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1980

The timeless arcade classic: gobble dots in a maze, dodge four ghosts with distinct behaviors, and turn the tables with Power Pellets. Simple to learn, yet surprisingly demanding as the levels speed up.

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Action-packed real-time combat
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The closest matches for Pac-Man are Ms. Pac-Man, Timberman and Dig Dug. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Pac-Man special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Ms. Pac-Man

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  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Gameplay comes before story
  • Bright, upbeat tone

The classic arcade sequel where you eat dots through several mazes while dodging ghosts with distinct behaviors. New maze layouts and bouncing fruit make it feel fresher and more varied than the original.

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Timberman

Bright, upbeat tone

A simple arcade game where you chop a tree as a lumberjack at breakneck speed while dodging the branches. Easy to learn, hard to master, built around chasing high scores and unlocking new lumberjacks.

Dig Dug

Bright, upbeat tone

A classic arcade game where you tunnel through the earth and inflate monsters with an air pump until they burst. Dropping rocks onto enemies adds a layer of clever positioning.

Bit.Trip Beat

Distinctive, stylised art style

A rhythm-driven retro arcade game in the style of Pong: you bat incoming beats back with a paddle in time to the music, while pixel visuals and chiptune sound blend into a hypnotic experience.

Icy Tower

Bright, upbeat tone

A simple arcade freeware game where you hop up an endless tower from platform to platform, chaining combos and momentum to climb as high as possible. Easy to grasp, highly addictive score chasing.

Millipede

Challenging difficulty

A 1982 arcade classic and the sequel to Centipede: using a trackball and a fire button, you blast a descending millipede and other bugs. It is all about high scores, reflexes and frantic, fast rounds.

Chiptune Champion

Challenging difficulty

A challenging indie rhythm game for PC where your keyboard becomes an instrument and you play along precisely to catchy chiptune melodies.

Fly O'Clock

Easy to pick up

A tiny one-button arcade survival game where you hop between four points on a clock face, dodging the clock hands for as long as you can while chasing leaderboard scores.

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