Shadow Labyrinth, Pac-Man’s Reimagining, Launches Globally
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- Shadow Labyrinth, a 2D action platformer and reimagining of the Pac-Man franchise, launched globally on July 18, 2025.
- The game landed on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam.
- Pac-Man is one of the longest-running video game franchises in history, and the game has seen regular releases for over 40 years.
Shadow Labyrinth, a 2D action platformer and reimagining of the Pac-Man franchise, launched globally on July 18, 2025.
The game was developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam.
Coinciding with the Pac-Man franchise’s 45th anniversary, Shadow Labyrinth has been in development since 2020. The game allows players to control a playable character referred to as Swordsman No. 8, guided by a yellow orb called Puck. No. 8 is able to fuse with Puck and traverse surfaces reminiscent of the original Pac-Man.
Notably, Shadow Labyrinth already has a prequel story, which was told in the first season of Amazon’s “Secret Level” series in 2024, in the episode titled “Circle.”
Pac-Man is one of the longest-running video game franchises in history, and the game has seen regular releases for over 40 years. Pac-Man’s IP has sold nearly 48 million copies across all platforms and has grossed over $14 billion as of 2016, most of which ($3.5 billion) was earned by the very first arcade title, which sold more than 400,000 cabinets worldwide within a decade of its release in 1980.
