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Labyrinthine Console Edition
Co-op horror has been thriving on PC for years, but console players often get the crumbs late or without crossplay. That’s why Labyrinthine landing on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S with full cross-platform play is more than just another spooky-season drop-it’s a chance for the entire player base to share the same maze, the same panic, and the same victory lap when you finally outsmart whatever’s stalking you.
I played Labyrinthine on Steam back in 2023 expecting cheap jump scares. What I found was a methodical, puzzle-first horror game where teamwork actually matters. You mark paths with glowsticks, call out sigils, split roles, and learn enemy behaviors the hard way. Bringing that to console with 1-8 player co-op is the right move-this game shines when chaos has rules and the squad is on comms.
Klabater and Valko Game Studios are shipping Labyrinthine Console Edition as a digital release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Crossplay is the headline win here. Too many co-op indies split their communities; this one unifies them. Whether your friends are on Steam or console, you can squad up for the same session, solve the same puzzles, and argue about the same left-or-right fork as the timer ticks down.
The content offering is straight to the point: the Story Mode spans six chapters with handcrafted puzzles and scare setups that escalate nicely, while Case Files Mode procedurally remixes mazes for replay value. It’s not often a horror co-op game manages both a curated narrative and a sandbox loop—Labyrinthine does, and that gives it legs beyond a single weekend.
The Supporter Edition is essentially a tip jar with cosmetic perks. No gameplay power, no faster progression—just flair. That’s how you do it. At $14.99 for the base game, it’s priced like a “buy for the squad” pick without feeling like a throwaway.
Labyrinthine isn’t trying to be a scream compilation generator. The thrill comes from information and execution. You mark your trail, track audio cues, and piece together puzzle fragments while watching for patterns—where a creature patrols, what triggers its chase, how its line of sight works. On PC, my crew learned to go quiet when certain monsters were near and to bait others into loops. That “we solved it together” feeling is why people keep coming back.
The variety helps. With more than 30 enemy types, you don’t just memorize one trick and coast. Some punish noise, others punish light, and a few exist purely to ruin your perception of safety. I still remember the first time a shriek cut through the maze and our confident plan turned into scattered glowsticks and panicked callouts. It wasn’t unfair—it was a lesson.
Compared to peers: Phasmophobia leans into investigative deduction; Lethal Company trades on risky loot runs and slapstick disaster; GTFO is a tactical gauntlet. Labyrinthine sits in the middle—more puzzle-forward than most, less punishing than GTFO, and way more readable with a larger group (8 players) than many co-op horrors capped at four.
Crossplay is great, but the console experience lives or dies on execution. There are a few things I’ll be watching closely: performance (a stable 60 fps should be standard on PS5/Series X|S, especially in tight, dark spaces), accessibility options (FOV slider, motion blur toggle, brightness that doesn’t wash out telltale visual cues), and voice chat stability. Proximity voice is half the fun in games like this; if comms hiccup or cross-platform parties are clunky, the tension turns into frustration.
Matchmaking also matters. With 1-8 player support, you want quick fills, clean crossplay invites, and smart difficulty scaling so solo or duo runs don’t feel impossible while full lobbies don’t steamroll content. The progression system gates new maze types, so it needs to feel like a gentle ramp rather than a grind wall—that’s where many co-op indies stumble.
The monetization is refreshingly restrained right now: the Supporter Pack is cosmetics only. Keep it that way. If the team resists carving up glowstick colors into aggressive microtransactions, Labyrinthine can be that rare co-op horror that stays community-friendly over time.
The genre’s sweet spot is social fear—spending 20 minutes building a plan, then improvising when monsters don’t care about your plan. Labyrinthine gets that loop, and the console release widens the circle. If you bounced off co-op horror because it felt like a streamer prank machine, this is closer to an escape room where every mistake has teeth. And with Halloween around the corner, the timing is perfect for pulling friends in who wouldn’t touch horror solo but will show up for group chaos.
If you like puzzle-forward co-op with real stakes, $14.99 is an easy recommend. Bring at least three friends for the best experience, but it scales up to 8 without devolving into noise. If you’re mostly a solo horror fan, you can still enjoy the Story chapters, but the heartbeat of Labyrinthine is teamwork and comms. As for the Supporter Edition, only grab it if you care about cosmetics; it won’t change how you play.
Labyrinthine on PS5 and Xbox finally lets console and PC players share the same maze with full crossplay. It’s a smartly priced, co-op-first horror game with a story campaign, endless procedural runs, and a deep roster of monsters that reward communication over panic. If your crew needs a new Halloween obsession, this is it—assuming the console performance and party systems hold steady.
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