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Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

Digital Eclipse · Atari · 2022-11-11

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasual

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Nov 11, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 11, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Nov 11, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Nov 11, 2022 (Xbox One), Nov 11, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 11, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

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 2022 Action, Adventure and Casual game priced at $15.99, estimated to have 100,000 .. 200,000 owners, with a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 582 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

4
playing now
92%
positive of 584 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
4.24★
PlayStation Store rating (390 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$15.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is a 2022 video game compilation and interactive documentary developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Atari to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Atari, Inc. It is composed of newly shot interviews with former Atari employees, archival footage, emulated games from the company's catalog, and six new games inspired by various Atari games. It was released for the Atari VCS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on November 11, 2022.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 56 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 12k–26k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 584 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

WinGameStore$13.99-65%
GOG$15.99-60%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.79 at GameBillet (2026-07-23) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 132 of 159 observed days · $1.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
949420222026Week of 2022-11-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 01:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 11 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
172Nov 2022Aug 2026Nov 2022 — avg 17 · peak 64Jan 2023 — avg 5 · peak 18Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 13May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10Nov 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12May 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2024 — avg 6 · peak 17Sep 2024 — avg 6 · peak 26Nov 2024 — avg 10 · peak 43Jan 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Mar 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 17Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 23Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2026 — avg 10 · peak 35Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 22
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$4.792022-11-112026-10-142022-11-11 — best price $39.992023-09-12 — best price $39.992023-12-21 — best price $29.992024-03-16 — best price $39.992024-06-11 — best price $27.992024-09-17 — best price $9.992024-11-21 — best price $7.692024-12-19 — best price $7.622025-01-14 — best price $12.452025-02-13 — best price $21.992025-04-03 — best price $39.992025-04-18 — best price $6.452025-05-09 — best price $11.592025-06-09 — best price $11.592025-07-12 — best price $13.992025-08-02 — best price $39.992025-08-21 — best price $7.002025-09-08 — best price $11.592025-09-25 — best price $19.992025-10-27 — best price $39.992025-11-12 — best price $7.002025-12-04 — best price $39.992026-01-08 — best price $11.752026-02-04 — best price $39.992026-03-14 — best price $12.032026-04-08 — best price $5.592026-05-16 — best price $6.302026-06-11 — best price $5.992026-07-14 — best price $13.852026-08-13 — best price $15.992026-08-29 — best price $15.992026-09-08 — best price $15.992026-09-18 — best price $39.992026-09-28 — best price $6.392026-10-08 — best price $6.392026-10-14 — best price $15.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

333882026-06-04 — 244 pageviews2026-06-08 — 231 pageviews2026-06-12 — 169 pageviews2026-06-16 — 135 pageviews2026-06-20 — 171 pageviews2026-06-24 — 99 pageviews2026-06-28 — 166 pageviews2026-07-02 — 185 pageviews2026-07-06 — 152 pageviews2026-07-10 — 143 pageviews2026-07-14 — 333 pageviews2026-07-18 — 161 pageviews2026-07-22 — 99 pageviews2026-07-26 — 137 pageviews2026-07-30 — 116 pageviews2026-08-03 — 113 pageviews2026-08-07 — 172 pageviews2026-08-11 — 177 pageviews2026-08-15 — 125 pageviews2026-08-19 — 114 pageviews2026-08-23 — 158 pageviews2026-08-27 — 165 pageviews2026-08-31 — 142 pageviews2026-09-04 — 108 pageviews2026-09-08 — 119 pageviews2026-09-12 — 129 pageviews2026-09-16 — 88 pageviews2026-09-20 — 107 pageviews2026-09-24 — 127 pageviews2026-09-28 — 127 pageviews2026-10-02 — 121 pageviews2026-10-06 — 110 pageviews2026-10-10 — 124 pageviews2026-10-13 — 105 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
8.9%
earned "Coming In Hot"
0.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller Support4 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2024-09-26, latest 2026-06-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)6464%20
Steam (Steam)5803%20
PS5 (PlayStation)41711%21
Switch (Nintendo)2990%0
PS4 (PlayStation)13712%21

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DPvP1980sRetroVoxelActionArcadeSoftwareEducationNarration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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