River Raid (1982) (Activision)

River Raid is a 1982 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Activision for the Atari 2600, designed by Carol Shaw. The player controls a fighter jet over the River of No Return in a raid behind enemy lines.

Platform

Atari

Core

Atari2600

Rotate to landscape and tap Load & Play — touch controls appear on screen automatically.

Tip: let the emulator finish loading before using controls, especially on lower-powered devices.

Platform info

System: Atari
Emulator core: Atari2600
Added: Jan 18, 2026
ROM file: 1469e55b-b3dd-424b-9660-59f82ba0421c.zip

Controls

Touch / mobile

A virtual gamepad overlay appears automatically once the ROM loads — no extra setup needed.
Tap the screen once if the overlay disappears. Use the emulator settings to reposition it.

Keyboard

Arrow keys or D-pad to move; Z / X / A / S are the main action buttons for most Atari games.
Enter → Start, Shift → Select. Use the in-player menu to remap any button.