
Pac-Man
- Released
Oct 1980
Exact day not announced
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Ratings
Release dates
North America dates- Oct 1980
- Arcade
About
Pac-Man is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. It is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games, and an icon of 1980s popular culture. Players control Pac-Man, who must eat all the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four colored ghosts. Eating large flashing dots called Power Pellets causes the ghosts to temporarily turn blue, allowing Pac-Man to eat them for bonus points.
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
IGDB · 2 players- Rushed
- 1 h
- Normal
- 1 h
- 100%
- 1 h
Reviews
Critics (IGDB)79/1001 review
IGDB players79/100267 ratings
Game info
- Released
- 1980 · see every game from that year
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
Editions, DLC & expansions
Editions & bundles 37
Namco Museum Megamix2010 · Bundle
Namco Museum2017 · Bundle
Namco Museum DS2007 · Bundle
Pac-Man Museum+2022 · Bundle
Namco Museum Essentials2009 · Bundle
Pac-Man Museum2014 · Bundle
Namco Classic Collection Vol. 21996 · Bundle
Microsoft Return of Arcade1996 · Bundle- Oculus Arcade2015 · Bundle
Namco Museum Mini Player2019 · Bundle
GameKey: Namco - Pac-Man / Bosconian2005 · Bundle
Stranger Things Palace Arcade2019 · Bundle
+25 more
Other versions
Remakes 5
Remasters 1
Expanded editions 6
Ports 72
Pac-Man: Halloween 2025 Edition2025 · Port
Pac-Man1984 · Port
Pac-Man Micro Player: 40th Anniversary Edition2020 · Port
Arcade Game Series: Pac-Man2016 · Port
Pac-Man1983 · Port
Tiny Arcade: Pac-Man2017 · Port
Pac-Man1983 · Port
Pac-ManTBA · Port
Pretz Pac-Man2018 · Port
Pac-Man1984 · Port
Pac-Man1981 · Port
Pac-Man1991 · Port
+60 more
Studios
Age ratings
- ESRBENo content descriptors
- PEGI3No content descriptors
- CEROANo content descriptors
- CLASS INDLNo content descriptors
Languages
1 languageEnglish
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| EnglishEnglish (US) | – | – |
Themes & tags
- Action
- Survival
- 8-bit
- achievements
- adapted to - movie
- adapted to - tv show
- anthropomorphism
- apple game center
- artificial intelligence
- cga graphics
- collectibles
- comic relief
- compilation
- controversy
43 more tags
- day one dlc
- death
- digital distribution
- digital rights management
- downloadable content
- eat or be eaten
- female antagonist
- full game unlock
- ghosts
- hide and seek
- hiding
- high score
- impossible 100% completion
- launch titles
- leaderboard
- male protagonist
- mascot
- maze
- microtransaction
- motion control
- nameless location
- never-ending
- no dialogue
- non-five achievements
- non-humanoid protagonist
- non-player character
- original soundtrack release
- persistent enemy
- pixel art
- platform exclusive
- playstation home tie-in
- promotional drink tie-in
- protagonist's name in the title
- race cars
- real-time combat
- single-screen level
- steam
- taste of power
- temporary invincibility
- vore
- wraparound world
- xbox live
- xbox one backwards compatibility
Story & names
Also known as
- PAC-MANStylized title
- Puck ManJapanese title - romanization
Release dates by region
The Pac-Man series
All 95 games
This gamePac-Man1980
Ms. Pac-Man1982
Super Pac-Man1982
Baby Pac-Man1982
Professor Pac-Man1983
Pac & Pal1983
Jr. Pac-Man1983
Pac-Mania1987
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures1994
Pac-Man Arrangement1996 · Remake
Pac-Man VR1996 · Remake
Pac-Man World1999
Showing 1–12 of 55 main games, in release order.
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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.






