LIMBO

The margin of error on the puzzles is too small for me to recommend limbo. you will have the egzackt plan to complete the puzzle and not be able to do it. hell sometimes i got so confused on why the simple solution wasn't working (it was just hard to execute) that id start trying other things wasting time and losing interest.

Amazing game, great music, beautiful artstyle, engaging and very challenging gameplay. Its very short but its worth every single penny and its super fun to play, there's a special secret room that unlocks after finishing the game, extremely difficult yet really fun and ofcourse the last achievement to finish the game in one sitting under 1 hour and with less then 5 deaths was hard to get but BOY it was so much fun xD 10/10

very good esthetic of the game and cool puzzles
however the idea of putting the jump on the same button as climbing is one of the worst idea

good game for you to exercise your brain

Yes, in fact it is a very good game.

No words, no story, no lore.
And yet a very simple game that gives a lot more than just words.
10/10

I was never good in physics and this game proved to me I am still not, but it's fun.

Very fun short puzzle game that builds an immersive world which invokes both fear and curiosity. The sound design is amazing and the gameplay encourages out side the box thinking. This game is a must play!

Limbo is a well-made game, and the puzzles offer just the right amount of challenge. The story isn’t very clear, and by the end, you’re left wondering what it all even means. The bug at the end where the game freezes is also unfortunate. In summary, the game is well-crafted, and it doesn't take too long to complete

Great game with fun puzzles. Just hard enough.

Frustrating.
There is only one way to solve the puzzles, Otherwise you die.
I suggest to play "Inside" that has the same gameplay, but is much more fun.

Te graphics are so nice. The game is great as you need to strategise to be able to find the ways to advance. I enjoyed it very much.

A game that tests your intelligence, reflexes and theory crafting. A symbolic and mysterious story. Great game!
And don't miss the secret level! Fun and challenging ;)

❤️❤️Limbo Game Review in a Nutshell 🥜🥜

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☑ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
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beautifully serene game. It tries your patience but also rewards your diligence. This is a must play for another solo gamer.

Its not a long game but it has interesting puzzles and a nice art style.

I love horror.
I love platformers.
and I love puzzle games.

Limbo is all three. So by all logic I should like it. But I do not.

It is by no means a bad game. It's objectively a very good one. And for that I do recommend it.

The puzzles are smart and I appreciate the thought and level design put into them. But because the controls are so second-to-second and unforgiving, even as a seasoned player of platformers, I'm left second guessing whether or not I actually got the solution right. And in most cases, I did. But the game punishes me still for simply not executing it down to a microsecond.

I get this brutal punishment system is in line with the theme of the game - Limbo. Purgatory. Literal hell. Fortunately, I'm not Catholic so miss me with that shi-

This was one of the first games I ever bought on steam, and it took me nearly a decade to pick it up again to finish it. I didn't like it then. And I don't like it now. But maybe you will.

That said, will I be trying for that last achievement I'm missing? You bet I will. Cause mama didn't raise no quitter.

What an incredible game. I'm upset it took me this long to play it after owning it for so long.

Here's some backstory: I bought this in 2013, played 40 minutes, and decided to delete it off of my account. I rediscovered it from a friend and got it back on my account through support. I was 16 in 2013, and I have no idea what made me put it down.

However now, I feel like a kid again, discovering a new and interesting game that keeps me playing (as short as it is) through the entire thing in almost 1 session.

Perfect combination of dark atmosphere and puzzle game. And also works on Mac with new M processor.

the art style composed of shadowy silhouettes and a grayscale palette, creates an unsettling atmosphere. The environments are both beautiful and terrifying, ranging from dense forests to industrial areas filled with deadly machinery. The lack of color and dialogue deepens the sense of isolation. The gameplay is simple but challenging, with puzzles that often involve deadly traps and physics-based mechanics. The boy encounters bear traps, giant spiders, and other hazards. Every obstacle and trap seems deliberately placed to teach the player through trial and error. This contributes to the game’s dark tone, as the boy faces gruesome deaths if the player fails to solve the puzzles correctly. Death is a core part of LIMBO’s experience. The game relies on a “trial-and-death” approach where players often need to fail to learn how to progress. These moments are designed to shock, adding to the game’s horror-like experience. For instance, the encounter with a giant spider is one of the most memorable scenes. The spider stalks the boy and forces players to think creatively to escape. LIMBO is celebrated for its unique style and mature approach to storytelling through gameplay.

8,8/10 ⭐🌟⭐

i personally liked it,the atmosphere and the puzzles, the whole thing. although all that hype faded away when i started going for the trophy "no point in dying". Out of the 12 hours i put on this game, the 9 of those are for that specific trophy. i hope nobody will experience something like this ever again, it was horrible.

Overall A very good game. definitely worth it to play, but if you want to perfect the game the last achievement is literally very very hard like this one achievement took like 15+ hours to do, i would get zero deaths until the very end and at the last part i die 6 times and have to restart the whole game and also you have to do it in a single sitting , either way the game was fun to play definitely recommend to try.

