Nicola Kapron
COGconnectedShadow Labyrinth Review – Edgy Pacman Rocks
Published 7/17/2025
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78
+13 vs critic avg
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Series X|S / Switch 2 / PC / PS5 / Switch - 7/18/2025
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.
- Developer
- Bandai Namco Studios
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
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Critic avg
65
15 scored reviews
Total coverage
15
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Score range
40–90
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 65 across 15 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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15 included scored reviews
90–1002 reviews · 13%
80–891 review · 7%
70–794 reviews · 27%
Below 708 reviews · 53%
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Abbie Stone
PC GamerShadow Labyrinth review
Published 7/17/2025
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Score
73
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalStephen Tailby
Push SquareReview: Shadow Labyrinth (PS5) - Pac-Man Meets Metroid in Strange Offshoot That Almost Works
Published 7/17/2025
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60
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalLucas White
ShacknewsShadow Labyrinth review: That way Pac-Man lies
Published 7/17/2025
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80
+15 vs critic avg
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Read originalEric Switzer
TheGamerShadow Labyrinth Review: This One Is For The Sickos
Published 7/17/2025
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90
+25 vs critic avg
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