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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Playdead}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Playdead}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/linporter|Ryan C. Gordon}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Ryan C. Gordon|Linux}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Playdead}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 21, 2011}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 21, 2011}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|May 31, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|May 31, 2012}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|limbo|88}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|limbo|84}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view, Scrolling }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform, Puzzle }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Horror }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 48000
 
|steam appid  = 48000
−
|gogcom page  =  
+
|steam appid side =
 +
|gogcom id    = 1724299977
 +
|gogcom id side =
 +
|official site= https://playdead.com/games/limbo/
 +
|hltb        = 5304
 +
|lutris      = limbo
 +
|mobygames    = 47457
 +
|strategywiki = LIMBO
 
|wikipedia    = Limbo (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Limbo (video game)
 +
|winehq      = 13365
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://playdead.com/limbo/ Official game site]
+
{{GOG.com links|1724299977|limbo}}
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/48000/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/48000/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
−
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1181 Steam Users' Forums]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| retail | | DRM-free | Special Edition | Steam | Windows, OS X}}
 
{{Availability/row| retail | | DRM-free | Special Edition | Steam | Windows, OS X}}
−
{{Availability/row| developer | http://playdead.com/limbo/store/ | DRM-free | {{cn|Page doesn't mention DRM nor Steam keys.|date=November 2015}} | Steam | Windows, OS X}}
+
{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | limbo | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched from the executable.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-07-20|comment=The game can be launched from the .exe even after closing the Epic Games Launcher and renaming its main and AppData folders.}}</ref> | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | limbo | DRM-free | |  | Windows, OS X}}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | limbo | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | limbo | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | limbo | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
−
{{Availability/row| MacApp | limbo/id481629890 | MacApp | | | OS X}}
+
{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://playdead.itch.io/limbo | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id481629890 | MacApp | | | OS X}}
 +
{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9png83mdd6sh | Microsoft Store | Included with {{store feature|Xbox Game Pass}} | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Origin | limbo/limbo | Origin | Included with {{Store feature|EA Play Pro}}. Currently only visible in the EA App's Browse menu. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 48000 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 48000 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{ii}} A demo is available to download [http://limbogame.org/demo/ here].
+
 
 +
==Monetization==
 +
{{Monetization
 +
|ad-supported                =
 +
|cross-game bonus            =
 +
|dlc                        =
 +
|expansion pack              =
 +
|freeware                    =
 +
|free-to-play                =
 +
|one-time game purchase      = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
 +
|sponsored                  =
 +
|subscription                =
 +
|subscription gaming service =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Microtransactions===
 +
{{Microtransactions
 +
|boost              =
 +
|cosmetic            =
 +
|currency            =
 +
|finite spend        =
 +
|infinite spend      =
 +
|free-to-grind      =
 +
|loot box            =
 +
|none                = Game does not contain any microtransactions.
 +
|player trading      =
 +
|time-limited        =
 +
|unlock              =
 +
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\settings.txt}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\settings.txt}}
−
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Limbo/}}
+
{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
−
{{Game data/row|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/PlayDead/Limbo/}}
+
{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Limbo/}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/PlayDead/Limbo/}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|true}}
 
{{XDG|true}}
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}|{{p|game}}\save_game\savegame.txt<!--GOG.com-->}}
−
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Limbo/}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}}
−
{{Game data/row|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/PlayDead/Limbo/}}
+
{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Limbo/}}
−
{{Game data/row|Steam|{{p|steam}}/userdata/{{p|uid}}/48000/remote/}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/PlayDead/Limbo/}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|steam}}/userdata/{{p|uid}}/48000/remote/}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  = true
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|steam cloud           = true
+
|epic games launcher      = true
−
|steam cloud notes    =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                = false
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   = true
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                = true
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
 
