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Shadow Labyrinth, a metroidvania with a post-apocalyptic take on Pac-Man, is out on all major platforms with solid reviews (video.fastly.steamstatic.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by chrisbrummel to c/metroidvanias

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Good reviews, but not great. A lot of people seem to think that with a few quality of life updates that it could be much better.

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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[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This looks extremely cool.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

About 10 hours in and it is great. There's nods to original Pac Man play incorporated into the platforming and a guest appearance from at least one other 80s arcade classic that I have encountered.

If you like metroidvanias it is a very good addition to the genre on its own, then add Pac Man's darkest sci-fi timeline on top.

Highly recommended.