The player controls the boy throughout the game. As is typical of most 
two-dimensional platform games, the boy can run left or right, jump, climb onto 
short ledges or up and down ladders and ropes, and push or pull objects. 
Limbo is presented through dark, greyscale graphics and with minimalist 
ambient sounds, creating an eerie, haunting environment. 
The dark visuals also hide numerous environmental and physical hazards, such as 
deadly bear traps on the forest floor, 
or lethal monsters hiding in the shadows, such as a giant spider. Among the 
hazards are glowing worms, which attach themselves to the boy's head and force 
him to travel in only one direction unless bright light comes in contact with 
it, which changes the direction of the player until it is removed by static 
NPCs.
The game's second half features mechanical puzzles and traps using machinery, 
electromagnets, and gravity. Many of these traps are not apparent until 
triggered, often with deadly consequences. The player is able to restart at the 
last encountered checkpoint, with no limits placed on how many times this can 
occur. Some traps can be avoided and used later in the game; one bear trap is 
used to clamp onto an animal's carcass, hung from the end of a rope, tearing the 
carcass off the rope and allowing the branch and rope to retract upwards and 
allow the boy to climb onto a ledge otherwise out of reach. As the player will 
likely encounter numerous deaths before they solve each puzzle and complete the 
game, the developers call Limbo a "trial and death" game. Some 
deaths are animated with images of the boy's dismemberment or beheading, 
although an optional gore filter blacks out the screen instead of showing these 
deaths. Game 
achievements 
(optional in-game goals) include finding hidden insect eggs and completing the 
game with five or fewer deaths
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Minimum System Requirements
OS: Windows XP
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.0 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 2000+
Memory: 512 Mb
Hard Drive: 150 Mb free
Video Memory: 256 Mb
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 6600 / ATI Radeon X1300
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard
Mouse
 
OS: Windows XP
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.0 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 2000+
Memory: 512 Mb
Hard Drive: 150 Mb free
Video Memory: 256 Mb
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 6600 / ATI Radeon X1300
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard
Mouse
Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
Memory: 1 Gb
Hard Drive: 150 Mb free
Video Memory: 512 Mb
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 2900
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard
Mouse
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
Memory: 1 Gb
Hard Drive: 150 Mb free
Video Memory: 512 Mb
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 2900
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard
Mouse



 
 
 
 
