What platforms is Utopia on?

Utopia was released on Intellivision, Mattel Aquarius.

When did Utopia release?

Utopia was first released on June 3, 1982.

Utopia

Jun 3, 1982Real Time Strategy (RTS)StrategyIntellivisionMattel Aquarius

Utopia — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Utopia on?: Utopia was released on Intellivision, Mattel Aquarius.
When did Utopia release?: Utopia was first released on June 3, 1982.

About Utopia

Utopia is a game played by two players on two continents. Players must build their island nation by building farms, housing, schools, hospitals, and factories and making other improvements while also competing against another player. Players are able to sabotage the other player as well, but they must also handle maintaining a fleet of PT boats to protect their fishing fleet, building forts to prevent rebellion, and dealing with the occasional hurricane. Utopia is considered by some to be the first city-building game, and an early ancestor of the real-time strategy genre.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Intellivision, Mattel Aquarius
Developer: Mattel Electronics
Publisher: Mattel Electronics
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Non-fiction

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

72/100

from 8 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Built by	Fake risk
Intellivision	1982	$4	$11	$20	3 reviews	Don Daglow	Low (look-alike)

Also released on: Mattel Aquarius. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Intellivision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-20

Loose

Complete

$11

Sealed

$20

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about once a month

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-20.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $4.99 in Apr 2009, $6.49 five years ago, and $4.44 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2010	$3.00	—
Jan 2011	$3.98	—
Jan 2012	$6.95	—
Jan 2013	$4.95	—
Jan 2014	$3.99	$5.00
Jan 2015	$8.99	$8.99
Jan 2016	$4.95	$8.99
Jan 2017	$7.00	$5.97
Jan 2018	$5.77	$6.02
Jan 2019	$3.77	$6.95
Jan 2020	$4.65	$8.98
Jan 2021	$6.23	$10.22
Jan 2022	$7.63	$7.79
Jan 2023	$6.30	$10.34
Jan 2024	$3.51	$11.40
Jan 2025	$5.00	$9.95
Jan 2026	$7.55	$10.49
Oct 2026	$4.44	$11.26

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Documented sales

About 250,000 cartridges sold

A rounded figure from the Blue Sky Rangers, Mattel's former programmers, who credit word of mouth for the sales.

Source: Mattel Electronics' figures, as quoted by the Blue Sky Rangers

Release record

Territory	Product #
North America Mattel Electronics	5149

North America: Product number confirmed by Mattel's own catalogue.

Source: Product numbers: each confirmed by the game's own manual, a publisher-prefix UPC that encodes it, a box scan, or INTV Funhouse's collector list where Mattel's own 1979–83 catalogues or manual order forms print the same number; barcodes from PriceCharting, check digits verified

Region: NA
Released: 1982
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases are not tracked for the IntellivisionLow look-alike risk

Intellivision prices, all games & how to spot a fake

An early city-and-island management game that is still a strong two-player contest.

Utopia is a Mattel Electronics strategy game for one or two players, often credited as the game that spawned the construction and management simulation genre.

JoyStik rated its game play 9 out of 10 in December 1982 and called it just right for anyone convinced they could run the country better. In 1983 the magazine still listed it as a good strategy game for aspiring world leaders.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 1 No. 6	September 1982	Graphics ★★★★ · Play-Action ★★★★
JoyStik Vol. 1 No. 3	December 1982	Rating R · Graphics 7 · Game Play 9 · Longevity 7
JoyStik Vol. 1 No. 4	January 1983	★★★★

“is an original and fascinating strategy game in which you rule an island nation … For those who love cerebral games, this is a winner.”
— Computer Entertainer, September 1982

“We found Utopia to be just the strategy game for those who are convinced that they could do a better job of running the country.”
— JoyStik, December 1982

“You must also contend with merciless Pirates, as well as storms and hurricanes. A good strategy game for players of all ages.”
— JoyStik, January 1983

“Highly innovative strategy contest that might shut up the Surgeon General for a couple minutes.”
— Vidiot, February/March 1983

Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — diamonds through early 1987, stars after — comparing each game only with other games for the same system. JoyStik’s capsule ratings run from one star to five.

Also on other platforms

Mattel Aquarius

Intellivision

Don Daglow

Mattel Aquarius. Mattel ported the game to its Aquarius home computer in 1983.

Before you buy

Mattel packed two keypad overlays with it, so check for both. The box and manual carry much of a complete copy's price, and a sealed copy costs noticeably more.