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Pac-Man
吃豆人
Pac-Man (1983) is an action game where players control a maze-navigating character that must consume dots while evading four colorful ghosts. The unknown developer brought this DOS version to the platform, maintaining the core gameplay where timing and route planning determine survival. Players use arrow keys or directional controls to move through maze layouts, collecting items and avoiding enemies. Power pellets appear throughout levels, temporarily allowing the character to consume ghosts for points. The game features progressively challenging maze designs with increasing ghost speed and intelligence, providing escalating difficulty across multiple rounds. Success requires memorizing patterns and anticipating enemy movements to survive each maze and progress to the next.
- Released
- 1983
- Platform
- DOS
- Genre
- Action
- Players
- 1P
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (4.4K)
- Last updated
Pac-Man Controls — DOS Keyboard Keys
Default keyboard bindings for Pac-Man on our in-browser DOS emulator. Plug in a USB or Bluetooth gamepad to auto-detect mappings, or rebind any key from the emulator settings menu.
DOS games use the keyboard directly as the controller — there is no console-button mapping. Open the in-game documentation or check the game-specific options screen for the key layout used by this title.
Rebind any key from the EmulatorJS in-game settings menu (gear icon → Controls). A connected gamepad auto-maps to the same buttons.
Pac-Man Longplay & Gameplay Videos
Watch a full playthrough of Pac-Man on DOS before you dive in — recommended for getting a feel for the game's pacing, story beats, and difficulty curve.
Watch longplay on YouTube
"Pac-Man" DOS longplay 1983
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Pac-Man released?
Pac-Man was released in 1983 for the DOS.
How many players does Pac-Man support?
Pac-Man is a single-player Action game for the DOS.
What type of game is Pac-Man?
Pac-Man is a Action game for the DOS, playable instantly in your browser — no downloads, no installs.
How can I play Pac-Man for free?
Open this page and click "Play Now" — Pac-Man runs free in your browser via WebAssembly emulation. No account, no payment, no installer.
Do I need to download anything to play Pac-Man in the browser?
No. Pac-Man streams from a public archive into a browser-side DOS emulator. Nothing is installed on your computer.
Can I save my progress in Pac-Man?
Yes. Save states are stored in your browser (IndexedDB) per game, and you can also use any in-game save the original DOS cartridge supported.
Does Pac-Man work on mobile devices?
Yes — the DOS emulator runs on iOS Safari and Android Chrome. Touch controls overlay the game; landscape mode is recommended.
Is it legal to play Pac-Man this way?
RetroGameSpace is a transient caching reverse-proxy and does not host first-party copies of Pac-Man. Game files are fetched on demand from publicly-accessible archives. You are responsible for compliance with your local laws and the bring-your-own-ROM principle.
