No. Xevious 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 Xevious release?

Xevious was first released on December 10, 1982.

Xevious

Dec 10, 1982ShooterArcadeArcadeAtari 7800 Atari 2600PC-9800 SeriesPC-8800 Series

Xevious — frequently asked questions

Is Xevious on Steam?: No. Xevious 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 Xevious on?: Xevious is available on Arcade, Atari 7800, Atari 2600, PC-9800 Series, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sharp X1, Wii, Atari ST/STE, Atari 5200, Apple II, FM-7, Xbox 360, Amstrad CPC, NES.
When did Xevious release?: Xevious was first released on December 10, 1982.

About Xevious

It's a nightmare, but it's true! Research shows that we are the actual aliens on Earth, and the ruthless Xevions are the original inhabitants. Now the Xevions want Earth back -- minus humans! Their invasion forces are fierce -- the land is crawling with deadly Domogram Rovers; the sky is black with Toroid Patrol Fleets and Zoshi Death Squads. Our puny weapons offer no defense. Earth's only hope is our powerful new Solvalou Fighter Plane. Its pilot will have a single mission: Penetrate the enemy ranks and destroy the Xevious Mother Ship. The mission is dangerous. We can't guarantee success. But at this point, it's do or die! One small problem. We still need a pilot. Any volunteers?

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Atari 7800, Atari 2600, PC-9800 Series, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sharp X1, Wii, Atari ST/STE, Atari 5200, Apple II, FM-7, Xbox 360, Amstrad CPC, NES
Developer: Namco
Publisher: U.S. Gold
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action, Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

57/100

from 34 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews
Atari 7800	1986	$11	$19	—	Graphics ♦♦♦♦ · Play-Action ♦♦♦

Also released on: Arcade · Atari 2600 · PC-9800 Series · PC-8800 Series · Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · Sharp X1 · Wii · Atari ST/STE · Atari 5200 · Apple II · FM-7 · Xbox 360 · Amstrad CPC · NES. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari 7800 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19

Loose

$11

Complete

$19

Sealed

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How often it sells

Loose: about 2 times a week
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about once a week

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-19.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $1.44 in Jan 2010, $7.00 five years ago, and $10.69 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2010	$1.44	—
Jan 2011	$1.50	—
Jan 2012	$2.00	—
Jan 2013	$1.35	—
Jan 2014	$3.98	$6.76
Jan 2015	$4.50	$9.99
Jan 2016	$3.22	$3.94
Jan 2017	$4.87	$6.99
Jan 2018	$6.13	$6.63
Jan 2019	$4.29	$6.76
Jan 2020	$5.90	$9.20
Jan 2021	$6.53	$8.75
Jan 2022	$6.88	$11.00
Jan 2023	$8.99	$14.00
Jan 2024	$15.00	$17.00
Jan 2025	$14.38	$26
Jan 2026	$13.89	$19.95
Oct 2026	$10.69	$19.27

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

Documented sales

164,494 US copies invoiced by Atari 1986–1990

By year: 1986 2,524 · 1987 94,227 · 1988 56,971 · 1989 7,248 · 1990 3,524. Ranked 7 of the 39 Atari 7800 cartridges in Atari's internal reports. These count cartridges shipped to US stores, less returns, not copies sold to players.

Source: Atari Corporation's internal 7800 software sales reports (1986–1990)

Release record

Territory	Label	Date	Catalog #	MSRP	Rarity
North America Atari	Gray	—	CX7810	$12.50	Common
Worldwidereissue Atari Inc. / PLAION	—	21 Nov 2025	—	$29.99	—

North America: Price new: Computer Entertainer's review (January 1987).
Worldwide (reissue): A new official cartridge that plays on an original 7800. If a listing doesn't say which one it is, ask for the manual's copyright line: an original reads Atari Corporation with a 1980s or 1990 date.

Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 7800 software database

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1986
Controller: Pro-Line Joystick
Players: 1 - 2
Authenticity: Low

On Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration since Nov 13, 2025 — the cartridge is now a collectibleLow counterfeit risk

Atari 7800 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A launch-era arcade port that period reviewers liked and IGN ranks among the top ten 7800 games, now also reissued as a new cartridge.

General Computer Corporation made the 7800 Xevious and Atari Corporation published it as one of the 7800's launch games. It was promised in 1984, Computer Entertainer's look at the new controller named it among the first games to use the two fire buttons, and the cartridge came out in 1986 as one of the gray-label arcade ports.

Computer Entertainer reviewed it as an adaptation of the Namco arcade game for the 7800 ProSystem, with four skill levels and a Solvalou fighter armed with a Zapper for air targets and a Blaster for ground targets, in a vertically scrolling game. Electronic Games described the same two-weapon setup in 1984. IGN named it the ninth greatest 7800 game. It plays for one or two players and is on Atari 50.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 5 No. 10

January 1987

Graphics ♦♦♦♦ · Play-Action ♦♦♦

“XEVIOUS features excellent, detailed graphics … Gameplay is highly challenging and will certainly appeal to fans of the”
— Computer Entertainer, January 1987

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.

How the Atari 7800 version differs

Electronic Games previewed the 7800 Xevious in 1984, saying the home edition was said to have a playfield as extensive as the arcade game's.

Computer Entertainer praised the 7800 game's detailed graphics but faulted the manual, which lists 21 enemy types with point values and no pictures.

Also on other platforms

NES

NES	Bandai (publisher)

NES. Computer Entertainer called Bandai's NES version the only home version that truly duplicates the arcade music and sound effects, and the best of the versions it had played.

Worth knowing

From the 7800 manual. Four skill levels.

Before you buy

A new official Xevious cartridge from Atari and PLAION was released in November 2025 and plays on an original 7800, so a sealed copy is far more likely to be the reissue. The sourced check is the manual: an original reads Atari Corporation, Sunnyvale with a 1980s or 1990 date. The original is common, with the gray label and CX 7810. Pro-Line two-button stick; the Zapper and Blaster sit on separate fire buttons.