List of maze video games
Maze game is a video game genre description first used by journalists during the 1980s to describe any game in which the entire playing field was a maze. Quick player action is required to escape monsters, outrace an opponent, or navigate the maze within a time limit.
Top-down maze games
1959
- Mouse in the Maze, MIT, TX-0 mainframe
1973
- Gotcha, Atari, Inc., Arcade
1976
- Blockade, Gremlin, Arcade
- The Amazing Maze Game, Midway, Arcade
1977
- Comotion, Gremlin, Arcade
- Hustle, Gremlin, Arcade
- Maze, Fairchild, Fairchild Channel F
1978
- Slot Racers, Atari, Atari 2600
- Take the Money and Run, Magnavox, Odyssey²
1979
1980
- Maze Craze: A Game of Cops and Robbers, Atari, Atari 2600
- Berzerk, Stern, Arcade
- Spectar, Exidy, Arcade
- Tank Battalion, Namco, Arcade
- Tranquilizer Gun,[1] Sega, Arcade
- Wizard of Wor, Midway, Arcade
1981
- The Hand,[2] TIC, Arcade
- K-Razy Shoot-Out, CBS Electronics, Atari 8-bit, Atari 5200
- Pulsar, Sega, Arcade
- Route 16, Tekhan/Sun, Arcade
1982
- Ali Baba and 40 Thieves, Sega, Arcade
- Blue Print, Bally Midway, Arcade
- Diggerbonk, APX, Atari 8-bit
- Entombed, U.S. Games, Atari 2600
- Frenzy, Stern, Arcade
- Garden Wars, Commodore, VIC-20
- Maze Death Race, PSS, Sinclair ZX81,[3] ZX Spectrum[4]
- Nibbler, Rock-Ola, Arcade
- Night Stalker, Mattel, Intellivision
- Raid on Fort Knox, Commodore, VIC-20
- Robot Killer, Emerson, Arcadia 2001
- Shamus, Synapse, Atari 8-bit
- Star Maze, Sir-Tech, Apple II
- Tax Dodge, Free Fall, Atari 8-bit
- Towering Inferno, US Games, Atari 2600
- TRON Maze-A-Tron, Mattel, Intellivision
- Tutankham, Konami, Arcade
- Zzyzzyxx, Cinematronics, Arcade
1983
- Android 2,[4] Vortex, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC
- Atic Atac, Ultimate, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro
- Bomberman, Hudson Soft, NEC PC-8001, Sharp X1, others
- Bumpomov's Dogs,[5] APX, Atari 8-bit
- Cavelon, Jetsoft, Arcade
- Chase the Chuck Wagon, Ralston Purina, Atari 2600
- Creepy Corridors, Sierra On-Line, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, others
- Crystals of Zong, Cymbal, C64
- Dandy, APX, Atari 8-bit
- Flappy, DB-SOFT, Sharp X1
- Intrepid, Nova Games, Arcade
- Key-Quest,[6] Micro-ware, VIC-20
- Lady Tut,[7] Spinnaker, Apple II, C64
- Mazer Blazer, Stern, Arcade
- Splat!, Incentive, ZX Spectrum
- Styx,[4] Bug-Byte, ZX Spectrum
- Time Bandit, MichTron, Tandy Color Computer
- Track Attack,[8] Broderbund, Apple II, Atari 8-bit
1984
- 3D Silicon Fish, Thor, VIC-20
- Cybertron Mission, Micro Power, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, C64
- Labyrinth, Acornsoft, BBC Micro
- Maziacs,[4][9] DK'Tronics, ZX Spectrum, C64, MSX
- The Tower of Druaga, Namco, Arcade
1985
- Cops 'n' Robbers, Atlantis, VIC-20, C64, others
- Gauntlet, Atari Games, Arcade
- Maze War, ANALOG Computing, Atari 8-bit
- Project Future,[10] Micromania, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC
- Raiders5,[11] UPL, Arcade
- Wriggler, Devonshire, ZX Spectrum,
1986
- A-Maze, K'Soft, ZX Spectrum
- Gauntlet II, Atari Games, Arcade
- Merlin's Money Maze, Zilec, Arcade
- Snail Maze, Sega, Master System
1987
- Rescue, Mastertronic, ZX Spectrum
- Think Quick!, The Learning Company, Apple II, MS-DOS
- Starbase, Taurus Computing, Tatung Einstein
1988
- Dark Chambers, Atari, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit
2003
- Flamin' Finger, Namco, Arcade
- Online Bomberman, PC
2008
- The Last Guy, Sony, PS3
2009
- Robot Rescue, Teyon, Nintendo DSi
2017
- Dungeons of Perish, The Unauthorized Frog project
First-person maze games
1974
- Maze War, Steve Colley, Imlac PDS-1
1978
- Escape!, Muse Software, Apple II
