Is Ikari Warriors on Steam?

No. Ikari Warriors 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 Ikari Warriors on?

Ikari Warriors is available on Arcade, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Atari 2600, Apple II, Amiga, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, NES, MS-DOS, MSX2, IBM PC, ZX Spectrum, PC.

When did Ikari Warriors release?

Ikari Warriors was first released on March 1, 1986.

Ikari Warriors

Mar 1, 1986ShooterArcadeArcadePlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Atari 2600Apple II

Ikari Warriors — frequently asked questions

Is Ikari Warriors on Steam?: No. Ikari Warriors 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 Ikari Warriors on?: Ikari Warriors is available on Arcade, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Atari 2600, Apple II, Amiga, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, NES, MS-DOS, MSX2, IBM PC, ZX Spectrum, PC.
When did Ikari Warriors release?: Ikari Warriors was first released on March 1, 1986.

About Ikari Warriors

Ikari Warriors is a vertically scrolling action game. One or two players fight their way through a variety of terrain, such as jungles, rivers, and ruins. Along the way different weapons can be found, including machine guns, grenades, and rocket launchers.

Summary via IGDB.

Ikari Warriors on Wikipedia

Ikari Warriors, known as Ikari in Japan, is a 1986 run and gun video game developed and published by SNK for arcades. It was released in North America by Tradewest. Amongst the numerous Commando clones on the market, Ikari Warriors was distinguished by its unique control style with rotary joysticks and a two-player cooperative mode. The rotary joystick controls were in turn based on SNK's earlier TNK III (1985). Ikari was originally intended to be an official licensed adaptation of the film Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), but SNK were initially unable to acquire the rights to the film.

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

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Atari 2600, Apple II, Amiga, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, NES, MS-DOS, MSX2, IBM PC, ZX Spectrum, PC
Developer: SNK
Publisher: Tradewest Inc
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Themes: Action, Warfare

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

49/100

from 32 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Built by
Atari 2600	1991	$30	$33	$54	Imagineering (designed by Dan Kitchen)

Also released on: Arcade · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable · Apple II · Amiga · Atari 7800 · Atari ST · Amstrad CPC · Commodore 16 · Commodore 64 · NES · MS-DOS · MSX2 · IBM PC · ZX Spectrum · PC. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$30

Complete

$33

Sealed

$54

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Red	CX26177	Rare
Europe Atari	Red	CX26177	Very Rare

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

Region: NA
Released: 1991
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1 - 2
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

One of Atari's last four new 2600 games, a 1991 conversion of SNK's arcade hit, and a cheap way to own the console's final chapter.

Ikari Warriors started as SNK's 1986 arcade run-and-gun, known for its rotary joysticks and two-player cooperative mode. The 2600 version was designed by Dan Kitchen and developed by Imagineering for Atari Corporation.

Atari Corp. announced it in 1990, and it shipped in March 1991 alongside MotoRodeo, Sentinel and Xenophobe. Those four were Atari's last new 2600 games in North America, which gives this cart a place in the console's history that the game alone would not.

How it was made

Designed by Dan Kitchen and developed by Imagineering for Atari Corp., which released it in March 1991 as one of its final four new 2600 games in North America.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 16 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

How the Atari 2600 version differs

Atari Corporation released the 2600 conversion in 1990, alongside a 7800 version, making it one of the last games published for the console in its original era.

Also on other platforms

Arcade · Apple II · Amiga · Atari 7800 · Atari ST · Amstrad CPC · Commodore 16 · Commodore 64 · NES · MS-DOS · MSX2 · IBM PC · ZX Spectrum · PC

Atari 2600	Imagineering (designed by Dan Kitchen)
Commodore 64	Quicksilver Software
NES	Micronics
MSX	SNK (publisher)
ZX Spectrum	David Shea

NES. The NES version lets players commandeer helicopters as well as tanks; the helicopters carry a spread gun and a cannon and can fly over water.
Amstrad CPC. Computer and Video Games praised the Amstrad conversion, saying its graphics were as close as possible to the arcade machine.
ZX Spectrum. A ZX Spectrum version by David Perry was scheduled for November 1986 but never released; Elite later published a different Spectrum conversion in 1988.

How the other versions reviewed

ZX Spectrum	CRASH	76%
PC	Computer and Video Games	37/40 (CPC)
ZX Spectrum	Computer and Video Games	84%
Commodore 64	Computer and Video Games	89%
PC	Dragon	4/5
NES	Famitsu	24/40
ZX Spectrum	SUser	7/10
ZX Spectrum	YSinclair	8/10
Atari ST	Atari ST User	9/10
NES	Computer Entertainer	4/4
ZX Spectrum	The Games Machine	84%

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. As a late Atari Corp release it uses the universal 2600/7800 shell with no dust door and a cheaper gray label. That is genuine, not a sign of a fake. Loose, complete and sealed copies are all inexpensive, so buy the most complete copy you find.