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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 30 games similar to Pac-Man World down to the 11 that fit the “PC” category. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc and Blade Kitten top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Pac-Man World.

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Year 1999Dev Namco Hometek

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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to Pac-Man World is Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc and Blade Kitten follow close behind.

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The best games like Pac-Man World on PC

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Pac-Man World. Each one has been evaluated across 5 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloFantasy2DThird PersonCasual
Steam👍 90%· 4.3KIGDB68· 6
Year 2013Dev Sega Studios Australia · Disney InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Android

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, fantasy world and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and vibe casual

Released 14 years after Pac-Man World.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloFantasy2DThird Person
IGDB65
Year 2003Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Feral InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, fantasy world and single-player focus.

Released 4 years after Pac-Man World.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
Blade Kitten
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloFantasy2DThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 83%· 1.1KRAWG👍 62%· 33MC52IGDB60· 1
Year 2010Dev AtariPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, fantasy world and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

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Where it drifts furthest from Pac-Man World: setting.

Released 11 years after Pac-Man World.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting24
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloFantasy2DMeleePixel Art
Steam👍 94%· 481IGDB83· 6OC86· 32
Year 2017Dev Yacht Club GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, fantasy world and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, melee combat and visual pixel, while skipping visual third person

Released 18 years after Pac-Man World.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals51
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloFantasy2DMeleeStealth
Steam👍 59%· 1.3KIGDB56· 10OC59· 33
Year 2016Dev Climax Studios · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, fantasy world and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, melee combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping visual third person

Released 17 years after Pac-Man World.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals69Setting55
Sonic Generations
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DThird PersonMelee3D
Steam👍 94%· 25KIGDB75· 10
Year 2011Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, single-player focus and visual 2d

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, melee combat and visual 3d, while skipping fantasy world

Released 12 years after Pac-Man World.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals86
Disney's Tarzan
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DThird Person
Year 1999Dev Eurocom Entertainment Software · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, single-player focus and visual 2d

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping fantasy world

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Pinkman
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DMeleeCasual
Steam👍 98%· 696
Year 2017Dev Viridino StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, single-player focus and visual 2d

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping fantasy world

Pinkman is a fast-paced, action platformer about a lost man with pink skin and an incredible skill to fart. Pinkman is set in deadly fantasy world called "The Mind", where many traps will try to cut your body in half when you struggle to discover what happened, and keep yourself alive.

Released 18 years after Pac-Man World.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals69
Disney's The Jungle Book
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DMelee
Steam👍 86%· 14IGDB70· 1
Year 1994Dev Eurocom Entertainment Software · Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.On PC

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, single-player focus and visual 2d

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping fantasy world

Genre100Game mode100Visuals69
Disney's Toy Story
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2D
Year 1995Dev Traveller's Tales · NintendoOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, single-player focus and visual 2d.

≠ Missing: fantasy world.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals69
Pitfall!
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2D
Year 1982Dev Activision · JAMDAT MobileOn PC

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, single-player focus and visual 2d

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping fantasy world

It predates Pac-Man World by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals69

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