LIMBO

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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 112 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 88 out of 112
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 112
  3. Negative: 4 out of 112

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  1. Joaxuin
    Jul 1, 2018
    10
    This has to be my favorite way to play yet. Now the story is short being 3-4 hours, but the experience you get is some of the best on switch. I have played this game on IOS, XBOX 360, and WINDOWS 10 but this is the best one yet! The controls are great, the way they display it is something to be framed, and the ending leaves you questioning and theorizing. This is a must have for SwitchThis has to be my favorite way to play yet. Now the story is short being 3-4 hours, but the experience you get is some of the best on switch. I have played this game on IOS, XBOX 360, and WINDOWS 10 but this is the best one yet! The controls are great, the way they display it is something to be framed, and the ending leaves you questioning and theorizing. This is a must have for Switch owners!

    Controls: 10
    Style: 10
    Music: (None (But none needed))
    Ending: 10
    Overall : 10    … Expand
  2. FredSchwen
    Jul 3, 2018
    9
    If you like solving puzzle in a 2d game, then Limbo is the game for you. the environment is this game is something special. I played it on Xbox one and loved it . with switch you can bring this game anywhere you want to. when you done with this 6-8 hours game, try to complete it without dying !
  3. Abdulaziz1
    Nov 5, 2022
    9
    Really good puzzles and atmosphere, 9/10 for the price.............................
  4. crotch
    Jan 28, 2022
    6
    Some of the puzzles and platforming challenges toward the end of the game were annoying. This game is all about atmosphere, and when you’re stuck, that atmosphere is ruined. There was really no need for this. There was one puzzle involving a magnet box at the very end that just makes zero sense. Check the chapter list, and if you’re a few rooms from the end and there’s a magnet box inSome of the puzzles and platforming challenges toward the end of the game were annoying. This game is all about atmosphere, and when you’re stuck, that atmosphere is ruined. There was really no need for this. There was one puzzle involving a magnet box at the very end that just makes zero sense. Check the chapter list, and if you’re a few rooms from the end and there’s a magnet box in front of you, just look immediately at a walk-through. Trust me, you will just waste your time if you try to figure it out. It makes absolutely no sense.… Expand
  5. Deckard2
    Nov 12, 2018
    8
    Limbo is minimalistic in its design, offers limited guidance and is shrouded in an unnerving sense of dread and mystery. You are dropped into a forest playing a young boy who seemingly must escape or progress through the unwinding labyrinth before you.

    The sound design is fantastic with audio cues sometimes the only thing giving you a hint to what lies ahead and the aesthetic is    Limbo is minimalistic in its design, offers limited guidance and is shrouded in an unnerving sense of dread and mystery. You are dropped into a forest playing a young boy who seemingly must escape or progress through the unwinding labyrinth before you.

    The sound design is fantastic with audio cues sometimes the only thing giving you a hint to what lies ahead and the aesthetic is suitably gloomy and foreboding. The gameplay mechanics are simple, intuitive and don't outstay their welcome in this short but worthwhile adventure.

    Even though this is a short game, it is often challenging and occasionally left me stumped as to how to progress. If you are after a short game with fantastic art and a bleak horror setting to take on the go this is for you. I can't wait to sink my teeth into the teams follow up 'Inside' which is next on my hit list.    … Expand
  6. nusco
    Aug 16, 2019
    9
    Will there ever be another game like Limbo? This game proves that you can build something that is both a proper playable game (complete with physics puzzles that are brilliant in their economy) and a piece of art.

    With another art direction, Limbo would be a pleasant, but ultimately irrelevant puzzle-platformer. Instead, its creepy, subtly unnerving style makes it an experience you    Will there ever be another game like Limbo? This game proves that you can build something that is both a proper playable game (complete with physics puzzles that are brilliant in their economy) and a piece of art.

    With another art direction, Limbo would be a pleasant, but ultimately irrelevant puzzle-platformer. Instead, its creepy, subtly unnerving style makes it an experience you won't forget. Other games tried to pad simple gameplay with gorgeous art: Gris comes to mind. They all lack something. In the case of Gris, its gameplay is a tad too simplistic and repetitive. In the case of other games, the art not quite up there. Limbo does it right on both counts.