{{Image|Limbo - settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Limbo - settings.png|General settings.}}
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
−
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/limbo/en
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/limbo/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
−
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
+
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
−
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
+
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 
|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
−
|borderless windowed notes  = Start game in [[#Windowed|windowed]] mode and use a [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|borderless fullscreen windowed]] method.
+
|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
−
|vsync                      = false
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
−
|vsync notes                = Always enabled.
+
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = always on
 +
|vsync notes                = Always enabled. By default, it is capped at 60 Hz.
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = hackable
 
|120 fps                    = hackable
−
|120 fps notes              = Fullscreen forces 60Hz refresh rate. Run in [[#Windowed|windowed mode]] or force highest possible refresh rate from GPU control panel.<ref>Tested by [[User:Marioysikax|Marioysikax]]</ref>
+
|120 fps notes              = See [[#Run the game at screen refresh rate|Run the game at screen refresh rate]].
 +
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|ray tracing                = n/a
 +
|ray tracing notes          =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
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{{ii}} The game is always letterboxed to 16:9 resolutions.
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{{ii}} The game is always letterboxed to 16:9 resolutions. Aspect ratio is hackable by replacing {{code|39 8E E3 3F}} in '''Limbo.exe''' with the desired aspect ratio value according to [https://www.wsgf.org/article/common-hex-values here].
−
{{ii}} Game always uses desktops resolution, but by default uses 1280x720 rendering resolution. It's possible to force higher rendering resolution, but game intentionally uses blurring and other image filtering methods combined with assets made for 720p resolution thus impact on graphical quality is neglectable.
+
{{ii}} The game always uses the desktop's resolution, but by default, it uses a 1280x720 rendering resolution. It's possible to force a higher rendering resolution, but the game intentionally uses blurring and other image filtering methods combined with assets made for 720p resolution, so the impact on graphical quality is negligible.
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
 
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Change the game resolution using the configuration file}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Change the game resolution using the configuration file|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
# Navigate to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]] and open {{Code|settings.txt}} with a text editor.
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Open {{Code|settings.txt}}.
 
# Find and change {{Code|1=backbufferheight = 720}} to the desired vertical resolution.
 
# Find and change {{Code|1=backbufferheight = 720}} to the desired vertical resolution.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Switch to windowed mode using the configuration file|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Switch to windowed mode using the configuration file}}
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
−
# Navigate to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]] and open {{Code|settings.txt}} with a text editor.
+
# Open {{Code|settings.txt}}.
 
# Change the line {{Code|1=windowedmode = false}} to {{Code|1=windowedmode = true}}.
 
# Change the line {{Code|1=windowedmode = false}} to {{Code|1=windowedmode = true}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Fixbox|description=Force borderless fullscreen|ref={{cn|date=July 2017}}|fix=
 +
# Install Special K by following the [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide]. Manual local installation may work better.
 +
# Start the game and press {{Key|Ctrl|Shift|Backspace}} to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
 +
# Open the Display menu and select "Windowed Mode" and "Force Override".
 +
# Set Window Style to "Borderless" then "Borderless Fullscreen" and close the Control Panel.
 +
# Press {{key|Ctrl|Shift|O}} to toggle Special K's On-Screen Display.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Limbo Control Layout.png|Control layout.}}
 +
{{Input
 
|key remap                = hackable
 
|key remap                = hackable
 
|key remap notes          = See [[#Remapping|Remapping]].
 
|key remap notes          = See [[#Remapping|Remapping]].
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
−
|acceleration option notes = Mouse not used in game.
+
|acceleration option notes = The mouse is not used in the game.
 
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  = XInput only.
 
|controller support notes  = XInput only.
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen              = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
−
|button prompts           = false
+
|xbox prompts              = false
−
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = false
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|playstation controllers  = false
 +
|playstation controller models =
 +
|playstation controllers notes =
 +
|playstation prompts      = unknown
 +
|playstation prompts notes =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualsense adaptive trigger support = unknown
 +
|dualsense adaptive trigger support notes =
 +
|dualsense haptics support  = unknown
 +
|dualsense haptics support notes =
 +
|playstation connection modes =
 +
|playstation connection modes notes =
 +
|tracked motion controllers = false
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = false
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
−
|haptic feedback          = hackable
+
|haptic feedback          = true
−
|haptic feedback notes    = Enabled by default; see [[#Haptic feedback|Haptic feedback]].
+
|haptic feedback notes    = Active even while using the keyboard. See [[#Haptic feedback|Haptic feedback]] to disable.
−
|light bar support        = false
+
|digital movement supported = true
−
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|digital movement supported notes=
 +
|simultaneous input        = true
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = false
 +
|steam input api notes    = Official [[Controller:Steam Controller|Steam Controller]] bindings only.
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = true
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Remapping|Remapping]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Remapping|Remapping]]===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Remap the keys using the configuration file|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Remap the keys using the configuration file}}
+
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
−
# Navigate to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]] and open {{Code|settings.txt}} with a text editor.
+
# Open {{Code|settings.txt}}.
 
