Is Superman on Steam?

No. Superman 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 Superman on?

Superman is available on Atari 2600.

When did Superman release?

Superman was first released on December 31, 1979.

Superman

Dec 31, 1979ArcadeAtari 2600

Superman — frequently asked questions

Is Superman on Steam?: No. Superman 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 Superman on?: Superman is available on Atari 2600.
When did Superman release?: Superman was first released on December 31, 1979.

About Superman

Superman is an action adventure game for the Atari 2600. It was one of the first single-player games for the system and one of the earliest licensed video games. Superman is one of the first to utilize multiple screens as playing areas.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action
Series: Superman

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

31/100

from 24 ratings

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

$50

Sealed

$638

Label variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Tele-Games Picture Label	$929	$2,509	—
Wallet Bundle	—	$362	—
Tele-Games	$25	—	—
Text Label	$10	$43	—

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Picture	CX2631	Common+
North America Atari	Text	CX2631	Common+
North America Sears	Text	99845	Scarce+
North America Unknown	Taiwan Cooper	—	—
Europe Unknown	V Case	—	—

Also released in South America by CCE.

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

Region: NA
Released: 1979
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1 - 2
Authenticity: High

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

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

John Dunn's open-world Superman is one of Atari's best early games, and almost every copy is cheap. One label is not.

Atari asked Warren Robinett to turn his Adventure prototype into a Superman game after the 1978 film. Robinett passed but gave some of his code to John Dunn, who took the job on condition that he got four kilobytes of cartridge space instead of the usual two. The result, released in 1979, has you rebuilding a bridge Lex Luthor destroyed, capturing Luthor's gang and returning to the Daily Planet, while kryptonite satellites turn you back into Clark Kent.

Video and The Space Gamer both praised it on release as one of Atari's best. Later opinion is more divided: some retrospective reviews regretted that it uses only Superman's action-oriented abilities, while others still praise its gameplay and graphics. Atari and DC Comics were both owned by Warner Communications at the time.

How it was made

Programmed by John Dunn, partly from code Warren Robinett gave him from his Adventure prototype. Dunn asked for a 4K cartridge, twice the size Atari normally used at the time.

What the press said at the time

AllGame		5/5
The Complete Guide to Electronic Games		1/5
Electronic Games 1983 Software Encyclopedia		9/10

“Superman came in second, despite what were roundly acknowledged as "wanling''graphics. Several voters remarked that the game has "charm,"”
— Videogaming Illustrated, April 1983

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Worth knowing

A bridge-skip record. A reader trick in Atari Age: press the button before the first joystick move so Superman never becomes Clark Kent, for a "personal best … 1 minute 20 seconds".
1981 dealer price. Atari's confidential retailer price list for January 1 to June 1, 1981 lists Superman (CX2631) in its premium tier: dealers paid $18.50 against a suggested retail price of $31.95.

Before you buy

Know which label you are buying. The Atari text-label cart and the Sears Tele-Games text-label cart are common and inexpensive. The Tele-Games picture-label variant is the same game but sells for far more, so the printed label is the whole premium and the obvious target for a relabel. Compare the label against known scans, check for die-cut rounded corners and a non-glossy finish, and ask whether the label is original. A wallet-bundle variant also exists and is priced separately. Plain Atari copies carry little counterfeit concern.