Is Shanghai on Steam?

No. Shanghai 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 Shanghai on?

Shanghai is available on Arcade, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari Lynx, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Family Computer, MSX2, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System/Mark III.

When did Shanghai release?

Shanghai was first released on October 1, 1986.

Shanghai

Oct 1, 1986PuzzleArcadePC-9800 SeriesSharp X68000PC-8800 SeriesCommodore C64/128/MAX

Shanghai — frequently asked questions

Is Shanghai on Steam?: No. Shanghai 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 Shanghai on?: Shanghai is available on Arcade, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari Lynx, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Family Computer, MSX2, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System/Mark III.
When did Shanghai release?: Shanghai was first released on October 1, 1986.

About Shanghai

Shanghai is a computerized version of mahjong solitaire. After winning a game, the tiles reveal the three-dimensional blinking eye of a dragon behind the game screen. The Macintosh and Sega Master System version shows an animated dragon spitting fire.

Summary via IGDB.

Shanghai on Wikipedia

Shanghai is a 1986 mahjong solitaire video game developed and published by Activision. It has been released for the Amiga, Atari ST, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, classic Mac OS, Apple IIGS, and Master System. Shanghai was originally programmed by Brodie Lockard. It was released as an arcade video game by Sunsoft in 1988, with Sunsoft releasing sequels under license from Activision.

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

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari Lynx, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Family Computer, MSX2, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System/Mark III
Developer: Activision
Publisher: Activision
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

85/100

from 15 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Atari Lynx	1990	$15	$16	$17

Also released on: Arcade · PC-9800 Series · Sharp X68000 · PC-8800 Series · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Atari ST/STE · TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine · Amiga · Family Computer · MSX2 · Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Master System/Mark III. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari Lynx · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-08-07

Loose

$15

Complete

$16

Sealed

$17

Region: NA+EU+JP
Released: 1990
Authenticity: Low

Never re-released — the original cartridge is the only way to playLow counterfeit risk

Atari Lynx prices, all games & how to spot a fake

Mahjong solitaire on a handheld, which is exactly where it belongs.

Atari developed and published the 1990 Lynx version of Activision's tile-matching classic. It is a portable puzzle game with no timing demands and no scrolling — arguably the single most appropriate genre for this hardware.

It supports two players over ComLynx, confirmed by the period FAQ, and it was one of the 17 titles Mumin Corporation took to Japan.

How it was made

Programmed by Eric Ginner and Jerome Strach, the pair Atari Explorer credited in 1992 with Ms. Pac-Man, Checkered Flag, Shanghai and Rampart.

Cartridge & preservation record

Cartridge ROM capacity 1 megabit (128 KB), measured from the preserved cartridge image.

Surviving pre-release builds

1990-11-07

Beta

1 Mbit

Catalogue part number PA2063

Cartridge data from the No-Intro preservation database (metadata only — names, sizes and checksums, no game data).

Before you buy

Remarkable for having almost no spread at all: loose, complete and sealed prices sit within a couple of dollars of each other. Just buy the best condition available. Low risk.