    Disclaimer: Limbo is short. If you're one of those gamers who like getting lost in a long experience, you might be disappointed. My first playthrough of Limbo, with a friend, started after a late dinner. When we finished the game, stunned and fascinated, it was light outside. But those few hours have been hard to forget, and I had to relive them by playing through the game again on the Switch.    … Expand
  7. SenDji
    Sep 13, 2020
    10
    An indie classic. Haunting and poignant. A clever game you can return again and again.
  8. xiekaidream
    Sep 17, 2021
    7
    通关！阴间解谜游戏，食脑虫太yue惹！ 不过游戏本身很有魔力，物理引擎真是太棒了，手感赞。 卡关了好几个地方，还好有攻略。 有些地方容错率很低，很有挑战性的说，值得一玩。
  9. BearDollars
    Nov 3, 2018
    9
    A horror puzzle platformer with a beautiful atmospheric style. Limbo is memorable and every progression is rewarding and delightful. When you're not engrossed in figuring out the puzzle you'll find yourself admiring the attention to detail and the way the minimalistic aesthetics feel rich and realistic.

    The only drawback is that sometimes it was difficult to distinguish interactive    A horror puzzle platformer with a beautiful atmospheric style. Limbo is memorable and every progression is rewarding and delightful. When you're not engrossed in figuring out the puzzle you'll find yourself admiring the attention to detail and the way the minimalistic aesthetics feel rich and realistic.

