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LIMBO

Playdead · 2011-08-02

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 11, 2015 (Android), Jul 03, 2013 (iOS), Aug 02, 2011 (Linux), Nov 30, 2011 (Mac), Jun 28, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 02, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

LIMBO is an Action, Adventure and Indie game released in 2011, priced at $12.49, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 62088 reviews).

49
playing now
92%
positive of 62k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (1609 ratings)
4.38★
PlayStation Store rating (56,159 ratings)
3.6h
to beat · rushed 2.4h · completionist 6.3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.49
steam price (US)

49 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Limbo is a puzzle-platform video game with horror elements developed by independent studio Playdead and originally published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. The game was released in July 2010 on Xbox Live Arcade, and it has since been ported by Playdead to several other systems, including the PlayStation 3, Linux, Android and Microsoft Windows. Limbo is a 2D side-scroller, incorporating a physics system that governs environmental objects and the player character. The player guides an unnamed boy through dangerous environments and traps as he 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 gruesome imagery for the boy's deaths to steer the player from unworkable solutions.

Trailer

LIMBO trailer thumbnail

LIMBO - Official Trailer [HD] - In Theaters April 30

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 49 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,417 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~302/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,625 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.5M–5.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 62,088 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.24-90%
Microsoft Store$12.49

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2022-12-22) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.49 · on sale 35 of 52 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
95895820182026Week of 2018-03-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 448 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 637 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 958 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 514 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 523 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 579 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 543 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

154312026-09-15 11:00 — 46 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 54 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 31 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 75 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 73 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 43 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 41 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 69 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 46 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 62 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 61 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 40 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 51 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 97 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 84 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 90 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 112 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 118 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 62 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 95 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 108 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 60 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 49 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.7k37Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 548 · peak 2,302Dec 2012 — avg 271 · peak 1,624May 2013 — avg 55 · peak 115Oct 2013 — avg 120 · peak 492Mar 2014 — avg 53 · peak 125Aug 2014 — avg 50 · peak 98Jan 2015 — avg 76 · peak 309Jun 2015 — avg 103 · peak 481Nov 2015 — avg 46 · peak 124Apr 2016 — avg 90 · peak 632Sep 2016 — avg 148 · peak 295Feb 2017 — avg 109 · peak 220Jul 2017 — avg 161 · peak 416Dec 2017 — avg 140 · peak 324May 2018 — avg 78 · peak 404Oct 2018 — avg 59 · peak 384Mar 2019 — avg 52 · peak 110Aug 2019 — avg 53 · peak 106Jan 2020 — avg 71 · peak 157Jun 2020 — avg 70 · peak 240Nov 2020 — avg 69 · peak 165Apr 2021 — avg 215 · peak 2,822Sep 2021 — avg 47 · peak 92Feb 2022 — avg 61 · peak 120Jul 2022 — avg 63 · peak 144Dec 2022 — avg 143 · peak 714May 2023 — avg 103 · peak 416Oct 2023 — avg 100 · peak 509Mar 2024 — avg 135 · peak 428Aug 2024 — avg 152 · peak 519Jan 2025 — avg 121 · peak 279Jun 2025 — avg 98 · peak 254Nov 2025 — avg 81 · peak 185Apr 2026 — avg 81 · peak 195Aug 2026 — avg 93 · peak 184
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.49$0.002015-01-012026-10-082015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-11-16 — best price $9.992016-04-02 — best price $2.492016-12-03 — best price $9.992017-09-15 — best price $9.992018-04-20 — best price $9.992018-10-25 — best price $2.002019-05-16 — best price $9.992019-10-28 — best price $2.292020-04-02 — best price $2.292020-10-15 — best price $1.992020-12-15 — best price $9.992021-02-22 — best price $2.122021-04-15 — best price $9.992021-06-09 — best price $2.492021-09-04 — best price $7.342021-11-18 — best price $1.852022-01-12 — best price $8.382022-04-01 — best price $9.992022-06-10 — best price $2.002022-10-18 — best price $2.492023-01-10 — best price $2.492023-04-03 — best price $2.492023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-10-03 — best price $7.342024-01-06 — best price $9.992024-04-30 — best price $2.492024-08-13 — best price $2.492024-11-04 — best price $9.992025-02-20 — best price $2.492025-05-29 — best price $0.002026-01-23 — best price $12.492026-08-12 — best price $1.242026-10-08 — best price $1.24
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6622842026-05-29 — 444 pageviews2026-06-02 — 344 pageviews2026-06-06 — 379 pageviews2026-06-10 — 375 pageviews2026-06-14 — 352 pageviews2026-06-18 — 308 pageviews2026-06-22 — 329 pageviews2026-06-26 — 430 pageviews2026-06-30 — 379 pageviews2026-07-04 — 358 pageviews2026-07-08 — 390 pageviews2026-07-12 — 391 pageviews2026-07-16 — 355 pageviews2026-07-20 — 560 pageviews2026-07-24 — 442 pageviews2026-07-28 — 378 pageviews2026-08-01 — 304 pageviews2026-08-05 — 347 pageviews2026-08-09 — 357 pageviews2026-08-13 — 285 pageviews2026-08-17 — 314 pageviews2026-08-21 — 332 pageviews2026-08-25 — 300 pageviews2026-08-29 — 318 pageviews2026-09-02 — 308 pageviews2026-09-06 — 383 pageviews2026-09-10 — 427 pageviews2026-09-14 — 359 pageviews2026-09-18 — 359 pageviews2026-09-22 — 540 pageviews2026-09-26 — 440 pageviews2026-09-30 — 365 pageviews2026-10-04 — 449 pageviews2026-10-07 — 335 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
47.3%
earned "Altitude is Attitude"
14%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsColor AlternativesKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSteam CloudRemote Play on Phone

14 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)83,8898%13
PS4 (PlayStation)53,5975%13
Xbox One (Xbox)45,0483%13
Xbox 360 (Xbox)44,2376%12
PS3 (PlayStation)36,1648%13
PS Vita (PlayStation)16,6069%13
Windows (Xbox)2,91214%13
Switch (Nintendo)8450%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DDarkIndieShortHorrorPuzzleSurrealAdventureDifficultMinimalist

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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