Fans of the action genre will find plenty to enjoy in Limbo.
89
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 8h ago
Dark, moody and surprisingly good at making you feel like you just wandered into someone else's nightmare. LIMBO does the whole black and white, no explanation, figure it out yourself thing and somehow pulls it off without being annoying about it. The puzzles are clever, the atmosphere is genuinely unsettling and dying feels less like a punishment and more like part of the vibe. It's short and doesn't overstay it's welcome. If you like games that trust you to be a little smart, this one's worth every penny, especially on sale, because it goes on sale constantly. Not for the faint of heart though, that spider section is still living rent free in my head. [b][8.5/10][/b]
A nice puzzle platformer with a pretty dark atmosphere. I really liked the artstyle and the overall vibe of the game, and the sound design was also really good. The gameplay and puzzles were pretty enjoyable at some points, but also kinda boring at others. Overall though, the game itself is pretty solid.
fun game but way to short and also a few flaws with diffuclity and movement 7.5/10 will refund tho
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