Pac-Man the gritty Metroidvania, inexplicably in the works at Amazon’s Secret Level, gets a new launch date and some very dark gameplay

a cyborg pac-man fused with a mysterious protagonist grabs an enemy off a ledge and eats it



Remember that horrifying Pac-Man story from the Amazon Secret Level show? Well we already knew they were turning it into an actual game, Shadow Labyrinth, and now we’ve seen it in action. We also got a launch date for the new Metroidvania during the latest Nintendo Direct 2025.

Shadow Labyrinth is launching on the Nintendo Switch July 18, 2025. It’s a strong offering for this Nintendo Direct. It has all the usual features you’d expect from a 2D metroidvania: tough combat, the ability to upgrade skills to discover more areas, but also an unusually sinister undertone for the yellow puck.

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