Asteroids is a classic arcade-style space shooter video game, part of the 64 Tele-Games suite for the Atari 2600. The game falls under the action genre with a focus on multi-directional shooting. Players command a small spaceship in an asteroid field, tasked with blasting apart large asteroids while avoiding collisions and thwarting UFOs that periodically appear with hostile intent. The player's ship can rotate, thrust forward, and teleport to evade danger. As asteroids break into smaller pieces, the challenge of navigating and shooting in the confined space increases, making for a thrilling and addictive experience.