Overview
- Google’s homepage features the interactive game today, accessible by clicking the modified logo and playable with arrow keys on desktop or swipes on mobile.
- The doodle offers eight levels, including four haunted‑house stages, and keeps classic mechanics like clearing dots and using power pellets to turn the tables on ghosts.
- Seasonal touches include Pac‑Man wearing a witch hat and large power pellets depicted as eyeballs for a Halloween look.
- The collaboration with Bandai Namco brings officially designed mazes tied to Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde, reinforcing an authentic anniversary tribute.
- The release continues Google’s history of playable tributes, following earlier Pac‑Man doodles in 2010 and during 2020, and several outlets report it is a one‑day Halloween feature.