Pac-Man (1980)

All time rank:	153 of 1,000
1980s rank:	10 of 109
1980 rank:	1 of 5
List appearances:	31 lists
Developer:	Namco
Platforms:	Arcade Atari 2600 Atari 5200 Atari 8-bit Commodore 64/128 DOS Intellivision MSX Nintendo Entertainment System PC-8800 ZX Spectrum
Genre:	Maze
Series:	Pac-Man
Wikipedia:	Wikipedia
IGDB:	IGDB
HowLongToBeat:	HowLongToBeat Main: ~48m Main+Extra: ~2h 100%: ~4h
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All time 30

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2023	Digital Trends	The 50 best video games of all time	5
2023	Parade	We Ranked the 25 Best Video Games of All Time	9
2023	The Times	20 best video games of all time — ranked by an expert jury	18
2021	GamesRadar+	The 50 best games of all time	1
2020	Collider	The Greatest and Most Influential Video Games of All Time	1
2020	GQ Spain	Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia	2
2018	Game Informer	The Top 300 Games of All Time	144
2016	Digitally Downloaded	The top 100 of all time!	34
2015	GamesTM	100 Greatest Games of All Time	1
2013	GamingBolt	Top 100 greatest video games ever made	9
2013	NA	1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die	1
2013	The Irish Times	The 50 best videogames of all time	14
2012	Gameswelt	Gameswelt Top 100	88
2012	Time	All-TIME 100 Video Games	1
2011	Stuff	Countdown of top 100 games	24
2010	FHM	FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time	77
2010	GamesTM	100 Greatest Games Of All Time	1
2010	The Phoenix	Top 50 Games of All Time	41
2009	Benchmark.pl	100 najlepszych gier XX wieku	1
2009	Game Informer	The Top 200 Games Of All Time	52
2008	Stuff	100 Greatest Games	66
2006	NA	Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time	1
2005	Yahoo! UK	The 100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time	25
2003	GameSpot	The Greatest Games of All Time	1
2002	The Sydney Morning Herald	Top 50 video games of all time	49
2000	Edge	The 100 best games of all time	74
2000	GameSpot	GameSpot's 100 Games of the Millennium	87
1999	Hyper	The Top 50 Games of All Time	26
1995	Flux	The Top 100 Video Games	9
1995	Hyper	Top 100 Video Games of All Time	1

2023 Digital Trends

The 50 best video games of all time #5

2023 Parade

We Ranked the 25 Best Video Games of All Time #9

2023 The Times

20 best video games of all time — ranked by an expert jury #18

2021 GamesRadar+

The 50 best games of all time #1

2020 Collider

The Greatest and Most Influential Video Games of All Time #1

2020 GQ Spain

Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia #2

2018 Game Informer

The Top 300 Games of All Time #144

2016 Digitally Downloaded

The top 100 of all time! #34

2015 GamesTM

100 Greatest Games of All Time #1

2013 GamingBolt

Top 100 greatest video games ever made #9

2013 NA

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die #1

2013 The Irish Times

The 50 best videogames of all time #14

2012 Gameswelt

Gameswelt Top 100 #88

2012 Time

All-TIME 100 Video Games #1

2011 Stuff

Countdown of top 100 games #24

2010 FHM

FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time #77

2010 GamesTM

100 Greatest Games Of All Time #1

2010 The Phoenix

Top 50 Games of All Time #41

2009 Benchmark.pl

100 najlepszych gier XX wieku #1

2009 Game Informer

The Top 200 Games Of All Time #52

2008 Stuff

100 Greatest Games #66

2006 NA

Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time #1

2005 Yahoo! UK

The 100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time #25

2003 GameSpot

The Greatest Games of All Time #1

2002 The Sydney Morning Herald