Is California Games on Steam?

No. California Games is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

What platforms is California Games on?

California Games is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Sega Master System/Mark III, Atari 2600, DOS, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Atari Lynx, Legacy Mobile Device, Atari ST/STE, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Entertainment System, Apple II.

When did California Games release?

California Games was first released on July 1, 1987.

California Games

Jul 1, 1987SportCommodore C64/128/MAXWii Sega Mega Drive/GenesisAmigaSega Master System/Mark III

California Games — frequently asked questions

Is California Games on Steam?: No. California Games is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is California Games on?: California Games is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Sega Master System/Mark III, Atari 2600, DOS, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Atari Lynx, Legacy Mobile Device, Atari ST/STE, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Entertainment System, Apple II.
When did California Games release?: California Games was first released on July 1, 1987.

About California Games

Introducing the gnarliest bunch of games under the sun! Games invented on the beaches by sun-baked beach bums with a fondness for ripping, grinding, and shredding. With six radically thrilling events intended to bring you to the edge and blow your mind. And make adrenaline California's most plentiful natural resource.

Summary via IGDB.

California Games on Wikipedia

California Games is a 1987 sports video game developed and published by Epyx for the Apple II and Commodore 64. Branching from their Summer Games and Winter Games series, it is a collection of outdoor sports purportedly popular in California. The game was successful and was soon ported to other home computers and video game consoles, and was the pack-in game for the Atari Lynx when that system launched in September 1989. It was followed by the sequel California Games II in 1990.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Developer: Epyx
Publisher: U.S. Gold
ESRB rating: E
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

75/100

from 42 ratings

Collector value & authenticity

Atari Lynx · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-08-07

Loose

$15

Complete

$50

Sealed

$281

Region: NA+EU+JP
Released: 1989
Authenticity: Low

On Evercade + PC (The Lynx Collection / Epyx Collection: Handheld) — the cartridge is now a collectibleLow counterfeit risk

Atari Lynx prices, all games & how to spot a fake

The pack-in that shipped with most Lynx bundles — so loose carts are everywhere and boxed ones are not.

Epyx's own game on Epyx's own hardware, and the software that sold the machine at launch in 1989. Half-pipe, BMX, surfing, foot bag and roller skating, in colour, on a handheld, two months after the Game Boy launched in four shades of green: this was the demo.

Because it came free in the box with most systems, loose copies are among the most common objects on the platform and boxed copies are comparatively scarce — the same pack-in scarcity curve that makes Mario's Tennis behave strangely on the Virtual Boy. Sealed copies here trade at roughly nineteen times loose, the widest multiple in the licensed library.

Before you buy

Never buy this loose expecting value — it is the cheapest way into the platform and it should be. Every dollar above that is packaging, so if you are paying it, inspect the packaging: print quality, inserts, and wear consistent with the cartridge inside. This is the single most likely Lynx title to be sold as an assembled "complete" copy.