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ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN cover art

ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN

BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment · 2016-04-19

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Action

Franchise: Pac-Man · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 19, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 20, 2016 (Xbox One), Apr 20, 2016 (PlayStation 4)

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!

ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN is an Action game released in 2016, priced at $3.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and Very Positive (90% of 1157 reviews).

7
playing now
90%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
4.13★
PlayStation Store rating (3,952 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 97 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity up 47% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 29k–69k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,157 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$3.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2016-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $3.99 · on sale 5 of 18 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1732026-09-15 00:00 — 11 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 11 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 14 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 13 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 12 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 10 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 10 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 9 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 12 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 13 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
141Apr 2016Aug 2026Apr 2016 — avg 2 · peak 11Aug 2016 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2016 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2017 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2017 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2017 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2018 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2018 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2018 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2019 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2019 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2019 — avg 5 · peak 11Apr 2020 — avg 5 · peak 11Aug 2020 — avg 5 · peak 13Dec 2020 — avg 6 · peak 17Apr 2021 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2021 — avg 5 · peak 13Dec 2021 — avg 7 · peak 15Apr 2022 — avg 7 · peak 19Aug 2022 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2022 — avg 8 · peak 22Apr 2023 — avg 7 · peak 25Aug 2023 — avg 6 · peak 15Dec 2023 — avg 6 · peak 16Apr 2024 — avg 5 · peak 12Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 13Dec 2024 — avg 10 · peak 22Apr 2025 — avg 7 · peak 16Aug 2025 — avg 9 · peak 22Dec 2025 — avg 14 · peak 27Apr 2026 — avg 11 · peak 19Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 21
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$3.99$0.992016-04-202026-10-112016-04-20 — best price $3.992017-01-30 — best price $3.992017-09-14 — best price $0.992017-11-22 — best price $1.992018-07-05 — best price $3.992018-11-21 — best price $1.992019-01-28 — best price $3.992019-04-29 — best price $1.992019-06-17 — best price $3.992019-09-09 — best price $3.992019-11-25 — best price $1.992020-01-02 — best price $3.992020-01-25 — best price $1.992020-05-06 — best price $3.992020-06-20 — best price $1.992020-11-25 — best price $1.992021-02-15 — best price $3.992021-09-29 — best price $1.992022-01-05 — best price $3.992022-05-19 — best price $0.992022-08-08 — best price $3.992022-11-23 — best price $0.992023-01-05 — best price $3.992023-03-27 — best price $0.992023-07-13 — best price $3.992023-11-21 — best price $3.192024-03-21 — best price $3.992024-08-05 — best price $1.992024-11-04 — best price $3.992025-01-27 — best price $1.992025-05-07 — best price $3.992025-09-29 — best price $1.992026-01-05 — best price $3.992026-05-20 — best price $1.992026-09-06 — best price $3.992026-10-11 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
58.3%
earned "Cherry"
4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)20,92130%21
Xbox One (Xbox)10,74710%20
Steam (Steam)4,3217%20

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2D1980sRetroActionArcadeClassicSingleplayerPixel Graphics

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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