Is Sky Diver on Steam?

No. Sky Diver 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 Sky Diver on?

Sky Diver is available on Arcade, Atari 2600.

When did Sky Diver release?

Sky Diver was first released on December 31, 1978.

Sky Diver

Dec 31, 1978SportArcadeArcadeAtari 2600

Sky Diver — frequently asked questions

Is Sky Diver on Steam?: No. Sky Diver 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 Sky Diver on?: Sky Diver is available on Arcade, Atari 2600.
When did Sky Diver release?: Sky Diver was first released on December 31, 1978.

About Sky Diver

Sky Diver is an arcade video game designed by Owen Rubin, and released by Atari, Inc. in 1978. Its interface is a simple third-person view of a parachuting drop zone. Sky Diver is a two-player game, although one player can play. The object of Sky Diver is to jump out of a plane, release a parachute and land on the landing pad. To get higher points, the player must release the parachute closer to the ground. The player has nine jumps. If the landing pad is missed, the player loses points. The highest score possible is 99 points (11 points maximum per jump).

Summary via IGDB.

Sky Diver on Wikipedia

Sky Diver is a 1978 video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades. An Atari VCS port by Jim Huether was published in 1979. The game is a third-person view of a parachuting drop zone. Sky Diver is a two-player game, although one player can play.

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

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Atari 2600
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

57/100

from 9 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Built by
Atari 2600	1979	$4	$25	$52	Atari (designed by Jim Huether)

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

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

$25

Sealed

$52

Label variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Text Label	$3	$12	—
Dare Diver	$14	$41	—

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Picture	CX2629	Common+
North America Atari	Text	CX2629	Common+
North America Sears	Text	99843	Rare

Also released in South America by Intellivision.

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

Region: NA
Released: 1979
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 2 required
Authenticity: Low

On Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration since Sep 26, 2024 — the cartridge is now a collectibleLow counterfeit risk

Atari 2600 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A two-player parachuting game from 1979, one of the cheapest carts in the library and on Atari 50.

Sky Diver began as a 1978 Atari arcade game by Owen Rubin. Jim Huether ported it to the 2600, and Atari released the cartridge in 1979. It shows a parachute drop zone from the side and is built for two players, though one can play alone.

Sears sold the same cartridge as Dare Diver. It is on Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

How it was made

The arcade original was by Owen Rubin. Jim Huether programmed the 2600 port, released by Atari in March 1979 and sold by Sears as Dare Diver.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 2 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Also on other platforms

Arcade

Atari 2600	Atari (designed by Jim Huether)
Arcade	Atari, Inc.

Worth knowing

1981 dealer price. Atari's confidential retailer price list for January 1 to June 1, 1981 lists Sky Diver (CX2629) in its basic tier: dealers paid $14.00 against a suggested retail price of $22.95.

Before you buy

Low risk and very cheap. Check which label you are buying. The standard Atari cart and the text-label cart cost only a few dollars. The Sears Dare Diver cart is the same game under a different name and costs several times as much, so make sure a listing priced as Dare Diver actually shows that label.