Lapis x Labyrinth
The game takes place in a rural town located on the frontier of a small kingdom. In the depths of the dense woodlands that extend over this land, it is said that there exists a “Golden Forest” where the trees…
Lapis x Labyrinth is a platform developed by Nippon Ichi Software, released 29 November 2018 on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Lapis x Labyrinth is
Lapis x Labyrinth is a platform game developed by Nippon Ichi Software and released in 2018. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game takes place in a rural town located on the frontier of a small kingdom. In the depths of the dense woodlands that extend over this land, it is said that there exists a “Golden Forest” where the trees produce gold. Many adventurers have sought out this huge fortune, but none have yet found it, and the area has since become completely deserted. Unsurprisingly, you'll be exploring this area with a group of adventurers, with eight classes of playable character available to choose from. Each class has different traits, usable weapons, and fighting styles, so players are able to choose a character which truly matches their play style. Those classes are Hunter, Necromancer, Shielder…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Lapis x Labyrinth holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 42% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 3 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Lapis x Labyrinth launched on 29 November 2018, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Battlefield V and Hitman 2. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Battlefield V, Hitman 2.
Official trailer
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