Limbo is a black and white puzzle-platforming adventure. Players take the role of a young boy traveling through an eerie and treacherous world in an attempt to discover the fate of his sister. An unnamed boy awakens alone at the edge of a dark forest. Driven by the need to find his missing sister, he pushes deeper into an environment filled with lethal traps, hostile creatures, and industrial hazards. With no explanation of where he is or how he arrived, the boy must navigate increasingly dangerous terrain, solving physical puzzles and evading threats that grow more sinister the further he travels.
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Earnest, plot-driven, grave and bleak.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Playdead
- Publisher
- Microsoft Game Studios, Playdead
- Released
- July 21, 2010
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Custom Engine
- Time to beat
- 2.5 h rushed · 3.5 h main story · 6.5 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.2/10 from 1627 ratings.
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