As strange as it is, I was really on board for Shadow Labyrinth. I try to maintain a why not policy when it comes to games, so when someone asks, “Why would Bandai Namco make an ultra-dark ...

Video games being self-referential is about as special as grocery store sushi, but Shadow Labyrinth is like how Kroger started dusting its spicy California rolls with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos crumbs. The ...

Zach McKay is a writer from the United States, and a game lover since he stole his dad’s N64 controller to play Ocarina of Time. He has been playing video games for the better part of 25 years and ...

Shadow Labyrinth from developer Bandai Namco Studios sits on the extreme end of the bar when it comes to reinventing a franchise. Shadow Labyrinth is...a Pac-Man game. That sentence alone might throw ...

Remember Secret Level, that Amazon Prime miniseries of short films inspired by popular video games? You know the episode that recast Pac-Man as a marooned warrior abducting strangers to help it fight ...

Secret Level’s Pac-Man episode has a video game of its own now. Amazon’s animated video game-inspired series Secret Level was largely hit or miss, but it did give us an interesting spin on one of the ...

The Pac-Man episode of Amazon Prime show Secret Level is the inspiration for this strange new Metroidvania and its peculiar mix of influences. 2025 has so far been a good year for weird games, with ...

Shadow Labyrinth, a 2D action platformer and genre-twist on PAC-MAN, will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam on July 18 for $29.99 / £24.99 / €29.99, Bandai Namco ...

Bandai Namco revealed a new Pac-Man game at the Game Awards 2024, but it’s probably not what anyone expected. Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action-adventure game set to launch in 2025 for PlayStation 5, ...

Shadow Labyrinth sets its lofty ambitions high, but does it break new ground or will you send it Pac-Manning back to the past? Read our full review to find out!

What mazes will you discover in the darkness of Shadow Labyrinth? Take on its many challenges and become more powerful to prepare for what awaits on this mysterious planet. Shadow Labyrinth releases ...