[Guide] Every PAC-MAN Game on the Nintendo Switch

“We’ll chomp old Pac Man, chomp him day and night! You chomp his left side, we’ll chomp his right!”

If your goal is to gobble up every pill, chomp on ghosts and eat absolutely everything in your path, then be sure never to miss a single Pac-Man appearance on the Nintendo Switch:

Available Now:

NAMCO MUSEUM

Release Date: July 28, 2017 (Worldwide)

Players: up to 2 players

Genre: Application, Action, Adventure, Shooter

Game File Size: 881 MB

Enjoy Namco classics such as PAC-MAN™, GALAGA™, SPLATTERHOUSE™, and TOWER OF DRUAGA™, or play games such as ROLLING THUNDER™, SKYKID™, or TANK FORCE™ with friends and family on the Nintendo Switch™!

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NAMCO MUSEUM (PAC-MAN VS. Free Multiplayer-only Ver.)

Release Date: July 28, 2017 (Worldwide)

Players: up to 4 players

Genre: Arcade

Game File Size: 1.1 GB

PAC-MAN™ VS. (Free Multiplayer-only Ver.) is a free download from Nintendo eShop which allows you to play PAC-MAN™ VS. with another player who owns NAMCO MUSEUM™ for the Nintendo Switch™ console.

Become Pac-Man or a ghost and challenge up to 3 other players* in classic gameplay with a multiplayer twist!

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PAC-MAN™ CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 PLUS

Release Date: February 22, 2018 (Worldwide)

Players: up to 2 players

Genre: Application

Game File Size: 2.4 GB

The highly acclaimed PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION series has finally come to the Nintendo Switch™ in “PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 PLUS!” Featuring eye-popping high-resolution 3D graphics and funky visuals, the latest version of the classic game takes chomping and chasing through mazes to a whole new level! Play by yourself or with your friends in the all new co-op mode, “PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 PLUS 2P” – exclusive only to the Nintendo Switch™! When one player gets caught by a ghost, the other player can come to the rescue. Team up with your friends and family to weave through the mazes and make it to the boss battle together!

Get on the train – the ultimate PAC experience is coming!

Key Gameplay Features:

TWO MODES IN ONE – Enjoy all the excitement and action of the original “PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2” with an all new 2-player co-op mode available exclusively for the Nintendo Switch™.

GHOST TRAIN BOOST – Evade four unique types of Ghost Trains that power up through the game based on their ghostly characteristics

EVOLVED PAC – Gameplay evolves into 3D yet maintains the classic maze chase arcade action from the original along with new features including Time Attack, Adventure Mode with fast fleeting fruit, big bad bosses, ridiculous remixed rules and more!

CO-OP MADNESS – Enjoy the speedy co-op game with a partner by eating all the Pac Dots and completing the maze together.

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NAMCO MUSEUM ARCADE PAC

Release Date: September 28, 2018 (EU & NA)

Players: up to 4 players

Genre: Arcade

Game File Size: No information given

Save your quarters and bring the arcade home with the ultimate 2-in-1 game ‘pac’, NAMCO MUSEUM™ ARCADE PAC™! Enjoy the nostalgic classics in “Namco Museum” and the flashy maze madness of “PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2 PLUS” with friends or solo, at home or on the go for exciting arcade fun wherever you are – exclusively for the Nintendo Switch™!

NAMCO MUSEUM

• Enjoy Namco classics such as PAC-MAN, GALAGA, SPLATTERHOUSE, and TOWER OF DRUAGA, or play games such as ROLLING THUNDER, SKYKID, or TANK FORCE with friends and family on the Nintendo Switch™!

PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 PLUS

• The highly acclaimed PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION series has finally come to the Nintendo Switch™ in PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 PLUS! Featuring eye-popping high-resolution 3D graphics and funky visuals, the latest version of the classic game takes chomping and chasing through mazes to a whole new level! Play by yourself or with your friends in the all new co-op mode, “PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 PLUS 2P” – exclusive only to the Nintendo Switch™! When one player gets caught by a ghost, the other player can come to the rescue. Team up with your friends and family to weave through the mazes and make it to the boss battle together!