1980
1981
- 3D Maze, IJK, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron
- 3D Monster Maze,[4] Sinclair ZX81, ZX Spectrum
- Space Maze, Program Power, BBC Micro
1982
- Dungeons of Daggorath, TRS-80 Color Computer
- Maze, Acornsoft, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron
- Monster Maze, Epyx, Atari 8-bit
- Phantom Slayer, Med Systems, Dragon 32, TRS-80
- Spectre, Datamost, Apple II
- Wayout, Sirius, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, C64
1983
- Alien Maze, CRL Group, ZX Spectrum
- 3-Demon, PC Research, MS-DOS
- Capture the Flag, Sirius, Atari 8-bit, C64
- Caves of Ice,[13] Compute!, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, C64, VIC-20, PET
- Corridors of Genon, New Generation, ZX Spectrum
- London Blitz, Avalon Hill, Atari 2600[14]
- Tunnel Runner, CBS, Atari 2600
- Word Maze, Sord, Sord M5
1984
- 3-D Bomberman, Hudson Soft, MSX, FM-7, NEC PC-6001, others
- 3D Glooper, Supersoft, C64[15]
- Skull, Games Machine, ZX Spectrum, C64
1985
- 3D Monster Chase, Romik, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC
- Gyron, Firebird, ZX Spectrum
1987
1991
- Faceball 2000, Bulletproof Software, Game Boy
- Spelunx, Brøderbund, Macintosh, Windows
Maze chase games
This genre is exemplified by Namco's Pac-Man (1980),[9] where the goal is to collect dots while avoiding enemies that are chasing the player. Pac-Man spawned many sequels and clones. In Japan, they are often called "dot eat games".
1979
- Heiankyo Alien, University of Tokyo, PC-8001, Arcade
1980
1981
- Cave Hunter,[16] Mark Data Products, TRS-80 Color Computer
- Chomper,[17] MMG Micro Software, Atari 8-bit
- Crazy Chicky, VTech, CreatiVision
- Crazy Pucker / Crazy Moonie / Crazy Chewy, VTech, CreatiVision
- Frisky Tom, Nichibutsu, Arcade
- Ghost Hunter, Arcade Plus, Atari 8-bit
- Gobbler, On-Line Systems, Apple II
- Hangly-Man, Nittoh, Arcade
- Jawbreaker, On-Line Systems, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, others
- Jelly Monsters, HAL Labs, VIC-20
- Jungler, Konami, Arcade
- Lady Bug, Universal, Arcade
- Lock 'n' Chase, Data East, Arcade
- Make Trax / Crush Roller, Alpha Denshi, Arcade
- Mouse Trap, Exidy, Arcade
- Ms. Pac-Man, Bally Midway, Arcade
- Munchkin / KC Munchkin, Magnavox, Magnavox Odyssey²
- Munchyman, Program Power, BBC Micro
- New Rally-X, Namco, Arcade
- Packri Monster, Bandai, Handheld
- Piranha, GL, Arcade
- Radar Rat Race, Commodore, VIC-20
- Round-Up, Centuri, Arcade
- Scarfman,[18] Cornsoft, TRS-80
- Taxman, HAL Labs, Apple II
- Thief, Pacific Novelty, Arcade
- Turtles, Konami, Arcade
1982
- Alien, 20th Century Fox, Atari 2600
- Dung Beetles, Datasoft, Apple II, TRS-80 Color Computer, Atari 8-bit
- Baby Pac-Man, Bally Midway, Arcade
- Byte-Man, Mindseye, ZX81
- CatChum, Kaypro, CP/M
- Cat Trax, Emerson, Arcadia 2001
- Changes,[19] Orca, Arcade
- Clean Sweep, GCE, Vectrex
- Cosmic Cruncher, Commodore, VIC-20
- Crazey Mazey,[20] Datamost, Apple II
- Devil Fish, Arctic, Arcade
- Eyes, Rock-Ola, Arcade
- Gulpman, Campbell Systems, ZX Spectrum
- Hard Hat, Exidy, Arcade
- Hungry Horace, Beam, ZX Spectrum, C64, Dragon 32
- Labyrinth,[21] Broderbund, Apple II, Atari 8-bit
- Lochjaw aka Shark Attack, Games by Apollo, Atari 2600
- Looper, Orca, Arcade
- Money Munchers, Datamost, Apple II
- Mouskattack, On-Line Systems, Atari 8-bit, Apple II
- Munch Man, Texas Instruments, TI99-4A
- Muncher!, Silversoft, ZX Spectrum
- Pakacuda, Rabbit, C64
- PC-Man, Orion, IBM PC
- Pengo, Sega, Arcade
- Pig Pen,[22] Datamost, Apple II
- Serpentine, Brøderbund, Apple II
- Snack Attack, Datamost, Apple II
- Snack Attack II, Funtastic, PC
- Snapper, Acornsoft, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron
