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Maze Chase Game
Steer through the maze and eat every dot while four ghosts hunt you down. Swallow a flashing power pellet and the tables turn: for a few seconds the ghosts turn blue and you can chase them for big points. Clear the maze to reach the next, faster level.
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Score0
High score0
Level1
Lives●●●
Dot 10
Power pellet 50
Blue ghost 200 · 400 · 800 · 1,600
Bonus fruit 200+
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How to use the Maze Chase Game
- Press Start game (or any arrow key). After READY! your character starts moving left.
- Steer with the arrow keys or WASD, swipe on a touch screen, or use the on-screen pad. Press a direction a little before a turn and you will take it as soon as the path opens.
- Eat every dot to clear the level. The tunnel on the middle row wraps around to the other side, and ghosts slow down inside it.
- Grab a power pellet in the corners to turn the ghosts blue, then chase them down. When they start flashing white, they are about to turn back.
- Avoid normal ghosts. Each catch costs a life. Pause any time with P or Space, and try to beat your high score.
Tips for a higher score
- Turn early. Press the next direction just before you reach a corner. Your move is remembered and taken the moment the path opens, which is the fastest way around the maze.
- Save the power pellets. Eat a pellet when ghosts are close, not when they are far away, so you can catch several of them before they turn back.
- Chain ghosts for 3,000 points. Eating all four ghosts on one pellet scores 200 + 400 + 800 + 1,600 = 3,000 points.
- Use the tunnel. Ghosts slow down in the side tunnel on the middle row, so it is a good escape route.
- Clear the hard corners first. Dots in the far corners and dead-end looking corridors are the riskiest to collect late in a level when ghosts are faster.
- Watch the scatter phase. At the start of a level and a few times after, the ghosts head to their own corners for a few seconds. Use that window to eat dots in the middle.
Points table
| Item | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dot | 10 | 146 per maze |
| Power pellet | 50 | 4 per maze, one in each corner area |
| 1st blue ghost | 200 | Counted per power pellet |
| 2nd blue ghost | 400 | |
| 3rd blue ghost | 800 | |
| 4th blue ghost | 1,600 | |
| Bonus fruit | 200 – 900 | Appears after 60 and 130 dots, lasts 9 seconds |
| Extra life | at 10,000 | Once per game |
The four ghosts
| Ghost | Chase style | Leaves the house |
|---|---|---|
| Red | Targets your current square | Starts outside |
| Pink | Targets 4 squares ahead of you | After 1.5 s |
| Cyan | Targets a point mirrored around the red ghost, so it flanks you | After 5 s |
| Orange | Chases when far away, retreats to its corner when within 8 squares | After 9 s |
Ghosts leave the house 0.8 seconds sooner on each new level.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play the maze chase game?
You move through a maze eating dots while four ghosts chase you. Clear every dot and power pellet to finish the level. If a ghost touches you, you lose a life, and the game ends when all lives are gone. Power pellets make the ghosts vulnerable for a short time so you can eat them.
How does scoring work?
Each dot is worth 10 points and each power pellet 50. Ghosts eaten during one power pellet are worth 200, 400, 800 and 1,600 points in a row. Bonus fruit is worth 200 points on level 1 and more on later levels, up to 900. You earn one extra life at 10,000 points.
Do the ghosts behave differently?
Yes. The red ghost heads straight for you, the pink ghost aims a few squares ahead of you, the cyan ghost aims at a spot that depends on both you and the red ghost, and the orange ghost chases you from far away but wanders off to its corner when it gets close. Every so often all of them scatter to their own corners for a few seconds, then resume the chase.
What happens on higher levels?
Each level you and the ghosts move faster, the ghosts leave their house sooner, and the time they stay blue after a power pellet gets shorter, down to a minimum of 1.5 seconds.
Can I play on a phone or tablet?
Yes. Swipe anywhere on the maze to turn, or use the direction pad that appears below the maze on touch screens. The maze scales to fit your screen.
Is this the original Pac-Man?
No. It is an original browser game in the same maze-chase style, with its own maze, graphics and sounds. It runs entirely in your browser with no download or sign-up.
Is my high score saved?
Your high score is stored in your browser's local storage on this device. It is never uploaded anywhere, and you can clear it with Reset high score.
Are all the tools on FreeToolCabin tested for quality and accuracy?
Yes! Every tool on our site undergoes automated Q/A testing in real browser environments to ensure high precision, correct output, and zero errors. If you happen to spot a bug or have a suggestion, please contact us at [email protected] and our team will review it right away.
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