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Pac-Man

Platforms

iOS
Xbox 360

Initial release May 22, 1980

Developers

Namco
Namco Bandai
Namco Networks America Inc

Genres

Arcade
Puzzle
Strategy

Publishers

Bandai Namco Entertainment
Namco
Namco Bandai
Namco Networks America Inc

Franchise Pac-Man

Pac-Man Feed

Five of the Best: Power-ups

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Power-ups

What do you pick?

Sept. 11, 2025 Robert Purchese

Artwork showing the extremely yellow Atari 2600+: Pac-Man Edition.

News

Atari's classic 2600 console re-release is getting an aggressively yellow Pac-Man edition

As iconic character turns 45.

July 21, 2025 Matt Wales

A photograph of a platter of fruit. There's all sorts here: plums, grapes, sliced oranges, limes, a pineapple that's very artfully cut. It doesn't look like that when I cut it. Kiwis. Strawberries. Raspberries. It's enough to make you salivate.

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Supporters | Five of the Best: Fruit

Juicy.

July 17, 2025 Robert Purchese

Pac-Man Live Experience artwork showing players with light-up vests showing the Pac-Man character.

News

Pac-Man Live Experience opening in Manchester next year

Pinky swear.

Nov. 21, 2024 Tom Phillips

A shot from Amazon's Secret Level anthology series showing Sifu's protagonist encountering various versions of himself in a fiery void.

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Amazon's latest Secret Level trailer includes Sifu, Mega Man, Spelunky, and a nightmarish Pac-Man

Plus, Arnie and Keanu confirmed.

Nov. 14, 2024 Matt Wales

Lego Pac-Man set is real, costs £230

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Lego Pac-Man set is real, costs £230

Spectre pay up.

May 22, 2023 Victoria Phillips Kennedy

Looks like a Lego Pac-Man arcade machine will arrive soon

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Looks like a Lego Pac-Man arcade machine will arrive soon

Block and roll.

April 24, 2023 Victoria Phillips Kennedy

Pac-Man is getting a live-action movie adaptation

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Pac-Man is getting a live-action movie adaptation

The Maze Runner.

Aug. 8, 2022 Matt Wales

Pac-Man is coming to Fortnite

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Pac-Man is coming to Fortnite

Gobbled up.

May 23, 2022 Victoria Phillips Kennedy

Guinness World Records reinstates Billy Mitchell's Pac-Man and Donkey Kong records

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Guinness World Records reinstates Billy Mitchell's Pac-Man and Donkey Kong records

"I want to get back to work..."

June 19, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole

Now you can play Pac-Man, Space invaders via Facebook Messenger

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Now you can play Pac-Man, Space invaders via Facebook Messenger

Like.

Nov. 30, 2016 Tom Phillips

First-person VR Pac-Man is as ridiculous as it sounds

Video

First-person VR Pac-Man is as ridiculous as it sounds

Watch Ian and Bratt play at EGX.

Sept. 24, 2016 Tom Phillips

Pac-Man themed restaurant is coming to Chicago

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Pac-Man themed restaurant is coming to Chicago

Fancy a bowl of cherries and some ghost meat?

Dec. 18, 2014 Jeffrey Matulef

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

News

Iwatani: Pac-Man was made for women

Creator opens up on game's 30th birthday.

May 21, 2010 Robert Purchese

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

News

Pac-Man movie on the way

Plot details yet to be revealed, oddly.

May 22, 2008 Ellie Gibson

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

Review

Pac-Man review

Getting your five a day?

Oct. 31, 2007 Chris Pickering

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

News

Play Pac-Man in real life

Yvette Fielding supplying ghosts.

Oct. 15, 2007 Robert Purchese

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

News

Become Pac-Man world champ

Win bragging rights and prizes.

April 18, 2007 Robert Purchese

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

Review

Pac-Man review

Pills, thrills and bellyaches.

Aug. 9, 2006 Kristan Reed

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

News

Pac-Man joins Live Arcade

400 MS points, trial available.

Aug. 9, 2006 Tom Bramwell

Pac-Man Gallery

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Games from the Pac-Man franchise

Pac-Man World: Re-Pac
2022
Pac-Man 99
2021
Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle
2020
Pac-Man: Championship Edition 2
2016
Pac-Man 256
2015
Pac-Man and The Ghostly Adventures 2
2014