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General information
- Official developer website
Key points
- The game was made freeware by the developer in 1999.[1]
- The engine was made open source in 2001.[2]
- The official software development kit was released in 2004.[3]
Ken's Labyrinth is a first-person action game, developed by Ken Silverman, later known for developing the Build engine. In 1999, Ken released the game as freeware. In 2001, Ken also released the source code for the game for free.
The game has 5 different versions. Walken is the beta version of the game. Ken's Labyrinth 1.0 is the shareware official release, and Version 1.1 is the registered version. Ken's Labyrinth v2.0 is the shareware Epic MegaGames release, and Version 2.1 is the Epic MegaGames registered retail release. All versions have been released for free, along with their respective source codes, and are available to download from the developer's website.
Availability
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Retail |
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Epic MegaGames retail release |
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Developer website |
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All versions are available to download |
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Version differences
- Walken is the beta version of the game. It has no menus (function keys are used to save the game) and it is bare-bones compared to the later official releases.
- Ken's Labyrinth v1.0 is the original shareware release. It only includes the first episode. Ken's Labyrinth v1.1 is the full registered version released by the developer.
- Ken's Labyrinth v2.0 is the shareware version of the Epic MegaGames release. Ken's Labyrinth v2.1 is the full registered retail Epic MegaGames release, with additional content not featured in the original v1.1 release.
Essential improvements
Source ports
Since the release of Ken's Labyrinth's source code, various source ports have been released.
Name |
Description |
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LAB3D-SDL |
Port of the game through SDL and using OpenGL for graphics. Requires SDL 1.2 and OpenGL. |
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LAB3D-SDL Enhanced |
Enhanced version of the previous SDL-based source port. Includes more features, including the support for high-resolution textures. Requires SDL 1.2 and OpenGL. |
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LAB3D-SDL Switch |
Fork of Enhanced with support also added for Nintendo Switch. |
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OpenGL-ES port |
A fork of LAB3D-SDL port of Ken's Labyrinth, with OpenGL-ES support |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Issues unresolved
Epic MegaGames version freezes when SoundBlaster is selected for digital sound effects
The game freezes immediately when a player picks up a weapon or interacts in any way.
This issue has been acknowledged by the developer in the readme file for the Epic MegaGames release.
Set digital sound effects to "PC Speaker" or "No Sound Effects" in the Setup program.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DOS video modes |
VGA |
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Middleware
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System requirements
DOS |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
MS-DOS 3.3 |
Processor (CPU) |
386 |
System memory (RAM) |
640KB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Video card (GPU) |
VGA Graphics |
References