Atari, Inc.

Atari, Inc. at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile looking for information on Atari Inc., you should know this entity is the second company to carry the Atari name. Founded in 2003 after acquiring GT Interactive and Infogrames, it operates as a subsidiary of Atari SA today. The studio has been active since 1977, spanning four decades of video game history. Their catalog on our site contains 181 games, with 175 released under their publishing label and only 14 developed in-house. This heavy reliance on publishing suggests they often fund other studios rather than building games from scratch themselves. The company covers a wide range of genres but shows a clear preference for Adventure titles with 42 releases. Shooters follow closely with 36 games, while Strategy, Arcade, and Sport round out the top categories. Their platform reach is dominated by PC with 96 titles available on Microsoft Windows. Consoles also see significant activity, particularly on PlayStation 2 with 36 games and Nintendo DS with 30 releases. More modern hardware like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S holds fewer entries at 23 and 18 respectively. Quality varies greatly across their portfolio. The average IGDB rating sits at 64 out of 100 based on 107 rated titles. While they have 15 great games scoring above 80, there are also 10 poor titles under 40 and 23 mixed reviews between 40 and 59. Their best-rated works include RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic from 2016, Apex from 2003, and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Dark Edition from 2012. These high scores prove they can release top-tier content when the project fits their strategy. Output volume shifted dramatically over time. They released only two games in the 1970s and a single title in the 1990s. The 2000s saw a massive surge with 114 games, likely due to the acquisition era. This pace slowed significantly in the 2010s with 26 releases and remained steady at 26 for the 2020s so far. Recent activity shows inconsistent results. Qomp2 received a solid 78.7 rating in early 2024, but Berzerk: Recharged landed poorly with just 49.7 points later that same year. Days of Doom appeared without a score while Haunted House found middling success at 75 points. Quantum: Recharged managed to recover with a 79.5 rating in August 2023.

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