Is Winter Games on Steam?

No. Winter Games 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.

When did Winter Games release?

Winter Games was first released on October 1, 1985.

Winter Games

Oct 1, 1985SportCommodore C64/128/MAXWii Atari 2600Commodore 64Apple II

Winter Games — frequently asked questions

Is Winter Games on Steam?: No. Winter Games 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 Winter Games on?: Winter Games is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX, Wii, Atari 2600, Commodore 64, Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, Amstrad CPC, MSX, NEC PC-8801, ZX Spectrum, IBM PC, Atari 7800, NES, Famicom Disk System, Virtual Console, Apple Macintosh.
When did Winter Games release?: Winter Games was first released on October 1, 1985.

About Winter Games

Third in the series of Epyx Olympic sports games. Compete in many different sporting events like: Ski Jump, Hot Dog, Biathlon, Bobsled, Free Skating, Figure Skating and more.

Summary via IGDB.

Winter Games on Wikipedia

Winter Games is a 1985 sports video game developed by Epyx and released in Europe by U.S. Gold. A snow-and-ice themed follow-up to the highly successful Summer Games, Winter Games was released in 1985 for the Commodore 64 and later ported to several popular home computers and video game consoles of the 1980s.

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

Game details

Platforms: Commodore C64/128/MAX, Wii, Atari 2600, Commodore 64, Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, Amstrad CPC, MSX, NEC PC-8801, ZX Spectrum, IBM PC, Atari 7800, NES, Famicom Disk System, Virtual Console, Apple Macintosh
Developer: Action Graphics, Inc.
Publisher: Epyx
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

75/100

from 33 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	1987	$8	$15	$33	Graphics ★★★½ · Play-Action ★★★½	Epyx (designed by Steve Baker)

Also released on: Commodore C64/128/MAX · Wii · Commodore 64 · Apple II · Amiga · Atari ST · Apple IIGS · Amstrad CPC · MSX · NEC PC-8801 · ZX Spectrum · IBM PC · Atari 7800 · NES · Famicom Disk System · Virtual Console · Apple Macintosh. 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

$33

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Epyx	Standard	08919R	Scarce+
Australia HES	—	—	—

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

Region: NA
Released: 1987
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 1 - 8
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

Epyx's late 2600 conversion of its Winter Games computer hit, cheap and a fair buy for Epyx collectors.

Winter Games was Epyx's 1985 follow-up to Summer Games, first released on the Commodore 64 and then ported widely. It presented a Winter Olympics-style event without an official license, with players each picking a country and taking turns in snow and ice events.

Epyx itself published the Atari 2600 version in October 1987, with Steve Baker credited as designer. Little else is documented about the 2600 cartridge specifically.

How it was made

Published by Epyx for the 2600 in October 1987, with Steve Baker credited as designer.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 6 No. 8

November 1987

Graphics ★★★½ · Play-Action ★★★½

“We were pleasantly surprised by the amount of gaming value that Epyx managed to pack into each 2600 cartridge. Both games will be good for many hours of gaming fun.”
— Computer Entertainer, November 1987

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.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 16 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

Also on other platforms

Commodore 64 · Apple II · Amiga · Atari ST · Apple IIGS · Amstrad CPC · MSX · NEC PC-8801 · ZX Spectrum · IBM PC · Atari 7800 · NES · Famicom Disk System · Virtual Console · Apple Macintosh

Atari 2600	Epyx (designed by Steve Baker)
Commodore 64	Epyx

NES. The NES and Famicom Disk System versions were panned for unresponsive controls, poor music and poor graphics.
Commodore 64. The original version. It was Epyx's best-selling Commodore game as of late 1987, and Zzap!64 scored it 94%.
Virtual Console. A Virtual Console version was released in Europe in February 2009.

Before you buy

Low risk, with no documented reproductions. Loose carts are inexpensive, and boxed and sealed copies are not hard to find. Check the box and manual condition if you are buying complete.