

Pac-Man
1980 · Namco
3.93 out of 5, 266 ratings
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.
- Release date
- May 22, 1980
- Developer
- Namco
- Publisher
- Midway Manufacturing, Namco
Genres
Arcade
Themes
ActionSurvival
Age rating







Media
Platforms
ArcadeRelease dates

ArcadeFull release
Japan · May 22, 1980

ArcadeFull release
North America · Oct 1, 1980
Time to beat
Rushed1 h
Average1 h
Completionist1 h