LIMBO on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

LIMBO is a puzzle-platformer, indie and puzzle game developed and published by Playdead.
Released on August 02nd 2011 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 14 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Turkish.

It has received 56,521 reviews of which 52,366 were positive and 4,155 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 0.99€ on Steam with a 90% discount.

The Steam community has classified LIMBO into these genres:

Puzzle-Platformer Indie Puzzle Platformer Dark Atmospheric 2D Adventure Singleplayer Horror Surreal Short Side Scroller Difficult Minimalist Physics Action Cinematic Casual Controller

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7
Processor: 2 GHz
Memory: 512MB
Hard Disk Space: 150MB
Video Card: 5 years or younger. Integrated graphics and very low budget cards may not work. Shader Model 3.0 required
DirectX®: 9.0c

MacOS

Mavericks 10.9 or later required.

Supported models:

iMac (Mid 2007 or later)
MacBook (Aluminum, Late 2008 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2007 or later)
Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)

Linux

OS: SteamOS, Ubuntu 12.04 or later, or otherwise compatible Linux distribution.
Processor: 2GHz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 150MB
Video Card: OpenGL 2.0 compatible video card with 256 MB shared or dedicated RAM

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2025

Limbo is a timeless indie masterpiece that redefined the puzzle-platformer genre with its minimalist yet deeply atmospheric approach. Developed by Playdead, the game immerses players in a haunting monochromatic world filled with mystery and danger. The striking black-and-white visuals, combined with a chillingly minimalist sound design, create an eerie and unsettling atmosphere that grips you from start to finish. The puzzles are clever, intuitive, and seamlessly tied to the environment, offering just the right balance of challenge and satisfaction. What makes Limbo stand out is its ability to tell a profound, thought-provoking story without a single word of dialogue. Its themes of survival, loss, and exploration resonate deeply, making it more than just a game, it's an experience. For fans of atmospheric and emotionally driven games, Limbo is an absolute must-play. Its influence on the indie game scene is undeniable, and its haunting world will stay with you long after you’ve reached the end.

Jan. 2025

A really excellent game. I picked this one up to play on the Steamdeck and I'm super happy with how it performs, it runs at a locked 90FPS without any audio, video or control issues, you boot it up and it works flawlessly. The game itself is about 45m long from start to finish, so about 60-90m if you're playing for the first time (expect lots of deaths while you learn the puzzles) There's two really brutal achievements here, I thought I'd outline them here in case anyone else wants to achievement hunt. 1) Completing the hidden level, which you can only get by collecting all of the secret eggs in the game. This level is incredibly difficult, with most of the level being in pitch black, so you need to listen to audio cues for when you need to jump and run. You'll need a guide for this one because it's brutal. The only saving grace is when you die you don't start the level over again, you respawn close to where you died. 2) Beating the game with a maximum of 5 deaths. This one was hands down one of the hardest achievements I've completed, even though the game is only 40m long you can die on dozens on traps, costing you a life. There's about 6 really difficult sections in the game where you need to play perfectly, with the end final jump being arguably the most difficult to master (and where I lost multiple runs ) Even though you can use the chapter select to play the difficult sections and practice, it's doing the run from start to finish thats a killer. It took about 8 hours for me to get this one but I'm super happy I stuck it out because it really tests your mastery of the game. There's a few full playthroughs and even a few deathless runs but you'll only get this one if you keep playing and master each of the tricky puzzles. 100% recommend this game, it's an absolute gem

Dec. 2024

Limbo is a fantastic puzzle-platformer with a dark, eerie atmosphere that pulls you in right from the start. The puzzles are well-designed, challenging, and satisfying to solve. The minimalist graphics and haunting sound design perfectly complement the game’s tone, making it a unique and immersive experience. A must-play for fans of the genre. 9/10.

Dec. 2024

Played the game a few years ago and finally decided to come back and get the last achievement recently. The first run may take a few hours and experienced players can finish within a hour. Overall a good indie and recommended to play. To complete the game in one sitting with no more than 5 deaths is not easy but very doable after some practice. It’s essential to know how to solve each puzzle quickly and save death counts for those areas require accurate timings. Using chapter select to practise difficult areas can be very helpful.

Aug. 2024

---{Story}--- ☐ Doesnt have (Not counting historical stuff) ☐ Something isnt nothing I guess ☑️ Not greatly told ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ Will make you cry or smile a lot ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Try not to get addicted ☑️ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Nothing special ☐ Ehh ☐ Bad ☐ Just dont ---{ Grind }--- ☑️ Nothing ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ Insanity ---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget reality ☐ Masterpiece ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑️ Decent ☐ Will do ☐ Bad ☐ Awful ☐ Pixel art ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑️ Decent ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ Earrape ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids ☑️ Teens ☑️ Adults ☐ Everyone ---{PC Requirements}--- ☑️ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{Difficulity}--- ☐ Just press a bunch of buttons ☐ Easy ☑️ Significant brain usage ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Not so easy ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{Game Time}--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of tea ☑️ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ Depends on you ☐ Endless ---{Price}--- ☐ Just buy it ☑️ Worth the price ☑️ Wait for sale ☐ Maybe if you have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ Dont throw money into a rubbish bin ---{Bugs}--- ☑️ Never had any ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Few bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ Ruining the game ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☑️ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10

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