Is Spacechase on Steam?

No. Spacechase 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 Spacechase on?

Spacechase is available on Atari 2600.

When did Spacechase release?

Spacechase was first released on December 31, 1981.

Spacechase

Dec 31, 1981ShooterArcadeAtari 2600

Spacechase — frequently asked questions

Is Spacechase on Steam?: No. Spacechase 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 Spacechase on?: Spacechase is available on Atari 2600.
When did Spacechase release?: Spacechase was first released on December 31, 1981.

About Spacechase

You are on a moon-based scouting mission in a Mark 16 Starcruiser. Suddenly, enemy alien ships teleport in and start firing neutron missiles, which can destroy you upon impact. You must destroy enemy ships until reinforcements arrive from Earth. The enemy also have laser-directed heat-seeking proton missiles which are fired sparingly. Be aware that as the battle progresses, the aliens will become more desperate and will use the laser-directed heat-seeking proton missiles more often.

Summary via IGDB.

Spacechase on Wikipedia

Spacechase is a fixed shooter video game for the Atari Video Computer System written by Ed Salvo and published by Games by Apollo in 1982.

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

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Developer: Apollo Software
Publisher: Apollo Software
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action, Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

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

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Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Apollo	Standard	AP2001	Scarce
North America Apollo	Blue	AP2001	Scarce

Also released in South America by Dynacom, Maxgames.

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

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1982
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1 - 2
Authenticity: Low

Not in Atari 50 — other compilations and plug-and-plays are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

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Ed Salvo's fixed shooter for Games by Apollo, an early third-party 2600 original from 1982.

Spacechase is a fixed shooter written by Ed Salvo and published by Games by Apollo in January 1982, with a PAL release later that year. It was made only for the Atari 2600 and supports single-player and multiplayer modes.

Little else is documented about it beyond its author, publisher and release dates.

How it was made

Written by Ed Salvo and published by Games by Apollo in January 1982, with a PAL release in the fourth quarter of 1982.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 1 No. 4	July 1982	Graphics ★ · Play-Action ★
JoyStik January 1983	January 1983	★★

“Spacechase, Apollo's first "in house" creation, is a completely different story. It's an exciting science fiction shooting gallery that rewards skillful players with a succession of new and ever more deadly flights of alien invaders as the contest proceeds.”
— Electronic Games, May 1982

“didn’t exactly take the video game world by storm, but their games are improving.”
— Computer Entertainer, July 1982

“If you already own a Space Invaders cartridge, however, there's little going on here that you haven't played before.”
— JoyStik, January 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. JoyStik’s capsule ratings run from one star to five.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Worth knowing

Monogrammed copies. Electronic Fun's January 1983 collecting column listed the monogrammed Space Chase: "For $99, you could send your initials to Apollo and they would be programmed into the game".

Before you buy

Low risk, with no documented reproductions. Check the label and the shell against a reference photo, and ask about box and manual condition if the listing is complete.