late Zachary Graves to recover the three pieces of an urn. The game has been identified as one of the earliest examples of the survival horror genre.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Horror, Survival, Stealth

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

69/100

from 14 ratings

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

$23

Sealed

$60

Label variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Tele-Games	$7	$30	—

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Picture	CX2654	Common+
North America Sears	Picture	—	Common+
Asia Atari	—	—	—

Also released in South America by Polyvox.

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

On Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration since Nov 11, 2022 — the cartridge is now a collectibleLow counterfeit risk

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

Atari's 1982 eyes-in-the-dark adventure, an early horror game that is cheap and on Atari 50.

Haunted House is a 2600-only adventure game programmed by James Andreasen and released by Atari in February 1982. You are a pair of eyes in the dark, exploring a mansion for the pieces of an urn while bats, tarantulas and a ghost roam the halls. It was among the first games to let the player scroll between large parts of the game world.

Contemporary magazines such as The Space Gamer and Electronic Games liked it, while others found it difficult and unintuitive. Some critics call it one of the earliest survival horror games, though others argue it lacks what defined that genre later. It is on Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

How it was made

Programmed by James Andreasen and released by Atari in February 1982, with a PAL release later that year. Sears also sold it.

What the press said at the time

Game Informer

7.75/10

“This game's audio-visual trimmings are excellent. It is much more atmospheric than Adventure … Haunted House is one of the most intriguing and novel videogame cartridges to appear in some time.”
— Electronic Games, July 1982

“this one are also on the simple side, but the effect of creeping through darkened rooms is very well done.”
— Electronic Games, June 1983

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Worth knowing

Atari's release month. Atari's own "ATARI '82 IN REVIEW" checklist in Atari Age dates its 2600 release to February 1982.

Before you buy

Low risk; a common cart. Two listings are priced: the standard cart and a Tele-Games cart from Sears. Loose they cost about the same, while boxed Tele-Games copies cost a little more. Sealed standard copies cost noticeably more than boxed ones, so check the wrap closely if you are paying for one.