Is Steeplechase on Steam?

No. Steeplechase 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 Steeplechase on?

Steeplechase is available on Arcade, Atari 2600.

When did Steeplechase release?

Steeplechase was first released on October 1, 1975.

Steeplechase

Oct 1, 1975RacingSportArcadeArcadeAtari 2600

Steeplechase — frequently asked questions

Is Steeplechase on Steam?: No. Steeplechase 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 Steeplechase on?: Steeplechase is available on Arcade, Atari 2600.
When did Steeplechase release?: Steeplechase was first released on October 1, 1975.

About Steeplechase

Steeplechase is a 6-player arcade game by Atari Inc., originally released in 1975 and simulating a steeplechase-style horse race. Up to six players can play against each other, each choosing a horse while the computer controls the seventh horse on the bottom. Each player's horse begins galloping, and the players must jump over obstacles in their lanes by pressing their colored buttons. The horse that successfully jumps all obstacles smoothly becomes the fastest horse and wins.

Summary via IGDB.

Steeplechase on Wikipedia

Steeplechase is a 1975 sports video game developed by Kee Games and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades. It simulates a steeplechase-style horse race. It was distributed in Japan by Nakamura Seisakusho (Namco) in 1976.

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

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Atari 2600
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Nakamura Production
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Party

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Built by
Atari 2600	1981	$17	$49	—	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

$17

Complete

$49

Sealed

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Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Sears	Text	49-75126	Scarce+
Europe Video Gems	—	—	—

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

Region: NA
Released: 1981
Controller: Atari Paddles
Players: 1 - 4
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 Sears-only horse racing game, one of the few Tele-Games carts Atari never sold under its own label.

Steeplechase began as a 1975 Kee Games arcade game simulating a steeplechase horse race. Jim Huether programmed the 2600 version, which Sears released in March 1981. It is one of three Sears exclusives in the Tele-Games line, alongside Stellar Track and Submarine Commander.

It is included in Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

What the press said at the time

“The graphics are more than serviceable with nice use of colors and sound effects that add to the game's overall enjoyment. … Steeplechase is a pleasant, if unsensational, videogame experience.”
— Electronic Games, May 1982

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 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)

Before you buy

Low risk. No reproductions are documented. Every original copy is a Sears Tele-Games cart, so there is no Atari-label version to compare it with. Complete copies cost a good deal more than loose ones, so check that the box and manual are present if you are paying for completeness.