Bandai Namco announced PAC-MAN-based 2D action platformer Shadow Labyrinth will launch on July 18 for Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. A Digital Deluxe Edition of Shadow Labyrinth will be available on all platforms featuring a digital artbook and soundtrack, and digital pre-orders are going live with special bonuses.
Moreover, a Shadow Labyrinth Secret Edition will be sold featuring the base game, an enamel pin set, a double-sided map/poster, glow in the dark and iridescent stickers, blacklight keychain, and a booklet case. The Bandai Namco Store will offer the exclusive Shadow Labyrinth Collector’s Edition, which includes Secret Edition contents, a collector’s box, art journal, and Shadow Box.
Shadow Labyrinth is a broad departure from any previous PAC-MAN game, where players take on the role of another character as protagonist, named Swordsman No. 8. In the game, following the events introduced in the Secret Level animated short, players awaken on an alien planet still ravaged by war and monsters.
The protagonist encounters PUCK, a mysterious yet recognizable figure who teaches them that their aim in this treacherous world is to escape it, and to achieve that they must consume everything that waits in the darkness to survive – and ultimately become the planet’s apex predator.
Players traverse a maze-filled world where enemies and puzzles new and familiar will challenge them at every step. Success comes from mastery of fluid combat and exploration to uncover increasingly powerful abilities and skills and conquering challenging bosses to discover their true purpose.
As players dive deeper into the maze of this mysterious world, they will discover its secrets and learn why PUCK chose them for this task. The game draws even wider inspiration for story and setting from Bandai Namco’s broader library of beloved arcade games.
