With near-perfect execution, Limbo is a must-play for any action fan.
90
Verdict
92%
Steam
84
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (92% positive from 60K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (84/100 critic average)
Standout indie gem
Steep difficulty curve may not appeal to casual players
Limbo is a puzzle-platform video game with horror elements developed by independent studio Playdead and originally published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. The game was released in July 2010 on Xbox Live Arcade, and it has since been ported by Playdead to several other systems, including the PlayStation 3, Linux, Android and Microsoft Windows. Limbo is a 2D side-scroller, incorporating a physics system that governs environmental objects and the player character. The player guides an unnamed boy through dangerous environments and traps as he searches for his sister. The developer built the game's puzzles expecting the player to fail before finding the correct solution. Playdead called the style of play "trial and death" and used gruesome imagery for the boy's deaths to steer the player from unworkable solutions.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 3d ago
Limbo is pretty short and minimalistic, but with its dark, mysterious atmosphere, clever and challenging puzzles, black-and-white style, and sometimes macabre, dark humor in the death scenes, it totally won me over. I highly recommend it.
I really enjoyed this game. The atmosphere created by the music and visuals is engrossing. The physics system is especially refined, affecting even the behavior of small rocks and dirt, and of the playable character's corps when he dies in a variety of gruesome ways.
I really liked this game. The ambience and the music made it all just a perfect experience, and also, the missing tones of color aside from black, gray and white really made the whole game even more beautiful. Absolute masterpiece. 10/10.
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