Underplayed Gems

PAC-MAN 256 (2016)

PAC-MAN 256 cover
Developer
BANDAI NAMCO Studios Vancouver, Hipster Whale, 3 Sprockets
Publisher
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Action
Rating
4.6 of 5, 2,272 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 16 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A frantic, endlessly scrolling maze chase where you race to eat dots and avoid ghosts while collecting wacky power-ups, with a chaotic local co-op energy.

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Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.