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Playable Fighter)

Release Date: December 08, 2018 (Worldwide)

Players: up to 8 players

Genre: Action, Fighting, Multiplayer

Game File Size: 13.6 GB

Gaming icons clash in the ultimate brawl you can play anytime, anywhere! Smash rivals off the stage as new characters Simon Belmont and King K. Rool join Inkling, Ridley, and every fighter in Super Smash Bros. history. Enjoy enhanced speed and combat at new stages based on the Castlevania series, Super Mario Odyssey, and more!

Having trouble choosing a stage? Then select the Stage Morph option to transform one stage into another while battling—a series first! Plus, new echo fighters Dark Samus, Richter Belmont, and Chrom join the battle. Whether you play locally or online, savor the faster combat, new attacks, and new defensive options, like a perfect shield. Jam out to 900 different music compositions and go 1-on-1 with a friend, hold a 4-player free-for-all, kick it up to 8-player battles and more! Feel free to bust out your GameCube controllers—legendary couch competitions await—or play together anytime, anywhere!

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NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vol 1

Release Date: June 18, 2020 (Worldwide)

Players: up to 2 players

Genre: Arcade

Game File Size: 49 MB

Take a trip down memory lane and relive the magical times of the 8-Bit era with a collection of Namco’s hits and long-lost treasures in Namco Museum Archives Volume 1.

■Includes 11 titles!
In addition to 10 classic Namco titles, some of which were never localized and released in the west, a newly created 8-Bit demastered version of “Pac-Man Championship Edition” makes its world premiere as a bonus!
(Titles included: Galaxian, Pac-Man, Xevious, Mappy, Dig Dug, The Tower of Druaga, Sky Kid, Dragon Buster, Dragon Spirit: The New Legend, Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti, and Pac-Man Championship Edition)

■Equipped with convenient modern functions!
Convenient features such as the “save function” that allows you to interrupt the game at any time and the “replay function” that allows you to start over at the last minute.

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NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vol 2

Release Date: June 18, 2020 (Worldwide)

Players: up to 2 players

Genre: Arcade

Game File Size: 49 MB

Take a trip down memory lane and relive the magical times of the 8-Bit era with a collection of Namco’s hits and long-lost treasures in Namco Museum Archives Volume 2.

■Includes 11 titles!
In addition to 10 classic Namco titles, some of which were never localized and released in the west, an 8-Bit consolized version of “Gaplus” is included as a bonus!
(Titles included: Galaga, Battle City, Pac-Land, Dig Dug II, Super Xevious, Mappy-Land, Legacy of the Wizard, Rolling Thunder, Dragon Buster II, Mendel Palace, and Gaplus)

■Equipped with convenient modern functions!
Convenient features such as the “save function” that allows you to interrupt the game at any time and the “replay function” that allows you to start over at the last minute.

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PAC-MAN 99

Release Date: April 7, 2021 (NA) / April 8, 2021 (EU & JP)

Players: up to 99 players

Genre: Arcade

Game File Size: 767 MB

It’s an all-new flavor of PAC-MAN! Test your chomping chops in a 99-player Pac-Royale!

A 99-player online PAC-MAN battle royale!

40 years after the classic Pac-phenomenon rocked the gaming world, PAC-MAN is back in a new 99-man battle royale. Get back in the maze and chase down the iconic ghosts. Who will be the last PAC-MAN standing?

Switch between eight different strategies and send Jammer Pac-Man to get in your opponents’ way!

Eat a Power Pellets to turn the ghosts blue and make them vulnerable. Eat them to send Jammer Pac-Man to your opponents! The more ghosts you eat, the more Jammers you’ll send!

Eat a Ghost Train for a huge comeback!

Gain the upper hand by switching between eight different preset strategies: speed up, send extra Jammers, and more. Switching at just the right moment could give you an edge over your rivals!

Make the game look like your favorite NAMCO classics!

You can purchase downloadable custom themes based on Xevious, GALAGA, Dig Dug, and more to change the look of the game.

There are twenty different classic themes in all! Plus, they do more than change the graphics! Check out the sounds too!

Which classic NAMCO title is the one for you?

Arcade Archives PAC-MAN

Release Date: September 23, 2021 (NA) / September 24, 2021 (EU & JP)

Players: up to 2 players

Genre: Action, Arcade

Game File Size: 37 MB

Players clear stages by eating all “PAC-DOTS” in each round without getting caught by any of the four “ghosts”, each with its own personality.
Eating “POWER PELLETS” will let you attack the ghosts, so time them carefully!

