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Limbo

July 21, 2010PlatformerESRB T

Overview

About Limbo

Limbo is a black and white puzzle-platforming adventure. Players take the role of a young boy traveling through an eerie and treacherous world in an attempt to discover the fate of his sister.
Story setup
An unnamed boy awakens alone at the edge of a dark forest. Driven by the need to find his missing sister, he pushes deeper into an environment filled with lethal traps, hostile creatures, and industrial hazards. With no explanation of where he is or how he arrived, the boy must navigate increasingly dangerous terrain, solving physical puzzles and evading threats that grow more sinister the further he travels.
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At a glance

Released
July 21, 2010
Platforms
Linux, iOS, macOS, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Android, Xbox One
Genres
Platformer, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Action
Play modes
Single Player
Age rating
ESRB T
Time to beat
~4 hours
Media

Screenshots

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Limbo.

Rushed
2hoursMain story only
Typical
4hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist
6hoursEvery side objective too

Estimated from 23 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

Limbo offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Limbo. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBMA 15+
CEROD
  • Violence
CLASS_IND14
  • Violência (Violence)
ESRBT
  • Blood
  • Mild Blood
  • Mild Violence
  • Animated Blood
  • Violence
GRAC15+
  • Violence
  • Fear, Horror, Threatening
PEGI16
  • Violence
USK16

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