LIMBO

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2095 Ratings

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  1. OniGioRi
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    Limbo is a puzzle game with its unique look. This game is really unforgiving so you have to be really patient and enjoy similar games to have fun. While the game is beautiful and entertaining it feels like there is no real idea behind it.
  2. ekozcifci
    Sep 6, 2023
    6
    Not great overall, bored in story. But as an indie, nice job. I dont like PlatformPuzzle type games but Visually almost perfect
  3. Richard_dias
    Aug 15, 2023
    6
    I think that is an overrated game. Fortunately, PLAYDEAD improved a lot on INSIDE.
  4. Topoide
    Jul 31, 2023
    7
    No entendi mucho el juego, es entretenido lo corto que es pero con una historia nula y sin sentido
  5. Yabs
    Jul 30, 2023
    9
    Excellent plat-former & puzzle solver. I was quite engaged the entire way through.
    I really enjoyed the environment and the dark-comedy that the game presents.

    Highly recommended.
  6. Uygurlu
    Jul 21, 2023
    6
    I was so hyped before I play Limbo but as soon as I started to play I realized that this game is just another overrated indie only because its art style.

    Firstly, Limbo hasn't got a story, it just has a few scenes that are trying to show a story but they doesn't make any sense together. Especially the ending was just a meaningless 10 second scene. So it becomes impossible to make a    I was so hyped before I play Limbo but as soon as I started to play I realized that this game is just another overrated indie only because its art style.

    Firstly, Limbo hasn't got a story, it just has a few scenes that are trying to show a story but they doesn't make any sense together. Especially the ending was just a meaningless 10 second scene. So it becomes impossible to make a connection with the game.

    Secondly, controls are so annoying and it makes you crazy. The character doesn't jump as I wanted or he doesn't hold as I wish. It feels like I'm not controlling him, the character does whatever he wants.

    Despite all this you can get entertained by Limbo's brilliantly designed puzzles. They can be really creative and difficult to solve. But one bad thing about the puzzles is they can be really cryptic and that's not good for me. Sometimes it becomes extremely challenging and i believe that %95 of the people can't finish this game without looking to a guide or walk-through video. Especially the secret level was that close to make me rage-quit.

    The soundtracks are also very bad chosen and there are music only in the 10 second "storytelling" cutscenes.

    Overall
    Good sides:
    Entertaining puzzles
    Good art style
    Sometimes fun gameplay

    Bad Sides:
    No story
    No soundtracks
    Bad controls
    Some over difficult puzzles    … Expand
  7. 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
  8. Suprizer
    Jun 10, 2023
    5
    Really short cute little enjoyable game but there are others in same genre much better in my opinion such as FAR series.
  9. Midyen
    Jun 1, 2023
    6
    Based on the gameplay, graphics, sound, content, and originality of the game, I will give it a rating of 6.
  10. gold
    May 27, 2023
    7
    Стильно. Анимация и физика это лучшее что есть в игре. Головоломки здесь скорее на реакцию чем на подумать. Хоть игра и короткая, но всё ровно затянутая.
    7/10 за стиль.
  11. 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.
  12. zaratti
    Mar 8, 2023
    6
    Limbo is a very unique, abstract game that is very interesting to play. There's some good stuff here, the puzzles were often good and made me think and the graphics have a unique style which I enjoyed very much but the movement, story, some puzzles and sections of the game can all be confusing and annoying. First of all, the movement. You can't use the arrow keys to move and controllingLimbo is a very unique, abstract game that is very interesting to play. There's some good stuff here, the puzzles were often good and made me think and the graphics have a unique style which I enjoyed very much but the movement, story, some puzzles and sections of the game can all be confusing and annoying. First of all, the movement. You can't use the arrow keys to move and controlling the character sometimes feels clunky. Missing jumps because you didn't get the exact timing right, doing trial and error just to accomplish basic tasks isn't enjoyable. The story of the game is way too vague, it feels like it's trying to tell a story but that's not the focus at all. Normally, abstract storytelling is my kinda thing but it just doesn't work when it's this vague. Some puzzles are also annoying to deal with. Some puzzles mess with your movement and a lot of them require precise jumps which, as I mentioned before, isn't the easiest thing to figure out in this game. In it's core, I think this is a good experience but it definitely has a lot of flaws.… Expand
  13. staxhinho
    Feb 17, 2023
    9
    A very good puzzle game that gave me several moments of anger and happiness.
  14. aligunes
    Jan 31, 2023
    6
    This is a really fun and beautifully designed game. The puzzle solving is pretty clever. There's no music throughout, only ambient sounds here and there. This can be called a short and different experience.
  15. Dco326
    Jan 20, 2023
    10
    Zanimljiva, nista nije pretesko bas kako puzzle game i treba da bude ne traje dugo pametna stvarno sve naj svaka cast ko je napravio :) e znam da li bi opet igrao nema taj WOW faktor ali je stv top
  16. Reflex22
    Jan 17, 2023
    5
    Игра просто неплохая. Сразу оговорюсь, что отзыв этот скорее нейтральный, нежели негативный, но к большому сожалению стим не имеет такой оценки :)
    Стилистика игры отличная, сделана полностью только в черно-белых тонах.
    Достаточное количество различных механик: гравитация, взаимодействие с различными объектами, такими как: ящики, лестницы, рычаги и т.д. Звуковое сопровождение    Игра просто неплохая. Сразу оговорюсь, что отзыв этот скорее нейтральный, нежели негативный, но к большому сожалению стим не имеет такой оценки :)
    Стилистика игры отличная, сделана полностью только в черно-белых тонах.
    Достаточное количество различных механик: гравитация, взаимодействие с различными объектами, такими как: ящики, лестницы, рычаги и т.д.
    Звуковое сопровождение превосходное.
    Что касается сюжета, то он просто есть, ничего гениального в нем не увидел, как и абсурдного.
    Игра просто, чтобы убить часа 4 и дальше будет висеть в библиотеке.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. Jattaman
    Jan 12, 2023
    8
    Puzzle game molto ben fatto, con uno stile grafico d'atmosfera e una buona giocabilità.
  19. vinijec976
    Dec 28, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters limbo," This is how you begin your journey into the world of Limbo. Without any other information you find yourself dropped into the middle of a dark and intriguing place, everything around you is dark except for a light that comes from the background, and your glowing eyes. From there you follow a linear story solving numerous puzzles of various types to progress and reach your final destination.