- Streaking,[23] Shoei, arcade
- Spookyman, Abbex, ZX Spectrum
- Super Pac-Man, Namco, Arcade
- Super Taxman 2, HAL Labs, Apple II
1983
- Alien's Return, ITT Family Games, Atari 2600
- Bank Heist, 20th Century Fox, Atari 2600
- Bootleg, APX, Atari 8-bit
- Botanic, Valadon, Arcade
- Caterpiggle, APX, Atari 8-bit
- Chomper Man, Victory, C64
- Crystal Castles, Atari, Arcade
- Dot Gobbler,[24] Mr. Computer Products, C64
- Drelbs, Synapse, Atari 8-bit, C64
- Felix and the Fruit Monsters, Micro Power, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro
- Getaway!,[25] APX, Atari 8-bit
- Ghost Hunt,[26] PSS, ZX Spectrum
- Gnasher,[26] R&R Software, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 16/Plus/4
- Gobble A Ghost, CDS Microsystems, ZX Spectrum
- Guzzler, Tehkan, Arcade
- Hover Bovver, Llamasoft, C64, Atari 8-bit
- Jawbreaker II, On-Line Systems, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, others
- Jr. Pac-Man, Bally Midway, Arcade
- Marvin's Maze, SNK, Arcade
- Maze Chase,[27][28] Hewson, ZX Spectrum
- Maze Man, Creative Equipment, C64
- Monster Munch, Atlantis, C64
- Mouser,[29] IBM, IBM PCjr
- Munch Man 64,[30] Solar Software, C64
- Pacar,[31] Sega, Arcade
- Pacmania,[32] Mr. Chip, VIC-20, C64
- Pac Rabbit, International Publishing & Software, ZX81
- Plaque Man,[33] HCS, Atari 8-bit, C64
- Power Blaster,[34] Romik, VIC-20
- Preppie! II,[35] Adventure International, Atari 8-bit
- Scooby Doo's Maze Chase,[36] Mattel, Intellivision
- Scrambled Egg, Technos, Arcade
- Trashman,[37] Creative Software, C64
- Traxx, Quicksilva, VIC-20, ZX Spectrum
- Van-Van Car,[38] Karateco, Arcade
- Zappy Zooks,[39] Romik, C64
1984
- Devil World, Nintendo, NES
- Ms. Maze,[40] Tom Mix Software, TRS-80 Color Computer
- Munch Mania,[41] Mastertronic, C64
- Pirate Ship Higemaru, Capcom, Arcade
- Spatter,[42] Sega, Arcade
- Spriteman 64,[43] Interceptor Software, C64
1985
1987
- 3D Dotty, Blue Ribbon, BBC Micro
- Classic Muncher, Bubble Bus, Amstrad CPC
- Cruncher Factory, Kingsoft, Amiga
- Fantasy Zone: The Maze, Sega, Arcade
- Fast Food, Codemasters, C64, ZX Spectrum, others
- Gobbler's Revenge,[45] Commodore Magazine, C64
- Pac-Mania, Namco, Arcade
1988
- Knicker-Bockers,[46] StarSoft, Atari 8-bit
- Mad Mix, Topo Soft, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, others
- Snowplow, ANALOG Computing, Atari 8-bit
- Yuu Maze, Taito, Famicom Disk System
1989
- Maze Mania, Hewson, ZX Spectrum, C64, Amstrad CPC
- Maze of Flott, Taito, Arcade
1990
- Hacman II, freeware, Atari ST
- Perplexity, Superior, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron
- Trog, Midway, Arcade
1991
- Jungle Jim,[47] Energize, Amiga, Atari ST
1992
- GobMan,[48] Shareware, MS-DOS
1993
- CD-Man,[49] Creative Dimensions, MS-DOS
- Mean Arenas, Nite Time, Amiga
- Tinkle Pit, Namco, Arcade
1995
- Go! Go! Mile Smile,[50] Funki, Arcade
1996
- Bubble Trouble, Ambrosia, Mac
- Pac-Man Arrangement, Namco, Arcade
1998
- 3D Maze Man, eGames, Windows
2006
- Pac the Man X,[51] McSebi, OS X
2010
- Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, Namco, Xbox 360, PS3, Windows
Grid capture games
In grid capture games, also called line coloring games, the maze consists of lines, and the goal is to capture rectangular areas by traversing their perimeters. The gameplay is not fundamentally different than Pac-Man (players still have to navigate the entire maze to complete a level) but enough games have used the grid motif that it is a distinct style. One unique element is that it is possible to capture multiple rectangles simultaneously, usually for extra points. Amidar established the model for this subgenre.
