In the game, you play as an unnamed man who dove into the ancient maze, seeking to reach the center. It was said that those who get there will make a discovery about themselves, though you have no way to know if it's true until you get there. The legends also mention a Minotaur, who stalks the maze to this day: to your detriment, you soon discover this to be true! The overall journey consists of 42 short, yet trap-filled levels across 6 chapters, with the Minotaur never far behind, and with any death forcing you to restart immediately.
Tauronos contains examples of:
- Blackout Basement: Everything not immediately lit by your torch is pitch black.
- Bloodless Carnage: The player character never actually bleeds, no matter what happened to cause his death.
- Flash of Pain: The Minotaur flashes red when hit by something.
- Heroes Prefer Swords: The player character finds a sword and eventually puts down the Minotaur for good with it.
- Infinite Flashlight: The player's torch will never run out.
- Mini-Game Credits: The credits appear to the side of yet another tunnel, but which is now trap-free, as the player character finally returns home from the labyrinth.
- Nameless Narrative: The protagonist is never named, and neither is anyone else.
- Our Minotaurs Are Different: The Minotaur, of course, who pursues you throughout the game.
- Player Death Is Dramatic: When the player character falls down dead, a bright spotlight suddenly shines over their limp body.
- Ragnarök Proofing: There are many traps in the labyrinth, and they all function perfectly fine, which is only possible if the Minotaur was smart enough to maintain them.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: The Minotaur has red eyes.
- Spike Balls of Doom: An early trap consists of one of these swinging horizontally across the corridor on a chain.
- Spikes of Doom: Metal spikes suddenly popping out of the floor make their appearance from the very first levels.
- Sprint Meter: Present, and managing it with the need to run from the Minotaur, yet also knowing when to slow down to avoid stumbling into traps is key to survival.
