Atari 2600 Games for Windows

Free Atari 2600 games

Most games for the Atari 2600 came on cartridges, as the 2600 was one of the first gaming consoles. These cartridges have been converted for PC to files with .BIN, .ROM or .A26 extension and can only be run with an emulator like the one mentioned below. There are several websites from where you can download these game files.

Though freely available, these games are still copyrighted. This means that you're officially allowed to play the game, only when you own the original.

Adventure
Asteroids
Atlantis
Berserk
Boing!
Boxing
Breakout
Bump 'n Jump
Cakewalk
Chopper Command
Circus Atari
Combat
Command

Cosmic Ark
Demon Attack
Dolphin
Double Dragon
E.T.
Fast Food
Fishing Derby
Freeway
Frogger
H.E.R.O.
Joust
Kaboom
Keystone Kapers

Mario Bros
Megamania
Missile Command
Pac-man
Pitfall
Pressure Cook
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Rampage
River Raid
Robot Tank
Space Invaders
Spider Fighter
Yar's Revenge

Play those classic Atari 2600 games!

To play those great Atari games on a PC with Windows 11 or Windows 10, you need an emulator. This is a software program that emulates (imitates) the Atari 2600 computer on modern operating systems. We have found the best emulator:

Stella Atari 2600 emulator

Atari 2600 collection on Archive.org

You can also play a lot of Atari 2600 games directly in your browser through the Atari 2600 collection of Archive.org.