Limbo is a puzzle-platform video game and the premiere title of independent Danish game developer Playdead Studios. Limbo is a 2D sidescroller, incorporating a physics system that governs environmental objects and the player character. The player guides an unnamed boy through dangerous environments and traps as the boy searches for his sister. The developer built the game's puzzles expecting the player to fail before finding the correct solution. Playdead called the style of play "trial and death", and used visually gruesome imagery for the boy's deaths to steer the player from unworkable solutions.

The game is presented primarily in monochromatic black-and-white tones, using lighting, film grain effects and minimal ambient sounds to create an eerie atmosphere often associated with the horror genre. Journalists praised the dark presentation, describing the work as comparable to film noir and German Expressionism.

Platform

Mobile

Developer(s)

Playdead

Publishers(s)

Playdead

Genres(s)

Platformer, Puzzle

NA Release Date

February 11, 2015

JP Release Date

February 11, 2015

EU Release Date

February 11, 2015

AUS Release Date

February 11, 2015

ESRB Rating

Teen

MVGL User Score

7.8 by 32 user(s)

MVGL Difficulty

2.7500

Composer(s)

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This game also exists on:
Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 PC Mac Sony PS Vita PlayStation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 5 Nintendo Switch

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