No. Venture 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 Venture on?

Venture is available on ColecoVision, Arcade, Atari 2600, Intellivision.

When did Venture release?

Venture was first released on December 31, 1981.

Venture

Dec 31, 1981ShooterArcadeColecoVisionArcadeAtari 2600 Intellivision

Venture — frequently asked questions

Is Venture on Steam?: No. Venture 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 Venture on?: Venture is available on ColecoVision, Arcade, Atari 2600, Intellivision.
When did Venture release?: Venture was first released on December 31, 1981.

About Venture

In Venture you control the adventurer Winky who sets out to collect treasure. You start out on an overview map of a dungeon which shows several rooms containing treasure. Since you cannot kill any enemies while rummaging through the dungeon corridors you have to dodge them on your way to the treasure rooms since they will kill you instantly. After entering one of the rooms you are able to fight the various monsters lurking in the rooms while you collect the treasure. Be careful not to linger to long in the treasure rooms because an "Evil Otto" like monster will appear which is invincible and will hunt you down until you leave the room again. After having collected every treasure in every room of a dungeon you move on to the next dungeon.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: ColecoVision, Arcade, Atari 2600, Intellivision
Developer: Exidy
Publisher: Coleco
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action, Fantasy

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

43/100

from 7 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Built by
Atari 2600	1982	$9	$15	$22	3 reviews	CommaVid (designed by Joseph Biel)

Also released on: ColecoVision · Arcade · Intellivision. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

$15

Sealed

$22

Label variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Coleco	$5	$19	$29

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Atari	Red	CX26145	Common+
North America Coleco	Standard	2457	Common+
Europe CBS Electronics	German Color	—	—

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

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1982
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1
Authenticity: Low

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

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

CommaVid's 2600 conversion of Exidy's dungeon-crawl arcade game for Coleco, common and very cheap.

Exidy's 1981 arcade Venture has you play Winky, a round smiley face collecting treasure from room after room while shooting arrows at monsters. Coleco brought it home, first as a ColecoVision launch title and then on the Atari 2600.

CommaVid developed the 2600 version, with Joseph Biel credited as designer, and Coleco released it in 1982. Atari Corp. is also listed as a later publisher of the 2600 cartridge.

How it was made

Developed by CommaVid (designer Joseph Biel) for Coleco and released in North America in October 1982, with a PAL release in 1983.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 1 No. 7	October 1982	Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★★½
JoyStik January 1983	January 1983	★★
Arcade Express Vol. 1 No. 7	1983	8/10

“challenge (the moving wall room is a real toughie!), and we found the game fascinating.”
— Computer Entertainer, October 1982

“A below-average arcade adaptation, Venture takes you into two separate levels of Dungeons”
— JoyStik, January 1983

“compared to other game programs for the VCS, "Venture" is a solid entry with a good variety of action.”
— Arcade Express, 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. JoyStik’s capsule ratings run from one star to five.

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 · ColecoVision · Intellivision

Atari 2600	CommaVid (designed by Joseph Biel)
Arcade	Exidy

ColecoVision. The ColecoVision version, a launch title, won a Certificate of Merit for Best Arcade-to-Home Translation at the 4th Arkie Awards; Creative Computing called it just as enjoyable as the arcade game.

Before you buy

Low risk, with no documented reproductions. PriceCharting lists a Coleco-labeled copy separately from the standard entry, and both are cheap loose, boxed or sealed. Check the publisher name on the label so you know which release you are buying, and make sure it is the 2600 cartridge rather than the ColecoVision or Intellivision version.