ARCADE ROGUELIKE MAZE SURVIVAL
Every maze is unique. Your energy never stops draining. How deep can you go?
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You are a lost soul trapped in an endless, ever-changing labyrinth. Each level generates a new maze — bigger and more dangerous than the last. Your energy drains with every step. Food is scarce. Darkness surrounds you.
Explore under fog of war, collect coins for extra lives, find keys to unlock treasure chests, and discover mystical artifacts like the Agmuth — which lets you phase through walls — or the Threia Totem, which can restore a lost life through prayer. Use the Hammer of Threia to shatter walls and forge your own path. Seek out hidden secret passages concealed within the maze walls.
As you descend deeper, the labyrinth fights back: water floods the corridors, lava scorches the floor, poison lingers in the air, spikes pierce the ground, bats lurk in the shadows, shadow walkers stalk the corridors to steal your coins, bat nests erupt into swarms when you draw near, and moving walls shift to reshape the maze around you. Spend your hard-earned coins in the shop to equip rings, potions, and pendants that give you an edge.
Two narrators guide — and taunt — your journey: Brother Malachar, the last monk of Threia's Order, offers wisdom and gifts, while Vorath, the sealed celestial, whispers dark temptations. Random level events alter the rules each maze. Track your achievements and compete against your own best records.
Scattered across the maze are 30 ancient manuscripts that reveal the dark history of this world. Collect them all to uncover the story of the labyrinth.
Part Pac-Man, part roguelike, part survival — Lost in Labyrinth is a retro arcade maze crawler with procedural generation, permadeath, and a newspaper-black aesthetic.
Choose how you face the labyrinth. Two ways to play, each with its own stakes.
The true labyrinth experience. Death is permanent — lose all your lives and you start over from level 1. Every step counts, every decision is final.
A more forgiving path. When you die, you may continue from where you fell — but every resurrection comes at a price.
Every level generates a unique maze that grows in size and complexity as you progress deeper into the labyrinth.
Only nearby cells are visible. Previously visited paths are dimmed. Navigate carefully through the unknown darkness.
Your energy drains with every step. Collect fruit, tuna, and chicken scattered through the maze to stay alive.
Gather coins to earn extra lives. Every 10 coins grants a new heart. Your wallet persists across runs.
Three key tiers unlock matching treasure chests. Discover coins, hearts, stars, or the rare Agmuth inside.
Use the mysterious Agmuth to phase through a single wall, opening shortcuts through the labyrinth.
Find the compass to reveal a needle pointing toward the exit. A rare and invaluable tool for the lost.
Discover the Threia Totem and invoke a prayer to receive a divine blessing: a restored life and full health. The totem also repels attacking bats.
Discover 30 lore manuscripts across 5 story arcs. Collect them to unravel the mysteries of the labyrinth.
Each level features a unique wall style — brick, stone, wood, metal, marble, and more — for a fresh look every maze.
Choose Easy, Normal, or Hard difficulty. Adjust music and SFX volume with independent sliders and a master mute.
Press Z to zoom out and see the full maze layout. Previously explored areas appear clearly on the map.
Find the divine hammer and shatter maze walls with rapid B-key combos. Broken walls regenerate after 45 seconds.
Two narrators shape your journey: Brother Malachar offers wisdom and gifts, while Vorath whispers dark temptations.
Random modifiers alter gameplay each level — food may vanish faster, fog may lift, or coins may flood the maze.
Some walls hide secret passages. Push against a suspicious wall rapidly to reveal a hidden shortcut through the maze.
From level 8 onward, walls periodically shift and reshape the maze around you. Paths open and close without warning.
Unlock 10 persistent achievements across all runs. Track your milestones from the title menu.
Your top 5 best games are recorded forever. Compare your score, level, coins, and time across all runs.
Contextual environmental audio — water drips, lava crackles, creaking walls, and distant whispers create atmosphere.
You are a white orb lost in the maze of limbo. Move through the grid, explore every path, and find the exit before your energy runs out.
Each maze has a single exit marked with a concentric bullseye. Reach it to advance to the next level, earning a time bonus.
Stand still for a few seconds to slowly recover health. Floating "Z" letters appear as you rest. But resting costs score points.
Metallic, Copper, and Gold chests appear in the maze. Use matching keys to unlock them and discover loot: coins, hearts, spirit stars, or Agmuths.
Your progress is automatically saved. Return anytime to continue your journey from where you left off.
The labyrinth doesn't want you to leave. With every level, new dangers appear on the maze floor — each one deadlier than the last.
Walking through water doubles your energy drain. Standing on water slowly saps your health.
Lava quadruples energy drain per step. The scorching heat causes heavy idle damage while you stand on it.
Stepping on poison inflicts a timed status effect: passive health drain and reduced movement speed for 10 seconds.
Sharp spikes wound you on contact, causing a bleeding effect with passive drain and slower movement.
Ambient bats lurk in the dark. When you collect items, they swoop in to attack. The Threia Totem can repel them.
Destructible nests embedded in walls. Get too close and a swarm of bats erupts. Walking through a nest deals heavy damage and steals coins.
Ghostly figures patrol the corridors. They detect you by line of sight, chase you down, steal coins, and deal damage on contact.
Your coins survive death. Between runs, spend them on items that give you an edge. Some are consumed on use, some last forever, and some have limited charges before they break.
Increases Agmuth drops from copper and gold chests by 30%. Bought once, kept forever.
Grants immunity to lava, water, and poison floors. Supersedes individual rings while active.
A divine hammer forged by the Goddess. Face a wall and press B rapidly to shatter it. Walls regenerate after 45 seconds. Also found while exploring.
Reduces energy drain per step by 20%. Stacks multiplicatively with difficulty. One charge per step.
When you would lose a life, a potion is automatically consumed to restore full health instead.
Keys appear 20% more often in the maze. Bought once, kept forever.
Grants complete immunity to lava floor damage. One charge per protected step.
Grants complete immunity to poison floor effects. One charge per protected step.
Prevents game over — automatically restores all hearts and full energy when your last life would be lost.
40% chance per level to reveal the entire maze, removing all fog of war. One charge per reveal.
Food within 5 tiles is magnetically attracted toward you. One charge per food attracted.
Grants complete immunity to water floor damage. One charge per protected step.
Why does this labyrinth exist? Who built it? 30 ancient manuscripts are hidden across the maze — fragments of a dark history waiting to be pieced together.
Manuscripts are divided into five thematic story arcs, each revealing a different chapter of the labyrinth's dark history.
Access your collected manuscripts from the title menu. Read each one in a dedicated reading room with atmospheric music.
Newly collected manuscripts glow in gold with a "NEW" tag. Once read, they are catalogued in your permanent library.
The labyrinth is waiting. How deep can you go?
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