Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes players on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games via interviews with designers, developers and industry leaders, documentary footage, product design documents, high-res original artwork, and a curated list of more than 90 playable games.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is a retro, 1980s and shoot 'em up game developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Atari.
Released on November 11th 2022 is available only on Windows in 6 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain and Japanese.

It has received 413 reviews of which 382 were positive and 31 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 33.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration into these genres:

Retro 1980s Shoot 'Em Up Education Arcade PvP 2D Local Multiplayer Historical Exploration Action Controller Narration Software Voxel Casual Colorful Pixel Graphics Score Attack Stylized

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit Required)
Processor: Intel i3 @ 3.0GHz or AMD equivalent.
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series, Nvidia GeForce 8800GT or greater
Storage: 12 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Oct. 2025

Ignore the haters, especially that top negative review from a person who PLAYED FOR LESS THAN AN HOUR. (Seriously? that's not even enough time to quality check every game, man.) This is one of the most comprehensive game collections ever made. Arcade releases, console games all the way up to the Jaguar, historical games recovered, prototypes, exclusive interviews, and as of this review, even MORE games have been added, with Namco ports slated to be released soon. Buy the base version on sale if you're unsure, but I assure you its worth the money.

Sept. 2025

Was playing Caverns of Mars and went into the old gaming meditation trance and thought, "Dude! I'm back in my own room in 1984!" . . . . but then snapped out of it and realized it's 2025. This is as close as us 80's kids can get to experiencing time travel. I just wish the Atari games had an optional old CRT background.

March 2025

I recommend this if you're interested in retro Atari games and mostly on their history since by far the biggest highlight is the amount of documentation and footage in their virtual museum. The games themselves have some classics like Berzerk, Tempest, Centipede, Black Widow (my favorite) and so on. The arcade games are great and some of the atari 7800 games are fun too. The 2600 games are kinda meh, the best games for the 2600 in my opinion were the Activision games (like H.E.R.O., Pitfall, River Raid and Enduro) and those aren't in the collection. Still overall worth the price for the amount of work put into this collection, it's more than just a bunch of roms thrown together.

March 2025

I wouldn't normally recommend purchasing an old rom compilation, though I'd actually give this one a big thumbs up. There's a wide range of games from various systems across Atari's lifespan, even outside of consoles. Various options such as tv filters, pixel luminescence, game manuals and on the fly switch toggle for 2600 games are included. The arcade and jaguar games are the major highlight, as they are very difficult to emulate yourself, especially the older games like pong and breakout. Games like tempest 2000 offer an enhanced option to have the game run smoother. The highlight of the collection is the museum, which go's over the history of Atari, displaying documentaries, archival footage, design documents, advertisements and more. The museum is told in a very open way, with designers going over the challenges of creating games, financial issues, and admitting to doing pot in the office. Navigating through the museum could be a bit more fleshed out, as some controls feel a bit backwards, the game not saving the last point you were reading in the museum when exiting it and having to scroll to where you left off, just the little things. It is an interesting experience to explore through. This Collection is an enjoyable and fulfilling experience, that is able to top programs like Retroarch, for its presentation and additional content. The museum adds a lot of value to the collection, defanitirly a collection worth looking into whether you just want to play some old school games, or are fascinated in the history of gaming.

Jan. 2025

If you are an enthusiastic of old videogames or are curious of videogames history, you must have this collection. But beware. It's not just a bunch of ROMS, but a really interesting encyclopedia, and a very well crafted one. But letme do a clarification: there are so many classic Atari games, like Pacman, Moon patrol, Donkey Kong, Pole Position, Galaga, Riders of lost Ark, Joust, Defender, Tron, Space invaders, etc. you won't find here (I believe it's a matter of copyrights), so It might not be a golden return to your childhood games. But, on the other hand, remember the firsts virtual encyclopedias from the 90's? this is what this collection is. An interactive encyclopedia that will lead you throght the history of Atari, with videos, articles, interviews, pictures, and many examples of classic games. It won't give you back many memoirs, but it will guide you throught a knowledge of and historic behemot of the early years of videogames.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is currently priced at 33.99€ on Steam.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 33.99€ on Steam.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration received 382 positive votes out of a total of 413 achieving a rating of 8.56.

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Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration was developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Atari.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is not playable on MacOS.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is not playable on Linux.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There are 3 DLCs available for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. Explore additional content available for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration on Steam.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

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Steam data	21 January 2026 03:26
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