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Limbo

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.

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Wikipedia contributors, Limbo (video game) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Modified for this entry.

Parents Guide

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Version covered

Xbox 360 release described by ESRB record 29134; later ports are not inferred. Other cuts, dubs, bonus material, updates and online interactions are outside this assessment; equivalence is not assumed.

Violence

Moderate

Silhouette deaths can show a boy impaled or cut apart, with monochrome blood.

Frightening & intense themes

Moderate

Traps, blades and enemies repeatedly threaten a child character.

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Time, story & content

TIME FORGE

How long does it take?

3h 30m

Base game

Base Game
3h 30m
Dedicated Playthrough
4 hr
Perfect Game
7 hr

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ENTERTAINMENT DYNASTY

Limbo

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.

Credits

Wikipedia contributors, Limbo (video game) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Modified for this entry.

Release date
August 2, 2011
Developers
Playdead
Publishers
Playdead
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