Is Switchblade II on Steam?

No. Switchblade II 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 Switchblade II on?

Switchblade II is available on Atari Lynx, Amiga, Atari ST.

When did Switchblade II release?

Switchblade II was first released on October 1, 1992.

Switchblade II

Oct 1, 1992Atari LynxAmigaAtari ST

Switchblade II — frequently asked questions

Is Switchblade II on Steam?: No. Switchblade II 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 Switchblade II on?: Switchblade II is available on Atari Lynx, Amiga, Atari ST.
When did Switchblade II release?: Switchblade II was first released on October 1, 1992.

Switchblade II on Wikipedia

Switchblade II is a 1991 side-scrolling action-platform run and gun video game originally developed and published by Gremlin Graphics in Europe for the Amiga home computers. It is the sequel to the original Switchblade, which was solely created by Simon Phipps at Core Design and released earlier in 1989 across multiple platforms. Despite being primarily developed in the UK, its graphics had a distinctly Japanese style similar to anime or manga.

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

Game details

Platforms: Atari Lynx, Amiga, Atari ST

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Atari Lynx	1992	$15	$33	$38

Also released on: Amiga · Atari ST. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari Lynx · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-08-07

Loose

$15

Complete

$33

Sealed

$38

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1992
Authenticity: Low

Never re-released — the original cartridge is the only way to playLow counterfeit risk

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

A moody Amiga-lineage action-platformer, and one of the better-looking games on the system.

Optimus Software converted it and Atari published the 1992 Lynx version, ported across from the PC rather than direct from Core Design’s Amiga original. You play Hiro, last of the Blade Knights, against the villain Havoc for the fate of Cyberworld. The dark industrial art direction survives the small screen unusually well.

Contemporary reviewers split hard on it. GamePro liked it for graphics, sound and pace; Electronic Gaming Monthly was withering — “as dry as its premise makes it sound… so unbearably average that you could probably quiz any fifth-grader and get some good suggestions”. Never re-released, and its complete-in-box price runs to more than double loose.

Cartridge & preservation record

Cartridge ROM capacity 2 megabit (256 KB), measured from the preserved cartridge image.

Catalogue part number PA2094

Cartridge data from the No-Intro preservation database (metadata only — names, sizes and checksums, no game data).

Also on other platforms

Amiga · Atari ST

Amiga. Gremlin Graphics' Switchblade series began on the Amiga and Atari ST; the Lynx cartridge is the only console appearance. EGM #39's spec box gives the Lynx version 18 levels on a 2-megabit cartridge.

Worth knowing

You are Operative Hiro, issued a switchblade sword and a plasma cannon. EGM #39's review reproduces the mission briefing: an enemy force has taken a territory, field support is minimal, and "we will supply you with a switchblade sword and a plasma cannon. All other weapons will be found in the field." Eighteen levels on a 2-megabit cartridge, with an in-game shop for buying equipment between areas.