Playdead · Playdead Pilestræde^*

Limbo

2010 side-scrolling video game · puzzle-platformer · platform game +2^*

At a glance

Genres

side-scrolling video game
puzzle-platformer
platform game
adventure game^*
puzzle video game^*

Play modes

single-player video game

Game facts

Developers

Playdead
Playdead Pilestræde^*

Publishers

Playdead
Xbox Game Studios

Engines

Box2D

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Platforms

Players by platform

Android^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*
Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
T - Teen^*
ESRB · Android^*
Classification
T - Teen^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Verified^*
Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27^*
Community-reported frame rate
60 fps^*
Reports
1^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Verified^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum^*
Reports
68^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Full^*

System requirements

Windows · Unspecified tier^*
Operating system
Windows 10 or later^*
Processor alternatives
2 GHz^*
Memory
4GB Hard Disk Space: 150MB Video Card: Integrated graphics from 2020 or later. Shader Model 3.0 required DirectX®: 9.0c^*
macOS · Unspecified tier^*
Requirements
Mavericks 10.9 or later required. Supported models: iMac (Mid 2007 or later) MacBook (Aluminum, Late 2008 or later) MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later) MacBook Pro (Mid 2007 or later) Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later) Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)^*
Linux · Unspecified tier^*
Operating system
SteamOS, Ubuntu 12.04 or later, or otherwise compatible Linux distribution.^*
Processor alternatives
2GHz^*
Memory
1 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 150MB Video Card: OpenGL 2.0 compatible video card with 256 MB shared or dedicated RAM^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Japanese^*
Korean^*
Portuguese - Portugal^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Traditional Chinese^*
Polish^*
Portuguese - Brazil^*
Russian^*
Simplified Chinese^*
Turkish^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Color Alternatives^*
Keyboard Only Option^*
Playable without Timed Input^*
Stereo Sound^*
Steam Cloud^*
Remote Play on Phone^*
Remote Play on Tablet^*
Remote Play on TV^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Action^*
Adventure^*
Indie^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Limbo

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Screenshot 3 from Limbo

* Provisional data