PAC-MAN 256 (Steam Game) Steam logo

Release DateJun 21, 2016
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95.2% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 10% / 92.5%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.7% Top 4% / 88.1%  Top 5%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.1K  Top 15% / 1.9K  Top 10%
Curators96 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time7.3 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar1.5 hour  Top 15%
Followers3.1K  Top 20%
Owners± 327K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 34.7K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 91.4K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of PAC-MAN 256 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows PAC-MAN 256's Steam rating and reviews between June 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 97.3% (June 2016) to 90.2% (February 2017).

With 1.9K reviews Top 10%, PAC-MAN 256 could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There is a peak in February 2017 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for PAC-MAN 256 and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of PAC-MAN 256's reviewers. The most popular language is English (63%), followed by Spanish - Spain (8%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 24 different languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying PAC-MAN 256 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in PAC-MAN 256, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 21 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 4.2 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 109 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 PAC-MAN 256 and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • addictive gameplay
  • a lot of power-ups
  • easy to understand
  • tons of achievements
  • good graphics
  • fun to play with friends
  • lots of different themes
  • polished game
  • plenty of interesting power-ups
  • calm sound design
  • luck-dependent coin system
  • infinite level setup
  • AAA mobile version
  • not loyal to original Pacman gameplay
  • mobile sounds

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 score of 95.2%  Top 10% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of PAC-MAN 256's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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