# PAC-MAN 256 - Arcade Run — user reviews > 2,075 indexed App Store user reviews of PAC by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe, rated 4.70/5 from 20,510 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pac-man-256-arcade-run/id1002340615/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pac-man-256-arcade-run/id1002340615.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 16,454 · 4★ 2,466 · 3★ 709 · 2★ 296 · 1★ 585 ## What do users think of PAC? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Fun, easy way to kill time - 👍 Amazing gameplay - 🚀 No pop up ads while having fun - 👍 Classic gameplay with a twist - 👍 Great mobile support - 👍 Variety of power-ups - 👍 Variety of ghosts with unique behaviors - 👍 Infinite, random map - 👍 Achievements **Cons** - 🐛 Glitchy controls - 🔋 Repetitive after a while - 💰 Expensive themes and upgrades - 🔋 Ads can be intrusive - 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. invisible Twinado power-up) **Commonly reported bugs** - Game resets on phone calls or notifications - Ads don't work properly - Inability to pause and resume without losing progress - Incompatibility with newer devices - Glitches with 256-dot chains and power-up timers **Most requested features** - Multiplayer mode - More themes and customization options - Gradually increasing difficulty - More power-ups - More frequent power-up spawns - Boss battles - Bonus coin rewards for iOS/Android - More fruit options - Dodge-able objects - Beam power-up on iOS/Android - More game modes - Map editor ## Newest reviews (18 of 2,075) ### 3/5 — W game *2026-09-07, version 2.1.6* This is lwk fire for like 30 seconds. Then you’ll get bored because it’s not that good. 60% ### 4/5 — carride *2026-08-30, version 2.1.6* This game is perfect for long ca rides ### 4/5 — I love it but… *2026-08-23, version 2.1.0* Even though this game was very good, I have to reset it one time because the first time the game just won’t load ### 5/5 — OK *2026-08-23, version 2.1.0* I love this game. I love this game. ### 5/5 — W game *2026-08-22, version 2.1.0* I get lost in this game found it by accident and I love it little game with relatively no ads a lot of powers and challenging keep going dev ### 5/5 — Best game ever!!!!!!!! *2026-08-22, version 2.1.0* I just got my new high score 4000. Fun game!!!!! ### 5/5 — Hi *2026-08-21, version 2.1.0* The pac is back and I love this game ### 5/5 — Goated game bro *2026-08-16, version 2.1.0* I played this when I was 4 and it’s still goated, keep up the good work ### 4/5 — Been playing this game for years but has an issue with iOS 26.6 *2026-08-16, version 2.1.0* Pac-Man 256 has been my favourite game for years. But recently noticed it is hanging frequently on splash screen on iOS 26.6, iPhone 14 model A2882 ### 5/5 — LOVE IT! *2026-08-15, version 2.1.0* THIS GAME IS FREAKING NUTS, YET I LOVE IT! ### 5/5 — What I like about pac man 256 *2026-08-15, version 2.1.0* I like it’s different versions. It’s like the first arcade game (1980) namco, make MORE! ### 2/5 — iOS 12 *2026-08-13, version 2.1.0* It very good game played a lot. If it’s compatible with iOS 12 developer should made it work but it crashing right after it click to start. ### 5/5 — なかなか始まらない *2026-08-12* ゲームを開くと青い画面、真ん中にパックマンと書かれていて、下にはなんか青いのがいる、でもその画面でなかなか始まらない、どこをタップしてもどこをスライドしても始まらない、再インストールしてもだめだった、これが直ったら楽しいと思う、俺だけなのかな ### 5/5 — DA PAC IS BACK *2026-08-11, version 2.1.0* This game is really addictive I’ve been playing this for 2 days now and I can’t stop playing, if you have an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch you should definitely get this game installed. Ps. Bandai Namco please make pac-man collection for iOS ### 5/5 — Peak game devs should still update this game *2026-08-10, version 2.1.0* 5 star game I absolutely recommend this game and it can be addicting this game is so good. ### 5/5 — Better than block blast! *2026-08-10, version 2.1.0* It has way more things to do :) ### 5/5 — PAC man *2026-08-07, version 2.1.0* Really fun ### 5/5 — Addictive & Offline *2026-08-05, version 2.1.0* This game is addictive and also offline which is insanely rare with zero ads ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — não funciona *2026-08-26* aplicativo não abre ### 1/5 — Freezing on startup *2026-08-15, version 2.1.0* This right here is a childhood relic bro. I used to love this game. I tried going back to it just to see it freezing on startup. Yo hipster, plz fix this but ad soon as you can. ### 1/5 — Aw *2026-07-31, version 2.1.0* It didn’t let me get in the game ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work anymore *2026-07-30, version 2.1.0* Every time I open the app, it freezes on startup after about 5 seconds. It’s too bad, I really like this game. ### 1/5 — It doesn't let me to play *2026-07-12, version 2.1.0* Loading freeze and crashed the app. ### 1/5 — Won’t load *2026-07-10, version 2.1.0* Just broken it won’t load anymore it just freezes ### 1/5 — A huge disappointment *2026-07-06, version 2.1.0* It won’t even start, 👎 ### 1/5 — はんはは〜ん *2026-07-06* お、なつかし〜 またインストールしてみるか .....完了！ さぁて、起動ポチッと ...?あれ？固まってる... こ、これは、ガリゾーの仕業か？ わからん！ってかぁ！ ### 1/5 — App won’t load!!! *2026-06-17, version 2.1.0* My son is very upset that this game won’t load anymore please fix this issue. I’ve tried to report it but I was unable too! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2026-06-04, version 2.1.0* That’s it really. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I love Pac-Man *2026-09-08, version 2.1.6* Pac-Man is my child hood hero this game is so much fun ### 5/5 — Price *2026-09-06, version 2.1.6* Nothing in my world should be free but nothing in this little game should cost money. You need to earn up points to get themes in stead of it costing dollar currency ### 5/5 — So fun!😄 *2026-09-03, version 2.1.6* This game passes time so if you don’t have anything to do play this ### 5/5 — AMAZING *2026-09-01, version 2.1.6* I broke my phone a couple of times doing this. that is how good it is ### 5/5 — Actually fun *2026-08-31, version 2.1.6* This game is actually peak yo ### 5/5 — The best Pac-Man game *2026-08-31, version 2.1.6* It is really like the original game which came out in 1980 ### 5/5 — By Samuel Rivero *2026-08-30, version 2.1.6* I love pac man this is the best game ### 5/5 — Nice *2026-08-29, version 2.1.6* Nice ### 5/5 — Childhood game! *2026-08-24, version 2.1.0* me and my brother loveddddd this game !!!!! i still do🥰 ### 5/5 — Крутая игра *2026-08-24* Очень Крутая игра --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*