Is Skyhammer on Steam?

No. Skyhammer 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 Skyhammer on?

Skyhammer is available on Atari Jaguar.

When did Skyhammer release?

Skyhammer was first released on May 22, 2000.

Skyhammer

May 22, 2000ShooterSimulatorAtari Jaguar

Skyhammer — frequently asked questions

Is Skyhammer on Steam?: No. Skyhammer 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 Skyhammer on?: Skyhammer is available on Atari Jaguar.
When did Skyhammer release?: Skyhammer was first released on May 22, 2000.

About Skyhammer

In a futuristic city, you are a mercenary pilot flying a helicopter-like craft in cyberspace. Hired by the large corporation Cytox, you are to defend its corporate holdings from those who seek to destroy all it has accomplished. The numerous missions involve flying to several large cities and hunting down the renegades who threaten them. You have a cockpit view of the city as you hunt down your enemies and dock at the Cyber Mart for repairs. As you destroy your enemies and complete missions, you can earn credits for buying more supplies, weapons and ship upgrades at the Cyber Mart. Play in Mission Mode or Battle Mode. To win the game, you must complete each mission successfully. The enemies become more tough as you progress through the "levels" of gameplay.

Summary via IGDB.

Skyhammer on Wikipedia

Skyhammer is a 2000 shooter video game developed by Rebellion Developments for the Atari Jaguar. Set in the 21st century, where cyberspace has become synonymous with real life, the player assumes the role of a Skyhammer pilot who joins the Cytox corporation to fight against two rival corporations. The game consists of two modes, each with distinct objectives, in which the player battles enemies and earns credits in three cities.

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

Game details

Platforms: Atari Jaguar
Themes: Action, Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari Jaguar · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-07-24

Loose

$64

Complete

$120

Sealed

$200

Region: WW
Released: 2000
Authenticity: Low

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

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

Probably the best 3D game on the platform — and Atari cancelled it.

Rebellion's third Jaguar game after Alien vs. Predator and Checkered Flag, and the one that got away: a corporate-mercenary gunship sim through dense mid-21st-century skyscraper canyons. It is, essentially, Hover Strike done properly — instantaneous controls instead of floaty ones, a higher refresh rate, vertical freedom, real urban geometry. Smoother than almost anything else in 3D on the platform.

Atari cancelled it; Songbird's Carl Forhan revived and released it in May 2000, four years after the console died — the same resurrection pattern as Protector, Phase Zero, and Space War 2000. Produced at Atari by John Skruch and Ted Tahquechi; directed by Rebellion founders Chris and Jason Kingsley.

How it was made

Rebellion Developments developed the Atari Jaguar version, published by Songbird Productions. Credited: directed by Jason Kingsley; art by Justin Rae.

What the press said at the time

Computer and Video Games	#175, June 1996	3/5
GamesMaster	#40, March 1996	87/100
ST Format	#82, May 1996	85%
Video Games (DE)	#106, September 2000	2/5
Atari Gaming Headquarters		8/10
neXGam		8.8/10
ReVival	#11, Autumn 2000	7/10
Ultimate Future Games	#17, April 1996	82%

The contemporary press could not agree on this one: comparable scores run from 40% to 88% across 8 publications. Scores are printed in their original scales.

Cartridge & preservation record

Cartridge ROM capacity 32 megabit (4 MB), measured from the preserved cartridge image.

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

Worth knowing

Conceived in 1992, sold in 2000. Rebellion began it in 1992 and Atari announced it in 1994. It was previewed and even reviewed in magazines, then stranded when Atari discontinued the Jaguar and merged with JT Storage in 1996 — Rebellion walked away with much of the code already in place. It finally shipped on 22 May 2000, licensed and published by Songbird Productions after Hasbro declared the platform open. Eight years from first line to first sale, on a console that had been dead for four of them.
It was called Cyberpunk City, then Hammerhead. It was one of four Rebellion projects for the Jaguar, alongside Alien vs. Predator, a Virtua Racing-style game called Checkered Flag II, and a dungeon crawler called Dungeon. Cyberpunk City became Hammerhead and finally Skyhammer; Checkered Flag II became Redline Racing before shipping in 1994 simply as Checkered Flag; Dungeon became Legions of the Undead, was meant to run an improved version of the AVP engine, and was cancelled outright in 1995.

Before you buy

A professionally packaged Songbird post-commercial release — and Songbird has restocked over the years, so check current availability before paying secondary-market prices. Label it post-commercial in listings.

Authenticity & condition — Atari Jaguar

Specific to the format this title shipped in

Buying a Jaguar cartridge

Cartridges are the durable half of this library — the risk is provenance, not decay. The platform has an active post-commercial scene, so the question is usually which era a cartridge is from rather than whether it still works.

Ask for a photo of the label edge and the cartridge back. Reproductions are usually printed on adhesive photo stock and sit proud of the label recess.
Donor shells are the common trick: sanding marks on the back, or adhesive ghosting where an older label was lifted, are the strongest signals.
Cartridges are region-free on this platform, so a cheaper PAL copy plays on a North American console — a price difference is not evidence of a fake.