ruthlesslearner/pacman-python

Pac-Man in Python

A classic Pac-Man clone written in ~250 lines of Python using pygame.

Run locally

pip install pygame
python pacman.py

Controls

• Arrow keys — move
• R — restart after game over
• Q or Esc — quit

Features

• Maze with dots (10 pts) and power pellets (50 pts)
• Power pellets make ghosts frightened: they turn blue, slow down, and are worth 200 pts when eaten
• 4 ghosts with simple chase AI (they pick the direction toward Pac-Man at each intersection)
• 3 lives, win screen when the maze is cleared