Pac-Man Museum+ is a compilation of 14 different games from the Pac-Man franchise. Those range from the original 1980 arcade game all the way up to Pac-Man 256, the 2016 title which is the most recent one in this compilation. Pac-Man Museum+ is not just a launcher for these games, however – it adds some meta-game mechanics, too. For example, not all games are available to the player at the start. To unlock them, the players will have to familiarize themselves with the other ones first. In a nod to the original arcade machines, arcade games require coins to play. Coins are an in-game currency that is earned simply by playing the games and completing challenges.
The process of selecting the game to play is not a simple menu, either. Rather, Pac-Man Museum+ presents itself as a “virtual arcade”, a 3D room with multiple arcade cabinets in them. The games can be played by interacting with the cabinets. But the real purpose of this virtual arcade room is to provide the player with yet another meta-game incentive to play the games. Playing the games will occasionally reward you with furniture for the room, and you can purchase it with coins as well. Collectible figurines can be displayed in the room as well – obtaining them is yet another coin sink for the players.
Pac-Man Museum+ released on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows. With the help of our guide, you will be able to play Pac-Man Museum+ on Mac as well.
System Requirements
| Minimal | Recommended |
|---|---|
| OS: Windows 7 | OS: Windows 10 |
| Processor: Intel Core i3-2125 or AMD FX-4350 | Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Radeon Ryzen 3 1200 |
| RAM: 4 GB | RAM: 4 GB |
| Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 5770, 1 GB of VRAM | Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB or AMD Radeon R7 360, 2 GB of VRAM |
Play Pac-Man Museum+ on Mac with Parallels
If you have a powerful Mac computer (iMac, iMac Pro, or Mac Pro) Parallels Desktop can be a solution. This is an application that allows for Windows virtualization on Mac with the full support of DirectX and GPUs. In simpler terms, what this means is that it allows you to install Windows 10 on Mac with just a couple of clicks and switch between MacOS and Windows instantly. So you will be able to run Windows, install Steam, and enjoy the Pac-Man Museum+ game on Mac just like on a regular PC.
Note: Recommended devices to run resource-demanding games: MacBook Pro (models with an Intel processor, discrete graphics cards, and 16 GB of RAM or more), iMac (models with Intel processor, discrete graphics cards, and 16 GB of RAM or more), iMac Pro (all models are suitable), Mac Pro (all models are suitable). Parallels on Mac computers with M1 (M1 Pro, M1 Max) chips may not support recent games. Games that require DirectX 12 and later are currently not supported by Parallels. AppsOnMac recommends using Parallels’ free trial feature to determine whether you can run the game or not if you’re uncertain.
Play Pac-Man Museum+ on Mac with cloud gaming services
If you have an old Mac or it cannot satisfy the Pac-Man Museum+ game system requirements, there is an easy solution. Cloud gaming services will be happy to provide you with sufficient computing power – though not for free, of course. All you need is a browser or a small client program and a good internet connection starting from 15 MBit/s. There are several great platforms that provide these services, among the best are Boosteroid, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Nvidia GeForce Now.
Play Pac-Man Museum+ on Mac with BootCamp
Note: Mac computers with new Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3 Pro, or M1, M2, M3 Max) currently do not support BootCamp. In this case, please, use the options above to run Pac-Man Museum+ on Mac
This method is simple but time-consuming. If your Mac meets all the system requirements above, you can play Pac-Man Museum+ on Mac by installing Windows. You need to set up a dual boot of Windows and Mac via BootCamp. This is an application that allows users to choose the system to work in on startup, however, you won’t be able to switch between systems like in Parallels. You will need to reboot your machine every time you want to switch from Mac to Windows and vice versa. Remember that Mac is just a computer, in the end. And while newer Macs have their own special Apple Silicon chips that cannot run Windows, older Macs are very much similar to computers that run Windows, they have Intel processors, compatible RAM, disks, and other components. So you can install Windows on an older Mac by allocating no less than 64 GB of disk space (to be able to run Windows and a couple of games) and following these steps:
For OS X El Capitan 10.11 and older
For MacOS versions prior to OS X El Capitan 10.11 you will need to create a bootable Windows USB.
- Download this Windows ISO file.
- Open Boot Camp Assistant (Go to Applications > Utilities).
- Define the Windows partition size and choose the Windows ISO file you’ve downloaded.
- Format the Windows partition and go through all Windows installation steps.
- When Windows boots for the first time, follow on-screen instructions to install Boot Camp and Windows support software (drivers)