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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!

Release DateApr 19, 2016
Price$ 3.99  Bottom 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.2% (very positive) Top 25% / 89.2%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.7% Top 15% / 84.2%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)744  Top 15% / 883  Top 15%
Curators42 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time1.3 hour  Bottom 35%
Play Time per Dollar19 minutes  Bottom 35%
Followers1.7K  Top 25%
Owners± 247.3K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 25K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 38.2K  Top 30%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN's Steam rating and reviews between April 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 72.7% (April 2016) to 89.2% (December 2023).

The 883 reviews Top 15% suggest that ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There is a peak in September 2017 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN's reviewers. The most popular language is English (61%), followed by Spanish - Spain (8%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 24 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 6 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 6 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 25 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • classic game
  • Steam Achievements
  • worst port
  • absurd download size
  • unoptimized controls
  • missing exit game option
  • no key mapping
  • no fullscreen option
  • lack of arcade stick support
  • awful analog stick deadzone
  • needlessly massive downloads
  • basic functions missed

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 90.2%  Top 25% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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