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LIMBO

📅 Aug 2, 2011
Playdead
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
92.3Rating
0Content
13Achievements

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User Reviews

92.3
Overall Score / 100
9.2/10
Steam

About This Game

LIMBO is a action/adventure game designed for single-player, developed by Playdead and released in 2011. With an estimated 2.3 million copies sold, it is considered a major commercial success on Steam. With 60.2k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 92.3/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 3.82 hours, with side content bringing that to 3.94 hours, and a completionist run can reach 6.21 hours. Players commonly describe it as Puzzle Platformer, Indie, Puzzle, Platformer and Dark.

Playtime Estimates

3.82h
🎯 Main Story
3.94h
⭐ Main + Sides
6.21h
💯 Completionist
Based on 170 player submissions

Game Information

Release Date
August 2, 2011
Developer
Playdead
Publisher
Playdead
Platforms
Windows, Mac
Controller
Full Support
Price
$12.49

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
2.3M
(1.8M 2.8M)
VRI ScoreLearning
81.1
Not for everyone, but if you like the genre then it's good
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.

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Genres & Categories

Genres
Action
Adventure
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Color Alternatives
Keyboard Only Option
Playable without Timed Input
Stereo Sound
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Tags
Puzzle Platformer
Indie
Puzzle
Platformer
Dark
Atmospheric
2D
Adventure
Singleplayer
Horror
Surreal
Short
Side Scroller
Difficult
Minimalist
Physics
Action
Cinematic
Casual
Controller

Supported Languages

Text Only
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese - Portugal
Spanish - Spain
Traditional Chinese
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Turkish

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
  • OS: Windows 10 or later
  • Processor: 2 GHz
  • Memory: 4GB
  • Hard Disk Space: 150MB
  • Video Card: Integrated graphics from 2020 or later. Shader Model 3.0 required
  • DirectX®: 9.0c
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)
  • 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