    The only drawback is that sometimes it was difficult to distinguish interactive elements from the world. Eventually you learn to try everything but I found myself baffled only to realize I could interact with an item I had been dying next to repeatedly.    … Expand
  10. Hertoc
    Dec 19, 2018
    8
    The game is absolutely brilliant and the playability is perfect. The feeling of progress is incredible.
    The unic problem is the duration, it last 6h. The playhablity and the mechanics could offer 6 hour more.
  11. Onioncreature
    Apr 22, 2021
    9
    A phenomenal puzzle game with a tremendously eerie atmosphere. Not really anything to complain about, it pretty much perfectly executes what it's going for.
  12. twinkeywinkey
    Sep 19, 2019
    8
    The game is well designed. It provides a lot of fun. It is definitely an example of how games should be created. The only drawback for me is its length, the game is too short for me.
  13. SumTxDude
    Dec 31, 2020
    9
    Simple and minimalistic, but with a unique and intriguing artistic flair. I liked the style a lot.
    Puzzles were well thought out and interesting offering a perfect balance of challenge with out being frustrating. It hook me and motivated me to solve each challenge out of curiosity of what they came up with next. I can easily recommend. I'm off to see what they're other title "INSIDE" is all about.
  14. Daisuk
    Jan 20, 2021
    9
    Brilliant game. Haunting atmosphere, the sound design and music is absolutely sublime, the puzzles are varied and very creative. Games like this are the reason I play video games. A work of art!
  15. JAG7
    Jul 7, 2021
    9
    Great game! The ambience and art are spot on. It’s perfectly made , controls respond on point. Love the mood (creepy) created. It’s an adult puzzler-platform game. There are some dismembering scenes, just in case you plan on playing it with youngsters. It’s a classic cult game!
  16. DanteRashidi23
    Jul 9, 2021
    2
    The most i hate things in game are wasting time. And Limbo is one of the wasted games ever made. Tbh grpahics looks amazing. It is beatiful and musics too. Matching with the scene. I played game 90%. I didnt finish the game, and i wont. Cuz the part in the game, when you have to push rail and run and jump, whoever created that, YOU SUCK! It is just waste of time, there is no boss to fight,The most i hate things in game are wasting time. And Limbo is one of the wasted games ever made. Tbh grpahics looks amazing. It is beatiful and musics too. Matching with the scene. I played game 90%. I didnt finish the game, and i wont. Cuz the part in the game, when you have to push rail and run and jump, whoever created that, YOU SUCK! It is just waste of time, there is no boss to fight, there is no reedle to undiscover, it is just stupid jumping. C'm on. Tbh what i thi k, these people made this game, then realized holy **** we have to make money, but this stupid game is too short, how can we make longer this game. Ohh yes, i found, letz add stupidty, like you have to be excat and bla blah blah. Mechanic sucks, im trying go forward, chrachter going contrary. Anyway, your game suck, and i wont ever touch your brand's game ever.… Expand
  17. bitterologist
    May 26, 2022
    5
    Graphically this is gorgeous. The controls however are not that great, and the problem solving often comes down to just trial and error.
  18. ophone
    Oct 14, 2022
    7
    Nice little 2D puzzle platformer with a depressing atmosphere rarely seen in a video game.
    Just right for the month of October.
    I just would have liked a little more elaborate soundtrack, the actual one is a tad too minimalistic.
  19. jonjohn048
    Jan 25, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first thing I want to stress out is that I do not hate this game, far from it, I think it's really good and I do recommend it if you like it but this one problem I have pretty much kills any replay value for me personally but I will get to that. I want to start off by saying is that this game being black and white is a BRILLIANT decision since a world with color could've potentially made the game look bland and generic and so because of this, it looks strangely beautiful in a way I never could've imagined and this correlates greatly into the atmosphere since any screenshot or video will showcase the atmosphere perfectly and it's extremely immersive and helps you feel attached to this world. The gameplay is simple yet good enough to the point where it'll be all you ever need to continue on your journey. The puzzles are surprisingly good since you actually need to THINK and it can feel pretty good to solve them on your own since this game always has new puzzles and they never give you any hints to solve them meaning you're on your own in solving them which is exactly what this game wants you to feel plus there are even specific collectables hidden away in the level design to ensure you're always on the lookout. I never really thought I'd say this, but the animations are surprisingly good for what they are even down to the main character. Now easily the worst part about this game for me personally and the main reason why I don't see myself replaying it is because of the story or lack there-of one. Basically, the game is about how a young boy waking up in the middle of nowhere and just has to go somewhere and along the way, he must deal with massive spiders, electricity puzzles, villagers, magnetic puzzles etc. in order to find the boy's sister. While this sounds interesting, the problem here is that it never tells you anything and it never explains why all of this even exists like why are there giant spiders, why do these villagers hate you, why do both of these belong in the past while there's also electricity here so what time did this occur? But most importantly, it never even said why we were even going on this journey to begin with and I didn't even know I reached the ending when the credits rolled because the game was never building up to one and when I saw the boy's sister, I was confused and NO, multiple playthroughs didn't answer the question. Now it could mean that the studio was just trying to make a game that was fun that just had puzzles, a good atmosphere, and didn't need to think about the story, it doesn't work for me because that's not why I play video games anymore, I play them to get a good story I'll remember for the rest of my life which is honestly why I'm glad they took into consideration in their next game "Inside". Overall, you can believe the people who gave this game 10's and 9's if you want because this game is without a doubt for them and I don't really doubt that it could be for you too; however, I'm a person who wants a story to be told and with how Limbo doesn't even have a story and instead relies on puzzles, big creatures without understanding why they exist, electricity that doesn't fit into a world with Natives, and even rescuing a sister who probably wasn't even in danger for all I care, this is a game that I do not see myself coming back to.… Expand
