Space Race
Fly in zero gravity where inertia controls every movement. Drift around obstacles and avoid obstacles like lasers, aliens, black holes, and chasing rockets.
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- Released
- 1973
- Developer
- Atari, Inc.
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- unknown
- Download
- Not stated
What is Space Race?
Fly in zero gravity where inertia controls every movement. Drift around obstacles and avoid obstacles like lasers, aliens, black holes, and chasing rockets.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 16 July 1973 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Atari, Inc. |
| Publisher | Atari |
| Platforms | Arcade |
| Genres | Racing |
| Languages | 29 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2006880, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
- Custom Volume Controls
Input
None declared
Difficulty
- Save Anytime
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | Not stated |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | unknown |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
Space Race system requirements
The minimum requirements from Space Race's Steam page. These are what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings.
| Memory | 3 GB RAM (other games at this level) |
|---|---|
| Processor | 2 GHz Dual Core (Intel / AMD) |
| Graphics | Nvidia GT550M |
| System | 64-bit OS required |
Where Space Race sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Space Race lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 17ahead of 0% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 22ahead of 67% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Space Race
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Common questions about Space Race
What platforms is Space Race on?
Space Race is available on Arcade. It first released in 1973.
Who made Space Race?
Space Race was developed by Atari, Inc. and published by Atari.
What are the system requirements for Space Race?
At minimum, Space Race needs 3 GB RAM, a 2 GHz Dual Core (Intel / AMD), a Nvidia GT550M, from its Steam listing. That is what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings. Check it against your own PC on the can-I-run page.