Is RealSports Soccer on Steam?

No. RealSports Soccer 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 RealSports Soccer on?

RealSports Soccer is available on Atari 2600, Atari 5200.

When did RealSports Soccer release?

RealSports Soccer was first released on November 1, 1982.

RealSports Soccer

Nov 1, 1982SportArcadeAtari 2600 Atari 5200

RealSports Soccer — frequently asked questions

Is RealSports Soccer on Steam?: No. RealSports Soccer 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 RealSports Soccer on?: RealSports Soccer is available on Atari 2600, Atari 5200.
When did RealSports Soccer release?: RealSports Soccer was first released on November 1, 1982.

About RealSports Soccer

RealSports Soccer is Atari's second attempt at a soccer game for the Atari 2600. You can choose from one of 12 different games, and play either solo or against a friend as you pass and shoot your way to victory (or defeat). Each team has three players with a specific area of the field to cover. A game lasts five or nine minutes and can be played on one of three difficulty levels, with each increasing the speed of gameplay and skill of the computer players.

Summary via IGDB.

RealSports Soccer on Wikipedia

RealSports Soccer is a 1983 sports video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200, concentrating on the sport of association football.

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

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600, Atari 5200
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Polyvox
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Non-fiction

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Built by
Atari 2600	1983	$7	$11	$23	Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★★	Atari (designed by Michael Sierchio)

Also released on: Atari 5200. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

$11

Sealed

$23

Label variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Football Text	$11	$12	$18

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Silver	CX2667	Scarce
Europe Atari	Red	CX2667	Scarce+
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: 1983
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1 - 2
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 RealSports soccer game, one of the cheapest carts in the library and on Atari 50.

RealSports Soccer is a 1983 association football game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200. The 2600 version is credited to Michael Sierchio, with Jerome Domurat also credited on the programming. It is also known as Soccer, Football and RealSports Football.

It is a modest sports game and very common, which keeps it cheap. If you only want to play it, it is on Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

How it was made

Developed and published by Atari, Inc., with Michael Sierchio credited on the 2600 version and Jerome Domurat credited as a programmer. Released in North America in April 1983, with a PAL release in the second quarter of 1983.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 1

April 1983

Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★★

“This is a good game that's easy to learn, but complex enough to require repeated play to build skills. However, we find ourselves in the odd position of not recommending the game to zealous soccer fans because it will not be close enough to the real game to satisfy them.”
— Computer Entertainer, April 1983

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 8 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

How the Atari 2600 version differs

The 2600 version has only three players a side and no goalkeepers, while the Atari 5200 version added computer-controlled goalkeepers.

Digital Press found the Atari 5200 version's graphics improved over the 2600 cartridge's and praised its analog controls; it had earlier listed the 2600 game among the worst ever made for the system.

Also on other platforms

Atari 5200

Atari 2600	Atari (designed by Michael Sierchio)
Atari 5200	John Seghers

Atari 5200. The Atari 5200 version, originally known simply as Soccer, was a new version programmed by John Seghers. Digital Press criticized how easy it was to score against the computer in one-player games.
Atari 8-bit. An Atari 8-bit computer version was in development but was cancelled in the hope that the game would sell more 5200 systems.

Before you buy

Low risk; this is a common Atari cart. Two listings are priced: the standard RealSports Soccer cart and a variant PriceCharting lists as "Football Text". Both are inexpensive. Check which label the photos show, and make sure the listing title matches it.