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Shadow Labyrinth
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“You get isekaied from your boring life in the big city and find yourself in the body of a cloaked puppet wearing programmer socks that is haunted by the ghost of Pacman. For me personally, the levels are slightly too big and the pacing is a bit off. You find your first shop…”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played“No for $30, under no circumstances, this isn't polished or well designed enough for that. $15 at max. TL;DR it's fine enough but the random rough edges are jagged. Mixed review seems to be from that many things were fixed post launch, and mostly the only thing that's awful is…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“I'm kind of shocked by how unfinished this game feels, especially given that I started it over a year after it launched. It feels like a high end Flash game, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's so underbaked. Enemy attacks don't even appear to have hurtboxes so you can…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Shadow Labyrinth’s 1st Anniversary
Celebrate with this new illustration by character artist Michi Kasugano and exclusive Q&A article with the Seigo Aizawa, Toru Takahashi, and Hisaharu Tago of the Shadow Labyrinth game team! [img src="
Explore Patch 1.1.0
Developed to address community feedback, Shadow Labyrinth's Patch 1.1.0 is available now. This update overhauls the game's difficulty with the addition of Explorer Mode, adds Quality of Life updates w
Notice Regarding Release of Official Update File "Ver.1.1.0"
We have begun distributing update file "Ver.1.1.0" to adjust gameplay and fix certain issues. This version includes a major update across the entire game, featuring the addition of "Explorer Mode," ba
Shadow Labyrinth - Future Patch Update 1.1.0
Greetings players, UGSF soldiers, and Swordsmen—thank you for playing Shadow Labyrinth. In response to player feedback, the Shadow Labyrinth Information Bureau is pleased to share details about the up
Shadow Labyrinth Patch News (Ver. 1.0.4)
The latest patch, which will update your game to "Ver. 1.0.4" is available now. This update will adjust gameplay and fix some issues. We kindly ask that you apply the latest update file before playing
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Metroidvania · Adventure · Action-Adventure · Platformer · 2D Platformer · 2D · Sci-fi · Dark · Singleplayer · Underground · Souls-like (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 19 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows10/11 Processor: Intel Core i3-3225 / AMD A6-7400K Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Arc A580 / AMD Radeon R9 270X / GeForce GTX 750Ti DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 5 GB available space Additional Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/60fps. Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes.