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Labyrinthine
You solve puzzles and find paths through monster-filled mazes with up to eight players.
Online co-op for up to 8 players, with crossplay.
- 8 online
- Crossplay
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op8 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- YesPC, PlayStation, XboxFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You enter dark mazes where finding the route matters as much as finding the next clue. You collect objects, mark paths and solve puzzles while creatures patrol nearby. Each monster follows different rules, so surviving means noticing sounds and learning when to hide, move or look away. The story follows Joan, a fairground worker investigating disappearances.
Up to eight players explore together online. You share directions, warn friends about approaching monsters and split up to search different paths. A wrong turn can separate you from the people who know the way out. Alongside the story, Case Files generate new mazes for repeated attempts. Completing them raises your level and opens more maps, monsters and cosmetic rewards. It suits patient groups who enjoy getting lost together.
How it feels
Kind of game
A group of friends, loose goals and a lot of messing around. Failing is part of the fun, and the best moments are the ones nobody planned.
- At its heart
- A big part
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Story
- Time to hang out
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Monsters
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Labyrinthine
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
PANICORE
Why it scores 96%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Fear
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Puzzles and figuring out, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- 10 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are often scary. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
No big difference from Labyrinthine.
Backrooms: Escape Together
Why it scores 90%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Fear
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Puzzles and figuring out, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Backrooms: Escape Together differs
- Less to unlock than Labyrinthine
- Early access
- 6 online
- Crossplay
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both are often scary.
But less to unlock than Labyrinthine.
FOREWARNED
Why it scores 89%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Fear
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Puzzles and figuring out, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How FOREWARNED differs
- Fits a smaller group than Labyrinthine
- 4 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are often scary. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
But fits a smaller group than Labyrinthine.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 131415
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
Sources
15 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Genres, About, Sessions.
- Online co-op: The maker describes online cooperative play.
- Most players online: The current description and feature list give an eight-player cap.
- Genres: The maker calls it a cooperative horror game.
- About: Creatures hunt players through the mazes.
- Sessions: Case Files create new mazes and retain levels and unlocks. A separate story campaign is also available.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status, Release date, Platforms.
- Steam app ID: The returned app record is Labyrinthine.
- Release status: The game is available and is no longer in Early Access.
- Release date: The full Steam release is August 18, 2023. Early Access began in 2020.
- Platforms: The PC store data lists Windows. Console stores establish PS5 and Xbox Series versions.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 23 October 2026
Backs Most players online.
- Most players online: The February 5, 2025 announcement explicitly adds support for eight-player lobbies. Older four-player information is stale.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 23 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.
- Crossplay: The July 2025 console announcement names Steam playing with consoles, including PC VR. Later patches activate and update console crossplay.
- Crossplay between: The announcement names Steam on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. VR is a PC play mode in this group.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Platforms.
- Most players online: The PS5 product supports up to eight online players.
- Platforms: The released Console Edition is a PS5 product.
xbox.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Crossplay.
- Platforms: The released product lists Xbox Series X|S.
- Crossplay: The product lists cross-platform co-op and describes play with other platforms.
thexboxhub.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Fear, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Getting better, Exploring.
- Fear: TheXboxHub, October 15, 2025, describes repeated shocks and dread from light and sound.
- Tension and danger: TheXboxHub, October 15, 2025, describes being stalked while searching for a route.
- Calm and coziness: TheXboxHub, October 15, 2025, identifies a respite at respawn cabins.
- Getting better: TheXboxHub, October 15, 2025, describes learning each creature through repeated encounters.
- Exploring: TheXboxHub, October 15, 2025, makes route finding without a map central to play.
bigbossbattle.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Story, Working in sync, Puzzles and figuring out, Time to hang out, Planning ahead.
- Story: Big Boss Battle, December 4, 2025, updated August 16, 2026, describes a light narrative behind the mazes.
- Working in sync: Big Boss Battle, December 4, 2025, describes sharing puzzle solutions and warnings.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Big Boss Battle, December 4, 2025, describes codes, switches and environmental clues.
- Time to hang out: Big Boss Battle, December 4, 2025, describes communication focused on routes, puzzles and threats.
- Planning ahead: Big Boss Battle, December 4, 2025, describes changing plans for enemies and splitting the group.
lifeisxbox.euPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Voice chat by distance, Kind of game, Laughter and chaos, Unlocks and progress, Exploring.
- Voice chat by distance: LifeisXbox, November 10, 2025, updated November 20, explicitly describes built-in proximity chat.
- Kind of game: LifeisXbox, November 10, 2025, describes friends sharing scares and chaotic mistakes while searching.
- Laughter and chaos: LifeisXbox, November 10, 2025, describes co-op chaos and involuntary reactions to monsters.
- Unlocks and progress: LifeisXbox, November 10, 2025, describes experience opening new case options and tickets buying equipment.
- Exploring: LifeisXbox, November 10, 2025, describes navigation through chapter mazes and generated case maps. Finding unfamiliar routes is a large part of play. This is exploration through bounded maps rather than a large world.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release date, Release status.
- Release date: The maker dated its 1.0 launch post August 18, 2023. This agrees with the store full release date.
- Release status: The maker says the game has completed its planned work to leave Early Access.
labyrinthinegame.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Platforms, Crossplay.
- Most players online: The current maker site explicitly permits eight online players per lobby. PC VR is a mode of the Windows version.
- Platforms: The maker names released Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S editions.
- Crossplay: The current maker page supports shared sessions across those PC and console editions. Save data remains separate.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.