Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

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Join the celebration! Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes you on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games.

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Developer:
Digital Eclipse
Publisher:
Atari, Inc.
Release date:
11 November 2022
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Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (10)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (447)

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Join the celebration! Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes you on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games.

At the heart of Atari 50 are the Interactive Timelines, which combine historical trivia, digital artifacts, over 60 minutes of new interviews, documentary footage, and playable games into one cohesive experience. When you encounter a game in the Timelines, you can immediately play it without losing your place.

The massive selection of over 100 games spans seven different platforms: Arcade, 2600, 5200, 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, and, for the first time ever on modern consoles, Atari Lynx and Jaguar! Play the classics like Tempest 2000, Asteroids, and Yars' Revenge, or dive into some deeper cuts.

Behind every game are the stories of Atari, what was happening at the company, and what went into the creation of the games and the hardware on which they ran, all told by the people who were there.

Also includes six new games:

  • Swordquest: AirWorld – Yes, you read that right: After nearly 40 years of waiting, the team at Digital Eclipse has created a new entry in the legendary Swordquest series, inspired by the design concepts of original Swordquest creator Tod Frye. Who will be the first to solve its mysteries – and finally complete the quest?
  • Haunted Houses – The original “survival horror” game for the Atari 2600 gets a modern 3D voxel-based sequel, featuring more houses, more spooky situations, and more urns.
  • VCTR-SCTR – This mashup celebration of the vector era of gaming combines the gameplay from Asteroids, Tempest, and other vector-based arcade classics into a single, continuous challenge.
  • Neo Breakout – An amazing and addictive two-player competition that combines the best features of Breakout and Pong, with a modern graphic style
  • Quadratank – The first new entry in the classic Tank series since 1978 combines features from the original games with four-player fun in team or free-for-all modes.
  • Yars’ Revenge Reimagined – The Atari 2600 masterpiece gets a whole new look. Swap between original and modern graphics at any time!

Recommended system requirements

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Requirement 1:
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

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

User reviews

seagtgruff
Recommended | 03 Jul 2026
274h played

Please add the ability to reassign all of the controls. I was just playing 2600 Millipede-- the game I play the most of in this collection-- and was in the process of getting a nice score (for me) when the game suddenly

Helpful: 47
CupCupBaconBox
Recommended | 19 Jun 2026
5.7h played

The games are boring and old and I didn't play them! But I really enjoyed the museum feature! It's very well designed and educational! I spent like six hours just poring over it and watching the little mini

Helpful: 32
9Tails
Recommended | 05 May 2026
10.3h played

Ok, these games are very much 'of their time' and most of them are probably only going to appeal to hardcore video game historians and people who are nostalgic about them from their childhood. But that being said, there

Helpful: 16
Keftsmaell
Recommended | 10 Apr 2026
10.6h played

Excellent and interesting interactive documentary. Digital Eclipse has found quite a groovy way to do these things, I have to say. It's fun to be able to muck about with the games as you read and watch videos about

Helpful: 8
Double Rations
Recommended | 19 Jun 2026
14.3h played

Could definitely be the best compilation game ever made. If you care about pre NES era gaming this is a must buy. The Jaguar titles included is just icing on the already yummy cake

Helpful: 8
cubiclegangsta
Recommended | 29 Mar 2026
44.3h played

Absolutely love the arcade classics included in the collection. Especially the vector graphics games. And of the vector graphics games, the love letter that is VCTR-SCRT is *chef's kiss* Even my young teen found them

Helpful: 2