Single-player games like PAC-MAN 256
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to PAC-MAN 256, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Smells Like Burnt Rubber
Single-player alternative to PAC-MAN 256 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PAC-MAN 256.
Get ready for a fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled racing experience with Smells Like Burnt Rubber. Choose your car, customize it, and hit the track in this intense arcade-style game. Play with up to 4 friends in Splitscreen or join the Online Multiplayer. Are you ready to burn some rubber?
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Watch Out: Shark!
Single-player alternative to PAC-MAN 256 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PAC-MAN 256.
Survive the ocean by feeding on smaller fish, dodging predators, and defeating the shark!
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Warm Monkey
Single-player alternative to PAC-MAN 256 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PAC-MAN 256.
A poetic platformer of exploration through a concrete jungle, where sweaty monkeys team up and move freely toward the sea. No combat — just survival together.
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TACTICAL BANDITS
Single-player alternative to PAC-MAN 256 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PAC-MAN 256.
Dive headfirst into the chaos of a ravaged world, where survival means mastering the art of combat and outsmarting your foes. In this hardcore arcade action game, TACTICAL BANDITS, the remnants of civilization teeter on the brink, and it's up to you to chart a path through the desolation.
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Jamestown
Single-player alternative to PAC-MAN 256 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PAC-MAN 256.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
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Akuto: Showdown
Single-player alternative to PAC-MAN 256 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PAC-MAN 256.
Akuto: Showdown is an award-nominated, isometric, fast-paced action game where players compete with swords and guns in intense versus matches.
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Pig Eat Ball
Single-player alternative to PAC-MAN 256 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Pig Eat Ball is a top-down, action-adventure about eating, getting fat, and barfing on things to solve levels. Explore 20 giant space stations to find different Disguises, and using their Pros and Cons, fight and solve your way through over 200 action-puzzle levels using new, arcade-style mechanics.
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UFO 50
Single-player alternative to PAC-MAN 256 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PAC-MAN 256.
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
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PAC-MAN MUSEUM+
Single-player alternative to PAC-MAN 256 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PAC-MAN 256.
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!
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PAC-MAN MUSEUM™
Single-player alternative to PAC-MAN 256 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PAC-MAN 256.
PAC-MAN stars in a nostalgia-packed collection of the greatest PAC-MAN games of all time. PAC-MAN MUSEUM will include classic PAC-MAN titles as well as newer releases, allowing gamers to play through the evolution of PAC-MAN from his humble beginnings from 1980 through current hits like PAC-MAN Championship Edition and PAC-MAN Battle...
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PAC-MAN™ CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2
Single-player alternative to PAC-MAN 256 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The much-awaited sequel to PAC-MAN™ CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION! Featuring eye-popping 3D graphics and funky visuals! New modes include Score Attack and an Adventure mode!