Is Zone Ranger on Steam?

No. Zone Ranger 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 Zone Ranger on?

Zone Ranger is available on Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari 5200.

When did Zone Ranger release?

Zone Ranger was first released on December 31, 1984.

Zone Ranger

Dec 31, 1984ShooterArcadeAtari 8-bitCommodore C64/128/MAXAtari 5200

Zone Ranger — frequently asked questions

Is Zone Ranger on Steam?: No. Zone Ranger 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 Zone Ranger on?: Zone Ranger is available on Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari 5200.
When did Zone Ranger release?: Zone Ranger was first released on December 31, 1984.

About Zone Ranger

Over 30 seperate zones of indescribable danger. Pitting you against a devastatingly evil minefield of destruction. Not to mention countless horrible enemies. Strike them and they only multiply. Detonate the deadly mines that litter your cosmos or you'll be sorry. Find an elusive, mysterious superportal and you'll get even. It's intense multiscreen action. Which loosely translated, simply means, it's awesome fun.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari 5200
Developer: Activision
Publisher: Activision
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action, Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews
Atari 5200	1984	$51	$104	$131	Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★

Also released on: Atari 8-bit · Commodore C64/128/MAX. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari 5200 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19

Loose

$51

Complete

$104

Sealed

$131

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about 6 times a year
Sealed: about 2 times a year

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

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $14.99 in Jul 2010, $65 five years ago, and $51 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2011	$13.01	—
Jan 2012	$32	—
Jan 2013	$19.99	—
Jan 2014	$31	$26
Jan 2015	$34	$50
Jan 2016	$30	$27
Jan 2017	$23	$35
Jan 2018	$20	$35
Jan 2019	$26	$50
Jan 2020	$24	$40
Jan 2021	$32	$43
Jan 2022	$69	$107
Jan 2023	$48	$78
Jan 2024	$62	$72
Jan 2025	$50	$82
Jan 2026	$45	$65
Oct 2026	$51	$104

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

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	MSRP	Rarity
North America Activision	Standard - Silver Label	FC-101	$34.95	Rare
North America Activision	Standard	FC-101	—	Rare

North America: Price new: Computer Entertainer's review (Vol. 3 No. 8, November 1984).

Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 5200 software database

Region: NA
Released: 1984
Controller: Joystick
Players: 1 - 2
Authenticity: Low

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

Atari 5200 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A rare late Activision cart with two box variants and very little written about it.

Dan Thompson programmed Zone Ranger for the 5200, and Activision released it in late 1984. Computer Entertainer's release schedule listed it for October 1984. Its review of a Commodore 64 version in volume 3, number 8 described that game as identical to the 5200 cartridge it reviewed in the same issue.

Little else is documented about how it plays or what critics thought of the 5200 cart.

How it was made

AtariAge credits Dan Thompson as programmer of the 5200 cartridge, published by Activision.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 3 No. 8

November 1984

Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★

“While the graphics are quite nice with bright sparkling colors, this game is just an updated “Asteroids””
— Computer Entertainer, November 1984

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.

How the Atari 5200 version differs

Computer Entertainer said the Atari computer version of Zone Ranger is identical to the 5200 version.

Before you buy

Rated Rare. The 5200 research notes an illustrated early box and a later silver-foil box, so a box that looks different from another seller's copy is not necessarily wrong. Late Activision releases also came in 2600-style boxes, sometimes with a sticker reading for Atari 5200, and with photocopied, wrong or missing manuals. Authentication risk is low with no documented fake. Test the stick.