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Platform, Adventure, Action, Science fiction
OpenCritic37IGDB70
Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.
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Raw, unpretentious, cool and plot-driven.
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TheGamerEric SwitzerJul 20254.5/5 starsI’m old enough to have grown up with unforgiving games, and so I can appreciate a project that goes against the grain at the risk of alienating modern audiences. Even coming in as a genre appreciator, I felt alienated by Shadow Labyrinth.
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Hardcore GamerZach MckayJul 20254.5/5A dark twist on a classic game, as Swordsman No. 8 and PUCK enter uncharted territory in Shadow Labyrinth.
Read the reviewShadow Labyrinth takes a beloved character and goes wild, crafting something bold and impressive.
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Metro GameCentralJul 20254/10Mixing Pac-Man with Metroid seems like an enjoyably strange idea at first, until you realise just how bland and unimaginative the end result is.
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IGNJarrett GreenJul 20255/10From exploration made tedious by annoying checkpointing to the one-note combat, Shadow Labyrinth is a largely dull adaptation of Pac-Man's gritty Secret Level episode.
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IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 4 ratings.
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