- Released
May 1982
Exact day not announced
- Platforms
- Browser
- Atari 2600
- Ratings
Release dates
North America dates- Aug 13, 20105,934 days ago
- Browser
- May 1982
- Atari 2600
About
Yars' Revenge is a video game released for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It was created by Howard Scott Warshaw and was Atari's best-selling original title for the 2600.
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 12 players- Main story
- 30 min
- Completionist
- 3 h
Reviews
Game info
- Released
- 1982 · see every game from that year
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
Editions, DLC & expansions
Editions & bundles 28
Atari Vault2016 · Bundle
Asteroids / Pong / Yars' Revenge2005 · Bundle
Atari Collection 22020 · Bundle
Atari: 80 Classic Games in One!2003 · Bundle
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 12016 · Bundle
Atari Flashback Classics2018 · Bundle
Atari Retro Handheld Console: Pac-Man Edition2020 · Bundle
Atari2002 · Bundle
Atari Masterpieces Vol. I2005 · Bundle
Atari Greatest Hits: Volume 22010 · Bundle
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration2022 · Bundle
Atari Flashback2004 · Bundle
+16 more
Other versions
Studios
Languages
1 languageEnglish
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| EnglishEnglish (US) | – | – |
Themes & tags
Story & names
The Yars are a community of humanoid houseflies that reside peacefully in the Razak solar system -- until the Qotile destroyed one of its colonized planets. You must help the Yars avenge the destroyed colony and defeat the Qotile.
You fly a Yar scout over the shielded base of the Qotile, which you must chip away at by either firing energy blasts or by simply eating away at the shield. Once you have cleared an open path, activate the Zorlon Cannon and use it to blast the Qotile base to oblivion. But watch out for its destroyer missiles, which seek after your Yar scout in order to destroy him. You can hide out in the rainbow-colored Neutral Zone to be safe from the missiles. However, it cannot protect you from the occasional Swirls that the Qotile base launches at you, so dodge them quickly.
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Also known as
- 亞爾的復仇Chinese title - traditional
- 亚尔的复仇Chinese title - simplified
- Time FreezeWorking title
- A Vingança dos YarsBrazillian title
- Yar's RevengeAlternative spelling
Release dates by region
3 releases in 3 regions
The Yars' Revenge series
All 6 games
This gameYars' Revenge1982
Yar's Revenge2011 · Remake
Yars: Recharged2022 · Remake
Yars' Revenge Enhanced2022 · Remake
Yars Rising2024
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Where to find it
Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.






