Pac-Man Museum Plus

This page is for the 2022 collection. For the 2014 collection, see Pac-Man Museum.

Pac-Man Museum Plus

Developers
	Now Production
	Gotch Technology
Original games	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Pac-In-Time	Kalisto Entertainment
Pac-Man 256	Hipster Whale
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Engines
	Unity 2020
Release dates
Windows	May 27, 2022
Reception
OpenCritic	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Flip screen, Scrolling, Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Arcade, Platform, Puzzle
Art styles	Cartoon, Pixel art
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Pac-Man

Pac-Man Museum Plus is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view, flip screen, scrolling and side view arcade, platform and puzzle game in the Pac-Man series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Key points

Compilation of emulated Pac-Man games.

Includes the original version of Pac-Man Championship Edition, as well as the previously arcade-exclusive Pac-Man Battle Royale.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Xbox Play Anywhere.
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.\PAC-MAN MUSEUM+
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1665130/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment\PAC-MAN MUSEUM Plus\Saved\SaveGames\<user-id>\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\NAMCOBANDAIGamesInc.PACMANMUSEUMPLUS_gdy2aq6ez762w\SystemAppData\wgs\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1665130/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

General settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Only the Arcade and Pac-Man 256 have true ultrawide support. All other games are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio, with borders.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Not applicable for the included games; unknown if used for the Arcade.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		SMAA is used for the Arcade, while the games included in the collection do not use anti-aliasing.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		The in-game Vsync setting works for the Arcade, but it is disabled while playing any of the games. See the glossary page to force Vsync on and eliminate screen tearing.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		The Arcade is limited to the display's refresh rate when Vsync is enabled, while the games included in the collection are capped at 60 FPS. The "Max FPS" option limits the frame rate to 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

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  Screen settings (Most games)

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  Screen settings (Pac-In-Time and Pac-Attack)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		All games have a "Key Config" option that allows some keys to be rebound on a per-game basis.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Pac-In-Time offers full remapping of its controls. Pac-Land has two presets, "Default" and "Original". The Jump button can also be remapped. Additionally, the confirm button can be swapped between A/X and B/O in the Arcade.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Steam Input API is required for the Steam version, while the Microsoft Store version uses XInput natively.
Xbox button prompts		The Steam version uses a Steam Controller image in Pac-Man Championship Edition's how to play guide, while the Microsoft Store version uses an Xbox Wireless Controller.
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Keyboard and button prompts change from one another when inputting from separate controllers in menus.

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for Master Volume, Music, and Sound Effects.
Surround sound		Stereo only.
Subtitles		Subtitles are only available if the language is not English (Pac-Attack) and/or Japanese (Pac-In-Time).
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Subtitles are unavailable when playing Pac-Attack.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Subtitles are unavailable when playing Pac-In-Time.
Korean
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Hot seat, Versus Pac Motos, Pac-Man Battle Royale, and Pac-Man 256 support up to four players. All other games, with the exceptions of Pac-Man Arrangement (2005), Pac-Man Championship Edition, and Pac'N Roll Remix support up to two players.
LAN play
Online play		Leaderboards only.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2125 AMD FX-4350	Intel Core i5-3470 AMD Ryzen 3 1200
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon R7 360 2 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.