Haunting atmosphere and sound design
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“My absolute favourite parts have gotta be the atmosphere, plot and tastefully-chosen colour palette”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
LIMBO
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Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Playdead2011Puzzle Platformer · Platformer · Puzzle
The verdict
LIMBO is a short, eerie black-and-white puzzle platformer with masterful atmosphere, but its trial-and-error deaths, tight timing and slow boy frustrate many. Skip it if you hate precision timing.
Great for
Fans of dark, wordless, atmospheric puzzle platformers who want a short, memorable evening
Main risk
Trial-and-error deaths and tight timing with slow, clunky controls can turn it into frustration
What changed in the last 30 days
58 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mention a freeze in the final chapter, a slow second half, and a price not justified by length. The cause isn't clear-cut, so we're only moderately sure.
58 recent reviews
What players love
Clever, satisfying puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The puzzles are clever and satisfying without feeling repetitive, and every new area introduces fresh ideas.”
Steam review · 21.3 h played ↗
Striking black-and-white art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“cool black white art style + fluid animation”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Short but memorable length
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“It's short and doesn't overstay it's welcome.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Wordless, minimalist storytelling
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“somehow it manages to tell a story without saying a single word”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Fair deaths and no hand-holding
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“each death feels like part of the learning process rather than unfair punishment”
Steam review · 21.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Tight, pixel-perfect timing puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“After you've figured out what to do, it often still requires absolutely perfect execution or you die and start the level over.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Slow, clunky, imprecise controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The controls feel too floaty for a game that requires timing and movement precision.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Trial-and-error deaths
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The entire game progresses this way: face an obstacle, die, respawn, attempt to overcome the obstacle (50/50)”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Little or no story, unsatisfying ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“There is no story within the game and not even environmentally.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Second half drags; factory section is tedious
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“All trials after that point felt tedious, especially the factory sections.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Freezes or crashes before the ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Game freezes as you break through the glass at the very end not letting you finish the game.”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support150 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 or later
Processor2 GHz
Memory4GB
GraphicsIntegrated graphics from 2020 or later. Shader Model 3.0 required
Storage150MB
OSWindows 10 or later
Processor2 GHz
Memory4GB
GraphicsIntegrated graphics from 2020 or later. Shader Model 3.0 required
Storage150MB
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