# Change the {{Code|up}}, {{Code|down}}, {{Code|left}}, {{Code|right}}, {{Code|action}}, and {{Code|jump}} fields.
 
# Change the {{Code|up}}, {{Code|down}}, {{Code|left}}, {{Code|right}}, {{Code|action}}, and {{Code|jump}} fields.
 +
# For WASD control remove the # char from the 4 lines beginning "up2" "down2" "left2" "right2"
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Controller|Haptic feedback]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Controller|Haptic feedback]]===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Disable vibration|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Disable vibration}}
+
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
−
# Navigate to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]] and open {{Code|settings.txt}} with a text editor.
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# Open {{Code|settings.txt}}.
−
# Change {{Code|vibration}} field to false.  
+
# Change {{Code|vibration}} field to <code>false</code>.  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Image|Limbo External Language GOGcom.png|External language settings (GOG.com version).}}
−
|separate volume         = false
+
{{Audio
−
|separate volume notes   =  
+
|separate volume           = false
−
|surround sound           = n/a
+
|separate volume notes     = No volume control.
−
|surround sound notes     = Stereo output only.
+
|surround sound           = n/a
−
|subtitles               = n/a
+
|surround sound notes     = Stereo output only.
−
|subtitles notes         = No speech
+
|subtitles                 = n/a
−
|closed captions         = n/a
+
|subtitles notes           = No speech
−
|closed captions notes   =  
+
|closed captions           = n/a
−
|mute on focus lost       = true
+
|closed captions notes     =  
−
|mute on focus lost notes =  
+
|mute on focus lost       = true
−
|eax support             =  
+
|mute on focus lost notes =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support               =  
 +
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 +
|general midi audio       =
 +
|general midi audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
+
  |language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Traditional Chinese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = Russian
+
  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = Simplified Chinese
+
  |language  = Russian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
−
|interface = true
 
−
|audio    = n/a
 
−
|subtitles = n/a
 
−
}}
 
−
{{L10n/switch
 
−
|language  = Traditional Chinese
 
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
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==VR support==
 
==VR support==
 
{{VR support
 
{{VR support
−
|gg3d name                  =  
+
|gg3d name                  = LIMBO
−
|native 3d gg3d award        =  
+
|native 3d gg3d award        = platinum
−
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =  
+
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award = platinum
 
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =  
 
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =  
 
|iz3d gg3d award            =  
 
|iz3d gg3d award            =  
 
|native 3d                  = true
 
|native 3d                  = true
 
|native 3d notes            = Red-cyan anaglyph, activate with {{key|shift|3|D}} and disable with {{key|shift|2|D}}.
 
|native 3d notes            = Red-cyan anaglyph, activate with {{key|shift|3|D}} and disable with {{key|shift|2|D}}.
−
|nvidia 3d vision            = unknown
+
|nvidia 3d vision            = true
 
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =  
 
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =  
−
|tridef 3d                  = unknown
+
|vorpx                      = hackable
−
|tridef 3d notes             =  
+
|vorpx modes                = G3D
−
|iz3d                       = unknown
+
|vorpx notes                = User created game profile; see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/limbo/ vorpx forum] profile introduction.
−
|iz3d notes                  =  
+
|vr only                    =
 +
|openxr                      =
 +
|openxr notes                =
 +
|steamvr                    =
 +
|steamvr notes              =
 +
|oculusvr                    =
 +
|oculusvr notes              =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =  
 +
|osvr                       =  
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|forte vfx1                  =
 +
|forte vfx1 notes            =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|body tracking              =
 +
|body tracking notes        =
 +
|hand tracking              =
 +
|hand tracking notes        =
 +
|face tracking              =
 +
|face tracking notes        =
 +
|eye tracking                =
 +
|eye tracking notes          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =  
 
|3rd space gaming vest      =  
 
|3rd space gaming vest      =  
 
|3rd space gaming vest notes =  
 
|3rd space gaming vest notes =  
−
|creative senz3d            =
 
−
|creative senz3d notes      =
 
−
|leap motion controller      =
 
−
|leap motion controller notes=
 
 
|novint falcon              =  
 
|novint falcon              =  
 
|novint falcon notes        =  
 
|novint falcon notes        =  
−
|oculus rift                =  
+
|play area seated            =  
−
|oculus rift notes           =  
+
|play area seated notes     =  
−
|razer hydra                =  
+
|play area standing          =  
−
|razer hydra notes           =  
+
|play area standing notes   =  
−
|trackir                    =  
+
|play area room-scale        =  
−
|trackir notes               =  
+
|play area room-scale notes =  
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Run the game at screen refresh rate===
 +
{{ii}}The game by default uses Vsync (Always on) and also forces the monitor refresh rate to 60&nbsp;Hz, which results in a limit of 60 FPS.
 +
{{--}} Fullscreen mode defaults to 60&nbsp;Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set screen refresh rate|ref={{cn|date=June 2017}}|fix=
 +
# Install Special K by following the [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide]. Manual local installation may work better.
 +
# Start the game once and close it immediately to allow the Special K configuration file to be created.
 +
# Open <code>{{p|game}}\d3d9.ini</code> or <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\limbo.exe\SpecialK.ini</code> depending on the installation method you used.
 +
# Change <code>RefreshRate=-1</code> to <code>RefreshRate=0</code> under <code>[Render.FrameRate]</code>.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      = 9
+
|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
−
|opengl versions        =  
+
|wing                  =
−
|opengl notes          =  
+
|wing notes            =
 +
|opengl versions        = 2.0
 +
|opengl notes          = OS X/Linux only.
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide notes            =  
 
|glide notes            =  
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
−
|shader model versions  =  
+
|shader model versions  = 3.0
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = false
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = false
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos arm app          = true
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux powerpc app      = unknown
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux 68k app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
 +
|mac os 68k app        = unknown
 +
|mac os executable notes=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          = Box2D
 +
|physics notes    = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/erin_catto/status/212403419359617024|title=Tweet by Erin Catto|date=2020-07-14|snippet=Nice to see a Box2D game (Limbo) winning an Apple Design award.}}</ref>
 +
|audio            = Wwise
 +
|audio notes      = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/14j9ed/how_difficult_is_it_to_port_a_game_from_windows/c7dmjbp/|title=How difficult is it to port a game from Windows to Linux? More or less simple than porting from 360 to PS3? PS3 to PC, etc?|date=2020-09-23|snippet=Ethan Lee (flibitijibibo): “As far as I know, the biggest reason for games not being ported to other platforms is [third-party technology]. Had Limbo used something other than Wwise, it may have gotten a native Linux version.”}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/28i95d/fully_native_limbo_version_now_available_from_the/cib9qou/?context=3|title=Fully native LIMBO version now available from the Humble store. SDL2 with controller support!|date=2020-09-23|snippet=Ryan C. Gordon (icculus): “It was wwise. We made an agreement with AudioKinetic to let me port wwise to Linux, for Limbo, and I would contribute the port back to them. Limbo got backburnered, but it was still beneficial in the meantime: the wwise port went into Papo Y Yo, AudioKinetic officially announced Linux support, etc.”}}</ref>
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            = SDL2
 +
|input notes      = Linux only. Handles input and windowing.
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
−
{{ii}} Integrated graphics and very low budget cards may not work.
 
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
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|minSM    = 3.0
 
|minSM    = 3.0
 
|minDX    = 9.0c
 
|minDX    = 9.0c
 +
|notes    = {{ii}} Integrated graphics and very low budget cards may not work.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOGL  = 2.0
 
|minOGL  = 2.0
 
|minSM    = 3.0
 
|minSM    = 3.0
 +
|notes    = {{ii}} Integrated graphics and very low budget cards may not work.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minSM    = 3.0
 
|minSM    = 3.0
 +
|notes    = {{ii}} Integrated graphics and very low budget cards may not work.
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
{{references}}
+
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 22:57, 20 March 2024

