Limbo

Playdead

Release Date: July 21, 2010

Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac, Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Rating: 84 (13 ratings)

Limbo is a black and white puzzle-platforming adventure. Play the role of a young boy traveling through an eerie and treacherous world in an attempt to discover the fate of his sister.


Genres

Platform

Puzzle

Adventure

Indie


Themes

Action

Horror


Release Dates

Aug 04, 2011 - PlayStation 3

Jan 20, 2011 - PlayStation 3

Jul 19, 2011 - PlayStation 3

Feb 11, 2015 - Android

Jul 03, 2013 - iOS

Aug 02, 2011 - PC (Microsoft Windows)

Jun 28, 2018 - Nintendo Switch

Dec 02, 2015 - PlayStation 4

Jun 05, 2013 - PlayStation Vita

Jun 04, 2013 - PlayStation Vita

Jul 21, 2010 - Xbox 360

Feb 24, 2015 - PlayStation 4

Dec 05, 2014 - Xbox One

Jun 18, 2013 - PlayStation Vita

Feb 25, 2015 - PlayStation 4

Aug 02, 2011 - Mac

Aug 02, 2011 - Linux

Nov 30, 2011 - Mac


Game Modes

Single player


Keywords

indie

gravity

puzzle solving

fantasy

death

fire

ps4

egg

chicken

compilation

puzzles

bridge

water

horror

button

steam

black-and-white

bird

achievements

traps

rock

easter egg

platformer

level selection

giant insects

mine cart

artistic design

trial and error

slow-motion

dreams

climbing

puzzle

action game

switch

darkness

game

spikes

puzzle game

steam achievements

digital distribution

xbox 360 controller support for pc

single-player only

water effects

rail track

steam cloud

jump

male protagonists

credits menu option

options menu

crate

spider

pig

silhouetted 2d

flies

rope

ladder

log

human

pipe

turret

magnet

origin

third-person perspective

puzzle platformer

original soundtrack release

saw blade

helmet

rain

humble bundle

cutscene

electricity

smoke

elevator

candle

mutilated corpse

corpse

propeller

cross buy

young protagonist

playstation plus

ragdoll physics

checkpoints

falling damage

minimalism

unstable platforms

faceless hero

downloadable to retail

gravity control

secret area

glowing eyes

pushable block

improvised bridge

breakable glass

tire

steam play

spotlight

post-credits plot twist

boulder

playstation tv support

boat

chains

drowning

moving platforms

decapitation

conveyor belt

cage

wheel

no hud

glass

spider web

evolving title screen

xbox one backwards compatibility

waking up at beginning

gamersgate

can't swim

igf awards

chapters

games that ask you to "press start" but will accept other buttons

onlive

rule of three

hanging

swinging

over 100% completion

linear gameplay

crane

ambient music

ledge grab

pallet

summer of arcade

instant respawn

balance platforms

vignetting

bear trap

context sensitive

pit

box2d

the end is the beginning

crushing trap

playstation 3

box quotes

forced slow walking

objectiveless beginning

killing children

breaking through windows

rotating platforms

record breakers

oversized vermin

avatar awards

interactive achievement awards 2011

spike video game awards 2010

game developers choice awards 2011

limbo

summer of arcade 2010

pax east 2010

ps3

psvita

playstation vita

limbo game

playstation game,

platformer game

male protagonist


Developers

Playdead

Playdead


Publishers

Playdead

Microsoft Game Studios

Playdead


Supporting Developers

Double Eleven

Ryan C. Gordon