I see why limbo's reviews are going down and why 2011 gameplay didn't age so well...
I came from inside, since i bought the bundle that had both games, and i can say, the 1 hour gameplay this game has is turned into a 4 hour "die to find out", it's like i am playing geometry dash memory levels, every positive aspect that limbo has, is already presented in inside, i am writing this to save you the 4+ hours that you would have spent otherwise playing limbo, and go play inside instead.

Was an okay game, some puzzles were obvious and others were tricks, and then some were less obvious, I honestly started to doubt what the puzzle even was. Nor am I sure what the purpose is, although playdead tends to make games without explaining or answering so that's normal. I just personally did not find it enjoyable.

Apparently I got this far the last time I played it (probably closer to 2011, when it released), but I never finished the game. It is such a well made game, in terms of puzzle design, animation and world building. I played through their other game INSIDE a few years ago, and really enjoyed it for the same reason, so I decided to give this gem another try, and it is so well done. Great job Playdead! I'm about 75% into the game (again). Can easily be played within a 4 hour sitting I'd say. I did have to get help on two puzzles (one of which I was doing right, just not timing it right), but YouTube is great for that. And you can know which chapter you are on by looking at the Chapter Select within the start menu. At the moment the game is going for $0.99 on steam, for that price, it is a no-brainer.

A dark game where even someone who doesn't like videogames can enjoy and try their smartness. It can be a little graphic for some but not for me. I completed this game after stressing out just a little because of the weird controls but in all of my time playing this old classic it didn't felt like a chore, but I was anxious to not die, oh boy.

I hate you timed machine gun with gravity, you wasted so much of my time after zero deaths to get to you!

The revolutionary platformer

Jeppe Carlsen wrote:

"This was my first project. I didn't have any experience in game design and I didn't read any feature articles, but I played video games a lot."

terrible game
1st: who still uses arrows keys as movement??? WASD should be on every game.
2nd: i got to the spider and i don't know what to do, i mean should it be obvious? because i don't think so.
3rd: this guy can't normally move.
4th: savings are terrible.
5th: everything depends on timings.

my siblings beat this game long ago, i let them play this game because i don't have much game that will go with my iMac my folks got us + i heard that this game is very popular, now i decided why wouldn't i beat this game to 100% since it takes around 10 hours to get all achievements, and i just got every achievement except the one where i have to beat the game in 1 sit (which is 1 hour +) and in less than 5 deaths (i died in the beginning 10 times because of bear traps) seems pretty impossible to me. and about the achievement where you have to get the last egg, it was WOW! it was so fun and entertaining to going somewhere in the dark literally without any clue where to go and dying over and over again because you can't get the 0.01 second timing. BRAVO!!! i can't believe people enjoyed this game and defends it. wouldn't recommend this piece of shit to anybody, i know hundreds of games that are worth your time, so please don't even try to buy this game.

updated: this game fucking sucks, i ain't getting last achievement, not worth my time

The first contact with Limbo is extremely powerful and engaging. One is captivated by the nightmarish atmosphere and its unexpected violence, the extremely fluid animations, and the lack of tutorials that makes the first approach as unsettling as it is stimulating.
These feelings are kept alive for an hour and a half of play and around two start to fade, gradually giving way to a feeling of boredom and frustration caused by an extremely unsteady pace, an uninspiring progression that fails to build on the knowledge gained from previous puzzles to construct progressively more interesting ones, and puzzles that make trial and error their cornerstone.
If Limbo had lasted two hours, I would be writing different words right now, but I cannot recommend a game that, in my opinion, loses all its bite shortly after halfway through.

I am sure that Playdead has grown tremendously creatively since Limbo, and the release of Cocoon is a testament to the extreme competence of the names that worked on it (especially Jeppe Carlsen and Jakob Schmid, former Playdead developers who worked on Cocoon). For this reason, I look forward to playing Inside, about which I have heard great things.

Nice atmosphere and really intriguing at the beginning but it got really annoying for me with some of the mechanics like having to eyeball how many times I need to run back and forth to make something swing and the timing. Just not for me but you can get the game for really cheap so you can make your own opinion

I remember playing its demo on ps4 around 2017, and I wanted to play the full version, but ofc my parents wouldnt "waste their money" on video games "that werent good for health"
After getting 100%, I assure, kid me would be amazed with this game, somewhat challenging, cool asthetic, awesome soundtrack, everything is really good

Fun game that can be completed in about 3.5 hours. The first 2.5 hours were excellent, the final hour I thought some puzzles were a bit too difficult and I needed to check a walkthrough a couple of times.

An amazing indie classic that I loved playing as a kid. It has very clever game design for the puzzles, levels, art style, etc. More indie devs should really take notes from this game for what it does right

I liked the game, nevertheless, it can get on your nerves. The jumping system on PC could be better and sometimes doesn't work properly (mainly jumping from the chains). However, I liked the overall atmosphere and puzzles. The sound design is great and makes the experience much more creepy! I recommend it to the fans of games that require skill and good timing :>

"LIMBO" is an independent platform game released in 2010. The production quickly gained recognition from both players and critics, thanks to its unique atmosphere, minimalist style and dark approach to the subject of platform games. "LIMBO" tells a simple but enigmatic story. The player takes on the role of a nameless boy who wakes up on the edge of a dark, disturbing forest and sets off on a journey to find his missing sister.