The “Arcade Archives” series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces.
Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.
Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

*This game uses the Japanese ROM for the main part of the game.
The options menu and manual are available in Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

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Arcade Archives SUPER PAC-MAN

Release Date: January 06, 2022 (EU / NA)

Players: up to 2 players

Genre: Action, Arcade

Game File Size: 38 MB

“SUPER PAC-MAN” is an action game released by NAMCO in 1982.
It’s an additional power-up to NAMCO’s flagship title, “PAC-MAN”!
Eat SUPER POWER PELLETS to become invincible and get a speed boost! Eat a POWER PELLET after that and become SUPER PAC-MAN to take out all the ghosts at once!

The “Arcade Archives” series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces.
Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.
Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

*The options menu and manual are available in Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

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Arcade Archives PAC-LAND

Release Date: April 07, 2022 (EU / NA)

Players: up to 2 players

Genre: Action, Arcade

Game File Size: 76 MB

“PAC-LAND” is a side-scrolling action game released by NAMCO (BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.) in 1984.

The title follows PAC-MAN on a quest to bring lost fairies home to Fairyland.

What strange events will PAC-MAN encounter as he leaves town, then passes through the mountains and forests? PAC-MAN’s charming adventures begin here!

The “Arcade Archives” series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces.

Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.

Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

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PAC-MAN MUSEUM+

Release Date: May 27, 2022 (EU / NA)

Players: up to 2 players

Genre: Party, Arcade, Action, Puzzle

Game File Size: 1.1 GB

PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ includes 14 titles from the legendary PAC-MAN series!

Play a variety of classic and nostalgic PAC-MAN games across many genres!

Includes:

PAC-MAN

SUPER PAC-MAN

PAC & PAL

PAC-LAND

PAC-MANIA

PAC-ATTACK

PAC-IN-TIME

PAC-MAN ARRANGEMENT Arcade Ver.

PAC-MAN ARRANGEMENT CS Ver.

PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION

PAC Motos

PAC’N ROLL REMIX

PAC-MAN BATTLE ROYALE

PAC-MAN 256

Includes 14 legendary PAC-MAN titles – Play all 14 legendary titles like the classic PAC-MAN and PAC-LAND, as well as the newly included PAC-IN-TIME and PAC-MAN 256. Whether you love the original PAC-MAN’s side-scrolling action or the puzzle genre, this collection has something for everyone!

Play with friends and family – Includes 5 titles that can be played with friends and family in local multiplayer mode! There are even games for two players to take turns, so everyone gets to enjoy PAC-MAN together!

Customize your own arcade – Collect items every time you play, and customize your very own arcade with them!

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PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC

Release Date: August 26, 2022 (Worldwide)

Players: 1 player

Genre: Action, Adventure, Arcade, Platformer

Game File Size: 3.5 GB

PAC-MAN arrives home on his birthday to find the Ghosts have kidnapped PAC-MAN’s family & friends and ruined his party! Off to the rescue, PAC-MAN sets out to Ghost Island!

With improved UI, fine-tuned mechanics and updated visuals, PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC is a modernized classic!

Dodge Ghosts, solve environmental puzzles, rescue the PAC-FAM, and more in this platforming adventure!

Butt-bounce, rev-roll, PAC-DOT attack, and hover-jump to the final face-off against TOC-MAN!

Play the main adventure in QUEST MODE, a collection of 3D mazes in MAZE MODE, and the original PAC-MAN in CLASSIC MODE!

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Arcade Archives PAC & PAL

Release Date: September 1, 2022 (EU / NA)

Players: 1 – 2 players

Genre: Action, Arcade

Game File Size: 43 MB

“PAC & PAL” is an action game released by NAMCO (Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.) in 1983.

Turn over cards and eat fruit and special targets to earn score points.

Eat special targets to temporarily freeze enemies, and attack them.

The new character MIL will pick up fruit and cards, so touch her to get them back.

The “Arcade Archives” series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces. Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.

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Honourary Mentions:

Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival

Released: September 23, 2022 (NA) / October 14, 2022 (EU)

Relevance: PAC-MAN is included as a Mini Character