Maze Muncher
Steer with the arrow keys / WASD, the on-screen D-pad, or a swipe. Dots score points, but the level is cleared by eating every ghost: grab a flashing power pellet to turn them blue, then chomp them before the blue wears off. Eaten ghosts stay gone for the level. A touch from a ghost that isn't blue costs a life; you have 3.
Maze Muncher — a free online arcade game on TotType
Maze Muncher is an original maze chase with a twist: to clear a level you have to hunt down every ghost. Munch the dots for points while the ghosts roam the neon maze, then grab one of the four flashing power pellets — the ghosts turn blue and flee, and every one you catch is gone for the rest of the level. Eat them all and the next level starts, with faster ghosts, a shorter blue window and, from level 3, more of them (up to seven). Speed, freeze, double-points and extra-life pickups drop into the maze as you play. It's free, plays in any browser on phone, tablet, or desktop, and needs no download — anyone can try a demo run with no account, and a free parent account with a verified email unlocks unlimited play.
- Made for
- Kids
- Players
- 1, or up to 4 online
- Online
- With everyone playing it now, or in a private room with a 4-character code; bots (marked 🤖) fill empty seats
- Controls
- Keyboard, mouse or touch
- Scored in
- pts · posts to the arcade leaderboard
- Shelf
- Classic arcade games
- Cost
- Free — try a demo run with no account (one run, up to 90 seconds, twice a day; not saved); a free parent account with a verified email unlocks unlimited play and saved scores
- En español
- Maze Muncher en español
How to play Maze Muncher
Steer with the arrow keys / WASD, the on-screen D-pad, or a swipe. Dots score points, but the level is cleared by eating every ghost: grab a flashing power pellet to turn them blue, then chomp them before the blue wears off. Eaten ghosts stay gone for the level. A touch from a ghost that isn't blue costs a life; you have 3.
Tips & tricks
- Buffer your turns — tap the direction you want just before an intersection and the muncher swings into it the moment the path opens, so you never overshoot a corner.
- Eaten ghosts don't come back, so the pellets are your whole plan: wait until two or three ghosts are close before you grab one, then chase them down for a 200–400–800 chain. Run out of pellets with ghosts still loose and a fresh one appears.
- Use the tunnel on the middle row to switch sides of the maze in one step — walking off one edge brings you out on the other. It's handy for reaching a far pellet, but the ghosts can follow you through.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play Maze Muncher?
Steer the muncher with the arrow keys, WASD, the on-screen D-pad, or a swipe. Dots score points, but a level is cleared by eating every ghost: grab a power pellet to turn them blue, then chomp them before the blue wears off. Touching a ghost that isn't blue costs one of your three lives.
What do the power pellets do?
Eating one of the flashing power pellets turns every ghost blue for a few seconds — about nine on level 1, less on later levels. While they are blue they flee and you can chomp them for escalating points — 200, then 400, 800 and 1600 — before they flash white and turn dangerous again. A ghost you eat stays gone for the rest of the level.
Is Maze Muncher free to play on mobile?
Yes — Maze Muncher is completely free and fully touch-playable in any modern browser on a phone or tablet, with no download and no app required — anyone can try a demo run with no account, and a free parent account with a verified email unlocks unlimited play and saves your scores — and ads never interrupt a game in progress.
Can I play Maze Muncher online with friends?
Yes. Open Maze Muncher and choose Play online to join everyone playing it right now: up to 4 players a round, all starting together, and the highest score wins. When nobody else is on, computer players marked as bots hold the empty seats, and a real player always takes a bot's place. To play only with friends, make a private room and share its 4-character code. Online play needs a free parent account with a verified email, and players see only each other's nicknames and scores: there is no chat.
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