Atari
Status: active
Country: USA
aka(s): Atari Games, Atari Europe S.A.S.U., Atari Europe, Atarisoft
It is known for Alone in the Dark, Arcade's Greatest Hits, ArmA, Axis & Allies, Battlezone, Carnivores, Centipede Series, Choplifter, Defender, Desperados, Dig Dug, Disciples, Divinity, Donkey Kong, Driver, Eye of the Beholder, Gauntlet, Gorky, GunPey, Ikari Warriors, Impossible Mission, King's Bounty, Lemmings, Lode Runner, Mario, Master of Orion, Mercury Meltdown, Micro Machines, Myst, Nebulus, Neocron, Neverwinter Nights, Ninja Gaiden, Pac-Man, Paperboy, Pole Position, Q*bert, Rampage, Robotron, Rolling Thunder, Rygar, Shadow of the Beast, Sid Meier's Civilization, Space Invaders, Spy Fox, Star Control, Star Raiders, Super Sprint, Switchblade, Swordquest, Test Drive, Tetris, Unreal Tournament, Worms, X-COM, X-COM: Original series, Xenus, Xevious
Releases per year
| 1972 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 9 | |
| 1974 | 16 | |
| 1975 | 13 | |
| 1976 | 13 | |
| 1977 | 22 | |
| 1978 | 34 | |
| 1979 | 25 | |
| 1980 | 32 | |
| 1981 | 18 | |
| 1982 | 66 | |
| 1983 | 177 | |
| 1984 | 87 | |
| 1985 | 15 | |
| 1986 | 20 | |
| 1987 | 43 | |
| 1988 | 42 | |
| 1989 | 50 | |
| 1990 | 47 | |
| 1991 | 36 | |
| 1992 | 39 | |
| 1993 | 15 | |
| 1994 | 13 | |
| 1995 | 19 | |
| 1996 | 12 | |
| 1997 | 11 | |
| 1998 | 10 | |
| 1999 | 12 | |
| 2000 | 11 | |
| 2001 | 12 | |
| 2002 | 19 | |
| 2003 | 42 | |
| 2004 | 55 | |
| 2005 | 47 | |
| 2006 | 38 | |
| 2007 | 55 | |
| 2008 | 51 | |
| 2009 | 18 | |
| 2010 | 16 | |
| 2011 | 18 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
1298 video games with valid date were considered (96.2%)
Overall rankings
Common gametypes
Top platforms
| Arcade |  | 228 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atari 2600 | | 195 | |
| Atari 400/800 | | 109 | |
| Windows | | 106 | |
| Lynx | | 82 | |
| Atari 5200 | | 60 | |
| Atari 7800 | | 59 | |
| PS2 | | 54 | |
| GBA | | 39 | |
| Nintendo DS | | 39 | |
| Atari ST | | 31 | |
| X360 | | 25 | |
| Wii | | 24 | |
| Xbox | | 24 | |
| Jaguar | | 23 |
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Atari best rated games
| Kid Paddle | 2005 | gba |  |  | |
| Tootuff Mission Nadia | 2005 | nds | | | |
| Gauntlet | 1985 | arcd | |  |  |
| Awesome Golf | 1991 | lynx | | | |
| Lemmings | 1993 | lynx | | | |
| Paperboy | 1984 | arcd | | | |
| Gettysburg | 1990 | st | | | |
| Gauntlet Legends | 1999 | n64 | | | |
| Swordquest: Earthworld | 1982 | vcs | | | |
| NHL 2K3 | 2002 | xbox | | | |
Atari worst games
| Football | 1978 | vcs | | |  |
| Slot Machine | 1979 | vcs | | | |
| Star Ship | 1977 | vcs | | | |
| Cannonball | 1976 | arcd | | |  |
| Super Breakout | 1987 | st | | |