PAC-MAN 256 - Endless Maze

Endless arcade play

PAC-MAN 256 - Endless Maze is an arcade game for players who want a quick, repeatable maze challenge on an Android phone or tablet. You guide PAC-MAN through a maze that continues ahead of him, eating dots, avoiding ghosts and trying to survive as the Glitch closes in from behind.

What you do in each run

The familiar chase is expanded with power-ups that change how you handle the maze. Lasers, Tornadoes, Giant and other abilities can help clear ghosts or create a safer route. The game also includes revived ghost characters such as Sue, Funky and Spunky, while collecting dots and building a 256-combo adds a longer-term scoring goal.

• Endless maze format suited to short sessions or high-score attempts
• More than 15 power-ups to use during a run
• Ghost avoidance, dot collection and combo-building at the centre of play
• Controller support, including play on NVIDIA SHIELD

Who it suits

This is a sensible pick for fans of classic PAC-MAN who want more variety than a fixed-screen maze, as well as arcade players who enjoy chasing better runs rather than completing a long campaign. The constantly advancing maze gives each attempt a clear pressure point, while the power-ups add room for different approaches.

Grade and reach

With a 4.17/5 rating from 464,013 reviews, the game earns an A. That is a strong result, but not the top rating band: the letter makes its standing easier to separate from apps that merely edge past four stars. More than 10,000,000 installs show that this mobile take on PAC-MAN has found a broad audience. It is published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe.