No. Xybots 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 Xybots on?

Xybots is available on Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari Lynx, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Atari ST, Commodore 64.

When did Xybots release?

Xybots was first released on December 31, 1987.

Xybots

Dec 31, 1987ShooterArcadeArcadeCommodore C64/128/MAXZX SpectrumAtari LynxAtari ST/STE

Xybots — frequently asked questions

Is Xybots on Steam?: No. Xybots 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 Xybots on?: Xybots is available on Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari Lynx, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Atari ST, Commodore 64.
When did Xybots release?: Xybots was first released on December 31, 1987.

About Xybots

Xybots is a sci-fi shooter with pseudo-3D environments explored from a third-person perspective. The game can be played by one or two players; the two-player mode takes place on a split screen. The hero(es) must move through a series of Gauntlet-style underground mazes, killing the bad guys and collecting health and other bonuses from flying saucers. It's designed to be played co-operatively, although bullets from one player can harm the other.

Summary via IGDB.

Xybots on Wikipedia

Xybots is a 1987 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Atari Games for arcades. Players control "Major Rock Hardy" and "Captain Ace Gunn", who must travel through a three-dimensional maze and battle a series of robots known as the Xybots, whose mission is to destroy all mankind. The game features a split screen display showing the gameplay on the bottom half of the screen and information on player status and the current level on the top half.

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

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari Lynx, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Atari ST, Commodore 64
Developer: Atari Games
Publisher: Domark Software
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Themes: Action, Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

70/100

from 13 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Atari Lynx	1991	$11	$23	$25

Also released on: Arcade · Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · Atari ST/STE · Amiga · Amstrad CPC · MSX · Atari ST · Commodore 64. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$11

Complete

$23

Sealed

$25

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1991
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 split-screen third-person maze shooter designed for two players — and the Lynx version delivers that properly.

NuFX developed it and Atari published it in 1991, converting another Atari Games coin-op. The arcade original was built around two players sharing a split screen; over ComLynx each owner gets a full screen instead, which is arguably a better implementation than the cabinet managed.

It was one of the two titles chosen to launch a dedicated monthly Lynx review column in the Atari press in April 1992, which is a reasonable proxy for how the platform’s own audience rated it at the time. Never re-released on a Lynx collection.

What the press said at the time

“Xybots makes good use of the Lynx's built-in scaling abilities. The 3D effect is most convincing. However, in general, the graphics are ordinary and lacking in variety. The action, too, tends to be slow and plodding, rather than fast paced... I didn't care much for Xybots, but it's an okay game that may appeal to some people.”
— Atari Advantage, April 1992

“If you find the mission is too difficult alone, hook up the ComLynx for some interstellar two player fun. This is a very good version of Xybots.”
— Electronic Gaming Monthly #19

Cartridge & preservation record

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

Catalogue part number PA2062

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

Also on other platforms

Arcade · Atari ST · Amiga · Commodore 64 · ZX Spectrum

Arcade. Atari Games' 1987 coin-op, described by Atari Advantage in 1992 as "one of the more unconventional arcade machines of the late 80s". The arcade cabinet used a rotary joystick to turn the player independently of movement; the Lynx conversion maps that onto a d-pad, which is the central design problem of the port.

Worth knowing

Clear a level completely and your character blows on his gun. Atari Explorer's January 1992 review notes that extra points are awarded for destroying every Xybot on a level — "you'll know when you've succeeded when your player blows on his weapon a la Cool Hand Luke". Option 1 fires a more powerful zap shot, but it drains your limited energy, and coins are spent at vending machines between levels on firepower, energy, or keys to secret doors hiding extra Xybots and high-powered warp exits.
Its two-player mode is co-operative, not competitive. Atari Advantage's 1992 review compared it to MidiMaze — first-person maze combat — but noted the crucial difference: link two Lynxes over ComLynx and you play together against the xybots rather than against each other. Between rounds you spend collected coins on mapping help, double shots, shot protection and energy or weapon upgrades.