LIMBO

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2095 Ratings

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  1. Zeratex
    Feb 11, 2019
    8
    Dark, grim, atmospheric, mysterious. full of smart puzzles its easy to this game to draw you in, unfortunately its short but its one of the best indie games ever made.
    The gameplay is fun and immersive.

    Definitely worth playing if you are into atmospheric puzzle games. I think you should give it a try regardless.

    8.5/10
  2. rezo_21
    Sep 19, 2021
    8
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  3. Cz3rw0ny
    Apr 5, 2021
    8
    Very interesting indie game, with a pretty nice gameplay and story to it. It was probably one of the first indie games that I liked so much.
  4. zNeverSleeping
    Jul 21, 2019
    8
    Um jogo simpista que te joga na pele de um garoto sem demais explicações. A atmosfeta surpreende, os controles são responsivos e os puzzles são divertidos de se fazer.
  5. clem666
    Aug 23, 2022
    8
    A great story to be interpreted. The dark and silent ambiance is just terrific. Puzzles requires some reflection. Music is gorgeous. The environment is highly stylish, and there are numerous moments where you can feel how small and sickly the character is. Boss fights are epic. Lighting is terrific.
    If the game definitely is quite short, the eggs to collect and the achievements to get    A great story to be interpreted. The dark and silent ambiance is just terrific. Puzzles requires some reflection. Music is gorgeous. The environment is highly stylish, and there are numerous moments where you can feel how small and sickly the character is. Boss fights are epic. Lighting is terrific.
    If the game definitely is quite short, the eggs to collect and the achievements to get manage to make it last a bit longer.
    You certainly should be okay to die a lot to understand all the traps of this game. In a sense it may seems like a die & retry kind of game.
    I am very aware that 'Limbo' has something of really empty and hollow. Nevertheless I can't deny that I have been stuck in its universe and atmosphere all throughout. Must test.    … Expand
  6. Nameless2131
    Feb 6, 2020
    9
    9/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  7. Wweald
    Apr 29, 2021
    9
    Really unique and awesome puzzle platformer game, I prefer INSIDE but LIMBO is amazing as well.
  8. Mehrshad_MB
    Sep 9, 2020
    8
    Very simple, black and white. Yet it delivers a very good atmosphere! The puzzles are sometimes challenging.
    Theories about its ending is even more exciting than game itself.
    I really enjoyed playing this game!
    (April 2020)
  9. MarkSteodaire
    Jun 18, 2021
    8
    I found the atmosphere to be **** wild as **** and same goes to the traps that you have to deal with, and as the 2-3 hour game continues, the puzzles get more creative which made it never boring. I guess the only downsides I had was how little spider **** was in the game, and that the stoty wasn't really there as much as I personally wanted. It was difficult for my dumbass to figure outI found the atmosphere to be **** wild as **** and same goes to the traps that you have to deal with, and as the 2-3 hour game continues, the puzzles get more creative which made it never boring. I guess the only downsides I had was how little spider **** was in the game, and that the stoty wasn't really there as much as I personally wanted. It was difficult for my dumbass to figure out what the plot was. But it still a blast and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a quick neat ass game. Oh yeah, art stiyle makes me very happy face… Expand
  10. Chempion1
    Jun 12, 2020
    8
    Limbo. Странная игра. Я не знал, на какой платформе про неё оставить отзыв. Решил, на которой впервые попробовал, это PC.
    Когда увидел игру впервые, даже не понял. "Кто в это будет играть?" - подумал я. Установил её на свой комп. Поиграл минут 20, не зашло. Удалил.
    Позже у меня появился XBox 360, ну взял Limbo за какие то копейки, подумал, что на геймпаде в неё будет удобней играть (не    Limbo. Странная игра. Я не знал, на какой платформе про неё оставить отзыв. Решил, на которой впервые попробовал, это PC.
    Когда увидел игру впервые, даже не понял. "Кто в это будет играть?" - подумал я. Установил её на свой комп. Поиграл минут 20, не зашло. Удалил.
    Позже у меня появился XBox 360, ну взял Limbo за какие то копейки, подумал, что на геймпаде в неё будет удобней играть (не могут же люди, плохой игре, такие высокие оценки ставить?), поиграл минут 20 и.....забросил. Не пошла окончательно.
    Я забыл про игру.
    Но, как то узнал, что её портировали на андроид. Сидя на работе, во время перерыва, от нечего делать, установил, запустил, и очнулся, только когда меня мастер по всему цеху искать начал! Перерыв закончился, час назад!
    Это мистика какая то! Как игра, которая вызывала отторжение на "большом" экране, оказалась на столько великолепной на экране в 6" и, как говорят, "корявым" экранным управлением? Чудо!
    И вдруг я понял. В этом то всё и дело. Игра, я так думаю, изначально планировалась для портативной платформы (может для PSP, так как смартфоны, времени выхода игры, её вряд ли потянули, хотя iPhone или iPad......????? кто знает), а её, зачем то, выпустили на "полном метре"!
    Схожее ощущение было у меня относительно LittleBigPlanet, вторую часть которой, я прошел на PSP, и она мне очень понравилась. Когда же купил LittleBigPlanet 3 на PS3, то не смог в неё играть, до того она мне показалась кривой, не красивой и неинтересной! К сожалению, у меня нет PSVita, что бы там её попробовать.
    Всё дело в платформе!
    Некоторые игры просто созданы для определённой платформы. И на мой взгляд, Limbo одна из них!    … Expand
  11. VigilanteOito
    Oct 2, 2021
    8
    Game no estilo Little Nightmares, porem em preto e branco.
    Bem dark e sombrio, maravilhoso.
    Peguei de graça pela epic games.
    Campanha curta igual o Little Nightmares.
    Joguei pela epic e quase no final do jogo corrompeu o meu save, obg epic.
  12. lilmonix3
    Nov 25, 2019
    9
    Simple and brilliant. The result of game + art. Game mechanics is great and it's mood quite unique. Puzzles are quite easy but since mistakes often means death and restart, that's a good thing, to avoid them into become annoying. Checkpoints are well and often placed. It somehow reminded me of "Out Of This World" wich is a game I loved. Game sound is also amazing, focused on details andSimple and brilliant. The result of game + art. Game mechanics is great and it's mood quite unique. Puzzles are quite easy but since mistakes often means death and restart, that's a good thing, to avoid them into become annoying. Checkpoints are well and often placed. It somehow reminded me of "Out Of This World" wich is a game I loved. Game sound is also amazing, focused on details and ambience with no music, making it's dark mood even more creepy. The weakest point is the game lenght... quite short... they could've made the game a little bigger, with harder puzzles near the end, but for 10 bucks it's more than worth it.… Expand
  13. Shtern
    Jan 16, 2023
    8
    Очень крутая Dark Fantasy игра головоломка. Я вообще не очень люблю жанр таких игр, да и инди игры это не про меня вообще, но когда находится что то такое, это прям круто, от музыкального сопровождения до самой истории. Есть мультик "Поту сторону изгороди" вот эта игра мне дает вайбы с этого мультика. Она в меру жестокая, потому что там произошло какое то расчеловечивание, если это вообщеОчень крутая Dark Fantasy игра головоломка. Я вообще не очень люблю жанр таких игр, да и инди игры это не про меня вообще, но когда находится что то такое, это прям круто, от музыкального сопровождения до самой истории. Есть мультик "Поту сторону изгороди" вот эта игра мне дает вайбы с этого мультика. Она в меру жестокая, потому что там произошло какое то расчеловечивание, если это вообще люди, потом что из игры это тяжело понять, но точно не роботы. Всем рекомендую пройти игру, она не займет больше чем час, ну возможно два. но я думаю каждый их тех кто прошел остался доволен, надеюсь все будущее игроки тоже.… Expand
  14. patron11
    Jan 10, 2020
    9
    Minimalistic Graphics combined with minimalistic controls, but the end-product is fascinating. Dark and melancholic atmosphere combined with a 2-D-Boy as main-character who solves puzzles and doesnt try to die a cruelsome death. The game is absolutely worth (literally) every cent and it should cost way more then it does. Grab it now! Shoutout Dave for gifting this to me!

