Maze Craze: A Game of Cops 'n Robbers
Maze Craze: A Game of Cops 'n Robbers — frequently asked questions
- Is Maze Craze: A Game of Cops 'n Robbers on Steam?
- No. Maze Craze: A Game of Cops 'n Robbers 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 Maze Craze: A Game of Cops 'n Robbers on?
- Maze Craze: A Game of Cops 'n Robbers is available on Atari 2600.
- When did Maze Craze: A Game of Cops 'n Robbers release?
- Maze Craze: A Game of Cops 'n Robbers was first released on December 31, 1980.
About Maze Craze: A Game of Cops 'n Robbers
In Maze Craze, your goal is to be the first of two players to make it out of a maze! Each player controls a cop that starts on the left, and the first player to make it out the exit on the right wins. The game also includes of variety of options. The maze can be completely visible, completely invisible, or have just a few parts invisible. With invisible mazes you can optionally have the computer provide a sneak peak at the complete maze periodically. To make your task more challenging, one to five robbers may also be placed in the maze. If you are caught by one of the robbers, you will momentarily be stunned giving your opponent an advantage. You can also give your cop the ability to set up a blockade to confuse your opponent. This will look like a regular wall, however you can walk straight through it. The games speed can also be adjusted, from calculatingly slow to extremely fast.
Summary via IGDB.
Maze Craze: A Game of Cops 'n Robbers on Wikipedia
Maze Craze: A Game of Cops n’ Robbers is a game for the Atari Video Computer System developed by Rick Maurer and published by Atari, Inc. in 1980. In Maze Craze, two players compete to be the first to escape a randomly generated, top-down maze. Though primarily a two player game, any of the variations that don't involve interaction with the second player can be played solo. Sears rebranded Maze Craze as Maze Mania for its Tele-Games system.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Atari 2600
- Developer
- Atari
- Publisher
- Atari
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Collector value & authenticity
Atari 2600 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-06
How often it sells
- Loose: about 5 times a year
- Complete: about 2 times a year
- Sealed: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-19.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $4.50 in Jan 2019, $6.99 five years ago, and $7.92 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | $4.50 | $13.33 |
| Jan 2020 | $5.99 | $13.33 |
| Jan 2021 | $9.09 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2022 | $6.99 | $300 |
| Jan 2023 | $5.28 | $300 |
| Jan 2024 | $7.68 | $150 |
| Jan 2025 | $7.60 | $150 |
| Jan 2026 | $7.90 | $105 |
| Oct 2026 | $7.92 | $40 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Label | Catalog # | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America Atari | Picture | CX2635 | Common+ |
| North America Atari | Text | CX2635 | Common+ |
| North America Sears | Text | 49-75157 | Common+ |
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
- 1980
- Controller
- Atari Joystick
- Players
- 1 - 2
- Authenticity
- Low
A two-player maze race from Atari's early years, cheap loose and on Atari 50.
Maze Craze: A Game of Cops 'n Robbers was developed by Rick Maurer and published by Atari in 1980. Two players race to be the first out of a randomly generated top-down maze. It is mainly a two-player game, but the variations that do not involve the other player can be played solo.
Sears sold it for its Tele-Games system under the name Maze Mania. It is on Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration if you only want to play it.
How it was made
Designed by Rick Maurer and released by Atari in September 1980, with a PAL release in 1981.
Cartridge & preservation record
Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.
Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.
Worth knowing
- Two box claims. Electronic Fun's January 1983 collecting column flagged a box variation: "The early Maze Craze boxes claim to contain 256 variations while the more recent boxes claim only 16".
- 1981 dealer price. Atari's confidential retailer price list for January 1 to June 1, 1981 lists Maze Craze (CX2635) in its premium tier: dealers paid $18.50 against a suggested retail price of $31.95. The same list groups it among the "cartridge titles introduced in 1980".
Before you buy
Low risk. Loose carts are inexpensive, while boxed copies cost several times more, so the box and manual carry much of a complete copy's value. The Sears release is called Maze Mania; check which name is on the label and box so you know which release you are buying.
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