Is Stargunner on Steam?

No. Stargunner 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 Stargunner on?

Stargunner is available on Atari 2600.

When did Stargunner release?

Stargunner was first released on January 1, 1983.

Stargunner

Jan 1, 1983ShooterArcadeAtari 2600

Stargunner — frequently asked questions

Is Stargunner on Steam?: No. Stargunner 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 Stargunner on?: Stargunner is available on Atari 2600.
When did Stargunner release?: Stargunner was first released on January 1, 1983.

About Stargunner

Horizontal space shooter

Summary via IGDB.

Stargunner on Wikipedia

Stargunner is a horizontally scrolling shooter video game published by Apogee Software in 1996 for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. Stargunner was released as freeware on June 22, 2005.

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

Game details

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

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$45

Complete

$190

Sealed

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Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Telesys	B&W Standard	1005	Rare+
North America Telesys	Color Handle	1005	Very Rare

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

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

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

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Telesys's Defender-style scrolling shooter, a fair alternative for the curious.

Alex Leavens wrote Stargunner, published by Telesys in January 1983. It is a horizontally scrolling shooter in which you fly a ship defending your planet from outlaws, and it is often compared to Defender.

How it was made

Written by Alex Leavens and published by Telesys in January 1983, with a PAL release later that year.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 1 No. 11	February 1983	Graphics ★★★½ · Play-Action ★★★
Electronic Fun with Computers & Games Vol. 1 No. 7	May 1983	2 joysticks
Video Games Player Vol. 2 No. 1	August-September 1983	B

“The slower game variations are relatively easy, but the faster ones are guaranteed to challenge the most expert video space pilots. Graphics are fairly simple but clean and quite effective.”
— Computer Entertainer, February 1983

“Alas, the graphics are only fair. The landscape passes below, looking as monotonous as an interstate freeway. … The elaborate story that comes with the cartridge doesn't compensate for the undistinguished gameplay.”
— Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, May 1983

“There is really nothing incredibly new and exciting about Stargunner. … But if you are really into games which challenge your reflexes and let you kill lots of things, you may want to add Stargunner to your collection.”
— Video Games Player, August-September 1983

“But Telesys has repack- aged the space-battle con- cept with bright graphics and eight game variations. … As it is, Stargunner is an average game posing an average challenge.”
— JoyStik, September 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. Video Games Player graded games like a report card, A+ down to C-.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Before you buy

Low risk. No fakes are documented. The box and manual carry much of a complete copy's value, so check that both are present. A PAL release exists too, so confirm the region before buying.