Is Mouse Trap on Steam?

No. Mouse Trap 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 Mouse Trap on?

Mouse Trap is available on ColecoVision, Arcade, Atari 2600, Intellivision.

When did Mouse Trap release?

Mouse Trap was first released on December 31, 1981.

Mouse Trap

Dec 31, 1981PuzzleArcadeColecoVisionArcadeAtari 2600 Intellivision

Mouse Trap — frequently asked questions

Is Mouse Trap on Steam?: No. Mouse Trap 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 Mouse Trap on?: Mouse Trap is available on ColecoVision, Arcade, Atari 2600, Intellivision.
When did Mouse Trap release?: Mouse Trap was first released on December 31, 1981.

About Mouse Trap

Mouse Trap is a 1981 arcade game released by Exidy, similar to Pac-Man. It was ported to three home systems by Coleco; Coleco's ColecoVision, Mattel's Intellivision, and the Atari 2600.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: ColecoVision, Arcade, Atari 2600, Intellivision
Developer: Exidy
Publisher: Coleco
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

77/100

from 11 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Built by
Atari 2600	1982	$5	$16	—	JWDA (designed by Sylvia Day)

Also released on: ColecoVision · Arcade · Intellivision. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

$16

Sealed

—

Label variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Coleco	$8	$23	$59

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Red	CX26146	Scarce
North America Coleco	Standard	2459	Common+
Europe CBS Electronics	UK White	—	—
Europe CBS Electronics	UK Color	—	—

Also released in South America by CCE, Dynacom, Star Game.

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

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

Coleco's 2600 take on Exidy's cat-and-mouse maze game, cheap and fine for a quick play.

Mouse Trap began as Exidy's 1981 arcade maze game, a Pac-Man variation with a mouse eating cheese, cats in place of ghosts, and bones that briefly turn the mouse into a dog. Color-coded doors in the maze open and close at the press of a button. Coleco ported it to the ColecoVision first, then to the Intellivision and the Atari 2600.

The 2600 cartridge was developed by JWDA, with Sylvia Day credited as designer, and came out in October 1982. It is a modest conversion that collectors mostly pick up to fill the Coleco shelf.

How it was made

Developed for the 2600 by JWDA, with Sylvia Day credited as designer. Released in North America in October 1982, with a PAL release in the third quarter of 1983.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

How the Atari 2600 version differs

Coleco simplified the 2600 version: the hawk, the "IN" teleport box and the bonus prizes are gone, there are three cats instead of six, and all the doors move at once.

With only one joystick button, a quick tap or a long press either switches the doors or uses a stored bone, and scoring is much lower: cheese is worth 1 point instead of 10.

The 2600 maze is squatter, with brighter walls, and its doors form a single flickering color set.

Also on other platforms

Arcade · ColecoVision · Intellivision

Atari 2600	JWDA (designed by Sylvia Day)
Arcade	Exidy
ColecoVision	Coleco
Intellivision	Coleco

ColecoVision. The ColecoVision launch version has 15 prizes instead of 32, an option to leave out the hawk, and different sound effects.
Intellivision. The Intellivision version adds an audio warning before a cat enters the maze and uses a different scoring scale.

Before you buy

Low risk, with no documented reproductions. Two listings are priced: the standard entry and a separate Coleco variant, which costs a little more. Check the label in the photos so you know which one you are paying for. The library lists both Coleco and Atari Corp. as publishers; if your copy is a late Atari Corp. cart in a plain shell with no dust door, that is normal and not a sign of a fake.