    8.5/10
  15. DoYaWannaFunk
    Feb 6, 2020
    10
    Lo disfruté mucho. No tendrá unos gráficos espectaculares, como le achaca mucha gente, pero tampoco es la intención del desarrollador. En Limbo, TODO, los gráficos, la música, los sonidos... Todo está pensado para transmitir sensaciones y contar una historia, sin usar una sola letra, ni una palabra. Y lo hace muy bien.
  16. Revenge2
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    Interesting platform-puzzled gameplay. Nice game. I did have a problem with the "storytelling portion." The game gave no background of what was going on except for the game details in the Steam store. There was no cutscene/integrated method of telling a very simple story.
  17. Wrathzo
    Mar 22, 2022
    8
    Limbo is a puzzle-platform video game developed by independent studio Playdead and originally published by Microsoft Game Studios. 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'sLimbo is a puzzle-platform video game developed by independent studio Playdead and originally published by Microsoft Game Studios. 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.… Expand
  18. Alexb1096
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    ITALIAN: Breve recensione
    Gioco molto breve ma ricco di spunti interessanti, che verranno poi migliorati in Inside.
    Graficamente il gioco è curato e originale, ma a volte rende non immediata la comprensione degli ambienti. L'audio invece è quasi assente, serve solo da sottofondo. A livello di gameplay invece si ha di fronte un puzzle game a scorrimento orizzontale in cui potremo    ITALIAN: Breve recensione
    Gioco molto breve ma ricco di spunti interessanti, che verranno poi migliorati in Inside.