  20. IamSquid
    Jan 2, 2023
    8
    I think I would have liked this game more if I had played it BEFORE I played Inside (made by the same people). Both are good games that create very creepy atmospheres. My advice, if yor only going to play one of the two, play Inside. But if yoo plan on playing both, play this first, THEN play Inside.
  21. lowey
    Oct 12, 2021
    8
    A solid game from Playdead, bested only by Inside. Short and sweet, with great graphics and controls. However, be warned that it can be rage inducing in places, especially towards the end of the game. I wasn't a huge fan of the game mechanic of the brain worms — which prevent the character from changing direction — but they don't spoil the game. For a game from 2011 (10 years old at theA solid game from Playdead, bested only by Inside. Short and sweet, with great graphics and controls. However, be warned that it can be rage inducing in places, especially towards the end of the game. I wasn't a huge fan of the game mechanic of the brain worms — which prevent the character from changing direction — but they don't spoil the game. For a game from 2011 (10 years old at the time of writing) Limbo still looks great. Not as great as Inside, sure, but still well worth playing. Story is a bit thin here, but it has a few nice little teasers along the way that will give you enough hints to form your own opinions. I'd definitely recommend playing if you haven't done already. Or even if it's just been a long while.… Expand
  22. Kingkaszii13
    Jun 6, 2022
    7
    Następne trofeum do gabloty zakończone gry 2022 #Limbo
  23. Julio-FR
    Feb 10, 2022
    8
    El juego esta muy bueno, la duracion no me gusto mucho te lo puedes pasar en menos de 2 horas
  24. Ginger_Avenger
    Jan 9, 2023
    7
    This game introduced me to a fresh approach to a puzzle game. The game drops you into a very atmospheric little adventure where you eventually meet some gruesome end as you learn the key to each area. I am of two minds with atmospheric games: if a game has a captivating presentation style, that can carry my interest, yet at the same time I am often dubious of style over substance in gamesThis game introduced me to a fresh approach to a puzzle game. The game drops you into a very atmospheric little adventure where you eventually meet some gruesome end as you learn the key to each area. I am of two minds with atmospheric games: if a game has a captivating presentation style, that can carry my interest, yet at the same time I am often dubious of style over substance in games at the same time. This game seemed short enough not to drift into the latter case.… Expand
  25. PacoBN23
    Jun 1, 2023
    8
    Limbo me ha parecido un gran juego de puzles, ya que estos son bastante ingeniosos y originales, llegando en algunos momentos a tener que pensar bastante para poder completarlos.
    A parte de esto, destaco la gran ambientación que tiene este juego, de manera que la ausencia de música a lo largo del juego incrementa aún más la gran sensación de soledad que se siente al jugarlo.
    En cuanto a    Limbo me ha parecido un gran juego de puzles, ya que estos son bastante ingeniosos y originales, llegando en algunos momentos a tener que pensar bastante para poder completarlos.
    A parte de esto, destaco la gran ambientación que tiene este juego, de manera que la ausencia de música a lo largo del juego incrementa aún más la gran sensación de soledad que se siente al jugarlo.
    En cuanto a la historia, esta es bastante triste, pero considero que está muy bien contada aunque sea algo difícil de comprender en un primer momento.
    Recomiendo este juego y creo que todo el mundo debería jugarlo al menos una vez en su vida.    … Expand
  26. korku
    Nov 15, 2022
    9
    A successful horror-puzzle game. Combination of my 2 favorite genres. A masterpiece.
  27. MayMoJo
    Feb 24, 2023
    9
    This game is still atmospheric, tough and super different! I loved it and if it wouldnt be for the little play time and some overfrustrating moments it would be a 10. I highly recommend, especially because it is frequently mega cheap offered in the e shop.
  28. Magikcarp
    Jul 19, 2023
    8
    Gameplay - 8
    Plot & Characters - n/a
    Storytelling - 7
    Pacing - 7
    Music & Sound - 9
    Replayability - 5
    Performance - 10

Awards & Rankings

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#54 Best Switch Game of 2018
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#62 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2018
82
#82 Most Shared Switch Game of 2018

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83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Sep 5, 2018
    70
    Odds are you've already experienced it for yourself in the past eight years, but just in case you haven't, it might be worth a shot. [Issue #35 – September/October 2018, p. 21]
  2. Gamers' Temple
    Aug 21, 2018
    90
    Despite the short length it's easy to recommend LIMBO to anyone who enjoys puzzle games, especially given the way the game expertly crafts a foreboding atmosphere with a minimum of graphics and sounds. If you played the game when it was originally released, you'll find that it has aged well and is still wholly capable of sucking you back in the way it did when you first played it. If you're new to LIMBO, then it's about time you played this classic indie game.
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  3. Nintendojo
    Aug 17, 2018
    100
    For all the time that has passed, Limbo remains a benchmark of the genre that few other games have come within sniffing distance of. It’s nearly unparalleled in terms of presentation and design, and this latest port to Switch has maintained everything about the game that makes it special. While some might lament the lack of any additional content, I wholeheartedly beg to differ. Limbo is a game that doesn’t need a single bit added, removed, or rearranged. It’s a classic in every sense and deserves to be played by as many people as possible.
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