26 Atari 8 bit family only games

Airstrike is a horizontally scrolling shooter written by Steven A. Riding for the Atari 8-bit family. Having strong similarities to Konami's 1981 Scramble arcade game, it was published in 1982 as the first release from UK-based English Software. The company proclaimed the game "Very, very, difficult!" in magazine advertisements, and reviewers agreed with that assessment.

Alien Garden is a non-game for the Atari 8-bit family published by Epyx in 1982 by Bernie DeKoven and programmed by virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier. Designed with an emphasis on the need for experimentation, Alien Garden was described by its creators as an art game, and ranks among the earliest art games. Its release predates Lanier's Moondust by a year.

Armor Assault is a video game written by John Weber for the Atari 8-bit family and published in 1982 by Automated Simulations. It is a game in which tactical level armor warfare is simulated between NATO and Soviet forces.

Attack at EP-CYG-4 is a shoot 'em up video game created by Mike Edwards for the Atari 8-bit family and published by his company BRAM, Inc. in 1982. It allows two players to cooperatively control the action against a computer enemy, in a fashion similar to Synapse Software's Survivor, also released in 1982. EP-CYG-4 was the first of Edwards' game efforts, and its success led to the creation of Zombies, which was published by Electronic Arts as Realm of Impossibility.

Boulders and Bombs is an Atari 8-bit family video game written by Keith Dreyer and Torre Meeder and published by CBS Software on cartridge in 1983. The player must dig tunnels so three people can cross from one side of the screen to the other.

Caverns of Mars is a vertically-scrolling shooter for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers. It was programmed by Greg Christensen and published by the Atari Program Exchange (APX) in 1981. Caverns of Mars became the best selling APX title of all-time and was moved into Atari, Inc.'s official product line, first on diskette and later on cartridge.

Chicken is a video game for the Atari 8-bit family written by Mike Potter and published by Synapse Software in 1982. The game is similar to the Atari arcade game Avalanche, replacing the buckets and boulders with a hen trying to catch her eggs.

Claim Jumper is a 1982 video game written by Gray Chang for the Atari 8-bit family and published by Synapse Software. It is primarily designed as a two-player competitive game, but includes a separate shoot 'em up mode for either one or two players.

Dimension X is a first person action game for the Atari 8-bit family released in 1984 by Synapse Software. It was designed by Steve Hales, who previously wrote Slime and Fort Apocalypse for Synapse. Dimension X is a vehicle-based, first person shooter with similar gameplay to Atari's Battlezone and Novagen's Encounter. The manual includes instructions for a Commodore 64 version of the game, but it was never completed nor released.

Eastern Front (1941) is a computer wargame for the Atari 8-bit family created by Chris Crawford and published through the Atari Program Exchange (APX) in 1981.

Galactic Chase is a fixed shooter for the Atari 8-bit family published by Spectrum Computers in 1981. It is a clone of Namco's Galaxian programmed by Anthony Weber.

Getaway! is a crime-themed, multidirectional-scrolling maze game for the Atari 8-bit family. It was designed by Mark Reid and published by the Atari Program Exchange (APX) in 1982. The game won the 1983 $25,000 Atari Star Award for best APX submission, following My First Alphabet (1981) and Typo Attack (1982). Reid, a chemical engineer, wrote two games for APX prior to Getaway!: Solitaire and the skiing game Downhill.

Golf Challenge is a 1982 video game written by Harold Schwab for the Atari 8-bit family and published by Sierra On-Line.

Laser Hawk is a horizontally scrolling shooter published for the Atari 8-bit family by UK-based Red Rat Software. It was created in Dunedin, New Zealand by programmer Andrew Bradfield and artist Harvey A. Kong Tin.

Hazard Run is a 1982 racing video game developed by Dennis R. Zander and published by Artworx for the Atari 8-bit family. In 1984, Artworx considered re-publishing the game as a tie-in to the television series The Dukes of Hazzard.

Journey to the Planets is game for the Atari 8-bit family. The player takes on the role of an interplanetary adventurer who has to solve various puzzles on the planets on which he lands. The game was originally released on disk and cassette in 1982 by JV Software. In 1983, Roklan Software published a cartridge version with some differences from the original.

Laser Hawk is a horizontally scrolling shooter published for the Atari 8-bit family by UK-based Red Rat Software. It was created in Dunedin, New Zealand by programmer Andrew Bradfield and artist Harvey A. Kong Tin.

My First Alphabet is an educational game for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers. It was programmed by Fernando Herrera and published by the Atari Program Exchange in 1981. The game won the first Atari Star Award which led to the creation of First Star Software and a string of games from Herrera.

Naturix is a 1994 action-adventure game developed by Radek Štěrba for the Atari 8-bit family.

Nautilus is a 1982 video game for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers. It was created by Mike Potter and distributed by Synapse Software. In contrast to later releases from Synapse, it was not ported to other platforms.

Pacific Coast Highway is a game written by Ron Rosen for the Atari 8-bit family and published by Datasoft in 1982. It is a clone of Frogger, with the key gameplay differences being that Pacific Coast Highway allows two-player simultaneous play, and the highway and water segments are split into separate, alternating, screens.

Preppie! is an action video game for the Atari 8-bit family published by Adventure International in 1982. Developer Russ Wetmore's name is prominently displayed on the box cover. The game design borrows heavily from Konami's Frogger, with the same screen layout and mechanics and even specific elements such as alligators and logs. Leaning on the preppy trend of the early 1980s, the lead role is given to prep schooler Wadsworth Overcash instead of an amphibian. While admitting the game is derivative, reviewers cited the music and visuals as some of the best for Atari 8-bit computers.

Shadow World is a shoot 'em up for the Atari 8-bit family written by Mike Potter and published by Synapse Software in 1983. The players are in charge of defending their planet from an alien invasion. The game supports two players at once, splitting the screen vertically into two halves, and merging them on the fly when both players are in the same location.

Slime is a 1982 video game for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers written by Steve Hales and distributed by Synapse Software.

Space Cowboy is video game written by Scott Lamb for the Atari 8-bit family and published by Avalon Hill Microcomputer Games in 1983.

Lombard RAC Rally is a 1988 rally computer game developed by Red Rat Software and published by Mandarin Software.