Shadow Labyrinth Shows Off Gameplay in Nintendo Switch Trailer

Bandai Namco‘s dark reimagining of the arcade classic Pac-Man called Shadow Labyrinth is headed to the Nintendo Switch on July 18, 2025. Previously revealed at The Game Awards 2024, the game follows an amnesiac wanderer and the mysterious Puck navigating a dark labyrinth filled with strange monsters and traps that they must work together to escape. A brand-new gameplay trailer is also available.

The gameplay trailer showcased new mechanics. One is the Gaia form, during which the protagonist and Puck merge into a large, monstrous form. This allows them to consume defeated enemies to gain items. Another feature is Phase Shifting. This allows Puck to take on a familiar Pac-Man shape to cross terrain the protagonist cannot tackle alone.

You can take a look at the full Nintendo Direct here, which contains the gameplay trailer for Shadow Labyrinth:

The concept for the game was first teased in the Secret Level anthology series on Amazon, where the nameless protagonist and Puck fought through a dark labyrinth, similarly filled with monsters and deadly traps.

Shadow Labyrinth, by Bandai Namco Entertainment, will release on Nintendo Switch on July 18, 2025. It will release on the same day on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, and Steam