Limbo
Playdead · 2010
- Dimension
- 2D
- Rendering
- Silhouette
- Colors
- BlackGray
- Linework
- No outlines
- Shading
- Flat / Unlit
- Post-processing
- Film grain, Vignette
- Palette
- Monochrome, Dark
- Art movement
- Film noir, Expressionism
- Proportions
- Faceless
About
Limbo is a side-scrolling puzzle-platform game about an unnamed boy searching for his sister through dangerous environments. Its monochrome imagery, film grain, sparse soundscape and lethal physics-based puzzles create a horror atmosphere.
Art style
Limbo (2010, Playdead) is a 2D silhouette game played from a side-scrolling view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, flat/unlit shading, film grain and vignette. The palette is monochrome and dark. It draws on film noir and expressionism.
Details
- Release
- Original release · Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / Wii U
- Developer
- Playdead
- Ported by
- Playdead, Double Eleven, CodeWeavers
- Publisher
- Microsoft Game Studios, Playdead
- Engine
- Proprietary engine developed by Playdead
- Released
- 2010-07-21 Worldwide, Xbox 360
2011-07-19 North America, PlayStation 3
2011-07-20 Europe, PlayStation 3
2011-08-02 Worldwide, Windows
2011-12-21 Worldwide, Mac OS X
2012-05 Worldwide, Linux (Wine-based release) - Platforms
- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Xbox One, Android, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
- Also known as
- LIMBO (Worldwide)
地狱边境 (China) - Credits
- Morten C. Bramsen Art
Stine Sørensen Animator
Thomas Krog Boy Programming & Animation
Arnt Jensen Creator and Director
Dino Patti Executive Producer
Mads Wibroe Producer - Links
- official · wikipedia · steam · mobygames · igdb
