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The most popular maze games

Maze video games are a genre of action games that involve navigating a complex network of paths or corridors with the goal of reaching a specific destination or completing an objective. The gameplay revolves around solving puzzles or overcoming challenges presented by the maze-like environment.

In maze games, players typically control a character or an object and must navigate through a labyrinthine structure filled with obstacles, dead-ends, and sometimes enemies or hazards.

Maze games have been popular since the early days of gaming, with classic examples like Pac-Man, ZZT, Gauntlet.

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PC-Man

DOS1982remake Orion Software
PC-Man is an abandoned top-down Pac-Man clone in every regard: from the shape of the protagonist, to the cute ghosts. PC-Man was designed by Greg Kuperberg, developed by Orion Software and released in 1982 for DOS. As PC-Man, you have to move through a one screen maze to collect dots (pills? wafers?) and avoid being touched by one of the usual Pac-...
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Temple of Kroz

DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
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Bomberman

DOS1992 Hudson soft
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Atomic Bomberman

Windows XP/98/951997 Interplay Productions
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Digger

DOS1983 Windmill Software
Digger is an abandoned action game developed and released by Windmill Software back in 1983 for PC only. Gameplay is a mix of two classics: Dig Dug and Mr. Do!: dig down, get gems, avoid death, reach the next level and so on.
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A Nightmare on Elm street

DOS1989 Westwood Studios
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Pac-Man

DOS1983 Namco
Pac-Man is a classic arcade game created by Namco and first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. It was later released in North America by Midway Games. The game was designed by Toru Iwatani and has become one of the most famous and influential video games of all time. The main goal of Pac-Man is to navigate a maze, eating all the pac-dots (smal...
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Ms. Pac-Man

DOS1984 Atarisoft
Ms. Pac-Man is a classic arcade game released by Midway in 1982 (1984 for DOS) as a follow-up to the original Pac-Man (1980), developed by Namco. While its core gameplay is similar - navigating a maze, eating dots, and avoiding ghosts - there are key differences. Ms. Pac-Man features four distinct maze designs, moving bonus fruits, and mo...
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Castle Wolfenstein

DOS1984 Muse Software
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Pyramids of Egypt

DOS1989 Ideas From the Deep
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Dig Dug

DOS1983 Namco
Dig Dug is a classic maze arcade action game that was first released by Namco in 1982 as a coin-op and later for a number of other systems. The gameplay of Dig Dug involves digging tunnels through the earth to reach and defeat the various creatures that inhabit the underground maze. The player has an air pump, which he can use to inflate the monste...
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CD-Man v2.0

DOS1992 Creative Dimensions
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ZZT

DOS1991freeware Epic MegaGames
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Kingdom of Kroz

DOS1988freeware Apogee Software
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Dungeons of Kroz

DOS1989freeware Apogee Software
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Caverns of Kroz

DOS1989freeware Apogee Software
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Dungeons of Kroz 2

DOS1989 Apogee Software
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Kingdom of Kroz 2

DOS1990 Apogee Software
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Oil's Well

DOS1984 Sierra On-Line
Oil's Well is an action-puzzle game released by Sierra On-Line in 1983/84. It was originally made for platforms like the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS, but was later ported to other systems. The game is set in an underground world, and the player controls a machine designed to collect oil from a network of caverns and tunnels. The...
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Gauntlet

DOS1986 Mindscape
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Time Bandit

DOS1989 MichTron
Time Bandit is a classic top-down arcade-style video game that was released in 1982 for various home computer systems, such as the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and others. It was developed by MichTron. In Time Bandit, players control a character who must navigate through a series of maze-like levels, battling various enemies and collecting treasure a...
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CHAMP Ms. Pac-man

DOS1994remake ChamProgramming corp.
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ALF: The First Adventure

DOS1987 Box Office
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The Final Crusade of Kroz

DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
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Amazing Maze

DOS1983
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Ant Attack!

DOS1994freeware Dataware
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Lost Adventures of Kroz

DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
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Ms Pac PC

DOS1995remake Magicom Multimedia
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Return to Kroz

DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
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Caverns of Kroz 2

DOS1989 Apogee Software