Best Atari 2600 Games

The Atari 2600 is where console gaming began. Behind the floods of shovelware hides a set of genuinely timeless games — these are the 40 best Atari 2600 titles, playable right in your browser.

Centipede (Atari 2600) #1 Centipede (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 Tapper (Atari 2600) #2 Tapper (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1984 Warlords (Atari 2600) #3 Warlords (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1981 Super Breakout (Atari 2600) #4 Super Breakout (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1981 Breakout (Atari 2600) #5 Breakout (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1978 Enduro (Atari 2600) #6 Enduro (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1983 River Raid (Atari 2600) #7 River Raid (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 Jungle Hunt (Atari 2600) #8 Jungle Hunt (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1983 Frostbite (Atari 2600) #9 Frostbite (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1983 Moon Patrol (Atari 2600) #10 Moon Patrol (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1983 Megamania (Atari 2600) #11 Megamania (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 Boxing (Atari 2600) #12 Boxing (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1980 Mario Bros (Atari 2600) #13 Mario Bros (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1983 Pitfall (Atari 2600) #14 Pitfall (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 Seaquest (Atari 2600) #15 Seaquest (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1983 Donkey Kong (Atari 2600) #16 Donkey Kong (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 Pole Position (Atari 2600) #17 Pole Position (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1983 Galaxian (Atari 2600) #18 Galaxian (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1983 Keystone Kapers (Atari 2600) #19 Keystone Kapers (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1983 Circus Atari (Atari 2600) #20 Circus Atari (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1980 Ms Pac-Man (Atari 2600) #21 Ms Pac-Man (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1983 Pac-Man (Atari 2600) #22 Pac-Man (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 Phoenix (Atari 2600) #23 Phoenix (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 Adventure (Atari 2600) #24 Adventure (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1980 Space Invaders (Atari 2600) #25 Space Invaders (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1980 Freeway (Atari 2600) #26 Freeway (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1981 Frogger (Atari 2600) #27 Frogger (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 Asteroids (Atari 2600) #28 Asteroids (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1981 Jr Pac-man (Atari 2600) #29 Jr Pac-man (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1984 Joust (Atari 2600) #30 Joust (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 Donkey Kong Junior (Atari 2600) #31 Donkey Kong Junior (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1983 Adventures of Tron (Atari 2600) #32 Adventures of Tron (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 River Raid II (Atari 2600) #33 River Raid II (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1988 Defender (Atari 2600) #34 Defender (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 Demon Attack (Atari 2600) #35 Demon Attack (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 Space Jockey (Atari 2600) #36 Space Jockey (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 Wall-Defender (Atari 2600) #37 Wall-Defender (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1983 Yars’ Revenge (Atari 2600) #38 Yars’ Revenge (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1981 Haunted House (Atari 2600) #39 Haunted House (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1982 Air-Sea Battle (Atari 2600) #40 Air-Sea Battle (Atari 2600) Atari 2600 1977