The game offers no explanations or dialogues; the entire story is conveyed through the atmosphere, setting, and events we encounter along the way. The gameplay in "LIMBO" is a combination of a platformer and a puzzle game. The player travels through various, often dangerous environments, solving puzzles and avoiding traps.

decided to buy this game and inside and i figured i'd start with this one. it turns out to be good, the game is pretty generic, dark and it does well with the puzzle-platforming. the endgame was actually pretty challenging but fully worth it. the game can be beaten in 3-4 hours, however i did look up 2 parts that i was hella confused on. the game doesn't feel super aged, it definitely feels stiff but i feel like that's apart of the challenge and not from the date of the game. i came here after playing the game "Seen". this game is worth it, i got it for less then $4 and got a little over 3 hours out of it. if you want a chill, well-thought out game to immerse into and enjoy, check this out.

Really had a fun time on my first playthrough. The 'No Point in Dying' took me three attempts. Most of the time, you just die at the last part, so you need to practice the timing, and it goes easy after that.

I've played through this one a few times through the years. Creepy and a bit gruesome, but a deserved classic.

It's fine. Played it once in 2015 and again just now in 2024. There are some super clever puzzles, and the instant reset system keeps things from getting too frustrating, but it's such a first draft for the masterpiece of Inside that it loses a lot of fun for me. The last section relies too much on sound and doesn't have great visual cues.

If you're into game history/genre creators, play Limbo. If you want to play an incredible puzzle platformer with gorgeous art direction, play Inside instead.

I played this game on mobile but wanted to experience it on PC. It is a great game with a wonderful art style. I think the devs did a great job overall! Would recommend!

Solid 8.5 out of 10
Great little eerie feeling Puzzler, a standard playthrough i would say is around 2-3 hours depending, but definitely worth a play :)

played it when it first came out but not once since. Great smple game design and follows the valve show dont tell method of story telling. still holds up great

Limbo is a simple game that turns its basic concept into a really fun and concise game. Puzzle solving was fun, there were a few mild scares that brought a sense of urgency to certain sections, and the idea of "just go right" works SUPER well for this game. It's worth playing for sure!

Same creator as INSIDE, a little boy trying to escape a strange world, all in black&white.
Spooky, the game is a bit hard sometimes, controls are not the best but it's calming

A genius masterpiece and work of art. I first played LIMBO in 2011 when it was released, and since then, I haven't experienced anything that quite matches its level of brilliance

Super fun and creepy, the death animations are also pretty funny. :D

A creepy game with surreal setpieces, with a focus on platforming.

On a few occasions it may seem like the developers are taking the proverbial piss with the difficulty, but the game has really generous autosaves that help soften these blows.

It's got awesome art and superb atmosphere. In the beginning it also was really satisfying and fun to solve the riddles and everything was great. I played till the section with the giant gearwheels or whatever they were... maybe like 70% of the game idk... and then the game became ... incredibly tedious and silly. It simply wasn't fun for me anymore, like someone flipped a switch. The concept wore out and all it became was an extreme annoying time waste. The riddles became a nuisance and almost everything I loved till this point fell apart.

I get the great reviews, but for me it was simply not enough to get an upvote.

A good story game but way to short and quick u can end it in one go

Yeah. Another W from Playdead. I will say I do prefer INSIDE a bit more. However, this game still is unique and creative in its own way. The art direction and sound design is still peak, and I loved the more physic based puzzles that were in the game. I can't tell if I prefer the even more vague ending to this or INSIDE. I will say at the very least it left me dumbfounded. Where as INSIDE does give you quite a bit to work with to form connective theories. LIMBO feels even more vague, and puzzles the player to a even greater degree. Although I think this best suited the nature of this specific game Playdead wanted to make. Factory World was hands down the peak of the game, talk about creativity. I loved the opening segment with the spider, and the anti gravity.

I will say though there were some puzzles I wasn't thrilled about. Not because they were designed poorly, but rather through their complexity. Sometimes it disrupted the constant flow of the game in a that wasn't disrupted in INSIDE(Which helped enhance the story for me). No matter if LIMBO exist in a world where INSIDE exist or doesn't. It still serves as great precursor that firmly stands on its own as of best indie games prior to the golden age of indie games. I'm so glad I got to play this game blind, even if it wasn't as engaging or as bind blowing as INSIDE.

I´ve played "Inside" months before I've played "Limbo". "Inside" is way more polished than "Limbo" for obvious reasons.
Limbo's problems are that its initial virtues - creative and inventive puzzles - over time become boring, lifeless, out of place and in a way function as an anchor for the game, sinking its gameplay and narrative. The game becomes limited to solving puzzles for the simple merit of reason, without any soul, without motivating you. The positive side is to see that in Inside several problems have been improved