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Bandai Namco’s Shadow Labyrinth Transforms Pac-Man into Dark Sci-Fi Metroidvania

Preview hands-ons spotlight the game's resource-draining ESP gauge alongside a devour ability that fuels a towering mech transformation

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Overview

  • Shadow Labyrinth will launch on July 18, 2025, for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC.
  • The narrative continues Amazon Prime’s Secret Level lore by pairing a nameless Swordsman with Puck, a cybernetic Pac-Man drone, to escape an alien labyrinth.
  • Combat demands precise timing as players juggle sword strikes, parries and a shared ESP gauge that locks out special moves when depleted.
  • Defeated enemies can be consumed to harvest materials, upgrade abilities and trigger a temporary GAIA mode that transforms the hero into a powerful mech.
  • Exploration blends Pac-Man-inspired platforming with Metroidvania structure through glowing D-Line rails that morph the hero into a puck and nod to classics like Bosconian and Splatterhouse.