A new Pac-Man game is coming, and it's unlike anything you're expecting. Say hello to Shadow Labyrinth.
The Game Awards This story is part of our coverage of The Game Awards 2024 Updated less than 55 seconds ago Explore. Battle. Consume. Survive. 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, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. It completely twists the classic franchise on its head by giving it a grim, eerie tone.
Recommended Videos Ahead of its reveal, Digital Trends spoke to producer Seigo Aizawa, who gave more detail about the surprising project, which is set to launch in time for Pac-Man’s 45th anniversary next year. The project is being developed internally at Bandai Namco by a team that’s been working on the series “for a long time.” Aizawa himself previously served as the producer of Pac-Man 99, so he’s no stranger to Pac-Man spinoffs.
Related Aizawa says that while the project may look nothing like a traditional Pac-Man game, it shares some DNA with the classic series. The studio broke the series down into three fundamentals: “the maze concept, the eat concept, and how the table can flip all of a sudden.” While Aizawa doesn’t explicitly use the word Metroidvania, his description of the game fits that bill.
Those who have watched Amazon’s new video game anthology series Secret Level might notice that Shadow Labyrinth shares similarities with the series’ bizarre Pac-Man episode. That, of course, is no accident. Aizawa explains that the game was already in development when Amazon pitched the series to Bandai Namco, creating perfect space for a tie-in.
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