    Graficamente il gioco è curato e originale, ma a volte rende non immediata la comprensione degli ambienti. L'audio invece è quasi assente, serve solo da sottofondo.

    A livello di gameplay invece si ha di fronte un puzzle game a scorrimento orizzontale in cui potremo soltanto muoverci, saltare e trascinare oggetti, ma questo basta per realizzare enigmi ambientali davvero complessi ed interessanti.

    Rispetto ad Inside però qui non c'è una trama (per quanto anche in Inside questa sia criptica) e inoltre in Limbo ho trovato alcune parti quasi frustranti a causa della necessità di più tentativi per essere comprese, mentre in Inside magari si muore ma si sa cosa fare.

    Consigliato per la brevità ma se volete provare solo un gioco di questo genere andate su Inside (migliore anche stilisticamente a mio avviso).

    VOTO: 8/10    … Expand
  19. Henker
    Apr 20, 2020
    8
    The game is interesting, the story is almost unknown and everything that can be done is theories through the designs of maps, monsters and a mysterious character that appears at the end, the difficulty can be complicated if the player tries to make the achievements more difficult, but to complete the game I’d say it’s average, there are some phases that will require a little more elaborateThe game is interesting, the story is almost unknown and everything that can be done is theories through the designs of maps, monsters and a mysterious character that appears at the end, the difficulty can be complicated if the player tries to make the achievements more difficult, but to complete the game I’d say it’s average, there are some phases that will require a little more elaborate thinking from the player.
    The game does not have any background music and is also in black and white which gives the game a more mysterious atmosphere.    … Expand
  20. Rustick
    Jul 7, 2022
    8
    отличный интересный платформер атмосфера довольно жуткая сложные уровни
  21. Shalapai
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    Атмосфера, сложные головоломки, звук и общий дизайн делают свое дело. Отличный платформер
  22. fr0st1
    Oct 23, 2020
    8
    Она прекрасна, жаль что прошел на ПК и не дождался на ПС4, надо бы еще посмотреть INSIDE.
  23. LironesAlviento
    Aug 3, 2020
    8
    Una joya, bonito, elegante, tetrico...uno de mis indies preferidos de todos los tiempos.
  24. kajt
    Sep 4, 2020
    8
    Just really good platform game. Nice story, some puzzles to solve. Something for me ;)
  25. kultigin
    Dec 17, 2020
    9
    Played it in 2020, and had a lot of fun yet. The tense moments and the atmosphere gives you a great feeling of the character. Not so hard puzzles and entertaining gameplay. Would advise everyone who loves the platform genre.
  26. ErayTellezi
    Nov 17, 2020
    8
    Indie platform oyunlarının pıtır pıtır bitmesini sağlayan önemli temel taşlarından.
  27. BgSilva98
    Aug 3, 2021
    10
    Gostei, o jogo é simples e não possui uma historia (não é brincadeira) vai da sua interpretação, bons cenários, boa jogabilidade e dificuldade alta, dá para quebrar um pouco a cabeça se fora primeira vez que joga.
  28. bagieta21
    Nov 15, 2020
    9
    Love this game for unique atmosphere. Music, idea. So fresh at that time when was released.
  29. Fallconex
    Dec 17, 2020
    9
    A wonderful game made in an original style that perfectly conveyed the atmosphere of what is happening.
  30. JoelArpal
    Dec 28, 2020
    9
    Without being presumptuous it tells you a very interesting story so quietly you may not even notice, but it's there. I think judging the platforms or puzzles is not the point of this game, but even though they're pretty good.
  31. Wiezzel
    Apr 23, 2023
    9
    A true masterpiece in design.
    If you have the opportunity to grab it on sale or not, go for it.

