
Release
Friday, October 5, 1984
Player score
70/100
Platform families
1
Editorial overview
What it is
Devil World is a maze video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan on October 5, 1984 and in Europe on July 15, 1987. The game was also released on the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan on January 22, 2008 and in Europe and Australia on October 31, 2008. The game has similar gameplay to that of Pac-Man. It is the only game designed by Shigeru Miyamoto that has not been released in North America, despite the fact that the game is simple and in English. This was due to Nintendo of America's strict policies on the use of religious icons in games, which were at their strictest level at the time of the game's original release, but there would eventually be a North American release for the first time in October 2023 as part of the Nintendo Switch Online lineup.
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
More like this
Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Themes
Action · Horror
Languages
1 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Nintendo 3DS
Gen 8

Wii
Gen 7

Family Computer
Gen 3

Wii U
Gen 8

Nintendo Entertainment System
Gen 3