LIMBO
LIMBO cover
Developers
Playdead
Linux Ryan C. Gordon
Publishers
Playdead
Release dates
Windows August 2, 2011
macOS (OS X) December 21, 2011
Linux May 31, 2012
Reception
Metacritic 88
IGDB 84
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform, Puzzle
Art styles Stylized
Themes Horror
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Limbo on HowLongToBeat
Limbo on IGDB
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Limbo guide on StrategyWiki
Limbo on MobyGames
Limbo on Wikipedia
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Limbo is a singleplayer side view and scrolling platform and puzzle game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
 Special Edition
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
 DRM-free when launched from the executable.[1]
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
 Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC
Windows
Origin
Origin
 Included with EA Play Pro. Currently only visible in the EA App's Browse menu.
Windows
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions Game does not contain any microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\settings.txt[Note 1]
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Limbo/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/PlayDead/Limbo/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\save_game\savegame.txt[Note 1]
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Limbo/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/PlayDead/Limbo/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/48000/remote/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Always enabled. By default, it is capped at 60 Hz.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Widescreen resolution

The game is always letterboxed to 16:9 resolutions. Aspect ratio is hackable by replacing 39 8E E3 3F in Limbo.exe with the desired aspect ratio value according to here.
The game always uses the desktop's resolution, but by default, it uses a 1280x720 rendering resolution. It's possible to force a higher rendering resolution, but the game intentionally uses blurring and other image filtering methods combined with assets made for 720p resolution, so the impact on graphical quality is negligible.
Change the game resolution using the configuration file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open settings.txt.
  3. Find and change backbufferheight = 720 to the desired vertical resolution.

Windowed

Switch to windowed mode using the configuration file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open settings.txt.
  3. Change the line windowedmode = false to windowedmode = true.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Force borderless fullscreen[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
  2. Start the game and press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+← Backspace to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
  3. Open the Display menu and select "Windowed Mode" and "Force Override".
  4. Set Window Style to "Borderless" then "Borderless Fullscreen" and close the Control Panel.
  5. Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+O to toggle Special K's On-Screen Display.

Input

Control layout.
Control layout.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See Remapping.
Mouse acceleration
The mouse is not used in the game.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
XInput only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Active even while using the keyboard. See Haptic feedback to disable.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official Steam Controller bindings only.
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Remapping

Remap the keys using the configuration file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open settings.txt.
  3. Change the up, down, left, right, action, and jump fields.
  4. For WASD control remove the # char from the 4 lines beginning "up2" "down2" "left2" "right2"

Haptic feedback

Disable vibration[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open settings.txt.
  3. Change vibration field to false.

Audio

External language settings (GOG.com version).
External language settings (GOG.com version).

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
No volume control.
Surround sound
Stereo output only.
Subtitles
No speech
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

VR support

3D modes State GG3D Notes
Native 3D
Red-cyan anaglyph, activate with ⇧ Shift+3+D and disable with ⇧ Shift+2+D.
Nvidia 3D Vision
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile; see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

The game by default uses Vsync (Always on) and also forces the monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz, which results in a limit of 60 FPS.
Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
  2. Start the game once and close it immediately to allow the Special K configuration file to be created.
  3. Open <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\limbo.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
  4. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL 2.0 OS X/Linux only.
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Box2D [2]
Audio Wwise [3][4]
Input SDL2 Linux only. Handles input and windowing.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
Integrated graphics and very low budget cards may not work.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6
Processor (CPU) Intel
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 2.0 compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
Integrated graphics and very low budget cards may not work.
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Linux
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 185 MB
Video card (GPU) Shader model 3.0 support
Integrated graphics and very low budget cards may not work.


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-20
    The game can be launched from the .exe even after closing the Epic Games Launcher and renaming its main and AppData folders.
  2. ↑ Tweet by Erin Catto - last accessed on 2020-07-14
    "Nice to see a Box2D game (Limbo) winning an Apple Design award."
  3. ↑ How difficult is it to port a game from Windows to Linux? More or less simple than porting from 360 to PS3? PS3 to PC, etc? - last accessed on 2020-09-23
    "Ethan Lee (flibitijibibo): “As far as I know, the biggest reason for games not being ported to other platforms is [third-party technology]. Had Limbo used something other than Wwise, it may have gotten a native Linux version.”"
  4. ↑ Fully native LIMBO version now available from the Humble store. SDL2 with controller support! - last accessed on 2020-09-23
    "Ryan C. Gordon (icculus): “It was wwise. We made an agreement with AudioKinetic to let me port wwise to Linux, for Limbo, and I would contribute the port back to them. Limbo got backburnered, but it was still beneficial in the meantime: the wwise port went into Papo Y Yo, AudioKinetic officially announced Linux support, etc.”"