    The kind of games you got to try to understand what people mean and know for yourself.
  32. vaurne
    Dec 27, 2020
    9
    I played this game with my mother and my sister-in-law, of whom neither had played a PC game before, and both really enjoyed it. It's simplicity really goes hand in hand with all of it's other qualities.

    It truly shines because of it's art style and intriguing atmosphere that are both complimented by it's mysterious plot. The puzzles are fantastic and fun, the controls are simple, the    I played this game with my mother and my sister-in-law, of whom neither had played a PC game before, and both really enjoyed it. It's simplicity really goes hand in hand with all of it's other qualities.

    It truly shines because of it's art style and intriguing atmosphere that are both complimented by it's mysterious plot. The puzzles are fantastic and fun, the controls are simple, the mechanics are great, the sound, level, world and character are design are done brilliantly.

    The open-ended storyline and the lack of - almost - anything related to the characters and the world is something that may bother you, but ultimately, I ended up enjoying that a lot more than I thought.    … Expand
  33. Rayees
    Apr 10, 2021
    8
    1. Limbo has a different story concept.
    2. Solving puzzles and moving through, this is the first 2D game I’ve played of such a kind.
    3. Playing as a character of Silhouette or dark shadow, this black and white game is intense, suspenseful and surprising. It also involves spooky, scary and creepy elements; this may depend from person to person. 4. The game-play is simple and good, but    1. Limbo has a different story concept.
    2. Solving puzzles and moving through, this is the first 2D game I’ve played of such a kind.
    3. Playing as a character of Silhouette or dark shadow, this black and white game is intense, suspenseful and surprising. It also involves spooky, scary and creepy elements; this may depend from person to person.
    4. The game-play is simple and good, but one needs to solve puzzles while proceeding. At some parts, I got stuck and took breaks. Then, later on, I tried again and proceeded.
    5. To summarize, one may try Limbo if they like 2D games.    … Expand
  34. kantlax
    Jun 7, 2021
    9
    Simple. Beautiful concept and art. Great mechanics.
    Great balance between difficulty and clever puzzles.
    The sound and atmosphere fit perfect with the concept.
  35. SynelongPoreda
    Jun 18, 2021
    10
    Hey!

    I am Synelong. And that's my opinion of this game.

    Limbo is a brilliant game for me. Great graphics and very atmospheric music and sounds in the game. Sometimes the game can scare you when you play on headphones and in a dark room. I went through the game twice. And I must say that I will definitely come back to this game. I love this game with all my heart.
  36. hunterlize
    Jul 22, 2021
    10
    Amazing game, gave me chills at some moments, a little bit hard in some of the levels, but very intriguing to the point of making me keep going even if was difficult to go forward.
  37. ErdemMT5
    Oct 1, 2021
    8
    Limbo, is one of the most iconic 2D platformer puzzle games ever. Game's visuality is breathtaking. Black and white tones are used very well. Transition among the white and grey colours, and the blurry effect makes a depressed and scary atmosphere.

    When it comes to core game loop, design is simple and classic. Solve the level's puzzle, and move through right of the screen to advance new    Limbo, is one of the most iconic 2D platformer puzzle games ever. Game's visuality is breathtaking. Black and white tones are used very well. Transition among the white and grey colours, and the blurry effect makes a depressed and scary atmosphere.

    When it comes to core game loop, design is simple and classic. Solve the level's puzzle, and move through right of the screen to advance new level.

    The level design is based on puzzles that can be solved with platform elements. The game has only 24 levels and the game time is only 2 or 3 hours. Yes, this is a short game. But the levels are well thought out. Some levels can force you even on the second play.