    6.2/10

    Limbo is a game that doesn't fit everyone's taste, it has no combat or action, just a young boy in a senseless world where everything tries to kill you. The game's proposal is interesting and well executed, it follows a pattern from the beginning to the end without getting lost, as said before, you will move on solving puzzles until you get somewhere, without knowing why.

    Definitely the strongest point of Limbo are its graphics, the game is simple but very beautiful, its environment is amazing, everything is dark, macabre, brings an atmosphere that the place is not good. All the objects in the game are black, including the character, except his eyes, which perhaps indicate that he is still alive inside, or that he still has hope that something good will happen.

    Its soundtrack is different from the usual soundtrack of platform games, the game does not have any music during its entire length, only the sounds of the environment, the machines, the animals, the character's steps, and his deaths, which are extremely brutal. However, this is not a bad thing at all, the sounds in the game are striking and bring up several feelings in an extraordinary way. From the thunderous sounds of the bear trap closing, the frightening sound of a giant spider following you, to the calm sound of the rain. The lack of music as a main soundtrack causes some moments of silence, which following the proposal does not cause strangeness to the player, but moments of reflection, you begin to wonder what you are doing there, who are you, what is your goal anyway? Is your sister really there?

    The gameplay is very simple, you use only 4 buttons on the keyboard, the arrows to the left, right, up, and ctrl. The commands work very well, have a good response but I found that they end up limiting the game a little, the puzzles are limited to simple actions, such as pushing / pulling boxes and activating some button using the ctrl, which is the action button. However, this limitation is offset by the variety of puzzles, although the action has a certain limit you will use it in various situations, the issue of only using boxes will be combined with water, with altered gravity, etc. In my opinion, the weak point of the gameplay is that there comes a time when to progress you simply have to die, over and over again. You don't think anymore to move forward, you just have to try again until you get it right.

    Limbo is the kind of game that doesn't tell you anything about the story, this may cause many to dislike it. *Spoiler Alert* The game doesn't have a conclusion, in the end you get to your sister and the game just ends, without you knowing anything about what happened. But this creates a huge space theories, and you can create your own and stick with it.

    Conclusion - It is a reasonable one, it makes you think and try to understand what just happened on your screen when you finish it. I find games that leave an ending open for theories interesting, but because Limbo gives you absolutely no context about the game I didn't enjoy it that much. At a certain point it changes the way you solve challenges and is no longer about puzzles that you have to think about to solve, but rather timing it to activate a button or not. It was not a game that held me very much, perhaps because of the lack of a story, or the variety of things to do. But it is a game that I recommend. It is a different experience that is worthwhile, especially because it is a short game, you will not get bored of the puzzles even if they are repeated a bit. I think it's a good one time experience, wouldn't play again.    … Expand
  20. brokencinho
    Dec 21, 2022
    9
    Tenes que jugar este juego no te lo podes perder es una experiencia hyper mega flashera! Recomiendo 100%
  21. Alvelian
    Dec 16, 2022
    6
    Довольно интересный платформер, не скажу что это шедевр, но поиграть определенно можно.
  22. Soullex
    Dec 2, 2022
    7
    Ne anlatmak istedigini düşünüyorum.........................................
  23. Jollyolfun
    Nov 18, 2022
    8
    The first game I ever owned on steam. Great atmosphere, fun gameplay, pretty spooky.
  24. 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.
  25. 3ls0ul
    Oct 3, 2022
    9
    Es un excelente videojuego, mis felicitaciones al equipo detrás del desarrollo de esta grandiosa obra.
  26. 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.
  27. dr-kenobi
    Sep 7, 2022
    7
    Непоганий платформер для паузи між серйозними тріпл еями. Вайб і звук розкішні, логічні задачки не складні.
  28. Chemiker
    Aug 27, 2022
    10
    Хоть игра и старая и еще в черно-белом стиле, но по своему очаровательна, прошел не останавливаясь, советую!
  29. 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
  30. 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.
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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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Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
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  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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