Limbo is a side-scrolling puzzle adventure game for the PC, PS3 and XBox 360. Created by a Danish independent game development company, Playdead, the game was recently released this month (August, 2011) after being confined on the XBox 360 platform exclusively for a year (July 2010).

Limbo's story revolves around a nameless boy is seeking for his sister. He awakes in a forest in the edge of hell (limbo meaning edge in Latin). You (the character) start in a world of black and white. The game pretty much resembles the classic side-scrolling adventure games of the past like Prince of Persia and Outer World.

Limbo is a mature game with some violence ranging from mild into really morbid at times. You can get your head ripped off, impaled or drown for example. If you happen to die in the game, you start off the nearest chapter that you completed. The game is saved by chapter, you can recall on specific scenarios that you've solved before and be able to play from that point again anytime you want.

Player Reviews :

“Limbo is as close to perfect at what it does as a game can get.” 10/10 - Destructoid

"The game is a masterpiece." 5/5 - GiantBomb

“Limbo is genius. Freaky, weird genius. Disturbing, uncomfortable genius.” 5/5 - The Escapist

“Dark, disturbing, yet eerily beautiful, Limbo is a world that deserves to be explored.” 5/5 - Joystiq