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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 300 sampled Steam reviews (267 positive / 33 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing14% mention it
- World & exploration13% mention it
- Visuals & art10% mention it
- Music & audio6% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Story & writing45% mention it
- World & exploration12% mention it
- Visuals & art9% mention it
- Music & audio9% mention it
- Controls & UI9% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
86%
184 reviews
5-15h
93%
103 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (Metacritic) | – | 90 | 6 |
| Creator reviews (1 tracked) | – | 83 | 0 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 92% | 86 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 83 | 25 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 90% | 84 | 137 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 300 reviews sampled · 390 total reviews in window · weighted 138.6 up / 15.4 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (86)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 91
“But the sometimes grisly, sometimes pacific sound design is never less than pitch-perfect, and stuck between worlds or not, Limbo's three hours of play time are concentrated, puzzle-gaming heaven.”
read full review ↗ - 100
“Dark, disturbing, yet eerily beautiful, Limbo is a world that deserves to be explored.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“This game maybe shrouded with uncertainty, but what is for sure is that it's an arcade game worth bending over backwards for at the very least to experience the workings of its aesthetic genius. ”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Limbo is a triumphant Xbox Live Arcade game that hits all the right emotional notes that make this a captivating game throughout.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Limbo is a fine example of how you can create a masterpiece, yet sell it through the Xbox Live arcade at a budget price. It may not be the longest game, but to capture the imagination of any player is something that is a rarity in gaming.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“LIMBO is quite an amazing game. The setting is very captivating and really brings you into the story.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“After the first hour the initially artful storytelling falls flat. You no longer want to explore or experiment, and why should you? Limbo trains you that curiosity is punished.”
read full review ↗ - 100
“Regardless of its brevity, price, or minor frustrations, this is one of the best games currently available on Xbox Live Arcade. It's also one of the most essential must-play experiences this generation.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“A great jump 'n' run game with fantastic physics and a simple, but very atmospheric graphics. All fans of old trial and error games like Abe's Oddworld or Heart of darkness will love Limbo.”
read full review ↗ - 83
“Limbo is one-third a fantastic masterpiece and two-thirds a solid, if unexceptional, game.”
read full review ↗ - 95
“And really, what the team at Playdead has achieved here--in their very first game, no less--is just tremendous. [Oct 2010, p.72]”
- 100
“Limbo is genius. Freaky, weird genius. Disturbing, uncomfortable genius.”
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Patch history
- Improvements and minor bug fixes.Apr 29, 2025
- Small fixes and improvementsFeb 9, 2023
- Minor fixesJan 12, 2023
- Minor fixesJan 9, 2023