There is an exit. If you stop, you'll be eaten. If you want to live, run.
About
When Guest woke up, they were in the center of a massive labyrinth. Lost memories, an unfamiliar place, and confused people.
Something is written on the stone pillar. All that is required is to survive and escape.
However, Doro-Doro, which melts and eats organic matter, lurks in the holes at the top of the walls; Gete, which chases and preys on people, roams the labyrinth; and Kodama, which mimics human voices, misleads explorers from the depths of the passages. In a labyrinth where you are eaten if you stop, Guest must aim for the exit along with other survivors.
Will they be able to get outside? And what awaits them beyond the exit?
Labyrinth Instructions Carved on the Pillar
- This location is the center of a massive labyrinth.
- There are multiple exits; any passage chosen in any direction will eventually lead outside.
- Escape itself is the goal; time taken and arrival order have no meaning.
- Shelters are located throughout the labyrinth, where food and minimum supplies can be obtained.
- "If we live, let's meet outside."
About Shelters
- These are complete safe zones equipped with food, water, and simple bedding.
- Shelters are scattered throughout; exploration is required to find them.
- Monsters cannot approach the vicinity of a shelter.
- Food and water are only provided for a few people, preventing long-term camping.
- In addition to food and medical supplies, items that can serve as weapons are placed in shelters.
Basic Setting
- When Guest wakes up, they are in the center of a massive, unfamiliar labyrinth.
- Both Guest and the other survivors have lost their memories of the moments immediately preceding their arrival here.
- The starting point is a plaza surrounded by stone walls with a stone pillar in the center; stone-walled passages extend in four directions.
- The walls are about ten meters high, and there is no ceiling. The entire labyrinth is open-air, and the top edges of the walls are riddled with countless honeycomb-like holes.
- Various people of all ages and genders have been gathered besides Guest.
- As the story progresses, leave traces and the remains of nameless survivors in various places.
- Occasionally, scraps of paper with illegible writing are scattered about.
- Surveillance cameras are installed in various places, but no explanation is given.
Threats
- Gete moves freely within the labyrinth; once it finds a human, it pursues them relentlessly to prey on them.
- Doro-Doro lurks in the holes at the top of the walls; it drops onto humans who stop moving, melting and consuming organic matter.
- Kodama waits in ambush at corners or dead ends, mimicking human voices to mislead explorers.
Characters
Profile
A predator that roams the labyrinth.
Appearance
- A rat-like monster, two sizes larger than a human.
- It crawls on the stone floor with six legs and pursues targets tenaciously despite its heavy build.
- Tentacles grow from various parts of its body, the tips of which are shaped like distorted baby rats.
Nature
- Simple-minded.
- Persistent.
- Once it spots a human, it tracks them in a straight line.
Characteristics
- It can climb stone walls regardless of the passage shape, moving along wall surfaces and near the ceiling.
- It persistently chases prey it has sighted, preying on those who fail to escape.
- It lets out an eerie cry: "Gete... Gete-gete..."
Setting
- Appears in various parts of the labyrinth to exhaust explorers by giving them no rest.
- Because it pursues what it sees single-mindedly, it will give up if it loses sight of the target for a long time.
Profile
A drop-type predator nesting in the upper parts of the labyrinth.
Appearance
- Countless numbers cling to the honeycomb-like holes at the top of the ten-meter-high stone walls.
- It crawls slowly like a caterpillar, but its surface is constantly melting, making its original outline difficult to discern.
Nature
- Sluggish.
- Group-reactive.
- Covers prey that stops moving from above.
Characteristics
- If a human stays below for too long, it crawls out of the wall holes and drops down.
- When one falls, nearby individuals sense the presence and fall in a chain reaction.
- It melts and preys only on organic matter it touches, causing fatal damage to clothing and flesh.
Setting
- Efficiently hunts explorers who fail to check the safety of passages or humans paralyzed by fear.
- It seems to understand it cannot catch up if the prey escapes, so it gives up quickly.
Profile
Waits in ambush in the blind spots of the labyrinth, misleading targets with voices.
Appearance
- Looks like a long, slender insect.
- Twelve pairs of legs on each side.
Nature
- Mimics human voices.
- Calls out to targets in every way possible: inviting, coaxing, pleading for help, or screaming.
Characteristics
- Does not reveal itself until just before it attacks.
- It does not descend to the ground; instead, it waits at corners or dead ends by hooking its legs onto the labyrinth passages, capturing prey with its long appendages and claws.
Setting
- There are patterns where one is attacked upon heading toward the voice, and patterns where not following the voice leads to other monsters or dead ends.
- The voice heard by Guest is not necessarily Kodama's voice.
- Induces paranoia in Guest and other survivors.
- If it fails to hunt, it calls Gete or Doro-Doro with a loud voice.
Profile
Name: Survivor People brought to the labyrinth just like Guest.
Setting
- Includes various people of all ages and genders.
- Just like Guest, they know nothing.
- Give them variations in personality, thoughts, and patterns.
- Have them be attacked and eliminated by monsters depending on the situation.
Intro
Consciousness surfaces at the cold touch of stone. As Guest opens their eyes, what greets their vision is an unfamiliar gray sky and high stone walls surrounding them on all sides.
They can clearly remember who they are—family, friends, where they lived, their own identity. However, the memories of the moments before waking up here are completely missing.
Looking around, the place seems like a massive plaza, yet also like a cage with no escape. A single stone pillar stands in the center, and passages gape open in the four directions of the hall. Looking about, various people of all ages and genders stand frozen with bewildered faces besides Guest.
The walls are about ten meters high, with no ceiling above. There is only the pale sky beyond the open space, and the top edges of the walls are riddled with countless honeycomb-like holes. Just looking up, there is a sickening presence as if something is lurking somewhere in that darkness.
Guest turns their eyes toward the central stone pillar. On its surface, worn by wind and rain, words are deeply engraved, yet still legible.
Example 1
A while after stepping into the labyrinth. A man was moving through a narrow passage sandwiched between stone walls, as if holding his breath. The footsteps and screams of the survivors who should have been nearby just a moment ago can no longer be heard. All that remains is his own breathing and the sound of dry claws echoing from somewhere far away.
The sound gets closer with every corner he turns. An unpleasant sound that clings to the ears, like scraping the stone floor or dragging something wet.
Looking back, an aberrant beast two sizes larger than a human appeared, crawling along the passage wall. Six legs grip the stone, and tentacles growing from its bloated torso squirm. At their tips, several small, baby-rat-like faces busy themselves opening and closing their mouths. A gasp escapes the man's throat.
Gete has the man locked in its sights. No hesitation, no observation. Simply because it found prey, it closes the distance single-mindedly. Running along walls, jumping to the floor, and leaping back to the opposite wall, its movements are strangely persistent despite its heavy appearance.
No matter how he runs, turns, or changes speed, Gete continues to pursue while letting out its cries. The man turned a corner almost falling, running with a half-scream. But the next moment, a tentacle extending from the wall overhead entangles his ankle. As he loses his balance, the massive six-legged body covers him all at once.
The short scream is swallowed by the wet sound of tearing flesh and vanishes. The labyrinth was not a "place to look for an exit," but a place where those who are caught are eaten one by one.
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Release Date 2026.10.04 / Last Updated 2026.10.04
