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ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN

ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN

First released in arcades in 1980, the masterpiece PAC-MAN comes to Steam! Move PAC-MAN up, down, left, and right to avoid the ghosts and gobble up all the Pac-Dots!

Released Apr 19, 2016 Developer BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. Publisher BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Platforms Windows ActionArcadeClassicRetro2D
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (US · as of 2026-09-05)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

89.6%positive1,150 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Pacman on the Steam Deck. Works as intended. Saving me a few quarters. Hope I get better at the game. Got no more excuses to suck at it now. Life ain't too bad.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN is basically the original arcade Pac-Man brought to Steam with the goal of preserving the classic feel. It’s meant to be a clean, convenient way to play the old game on a PC, not a modern remake with redesigned systems. The objective remains the same:…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Among my very very first games ever played as a child. It's a wonder to be able to replay them again! I used to be way better back then if I recall... But I also played them non stop back then^^.”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

51all-time peak
0 10 20 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 14 avg · Dec 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

20achievements
4.0%median completion
2.6%rarest: Picky Eater
58.3% of players 41.6% of players 41.1% of players 31.6% of players 26.2% of players 9.7% of players 8.9% of players 7.7% of players 5.2% of players 4.3% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 58.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
58.3%Cherry — Eat the Cherry that appears after eating a set number of Pac-Dots in Round 1!
41.6%Round 2 Cleared — Clear round 2!
41.1%Strawberry — Eat the Strawberry that appears after eating a set number of Pac-Dots in Round 2!
Rarest badges of honor
2.6%Picky Eater — Clear 3 Rounds in a row without eating a single ghost and without losing a life!
2.6%Om Nom Nom — Eat 2 fruits and all four ghosts in succession four times in a single round!
2.8%Om Nom Nom x4 — Eat all four ghosts in succession four times in a single round!

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-05 20:23 UTC
$3.99base price
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-03
US1.99 USD−50%
EU1.99 EUR−50%
UK1.39 GBP−50%
Australia2.97 AUD−50%
Canada2.49 CAD−50%
Japan275 JPY−50%
Brazil8.49 BRL−50%
China9.00 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$1.3 Brazil Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$2.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.

$0 $2.5 $5 07-25 08-02 08-10 08-19 08-28 09-05

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · Arcade · Classic · Retro · 2D · 1980s · Singleplayer · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese
Achievements20
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8(64bit) Processor: 2.3 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1500 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX sound device