1981
- Amidar, Stern, Arcade
1982
- Blade Runner,[52] Wizardsoft, C64
- Demolition Herby, Telesys, Atari 2600
- Jeepers Creepers, Quality, Atari 8-bit
- Jolly Jogger, Taito, Arcade
- Macho Mouse, Techstar, Arcade
- Radar Zone / Out Line, Century, Arcade
- Pepper II, Exidy, Arcade
- Time Runner, Funsoft, TRS-80
- Triple Punch, KKI, Arcade
1983
- Colour Clash,[53] Romnik, ZX Spectrum
- Cuthbert Goes Walkabout, Microdeal, Dragon 32/64, CoCo, C64, Atari 8-bit
- Kid Grid, Tronix, C64
- Potty Painter in the Jungle, Rabbit, C64
- Rollin,[54] Atlantis, C64
- Spiderdroid, Froggo, Atari 2600
- Super Gridder, Terminal, C64
1984
- Crazy Tracer, Acornsoft, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro
- Oh Mummy, Gem, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
- Pesky Painter,[55] Supersoft, C64
- Rollo And The Brush Bros, Windmill, MS-DOS
1986
- Gapper, freeware, MS-DOS
- Panel Panic,[56] Aackosoft, MSX
1999
- Live Wire!, SCI, PlayStation
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- ↑ "Top Ten Commodore Vic-20 Games". Retro Gamer. June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Lady Tut". Gamebase 64.
- ↑ "Track Attack". ROM (1): 23. August 1983.
- 1 2 "ARCADE MIND GAMES", Sinclair User, June 1984
- ↑ "Project Future Review", CRASH, Newsfield (14): 44, March 1985.
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- ↑ Boyle, L. Curtis. "Cave Hunter". The Tandy Color Computers Game List.
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- ↑ "Scarfman". TRS-80.org.
- ↑ "Changes - Videogame by Orca". KLOV.
- ↑ Hockman, Daniel (November 1982). "Micro-Reviews: Crazey Mazey" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. 2 (6): 41.
- ↑ "Labyrinth". AtariMania.
- ↑ "Pig Pen". The Personal Computer Museum.
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- ↑ "Dot Gobbler". Lemon 64.
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- ↑ "IBM PCjr. Exclusive Games - ScubaVenture & Mouser". Nerdly Pleasures.
- ↑ "Munch Man 64". Lemon 64.
- ↑ "Pacar". Sega Does.
- ↑ "Pacmania". Lemon 64.
- ↑ "Plaque Man". Atari Mania.
- ↑ "Power Blaster". The Personal Computer Museum.
- ↑ "Preppie! II". Atari Mania.
- ↑ "Scooby Doo's Maze Chase". Intellivision Lives.
- ↑ "C64 Review - Trashman".
- ↑ "Van-Van Car". Killer List of Video Games.
- ↑ "Zappy Zooks". Lemon 64.
- ↑ Boyle, L. Curtis. "Ms. Maze". The Tandy Color Computers Game List.
- ↑ "Munch Mania". Lemon 64.
- ↑ Wheatley, Sean (April 2, 2007). "Forgotten Gems of the Maze Chase Genre". The Next Level.
- ↑ "Spriteman 64". Lemon 64.
- ↑ "Floppy-Eater!". Gamebase 64.
- ↑ "Gobbler's Revenge". Gamebase 64.
- ↑ "Knicker-Bockers". Atari 8-bit Forever.
- ↑ "Jungle Jim". Atari Mania.
- ↑ "GobMan". RGB Classic Games.
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- ↑ "Pesky Painter". Gamebase 64.
- ↑ "Panel Panic". MSX Games World.
External links
- "Maze Games" from CRASH magazine issue 3
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