Pacman Unblocked

Play Pacman free online — no download, no install, playable on any Chromebook or school laptop.

Genre: Arcade · Maze Chase
Release: May 22, 1980
Platforms: Browser, Arcade

Instructions

Use the arrow keys to move Pac-Man through the maze in four directions; movement is grid-based, so queuing a turn slightly before reaching an intersection is more reliable than waiting until Pac-Man is already at the junction.

Eating a power pellet in one of the maze's four corners turns the ghosts vulnerable for a limited time, during which eating a ghost sends it back to the center of the maze instead of costing you a life — chasing ghosts during this window is worth more than continuing to clear pellets.

The four ghosts follow different pursuit patterns modeled on the original arcade AI — one chases directly, one tries to cut off your path ahead of you, and the other two mix more unpredictable movement — so a ghost sitting still or moving oddly nearby is not necessarily safe to pass close to.

Controls

Arrow keys — navigate the maze
P — pause between rounds
M — toggle retro sound effects

Tips to Master Pacman

Because movement is locked to the maze grid, pressing a direction key while Pac-Man is still approaching a junction (rather than exactly at it) is what makes tight cornering feel responsive — waiting until you are already at the intersection to turn tends to lose a fraction of a step compared to queuing early.

Power pellets are offense, not just defense

Eating a ghost during the vulnerable window scores more than clearing pellets alone and clears a ghost off the board temporarily by sending it back to the center, so beelining for nearby ghosts right after a power pellet is usually worth more than continuing your pellet route uninterrupted.

Not all ghosts chase the same way

The original arcade AI this build is modeled on gives each ghost a different pursuit style — direct chasing, ambushing ahead of your path, and more erratic movement from the other two — so treating every ghost as equally predictable is a common way to get cornered by the one that is trying to cut you off rather than follow you.

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