Labyrinthine

Labyrinthine on PC is a first-person cooperative survival horror game built around maze navigation, environmental puzzles, and monsters that punish careless movement. Valko Game Studios both develops and publishes it. The PC storefront name remains Labyrinthine; the separate console listing is called Labyrinthine - Console Edition, so there is no verified PC rebrand to replace the original title.

Maze exploration with real co-op pressure

The main loop combines first-person exploration, clue reading, item hunting, puzzle solving, and evasive survival. You enter an abandoned hedge maze or another hostile environment, search for the objects and symbols needed to open the next route, and listen for audio cues that may reveal when a creature is nearby. Combat is not the focus. Positioning, communication, and knowing when to retreat matter more than direct confrontation.

Labyrinthine supports solo play, but its design is strongest in online co-op for up to eight players. Teams can divide the maze to cover more ground, yet splitting up also creates risk because a monster encounter can isolate one player from everyone else. Voice communication is part of the intended experience, especially when one player is carrying an objective item, another is scouting, and the rest are trying to remember which corridors are safe.

The game uses a first-person camera and supports keyboard-and-mouse play as well as controllers. Its horror comes from limited information rather than a constant combat stream: darkness, sound, confusing layouts, sudden events, and enemy behaviors turn ordinary navigation into a team decision.

Story Mode and the Case Files structure

Story Mode follows the trail of Joan, a fairground worker connected to the maze and its disturbing history. The campaign is organized into six chapters with fixed narrative progression, bespoke locations, and puzzles designed around learning how the game communicates objectives. This is the mode to choose when you want a more directed horror adventure and a continuing story rather than an endlessly repeatable run.

Case Files is a separate mode built around procedurally generated mazes. Its maps, objectives, encounters, and progression create a more replayable structure than the story chapters. The layout is not simply a random version of the campaign; Case Files introduces its own maze types, monsters, puzzles, and investigations, giving the game a second identity as a repeatable co-op challenge.

Case Files also provides the persistent mastery loop. Completing investigations contributes to a leveling system that unlocks additional maze types, monsters, equipment, and cosmetic rewards. Hardcore Case Files raises the challenge and offers exclusive cosmetic rewards for groups that want a more demanding version of the procedural mode.

Monsters, puzzles, and equipment

Labyrinthine features more than 30 monsters, each built around different movement patterns, detection rules, and encounter behavior. That variety changes how teams approach a location. A group that relies on sprinting, hiding, or staying together may need to adapt when a creature forces players to watch specific routes or manage space differently.

Puzzles are not a separate minigame menu. They are embedded in the environments and require players to inspect rooms, recognize symbols, locate keys or other objects, and connect clues across the maze. The official feature set emphasizes multiplayer-completable puzzles, so the game does not treat co-op players as spectators while one person solves everything alone.

Case Files also supports a growing equipment and cosmetic ecosystem. Players can collect equipment items that assist with maze navigation and investigations, while tickets and discoveries feed into a collection of hundreds of cosmetics. The cosmetic layer changes character presentation rather than turning the game into a conventional combat progression system.

Content model and current editions

On PC, Labyrinthine is a paid base game rather than a free-to-play title. The Steam version includes both Story Mode and Case Files, with the main replay loop coming from procedural investigations, unlocks, seasonal activities, and collectible cosmetics rather than a sequence of conventional paid campaign expansions.

The current PC add-on is the Labyrinthine Supporter Edition. It is a cosmetic-focused pack that adds new glowstick colors, additional cosmetics, music tracks, and a unique lobby nameplate. It does not represent a separate campaign or a gameplay expansion. The base game also contains an in-game store for equipment and cosmetic items, so players should distinguish the optional supporter content from the included modes and progression systems.

The official game site lists more than 20 maps and environments, six story chapters, over 30 monsters, 19 maze types unlocked through progression, and an ongoing collection of cosmetic items. These figures describe the current content model more accurately than treating Labyrinthine as a short linear horror campaign.

PC features, VR, and multiplayer ecosystem

PC players get full controller support, Steam achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing, and Remote Play on TV. The game also has full virtual reality support on PC, making it possible to experience the same maze-focused horror through a headset rather than a standard monitor. VR is optional; Labyrinthine is not a VR-only title.

Hosted player games are a notable part of the ecosystem. The official feature list describes player-hosted sessions, an in-game lobby browser with tags, and built-in voice chat. This structure gives groups a practical way to find or create sessions without depending on a separate dedicated-server browser.

Cross-play connects PC players with the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 versions. The save data remains separate between PC and console editions, but players on supported platforms can play together. For a group deciding where to buy the game, that means the important question is platform compatibility, not whether PC and console use identical progression data.

Steam lists interface and subtitle localization for English, French, German, Dutch, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, and Japanese. The storefront does not list full audio localization, so English should be treated as the spoken-language baseline rather than assuming dubbed support across the subtitle languages.

Who should play Labyrinthine?

Labyrinthine is a strong fit for players who want co-op horror without a combat-heavy design. It suits groups that enjoy calling out landmarks, comparing clues, solving environmental puzzles, and reacting to unpredictable monster encounters. The eight-player lobby size also makes it more suitable for larger friend groups than many four-player horror games.

It is less suited to players looking for weapons, boss fights, competitive multiplayer, or a tightly authored solo horror story. Story Mode is directed, but the broader game is structured around replayable investigations and gradual collection. If your preferred horror loop is identifying supernatural evidence with tools, co-op paranormal investigation games like Phasmophobia offer a different objective-driven alternative. If you prefer organized survival trials with stealth, tasks, and progression, team-based survival horror such as The Outlast Trials is the closer comparison.

The best audience is therefore easy to define: players who enjoy getting lost together, learning enemy rules, and treating communication as part of the gameplay rather than an optional social extra.

Labyrinthine FAQ

Is Labyrinthine still called Labyrinthine on PC?

Yes. The PC Steam edition remains named Labyrinthine. Labyrinthine - Console Edition is the separate name used for the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 release, not a replacement PC title.

Can you play Labyrinthine alone?

Yes. The PC version supports single-player, but the game is designed around cooperative exploration and communication. The larger eight-player online lobby is especially useful for groups that want to divide tasks and cover more of a maze at once.

Does Labyrinthine have a story campaign?

Yes. Story Mode follows Joan across six chapters with fixed narrative progression and dedicated puzzle scenarios. Case Files is separate and focuses on procedural mazes, changing objectives, progression, and repeatable investigations.

Is Labyrinthine procedurally generated?

Case Files uses procedurally generated mazes and introduces content separate from the story chapters. Story Mode is the more structured experience, while Case Files is built for variation and continued replay.

Does Labyrinthine support VR and controllers on PC?

Yes. Steam lists full controller support and VR support for the PC edition. Players can use a traditional controller or experience the maze through supported PC virtual-reality hardware.

What does the Supporter Edition include?

The Supporter Edition is a cosmetic add-on containing new glowstick colors, cosmetics, music tracks, and a lobby nameplate. It does not replace the base game or add a separate story campaign.