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LIMBO
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
48 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“PROS(+) + cool black white art style + fluid animation + creepy atmospheoric vibes + icky elements + cool and tight puzzles + longer playtime than expected + naturally interconnected chapters r cool + simple intuitive…”
“LIMBO is a fantastic puzzle platformer(with slightly disappointing 2nd half), that weirdly reminds me a bit of early internet trolling/hard games, but in a good way What i mean is that, the gameplay is designed around…”
“Dark, moody and surprisingly good at making you feel like you just wandered into someone else's nightmare. LIMBO does the whole black and white, no explanation, figure it out yourself thing and somehow pulls it off…”
33 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“PROS(+) + cool black white art style + fluid animation + creepy atmospheoric vibes + icky elements + cool and tight puzzles + longer playtime than expected + naturally interconnected chapters r cool + simple intuitive…”
“Woah!! I bought this game a while ago and ignored it for a long time because it didn’t seem like my type of game. One day I was bored with nothing to play, saw it in my library, and thought, “Let’s try it.” Next thing I…”
“Dark, moody and surprisingly good at making you feel like you just wandered into someone else's nightmare. LIMBO does the whole black and white, no explanation, figure it out yourself thing and somehow pulls it off…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“LIMBO is a fantastic puzzle platformer(with slightly disappointing 2nd half), that weirdly reminds me a bit of early internet trolling/hard games, but in a good way What i mean is that, the gameplay is designed around…”
“Dark, moody and surprisingly good at making you feel like you just wandered into someone else's nightmare. LIMBO does the whole black and white, no explanation, figure it out yourself thing and somehow pulls it off…”
“LIMBO in a nutshell: The game creates an interesting atmosphere of emptiness and mystery right from the start, guiding the player through an abandoned abstract world while smoothly developing the gameplay into an…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Woah!! I bought this game a while ago and ignored it for a long time because it didn’t seem like my type of game. One day I was bored with nothing to play, saw it in my library, and thought, “Let’s try it.” Next thing I…”
“Just finished the game; it's ok. The best about it is definitely the visuals, which aren't incredible but pretty good to this day. Combined with the surprisingly really good audio too and it's a somewhat immersive…”
“what a game man w sound design i cant believe its just black and white but it was fun every puzzle makes me think .it was on too the point nice game enjoyed”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Woah!! I bought this game a while ago and ignored it for a long time because it didn’t seem like my type of game. One day I was bored with nothing to play, saw it in my library, and thought, “Let’s try it.” Next thing I…”
“Wow what a timeless piece of art. LIMBO is a gem crafted with talent, precision and intent. The atmosphere is chilling and every puzzles lead us to even more mysterious places. I particularly love and appreciate how the…”
“This is SUCH a good horror game! The levels are meticulously crafted, each puzzle well thought out and often horrific to fail. There are so many different kinds of threats that chase you through this world, so many…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“fun game but way to short and also a few flaws with diffuclity and movement 7.5/10 will refund tho”
“Some levels are quite frustrating but if you get through them without a walkthrough you feel like a genius”
“Cool game, wanted to play it before INSIDE. It's more of a puzzle game than a platformer, because you need to plan your actions and think. Some jumps require tight inputs, but overall it requires more thinking than…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“PROS(+) + cool black white art style + fluid animation + creepy atmospheoric vibes + icky elements + cool and tight puzzles + longer playtime than expected + naturally interconnected chapters r cool + simple intuitive…”
“Just finished the game; it's ok. The best about it is definitely the visuals, which aren't incredible but pretty good to this day. Combined with the surprisingly really good audio too and it's a somewhat immersive…”
“I heard a lot about Limbo, so I went in pretty hyped especially after my last experience with Journey. Right from the start, the world looks amazing in its dark, gloomy style. But at the same time, you’re just confused…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Just finished the game; it's ok. The best about it is definitely the visuals, which aren't incredible but pretty good to this day. Combined with the surprisingly really good audio too and it's a somewhat immersive…”
“Boring and overrated”
“I hate this puzzle I don't wanna play this game again”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“fun game but way to short and also a few flaws with diffuclity and movement 7.5/10 will refund tho”
“Similar gameplay as Planet of Lana. Not my favorite style but I really liked it. The color is scheme is very dark but adds to the game big time. It was short but really nice.”
“Longest feeling short game I've played. Cool visuals and use of audio like their other game Inside. Gameplay elements were handled a lot better in Inside. This game is too trial and error for my taste. You must throw…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“fun game but way to short and also a few flaws with diffuclity and movement 7.5/10 will refund tho”
“Fun little game, get it on sale”
“Loved the mobile version, loved the Steam version. Short puzzlegame with extremely minimalistic graphics and sound design, and no explicit storytelling, but good puzzle variety. You will need to decide for yourself…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“⭐ “10/10 would emotionally spiral again” — A totally normal review of Limbo You play as a small boy in a world that clearly woke up and chose violence. Within the first five minutes, I learned three things: Gravity is not your friend. Spikes are very committed to their job. This…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I think it's a strange game, don't get me wrong, I was going to write a negative review at one point, but after thinking it over, I decided to recommend it because structurally it's better than Little Nightmares. I mean, it's not very complex, but you do have to be clever to…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:48 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Puzzle-Platformer · Indie · Puzzle · Platformer · Dark · Atmospheric · 2D · Adventure · Singleplayer · Horror · Surreal · Short (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Color Alternatives · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://playdead.com/limbo |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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