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ARCADE GAME SERIES: Ms. PAC-MAN

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2016

Should you play it?

Developed in America and first released in 1981, Ms. PAC-MAN finally comes to Steam! Move Ms. PAC-MAN up, down, left, and right to avoid the ghosts and gobble up all the Pac-Dots!

What works

  • Faithful arcade classic gameplay
  • Nostalgic appeal
  • Online leaderboards and achievements
  • Simple and addictive
  • Affordable price

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited customization options
  • No multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Controller input issues reported
  • High system requirements for simple game
  • Lack of speed toggle option

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Offspring Fling!

  • PIXELMAN

  • BZZZT

  • Zero Punctuation: Hatfall - Hatters Gonna Hat Edition

  • Grapple Dog

  • Annalynn

More creative

Games that feels like ARCADE GAME SERIES: Ms. PAC-MAN but with more room to create and customize

  • VVVVVV

  • Will You Snail?

  • Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio

  • Slime-san: Superslime Edition

  • Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

  • Panzer Paladin

More violent

Games that feels like ARCADE GAME SERIES: Ms. PAC-MAN but with more combat and destruction

  • Space Invaders Extreme

  • ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA

  • Star of Providence

  • Evil Egg

  • The Great Rebellion

  • Disc Room

Less competitive

Games that feels like ARCADE GAME SERIES: Ms. PAC-MAN but with less competition against others

  • Famaze

  • Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

  • Aggelos

  • Duck Souls

  • Smilemo

  • The Elephant Collection

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • TEKKEN 7

  • Tales of Zestiria

  • DORONKO WANKO

  • Tales of ARISE

  • SCARLET NEXUS

Similarity map

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with ARCADE GAME SERIES: Ms. PAC-MAN. These titles are not in What to play next.

ARCADE GAME SERIES: Ms. PAC-MAN: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026