Is Star Strike on Steam?

No. Star Strike 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 Star Strike on?

Star Strike is available on Atari 2600, Intellivision, Xbox 360.

When did Star Strike release?

Star Strike was first released on December 31, 1981.

Star Strike

Dec 31, 1981ShooterSimulatorArcadeAtari 2600 Intellivision Xbox 360

Star Strike — frequently asked questions

Is Star Strike on Steam?: No. Star Strike 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 Star Strike on?: Star Strike is available on Atari 2600, Intellivision, Xbox 360.
When did Star Strike release?: Star Strike was first released on December 31, 1981.

About Star Strike

Launching from repair bay 28 of the Galatea, you guide your Blue Fighter Wing through the Launch Ring at lightspeed, entering enemy territory, sector Delta Five Niner! Your mission: Rescue the Orange Wing Center which was captured alive, before the enemy ingests his brain -- A brain which they consider to not only be an excellent source of protein, but also, once consumed, transfers all knowledge to the species - Including military secrets, vital to the survival of all mankind! Can you rescue your comrad & Destroy the opposing Protoid Forces?

Summary via IGDB.

Star Strike on Wikipedia

Star Strike is a shoot 'em up video game released by Mattel for its Intellivision console in 1981. The Intellivision's best-selling game in 1982, with over 800,000 copies sold, Star Strike was inspired by the attack on the Death Star in the 1977 film Star Wars. The player must drop bombs on alien weapons silos before Earth moves into range.

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

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600, Intellivision, Xbox 360
Developer: APh Technological Consulting
Publisher: Mattel Electronics
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

36/100

from 6 ratings

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	$29	$197	—	2 reviews	Mattel (designed by David Akers)

Also released on: Intellivision · Xbox 360. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$29

Complete

$197

Sealed

—

Label variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
White Label	$37	$240	—

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America INTV	White	MT4313	Rare
North America M Network	Black	MT4313	Rare

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

Region: NA
Released: 1983
Controller: Atari Joystick
Authenticity: Low

On Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration since Nov 8, 2024 — the cartridge is now a collectibleLow counterfeit risk

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

M Network's 2600 port of a best-selling Intellivision shooter; the Intellivision original is the famous one.

Star Strike was a 1981 Mattel shoot 'em up for the Intellivision, where it was the best-selling game of 1982. You drop bombs on alien weapons silos before Earth comes into range, a set-up inspired by the Death Star attack in Star Wars. The 2600 port, designed by David Akers, came out under Mattel's M Network label in June 1983, and Telegames also published it.

It is on Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration if you only want to play it.

How it was made

The 2600 port was designed by David Akers at Mattel and published under the M Network label in June 1983.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 3	June 1983	Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★½
Electronic Fun with Computers & Games Vol. 1 No. 9	July 1983	3½ joysticks

“The game itself is straightforward, and it should appeal to those who like first-person space games. Despite the originality of a game without point scoring, we found it difficult to get excited about this one.”
— Computer Entertainer, June 1983

“Why in the world does Mattel save their good work for Atari VCS games? … Now they make a version of the masterpiece Star Strike that is probably even better than the Intellivision version.”
— Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, July 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. Electronic Fun rated games out of four joysticks.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

How the Atari 2600 version differs

The 2600 cartridge is a port of Mattel's 1981 Intellivision game, published under the M Network label in 1983.

Also on other platforms

Intellivision

Atari 2600	Mattel (designed by David Akers)
Intellivision	Mattel (publisher)

Intellivision. The Intellivision original was the system's best-selling game in 1982, with over 800,000 copies sold.

Before you buy

Check which label you are looking at. A White Label variant is priced separately and sells for a little more than the standard copy, so make sure the photos match the listing. No fakes are documented. Check the label edges and ask for a working test.