Labyrinth

The labyrinth or glitched Coliseum is an area within Olympus Coliseum's Keyhole that appears in Kingdom Hearts coded. It initially contains five floors known as "layers" however completing these unlocks fifteen layers that can be completed to unlock a further thirty layers. In the labyrinth, gameplay transforms into a turn-based battle system.

Along the way, Data-Sora find several pieces of information explaining the new mechanics, called Hercules Memos (or shreds of wisdoms in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded).

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
While in the field, Data-Sora retains all movement abilities but has no combat capabilities, except striking with the Keyblade. A typical layer contains several rooms with corridors connecting them. Each room is affected by the Bug Level, which indicates the amount of Bug Blox in the room and determines the strength of that room's enemies. Destroying Bug Blox and defeating Heartless reduces the Bug Level, which weakens enemies, earns bonus score points and converts Metal and Danger Blox into Normal and Prize Blox. To advance to the next layer, Data-Sora must find and examine the warp point, usually hidden beneath a pile of Bug Blox. At the end of each layer, a score is given based on the amount of score prizes obtained. Save rooms are found between certain layers.

To initiate a battle, Data-Sora must come into contact or strike an enemy with the Keyblade. If Data-Sora attacks an enemy from the back, he will trigger a pre-emptive attack, giving him an extra turn at the start of the battle. However, if an enemy attacks Data-Sora from the back, Data-Sora will be caught in a back attack, giving the enemy an extra turn at the start of the battle. Swirling shadows, known as s, contain powerful enemies that pursue Data-Sora even if he is in another room or corridor.

In combat, most abilities and the Loot Cheat are disabled since battles are entirely turn-based. Data-Sora can perform a regular attack by pressing and can string combos up to three hits by pressing  when prompted. When an enemy attacks, blocking can be achieved by pressing when prompted, halving the damage taken. Holding down, allows the party to attempt to escape the battle. Team combat with party members, such as Hercules or Cloud, is similar to individual combat, though Game Over is only achieved when Data-Sora's health is fully depleted. Some techniques are exclusive to Data-Sora, including compiled commands and licenses. However, all characters can perform a unique, individual , which randomly replaces a standard combo attack: