<s>
Limbo	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
independent	O
studio	O
Playdead	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
ported	O
by	O
Playdead	O
to	O
several	O
other	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scroller	O
,	O
incorporating	O
a	O
physics	O
system	O
that	O
governs	O
environmental	O
objects	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
its	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
reviewers	O
classified	O
Limbo	B-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
an	O
art	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
minimal	O
story	O
polarised	O
critics	O
;	O
some	O
critics	O
found	O
the	O
open-ended	O
work	O
to	O
have	O
deeper	O
meaning	O
that	O
tied	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
believed	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
significant	O
plot	O
and	O
abrupt	O
ending	O
detracted	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
point	O
of	O
criticism	O
from	O
reviewers	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
high	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
relative	O
to	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
might	O
deter	O
players	O
from	O
purchasing	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
reviews	O
proposed	O
that	O
Limbo	B-Application
had	O
an	O
ideal	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
was	O
the	O
third-highest	O
selling	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
generating	O
around	O
$7.5	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playdead	O
's	O
next	O
title	O
,	O
Inside	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
revisited	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
themes	O
presented	O
in	O
Limbo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
is	O
presented	O
through	O
dark	O
,	O
greyscale	O
graphics	O
and	O
with	O
minimalist	O
ambient	O
sounds	O
,	O
creating	O
an	O
eerie	O
,	O
haunting	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
hazards	O
are	O
glowing	O
worms	B-Device
,	O
which	O
attach	O
themselves	O
to	O
the	O
boy	O
's	O
head	O
and	O
force	O
him	O
to	O
travel	O
in	O
only	O
one	O
direction	O
until	O
they	O
are	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
likely	O
encounter	O
numerous	O
deaths	O
before	O
they	O
solve	O
each	O
puzzle	O
and	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
call	O
Limbo	B-Application
a	O
"	O
trial	O
and	O
death	O
"	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
character	O
in	O
Limbo	B-Application
is	O
a	O
nameless	O
boy	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
his	O
sister	O
,	O
who	O
awakens	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
a	O
forest	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
edge	B-Application
of	I-Application
hell	I-Application
"	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
is	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
Latin	O
limbus	O
,	O
meaning	O
"	O
edge	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
encounters	O
a	O
giant	O
spider	O
who	O
tries	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Playdead	O
co-founder	O
Dino	O
Patti	O
and	O
lead	O
designer	O
Jeppe	O
Carlsen	O
,	O
Playdead	O
's	O
game	O
director	O
,	O
Arnt	O
Jensen	O
,	O
conceived	O
Limbo	B-Application
around	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
concept	O
artist	O
at	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
,	O
Jensen	O
became	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
increasingly	O
corporate	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jensen	O
initially	O
tried	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
to	O
program	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
around	O
2004	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
he	O
needed	O
more	O
help	O
and	O
proceeded	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
art	O
style	O
trailer	O
by	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jensen	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
Limbo	B-Application
as	O
a	O
free	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
title	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
Jensen	O
and	O
Patti	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
retail	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playdead	O
developed	O
the	O
design	O
tools	O
for	O
Limbo	B-Application
in	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
;	O
Patti	O
commented	O
they	O
would	O
likely	O
seek	O
third-party	O
applications	O
for	O
their	O
next	O
project	O
given	O
the	O
challenges	O
in	O
creating	O
their	O
own	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patti	O
later	O
revealed	O
they	O
had	O
opted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
for	O
their	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
their	O
custom	O
engine	O
for	O
Limbo	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
double	O
product	O
,	O
doing	O
both	O
engine	O
and	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
their	O
Limbo	B-Application
engine	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
monochromatic	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
inception	O
,	O
Jensen	O
set	O
out	O
three	O
goals	O
for	O
the	O
final	O
Limbo	B-Application
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
purposely	O
developed	O
to	O
avoid	O
revealing	O
details	O
of	O
its	O
content	O
;	O
the	O
only	O
tagline	O
the	O
company	O
provided	O
was	O
,	O
"	O
Uncertain	O
of	O
his	O
sister	O
's	O
fate	O
,	O
a	O
boy	O
enters	O
Limbo.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
aspects	O
of	O
Limbo	B-Application
bore	O
out	O
from	O
Jensen	O
's	O
own	O
past	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
forest	O
areas	O
that	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
forests	O
around	O
the	O
farm	O
where	O
he	O
grew	O
up	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
spider	O
coming	O
from	O
Jensen	O
's	O
arachnophobia	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
flow	O
was	O
storyboarded	O
very	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
boy	O
's	O
encounters	O
with	O
spiders	O
and	O
mind-controlling	O
worms	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
overall	O
transition	O
from	O
a	O
forest	O
to	O
a	O
city	O
,	O
then	O
to	O
an	O
abstract	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
music	O
in	O
Limbo	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Andersen	O
countered	O
that	O
his	O
sound	O
arrangements	O
helped	O
to	O
evoke	O
emotions	O
;	O
the	O
acousmatic	O
music	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
leave	O
room	O
for	O
interpretation	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
and	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
pitfalls	O
of	O
major	O
titles	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
is	O
used	O
repeatedly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlsen	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
puzzles	O
within	O
Limbo	B-Application
were	O
designed	O
to	O
"[keep]	O
you	O
guessing	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
through	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
simple	O
puzzles	O
that	O
gave	O
the	O
player	O
little	O
satisfaction	O
in	O
its	O
solution	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
puzzle	O
in	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
that	O
involved	O
simply	O
moving	O
a	O
sun-lit	O
mirror	O
to	O
specific	O
points	O
in	O
a	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Carlsen	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
making	O
the	O
puzzle	O
so	O
complex	O
with	O
many	O
separate	O
parts	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
resort	O
to	O
trial-and-error	O
and	O
eventually	O
come	O
out	O
with	O
the	O
solution	O
without	O
thinking	O
about	O
why	O
the	O
solution	O
worked	O
;	O
Carlsen	O
used	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
puzzle	O
from	O
the	O
2008	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
game	O
that	O
had	O
seven	O
different	O
mechanics	O
that	O
he	O
never	O
bothered	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlsen	O
designed	O
Limbo	B-Application
puzzles	O
to	O
fall	O
between	O
these	O
limits	O
,	O
demonstrating	O
one	O
puzzle	O
that	O
only	O
has	O
three	O
elements	O
:	O
a	O
switch	O
panel	O
,	O
an	O
electrified	O
floor	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
chain	O
;	O
the	O
goal	O
—	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
chain	O
to	O
cross	O
the	O
electrified	O
floor	O
—	O
is	O
immediately	O
obvious	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
tasks	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
right	O
combination	O
of	O
moves	O
and	O
timing	O
to	O
complete	O
it	O
safely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
21	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
yearly	O
"	O
Summer	O
of	O
Arcade	O
"	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Rating	O
Board	O
(	O
ESRB	O
)	O
had	O
listed	O
entries	O
for	O
Limbo	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
,	O
Playdead	O
confirmed	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
mistake	O
on	O
ESRB	O
's	O
part	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
these	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patti	O
later	O
clarified	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
planned	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
initially	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
reviewing	O
their	O
options	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
exclusivity	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
that	O
"	O
Microsoft	O
provided	O
us	O
with	O
an	O
excellent	O
opportunity	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
which	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
would	O
mean	O
a	O
better	O
visibility	O
for	O
Limbo	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Mads	O
Wibroe	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
decision	O
not	O
to	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
platform	O
was	O
to	O
avoid	O
issues	O
with	O
software	O
piracy	O
,	O
something	O
they	O
could	O
control	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patti	O
stated	O
that	O
staying	O
exclusive	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
platform	O
was	O
an	O
assurance	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
recoup	O
their	O
investment	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
executive	O
Pete	O
Smith	O
stated	O
later	O
that	O
while	O
they	O
had	O
tried	O
to	O
vie	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
exclusivity	O
for	O
Limbo	B-Application
,	O
Playdead	O
refused	O
to	O
relinquish	O
its	O
intellectual	O
property	O
to	O
Sony	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
deal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patti	O
affirmed	O
that	O
Limbo	B-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
another	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
their	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
already	O
in	O
development	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
may	O
see	O
wider	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
users	O
found	O
that	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
Limbo	B-Application
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
software	I-Application
service	I-Application
,	O
which	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
took	O
as	O
a	O
preliminary	O
sign	O
that	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
a	O
possible	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
projected	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	O
Korea	O
Media	O
Rating	O
Board	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
Playdead	O
announced	O
their	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	O
,	O
later	O
set	O
for	O
19	O
July	O
and	O
2	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
nearly	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
availability	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
expiration	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
exclusivity	O
rights	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
additional	O
secret	O
content	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Patti	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
unknown	O
if	O
this	O
content	O
will	O
be	O
added	O
in	O
a	O
patch	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playdead	O
has	O
since	O
published	O
a	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
fulfilling	O
their	O
promise	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
title	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2011	O
;	O
though	O
they	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
also	O
release	O
the	O
Mac	O
Steam	O
version	O
by	O
then	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
ultimately	O
delayed	O
to	O
mid	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Wine-encapsulated	O
package	O
prepared	O
by	O
CodeWeavers	O
,	O
premiered	O
in	O
the	O
Humble	O
Indie	O
Bundle	O
V	O
charitable	O
sales	O
event	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
native	O
port	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
porter	O
Ryan	O
C	O
.	O
Gordon	O
bringing	O
over	O
the	O
Wwise	B-Application
audio	O
middleware	O
that	O
previously	O
prevented	O
a	O
native	O
port	O
from	O
being	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Playdead	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
the	O
UK	O
studio	O
Double	O
Eleven	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
version	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
handheld	O
's	O
touchpad	O
features	O
;	O
Patti	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
did	O
n't	O
feel	O
it	O
would	O
suit	O
Limbo	B-Application
at	O
all	O
"	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
"	O
original	O
experience	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Vita	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
version	O
has	O
Cross-play	O
support	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
game	O
once	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
either	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
shortly	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
optimize	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
retail	O
distribution	O
of	O
Limbo	B-Application
alongside	O
other	O
indie	O
games	O
Trials	B-Application
HD	I-Application
and	O
'	B-Application
Splosion	I-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playdead	O
began	O
selling	O
a	O
"	O
Special	O
Edition	O
"	O
physical	O
copy	O
of	O
Limbo	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
included	O
art	O
cards	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
anaglyph	B-Algorithm
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
glasses	O
that	O
work	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
simulate	O
three	O
dimensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
early	O
adopters	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
getting	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
free	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
called	O
the	O
title	O
a	O
"	O
must	O
have	O
played	O
"	O
game	O
that	O
affected	O
their	O
decision	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
early	O
adopters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
backwards	O
compatibility	O
lists	O
in	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
505	O
Games	O
published	O
Limbo	B-Application
along	O
with	O
Playdead	O
's	O
following	O
title	O
,	O
Inside	B-Application
,	O
as	O
dual-game	O
retail	O
package	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
initial	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
has	O
received	O
acclaim	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
and	O
journalists	O
;	O
the	O
subsequent	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
received	O
similar	O
praise	O
,	O
holding	O
Metacritic	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
90/100	O
and	O
88/100	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
90/100	O
earned	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
journalists	O
compared	O
Limbo	B-Application
to	O
previous	O
minimalist	O
platform	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Flashback	B-Application
,	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
,	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
Portal	B-Application
and	O
Braid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
consistently	O
noted	O
Limbo	B-Application
short	O
length	O
for	O
its	O
higher	O
selling	O
price	O
:	O
two	O
to	O
five	O
hours	O
of	O
gameplay	O
for	O
15	O
euros	O
or	O
15	O
U.S.	O
dollars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
independent	O
game	O
developers	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
organised	O
"	O
Size	O
Does	O
n't	O
Matter	O
"	O
effort	O
,	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
critical	O
response	O
to	O
Limbo	B-Application
length-to-price	O
ratio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
was	O
generally	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
puzzle	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
its	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jake	O
Gaskill	O
of	O
G4	O
TV	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
puzzles	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
two	O
simple	O
actions	O
of	O
jumping	O
and	O
grabbing	O
onto	O
objects	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
elements	O
to	O
assure	O
"	O
you	O
're	O
always	O
facing	O
something	O
new	O
and	O
challenging	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
Matt	O
Miller	O
commented	O
that	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Limbo	B-Application
is	O
that	O
"	O
every	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
 [ puzzles ] 	O
stands	O
alone	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
accomplishes	O
this	O
in	O
Miller	O
's	O
opinion	O
by	O
varying	O
the	O
elements	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
preventing	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
getting	O
too	O
accustomed	O
to	O
similar	O
solutions	O
since	O
"	O
everything	O
changes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Freeman	O
of	O
The	O
Guardian	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
beyond	O
the	O
"	O
smoke	O
and	O
mirrors	O
"	O
of	O
Limbo	B-Application
artwork	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
undermined	O
by	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
says	O
has	O
been	O
seen	O
in	O
earlier	O
platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
graphical	O
and	O
audio	O
presentation	O
were	O
considered	O
by	O
reviewers	O
as	O
exceptional	O
and	O
powerful	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
magazine	O
's	O
review	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
few	O
background	O
noises	O
"[do]	O
little	O
else	O
than	O
contribute	O
towards	O
Limbo	B-Application
’s	O
tone	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
generated	O
by	O
moving	O
the	O
boy	O
character	O
"	O
are	O
given	O
an	O
eerie	O
clarity	O
without	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
a	O
conventional	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
cover	O
them	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Hatfield	O
concluded	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Very	O
few	O
games	O
are	O
as	O
original	O
,	O
atmospheric	O
,	O
and	O
consistently	O
brilliant	O
as	O
Limbo	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
attempt	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
the	O
horror	O
fiction	O
genre	O
with	O
platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviews	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
religious	O
nature	O
of	O
Limbo	B-Application
or	O
purgatory	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
boy	O
character	O
completes	O
the	O
journey	O
only	O
to	O
end	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
place	O
he	O
started	O
,	O
repeating	O
the	O
same	O
journey	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Teti	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
base	O
story	O
to	O
be	O
metaphorical	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
search	O
for	O
companionship	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
few	O
encounters	O
with	O
human	O
characters	O
served	O
as	O
"	O
emotional	O
touchstones	O
"	O
that	O
drove	O
the	O
story	O
forward	O
;	O
ultimately	O
,	O
Teti	O
stated	O
that	O
these	O
elements	O
make	O
Limbo	B-Application
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
very	O
few	O
humans	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
surplus	O
of	O
humanity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
York	O
Daily	O
News	O
Stu	O
Horvath	O
noted	O
that	O
Limbo	B-Application
"	O
turns	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
obvious	O
narrative	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
compelling	O
riddles	O
in	O
videogames	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviews	O
disliked	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
story	O
or	O
its	O
presentation	O
within	O
Limbo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haywald	O
had	O
contrasted	O
Limbo	B-Application
to	O
Braid	B-Application
,	O
a	O
similar	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
minimalistic	O
elements	O
which	O
communicates	O
its	O
metaphorical	O
story	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
through	O
in-game	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Limbo	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
both	O
the	O
"	O
Technical	O
Excellence	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Visual	O
Art	O
"	O
titles	O
at	O
the	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
during	O
the	O
2010	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2010	O
—	O
about	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
—	O
Limbo	B-Application
won	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Downloadable	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Best	O
Platformer	O
"	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
"	O
Most	O
Original	O
Game	O
"	O
by	O
G4	O
TV	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
"	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Limbo	B-Application
was	O
named	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Visual	O
Art	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
European	O
Milthon	O
Awards	O
during	O
the	O
Paris	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
named	O
Limbo	B-Application
their	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
for	O
August	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
also	O
named	O
Limbo	B-Application
as	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
2010	O
Indie	O
Game	O
Challenge	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Professional	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
$	O
100,000	O
prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
was	O
named	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
publicly	O
voted	O
2011	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
BAFTA	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
independently	O
developed	O
Limbo	B-Application
among	O
other	O
larger	O
commercially	O
backed	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
for	O
such	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
is	O
considered	O
an	O
indication	O
that	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
has	O
started	O
to	O
give	O
more	O
recognition	O
to	O
these	O
smaller	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
publications	O
,	O
including	O
Time	O
,	O
Wired	O
and	O
the	O
Toronto	O
Sun	O
placed	O
Limbo	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
title	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
two	O
lists	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
cases	O
following	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
and	O
Pac	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
was	O
spoofed	O
by	O
the	O
comedy	O
troupe	O
Mega64	B-Application
during	O
the	O
2011	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
by	O
the	O
CollegeHumor	O
sister	O
website	O
,	O
Dorkly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
Limbo	B-Application
gained	O
more	O
than	O
244,000	O
players	O
to	O
the	O
global	O
leaderboards	O
—	O
a	O
rough	O
measure	O
of	O
full	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
—	O
which	O
was	O
considered	O
an	O
"	O
incredibly	O
impressive	O
feat	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
titles	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
GamerBytes	O
 '	O
Ryan	O
Langley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
global	O
leaderboard	O
grew	O
to	O
371	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
exceeding	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
of	O
other	O
Summer	O
of	O
Arcade	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
approaching	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
lifetime	O
players	O
of	O
Braid	B-Application
,	O
released	O
two	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Langley	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
expected	O
Limbo	B-Application
sales	O
to	O
fall	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
repeatable	O
content	O
and	O
being	O
a	O
strictly	O
single	O
player	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
considered	O
that	O
these	O
figures	O
had	O
"	O
beaten	O
everyone	O
’s	O
expectations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Spencer	O
,	O
the	O
Vice-President	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
,	O
stated	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
that	O
Limbo	B-Application
was	O
"	O
our	O
number	O
one	O
Summer	O
of	O
Arcade	O
game	O
by	O
a	O
long	O
stretch	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
further	O
posed	O
that	O
Limbo	B-Application
represents	O
a	O
shift	O
in	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
gamers	O
want	O
out	O
of	O
online	O
on-demand	O
game	O
services	O
;	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
becoming	O
less	O
about	O
iconic	O
[	O
intellectual	O
property ]	O
that	O
people	O
know	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
becoming	O
more	O
diverse	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limbo	B-Application
was	O
the	O
third-highest	O
selling	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
title	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
selling	O
527,000	O
and	O
generating	O
about	O
$7.5	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
listed	O
Limbo	B-Application
as	O
the	O
11th-highest	O
selling	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playdead	O
stated	O
that	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
million	O
users	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
service	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
demo	O
within	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
announced	O
that	O
as	O
of	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
across	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
release	O
,	O
Playdead	O
announced	O
that	O
total	O
sales	O
of	O
Limbo	B-Application
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
exceeded	O
3	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
third-party	O
downloadable	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
service	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
voted	O
"	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
PSN	B-Device
Gamers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Limbo	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
Design	O
Award	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
for	O
grants	O
from	O
the	O
Nordic	O
Game	O
Program	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
funded	O
Limbo	B-Application
initial	O
development	O
,	O
increased	O
50%	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playdead	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
buy	O
itself	O
back	O
from	O
its	O
investors	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
from	O
the	O
revenue	O
made	O
from	O
sales	O
of	O
Limbo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playdead	O
's	O
follow-up	O
title	O
,	O
Inside	B-Application
,	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
is	O
visually	O
and	O
thematically	O
similar	O
to	O
Limbo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
includes	O
some	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
cut	O
from	O
Limbo	B-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
