1993 · First-person shooter · Shooter

Ken's Labyrinth

Ken's Labyrinth is a first-person 3D shooter. The protagonist has to escape from an underground labyrinth populated by monsters while trying to rescue his dog Sparky. The game plays similarly to Wolfenstein 3D and involves the protagonist traversing colorful maze-like areas, shooting monsters on the way with exotic weapons such as a bubble-gum gun. The game's stand-out feature are interactive elements: there are vending and slot machines in the stages which the player can interact with, as well as breakable walls.

Released: 1993
Platforms: Linux MS-DOS Windows
Genres: First-person shooter Shooter
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: First person
Themes: Action
Engine: Build
Country: United States

About

Ken's Labyrinth is a first-person shooter for MS-DOS published in 1993 by Epic MegaGames. It was programmed by Ken Silverman, who later designed the Build engine used for rendering in 3D Realms's Duke Nukem 3D (1996). Ken's Labyrinth consists of three episodes, the first of which was released as shareware. An earlier version was self-published by Silverman. In the game, the player assumes the role of a faceless person trying to rescue their dog, Sparky, from a labyrinth.

›Story

Ken's Labyrinth is about an ordinary man, heavily implied to be Ken Silverman himself, who wakes up one night to discover that his dog has been kidnapped by aliens. He tags along on their ship and ends up on their homeworld, where he must defeat the murderous creatures and rescue his beloved pet.