Is Midnight Magic on Steam?

No. Midnight Magic 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.

When did Midnight Magic release?

Midnight Magic was first released on December 31, 1981.

Midnight Magic

Dec 31, 1981PinballArcadeAtari 2600Atari 8-bitPC-9800 SeriesPC-8800 SeriesCommodore C64/128/MAX

Midnight Magic — frequently asked questions

Is Midnight Magic on Steam?: No. Midnight Magic 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 Midnight Magic on?: Midnight Magic is available on Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, PC-9800 Series, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Apple II, NEC PC-6000 Series.
When did Midnight Magic release?: Midnight Magic was first released on December 31, 1981.

About Midnight Magic

Midnight Magic utilized the Atari 2600 joystick for performing simulated pinball functions, such as activating the flippers and shooting the ball. Moving the joystick controller down pulls the pinball machine plunger back while pressing the joystick button shoots the ball into the playfield. The left and right flippers are activated by moving the joystick controller left or right. Hitting all five drop targets at the top of the table increases the bonus multiplier (2x, 3x, and so on). Extra balls can be earned when hitting the rollover targets at the top left and right corners of the table when the bonus multiplier is activated.

Summary via IGDB.

Midnight Magic on Wikipedia

Midnight Magic is a pinball video game written by Glenn Axworthy for the Atari 2600 and released by Atari Corporation in 1986, although on-screen it displays a copyright of 1984.

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

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, PC-9800 Series, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Apple II, NEC PC-6000 Series
Developer: Brøderbund Software
Publisher: Brøderbund Software
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

47/100

from 7 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews
Atari 2600	1986	$7	$19	$23	Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★½

Also released on: Atari 8-bit · PC-9800 Series · PC-8800 Series · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Apple II · NEC PC-6000 Series. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

$19

Sealed

$23

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Red	CX26129	Scarce

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

Region: NA
Released: 1986
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

A late Atari Corp. pinball game with its own table design, cheap and easy to find.

Midnight Magic is a pinball game written by Glenn Axworthy and released by Atari Corporation in November 1986, though the title screen shows a 1984 copyright. Atari licensed the name from Broderbund, but the 2600 table is entirely different from David's Midnight Magic, the 1982 Apple II pinball game.

How it was made

Written by Glenn Axworthy and released by Atari Corporation in November 1986, although on-screen it displays a 1984 copyright.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 6 No. 1

April 1987

Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★½

“We found the game mildly entertaining but not compelling enough to make us want to play it repeatedly.”
— Computer Entertainer, April 1987

Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — stars in most years, diamonds in 1986–87 — comparing each game only with other games for the same system.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 16 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Worth knowing

Shown at June 1986 CES. The Video Game Update's June 1986 CES report listed it among Atari's new 2600 titles: "MIDNIGHT MAGIC".

Before you buy

Low risk. As a late Atari Corp. release, it uses the plain universal shell with no dust door and a cheaper label; that is genuine, not a sign of a reproduction. Sealed copies cost little more than boxed ones.