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Limbo

Original title: Limbo - July 21, 2010
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AdventurePuzzlePlatformIndie
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Director:Arnt Jensen
Studio:Microsoft Game Studios
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Soundtrack:LIMBO Original Soundtrack (Martin Stig Andersen)
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2010
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2010
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Game Details
Developer
Playdead
Publisher
Microsoft Game Studios
Studio
Microsoft Game Studios
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle, Platform, Indie
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita
Release Date
July 21, 2010
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
90
Game Engine
Playdead proprietary engine (Box2D physics)
Story

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.

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Crew & Contributors 4
Martin Stig Andersen
Martin Stig Andersen
Audio & Music • Composer
Arnt Jensen
Arnt Jensen
Direction • Game Director
Mads Wibroe
Mads Wibroe
Production • Producer
Arnt Jensen
Arnt Jensen
Writing & Narrative • Writer

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Awards7
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Game
Technical Excellence
Independent Games Festival
Winner
2010
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Game
Excellence in Visual Art
Independent Games Festival
Winner
2010
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Game
Best Independent Game
Spike Video Game Awards
Winner
2010
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Data aggregated from 3 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Metacritic
Last updated: 08.07.2026
Business
BudgetEstimated
Self-funded indie
financed by Arnt Jensen and Dino Patti plus Danish/Nordic Game Program grants; no exact development budget was disclosed
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RevenueReported
3M+ copies sold
~527,000 copies and ~$7.5M revenue in year one (3rd-best Xbox Live Arcade title of 2010); over 1M by Nov 2011 and over 3M across all platforms by June 2013
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Lifetime units per Playdead/press; the dollar figure is first-year Xbox Live Arcade revenue. Exact development budget was never disclosed (self-funded plus Nordic grants).

Time to Beat
Main Story2h
Main + Extras4h
Completionist6h
Language Support
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Content Rating
Violence
Violência (Violence)
Fear
Horror
Threatening
Blood
Mild Blood
Mild Violence
Animated Blood
CERO D
CLASS_IND 14
PEGI 16
USK 16
ACB MA 15+
GRAC 15+
ESRB T
System Requirements
Minimum
CPU:x64 or x86
RAM:4 GB RAM
Storage:600 MB available space
DirectX:Version 10
Available On
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Epic Games Store$12.49US
Steam$1.24US
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Xbox Store$12.49US
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Data aggregated from 3 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Metacritic
Last updated: 08.07.2026