    The game mechanics are quite simple and efficient. Core mechanic's are moving to four directions and pulling something. And they actually enough for a puzzle platformer game like that. With good physics and animations, you can really enjoy that mechanics.    … Expand
  38. Jattaman
    Jan 12, 2023
    8
    Puzzle game molto ben fatto, con uno stile grafico d'atmosfera e una buona giocabilità.
  39. Zeneko90
    Jun 2, 2022
    8
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  40. ALKWSZYZ
    Feb 26, 2022
    8
    goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  41. yasino21
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    great game good gameplay good graphics interesting story i want see more limbo games
  42. Jollyolfun
    Nov 18, 2022
    8
    The first game I ever owned on steam. Great atmosphere, fun gameplay, pretty spooky.
  43. hydroquaqua
    Jul 16, 2022
    10
    _у каждого была недосказанность того или иного действия, предложения, произведения и открытым концом это не назовёшь. Пройдённая игра LIMBO именно так со мной и обошлась, вроде есть начало, постепенное прохождение, равномерная сложность и привязанные к выполнению загадки, но выглядит всё это и ощущается как пролог, вступление к бедующей большой игре

    _и LIMBO не назовёшь демкой, то что    _у каждого была недосказанность того или иного действия, предложения, произведения и открытым концом это не назовёшь. Пройдённая игра LIMBO именно так со мной и обошлась, вроде есть начало, постепенное прохождение, равномерная сложность и привязанные к выполнению загадки, но выглядит всё это и ощущается как пролог, вступление к бедующей большой игре

    _и LIMBO не назовёшь демкой, то что мне дали разработчики - логично, если не углубляться в поиски этих смыслов, как платформер игра оправдывается на все сто процентов. Я очень рад, что именно сейчас прошёл её, да прикоснулся таки к истокам, к тем инди проектам с которых, если можно так написать - всё началось

    *_everyone had an understatement of this or that action, proposal, work, and you can’t call it an open end. The completed game LIMBO did exactly that to me, it seems there is a beginning, a gradual passage, uniform difficulty and riddles tied to completing, but it all looks and feels like a prologue, an introduction to a big game

    _and you can't call LIMBO a demo, what the developers gave me is logical, if you don't go deep into the search for these meanings, as a platform game, the game is fully justified. I am very glad that I went through it right now, but I still touched the origins, those indie projects from which, if I can write like that, it all started    … Expand
  44. basic123
    Oct 18, 2022
    9
    Simple but great. The game really suprised me. The graphics are minimalistic and there is no speech but the atmosphere is awesome.
  45. Sonyst4
    May 27, 2022
    10
    Um dos melhores jogos atmosférios/puzzle já feitos! Acredito que só fica atrás de Portal, pois os puzzles não são tão bem elaborados assim, mas vale a pena pela mensagem que passa!
  46. TheDuner13
    Aug 6, 2022
    8
    goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  47. KisatS
    Aug 19, 2022
    10
    This game was a present for my birthday, I didn't expect that I'll become addicted to this fabulous indy game. Sure 6 y.o. I wasn't too good at puzzle games but the atmosphere and the environment confused my mind. Even though, till this day I'm still playing and reminding myself that I had the best gaming experience ever.
  48. Chemiker
    Aug 27, 2022
    10
    Хоть игра и старая и еще в черно-белом стиле, но по своему очаровательна, прошел не останавливаясь, советую!
  49. hoviadko123
    Sep 10, 2022
    8
    I really enjoyed playing Limbo. It has good atmosphere and puzzles are challenging to solve but not frustrating. However there is no music at all, just some ambient playing sometimes.
  50. 3ls0ul
    Oct 3, 2022
    9
    Es un excelente videojuego, mis felicitaciones al equipo detrás del desarrollo de esta grandiosa obra.
  51. abkh2000
    Jul 11, 2023
    10
    The game is so amazing and in every chapter there is new and different puzzle Without any word i enjoy the dark story and dark environment
  52. brokencinho
    Dec 21, 2022
    9
    Tenes que jugar este juego no te lo podes perder es una experiencia hyper mega flashera! Recomiendo 100%
  53. staxhinho
    Feb 17, 2023
    9
    A very good puzzle game that gave me several moments of anger and happiness.
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Awards & Rankings

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#9 Best PC Game of 2011
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#18 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011
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#17 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Absolute Games
    Jan 10, 2012
    80
    Limbo is a beautiful, intense experience.
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  2. PC Games (Russia)
    Sep 19, 2011
    90
    A brilliant indie platformer. Braid can finally retire. [October 2011, p.100]
  3. GamingXP
    Sep 15, 2011
    90
    Minimum effort, maximum tension!
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